******Cricket Thread******

[ancoats]

We should train up 4 or 5 world class spinners for sub-continent tours, and throw in a few opening batsmen as well…

Sadly, we just don’t have the talent. But I get what you’re saying in the sense that we’re not adequately set up to nurture it to test level.

i think the talent is there its just about nurturing it and working with them right through the youth levels and on to county cricket. there must be lads at around 16 or 17 and about 6ft,5 or bigger that can bowl fast ? yes he's only got pace but that's what you want and work on the rest

the same with spin bowling get young lads spinning the ball. ok the wrist and fingers may need time develop but just doing the motions and building your bowling arm and hand will benefit from doing it over and over again

the ECB is still a closed shop and stuck in its ways and money and what schools you went to or your dad was a good cricketer ? get cricket back in school normal street kids with fire in there bellies and hunger to want to reach the top

 

[tasblue]

i think the talent is there its just about nurturing it and working with them right through the youth levels and on to county cricket. there must be lads at around 16 or 17 and about 6ft,5 or bigger that can bowl fast ? yes he's only got pace but that's what you want and work on the rest

the same with spin bowling get young lads spinning the ball. ok the wrist and fingers may need time develop but just doing the motions and building your bowling arm and hand will benefit from doing it over and over again

the ECB is still a closed shop and stuck in its ways and money and what schools you went to or your dad was a good cricketer ? get cricket back in school normal street kids with fire in there bellies and hunger to want to reach the top

get cricket back in school normal street kids with fire in there bellies and hunger to want to reach the top

oh you mean like Australia does it !!!!

 

[Ric]

Was going to stay up for the start of the Test, but the rain delay might scupper that.

In other news, Bangladesh on the verge of beating New Zealand. Big win for them, that.

 

[Bill Walker]

Dont know if Ive got the stomach for another England batting collapse

 

[cleavers]

Dont know if Ive got the stomach for another England batting collapse

I'll give it 20 minutes....

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Least we can't get bowled out today.

 

[waspish]

Still blowing go short a lot of leaving from the Aussies in the hour hand half I’ve watched anyway we might scrape a draw with all the rain about in this test match 3/117

 

[M18CTID]

Was going to stay up for the start of the Test, but the rain delay might scupper that.

In other news, Bangladesh on the verge of beating New Zealand. Big win for them, that.

Beat the World Test Champions by 8 wickets in their own backyard and with arguably their 2 best players missing. Not just a big win but surely one of the most sensational wins ever!

 

[unicorn]

Beat the World Test Champions by 8 wickets in their own backyard and with arguably their 2 best players missing. Not just a big win but surely one of the most sensational wins ever!

A stunning win, runs throughout the side in first winnings responding to a 300+ NZ total. Great to see.

 

[Protein Junkie]

What a sad state of affairs when the beeb say that the rain forecast improves England’s chances of avoiding a whitewash.
Is that really our only hope ?