3rd Test

[Richard]

Vaughn is utter shite. That is all.

 

[Danish Blue]

i havent had the pleasure of seeing this series but to say vaughn is shit is beyond me. he mabe out of touch or more likely out of confidence but trust me he is a truly talented batsman. there are very few that can hit either side of the wicket as he can. England should be building this guy up not tearing him down

 

[The Pink Panther]

i havent had the pleasure of seeing this series but to say vaughn is shit is beyond me. he mabe out of touch or more likely out of confidence but trust me he is a truly talented batsman. there are very few that can hit either side of the wicket as he can. England should be building this guy up not tearing him down

The England selectors have to be ruthless and pick in form players. Vaughan and Collingwood are out of form. Even Geoffrey Boycott said today that the selectors have practically named Vaughan as captain for next years Ashes series and that's a mistake

 

[Corky]

i havent had the pleasure of seeing this series but to say vaughn is shit is beyond me. he mabe out of touch or more likely out of confidence but trust me he is a truly talented batsman. there are very few that can hit either side of the wicket as he can. England should be building this guy up not tearing him down

If we lose this and the next one we are likely to be 5th in the rankings after being 2nd or close to it for most of the last 5 years.

When Sri Lanka climb abaove us in 2 weeks time the selectors will forget about a man who's batting peaked 5 years ago and let one of the two Africans have a go.

 

[Mr Blue Sky]

Fuck me its depressing watching England consolation we got the nightwatcman out whooooo

 

[jay_mcfc]

Whilst we have Strauss, Vaughan, Colly and Ambrose in the side we will always be 4th/5th in the world. How Bell was under pressure recently whilst these guys are playing is crazy.

Cook
Key
Bell
KP
Shah
Prior
Flintoff
Broad
Sidebottom
Anderson
Panesar

5 bowlers and a top 8 that could rival any in the world. You could even switch Freddie and Broad to take the pressure off Broad's bowling (which will get much better with time).

Dropping Broad today was outrageous.

 

[mat]

Whilst we have Strauss, Vaughan, Colly and Ambrose in the side we will always be 4th/5th in the world. How Bell was under pressure recently whilst these guys are playing is crazy.

Cook
Key
Bell
KP
Shah
Prior
Flintoff
Broad
Sidebottom
Anderson
Panesar

5 bowlers and a top 8 that could rival any in the world. You could even switch Freddie and Broad to take the pressure off Broad's bowling (which will get much better with time).

Dropping Broad today was outrageous.

Broad isn't in the clique which England obviously has.

 

[alib]

magnificent bowling by Freddie yesterday afternoon

 

[dannybcity]

Have that Colly-haters.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Were England’s selectors made of sterner stuff, they would drop Pietersen for the next Test – or make him captain – to distract him from worshipping at the temple of one. Those royally entertained by his sublime shots will find the suggestion harsh, especially as England had nobody else but he and Collingwood to make the running yesterday. But throwing your wicket away when you have the opposition on toast and are one down in the series is one of the great crimes in cricket and should not go unpunished should England lose this Test.

Derek Pringle in todays telegaph. I couldn't agree more.

Another 80 runs and we might be in with a shout today.

 

[dannybcity]

Were England’s selectors made of sterner stuff, they would drop Pietersen for the next Test – or make him captain – to distract him from worshipping at the temple of one. Those royally entertained by his sublime shots will find the suggestion harsh, especially as England had nobody else but he and Collingwood to make the running yesterday. But throwing your wicket away when you have the opposition on toast and are one down in the series is one of the great crimes in cricket and should not go unpunished should England lose this Test.

Derek Pringle in todays telegaph. I couldn't agree more.

Another 80 runs and we might be in with a shout today.

Maybe but I don't think it will happen, Ambrose looked awful yesterday so I reckon his concentration won't last long enough, the rest are just a formality.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

I just get the feeling Jimmy is going to get a few today to prove he's not lost his bottle after the head blow last time.

 

[Daves boy Saul]

Were England’s selectors made of sterner stuff, they would drop Pietersen for the next Test – or make him captain – to distract him from worshipping at the temple of one. Those royally entertained by his sublime shots will find the suggestion harsh, especially as England had nobody else but he and Collingwood to make the running yesterday. But throwing your wicket away when you have the opposition on toast and are one down in the series is one of the great crimes in cricket and should not go unpunished should England lose this Test.

Derek Pringle in todays telegaph. I couldn't agree more.

Another 80 runs and we might be in with a shout today.

Perhaps you would drop Strauss who stood on his own wicket or Vaughan who has no form / runs this Summer, or Freddie who batted majestically yesterday for four deliveries.
I dont know the stats and cant be bothered to look them up but i would imagine Petersons average is double that of the rest of the team. The guy makes more runs than anyone in the team and you want to drop him! I think we all expect too much of him when he is at the crease.

 

[AntonDonJuan]

Pietersen plays for hismself and nobody else. He winds me up. He has the potential to be the greatest batsmen in the worldbut he never will be. He only thinks about Kevin Pietersen. That why he never goes on to get huge scores, once he gets to 100 and is happy about his century he starts trying to hit sixes for fun. He's a nob