Onholiday(somemightsay)
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I wish the guy at the top was captaining the Test side down under................
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I can’t get my grandson into it at all, other than watching a bit of T20 and the Hundred, he won’t even play T20, it’s a real pain for me at the moment, but then again I count my blessings he’s followed me and my lad as a City fan… so swings and roundaboutsThe standard of cricket has been reducing all across the world. The best players in the world are all focusing their efforts on International or Franchise cricket. Hardly any play domestic cricket and put the hard grind in perfecting their game.
Batsman & Spinners have struggled the most as they have to adapt their games differently for each format, where as pace bowlers generally don't have to do too much readjustment from a technical perspective.
We need to promote cricket alot more - I'm lucky my son is obsessed with the game and plays a good standard, but it's also a game that is quickly pricing people out - the costs for membership, Kit (bats prices are astronomical) and coaching etc.
We lose kids as they are sometimes only in a team to make up numbers. Clubs also do not have proper coaching structures, I know a few clubs who have parents running the junior coaching, these parents have never played the game.
The shorter the game goes, the less opportunities we will see for players who can build innings - they literally need to go in and tee off.
The other thing is - The ECB is now full of Business Men and non cricket people making decisions.
No real shocks. Sad to see Stokes not in it.
They said yesterday he might be added later. They're giving him as much time as possible to decide.
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Slightly surprising that Root isn’t in the squad too.They said yesterday he might be added later. They're giving him as much time as possible to decide.
The Light Was Yellow Sir
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Can’t believe Parkinson isn’t in there along with Hales, who must have murdered a child!I know this thread is Test cricket heavy but what do people think of the T20 World Cup squad?
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Slightly surprising that Root isn’t in the squad too.
He hasn't played T20 since 2019.
He's got a 3 year old and a 1 year old so leaving the wife at home from October-January is not feasible anyway IMO. At least without T20 he can leave in November.
Particularly when the West Indies tour begins end of January and runs until April.
Can’t believe Parkinson isn’t in there along with Hales, who must have murdered a child!
As long as Morgan is there, Hales isn't coming back.
Can’t believe Parkinson isn’t in there along with Hales, who must have murdered a child!
They not picking him because he can’t bat or field very well
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Buttler is leaving a newborn for that length of time though?He hasn't played T20 since 2019.
He's got a 3 year old and a 1 year old so leaving the wife at home from October-January is not feasible anyway IMO. At least without T20 he can leave in November.
Particularly when the West Indies tour begins end of January and runs until April.
Wonder if Australia might allow player’s families over for some of the time if they have enough vaccinated by then.
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