Cricket Thread

[Gray]

Another collapse on the cards?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

One thing we can’t be critical of is England’s consistency.

Off it goes. Time for some football.

 

[ancoats]

The Champions Trophy is a ODI tournament?

Surely it would be great experience for youngsters to experience international tournament cricket?

possibly, but knowing the media they will be putting pressure on England to win it
we need a period of 2 years to build for the next World Cup and that would mean playing without the fear of losing

 

[ancoats]

Who would you pick for the next 50 over game after the World Cup?

the Indian team

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

the Indian team

Probably a wise move. You may as well support a successful team.

 

[WickyWain]

England's best performance of the tournament that, and still lost by 33 runs.

 

[jimharri]

The decline in 4 years is startling.

 

[waspish]

Went for the stick in there mode today then when they went for it they got out!

Buttler has gone as a captain player

 

[ancoats]

Watched the cricket until the football and the early batting by England was hard going, We just didn't look like scoring the runs we needed, like Jimharri said the decline in 4 years is startling, From a team that scored 300 plus runs in most games to never getting near 300 is a big drop off,

Today was probably our best cricket all round in the World Cup and it was still not good enough to win and get us off the bottom. Changes have to happen and Questions about all parts of the setup including the coaches and captain.

We must rebuild and start to play more ODI crickets home and away, Eoin Morgan should be involved in the coaching and even become the ODI team manager with a young squad and let them have time to build and settle

 

[Corky]

Rubs hands, grabs popcorn, pipe and slippers :-) you know what I mean.

It is the England and Wales cricket team after all.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Watched the cricket until the football and the early batting by England was hard going, We just didn't look like scoring the runs we needed, like Jimharri said the decline in 4 years is startling, From a team that scored 300 plus runs in most games to never getting near 300 is a big drop off,

Today was probably our best cricket all round in the World Cup and it was still not good enough to win and get us off the bottom. Changes have to happen and Questions about all parts of the setup including the coaches and captain.

We must rebuild and start to play more ODI crickets home and away, Eoin Morgan should be involved in the coaching and even become the ODI team manager with a young squad and let them have time to build and settle

The irony being "Baz Ball" was started by Eoin in the one day game.

 

[Corky]

India meaning business, I can't see them losing a game unless they lose the toss and chase.

 

[WickyWain]

India meaning business, I can't see them losing a game unless they lose the toss and chase.

Yeah, they look far too good for everyone.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Has there ever been a World Cup — in any sport — where it was this obvious, virtually from the start, that the home nation was going to win?

 

[Corky]

Has there ever been a World Cup — in any sport — where it was this obvious, virtually from the start, that the home nation was going to win?

1987 Rugby Union one seemed like a walkover.

NZ have been 4/9 and lost like in 2007 RU, India were about 11/10 or evens, it was 50/50 them v the field.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Angelo Mathews becomes the first player I’ve ever seen given Timed Out.

 

[Gray]

Angelo Mathews becomes the first player I’ve ever seen given Timed Out.

Not very sporting was it?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not very sporting was it?

It’s one of those spirit of cricket debates.

He wasn’t ready to face a ball 2 minutes after the last wicket. This didn’t include the time he then wanted to sort his helmet out, according to the 4th umpire.

It feels different to me to a mankad dismissal.

 

[jimharri]

It seemed a bit of a ****'s trick by the Bangladeshi captain. Yes; it's a law of the game. And, apparently, the Bangladeshis might have been concerned about the over rate, even though they're out of the competition. But it's not in the spirit of the game, for me anyway. Similar to mankading, in my opinion. Even Shakib's post match comments hint that he knows it wasn't really on. "There will be debates", and "I don't know if it's right or wrong" .I see the fourth umpire has said that Mathews had used up his two minutes, even before the issue with the strap of his helmet came about. But would the umpire have given him out, without the appeal from Shakib? Highly unlikely.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

It seemed a bit of a ****'s trick by the Bangladeshi captain. Yes; it's a law of the game. And, apparently, the Bangladeshis might have been concerned about the over rate, even though they're out of the competition. But it's not in the spirit of the game, for me anyway. Similar to mankading, in my opinion. Even Shakib's post match comments hint that he knows it wasn't really on. "There will be debates", and "I don't know if it's right or wrong" .I see the fourth umpire has said that Mathews had used up his two minutes, even before the issue with the strap of his helmet came about. But would the umpire have given him out, without the appeal from Shakib? Highly unlikely.

Captain said "I felt like I was at war. Whatever I had to do, I did it."

Not a great thing to say and it'll come back on him one day.