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

[Bluemoon dan]

Oh Joffra, you pillock. Makes this an even harder match now.

 

[lancs blue]

Ok, avoiding those already picked above, I've gone for an opening pair who know each other inside out. Root is in there for his pre-captaincy form in tests, the tail's a bit long but the three quickies plus Kumble should get the job done.

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Graeme Smith
Joe Root
Allan Border (capt.)
M S Dhoni (wk)
Ian Botham
Anil Kumble
Courtney Walsh
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younis

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Ok, avoiding those already picked above, I've gone for an opening pair who know each other inside out. Root is in there for his pre-captaincy form in tests, the tail's a bit long but the three quickies plus Kumble should get the job done.

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Graeme Smith
Joe Root
Allan Border (capt.)
M S Dhoni (wk)
Ian Botham
Anil Kumble
Courtney Walsh
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younis

How dare you leave the king of swing out!!!!

 

[lancs blue]

How dare you leave the king of swing out!!!!

He's already been picked.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Looks like England have dealt with Archer as necessary.
The BBC piece indicates that there's a proper plan of how to deal with it, and I like the point that they had to tell the West Indies as well about the bubble breach.
That all seems terribly grown-up and reasonable.

 

[shemnel]

what's Joffra done?

 

[waspish]

Broke bio- secure protocols so has to isolate for five days he is a dick.

 

[shemnel]

Broke bio- secure protocols so has to isolate for five days he is a dick.

oh aye sorry, i saw that, i meant how does that translate into English? pottering off to Southport for an ice cream?

 

[waspish]

oh aye sorry, i saw that, i meant how does that translate into English? pottering off to Southport for an ice cream?

Of right they didn’t actually say what he did but if your told to not walk here without doing this that’s a protocol breach.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

oh aye sorry, i saw that, i meant how does that translate into English? pottering off to Southport for an ice cream?

All players and media are staying at the Hilton which is attached to the ground so it's easy access to the pitch and facilities.

Rob Key said this morning once your in after temperature checks ect your are absolutely not allowed to go anywhere else apart from the hotel or ground.

My guess is that Archer left the bubble as they call it for some reason. England have been there from Monday so it's happened in the last 3 days

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Probably went off for a shag.

 

[shemnel]

thanks, so for some reason he's broken the team-imposed system.

 

[wattle]

Probably went off for a shag.

Definitely what he did. That’s one hell of a weak bowling attack now compared to last game. Could they not have just brought wood or jimmy back in?

 

[lefty goldblatt]

All players and media are staying at the Hilton which is attached to the ground so it's easy access to the pitch and facilities.

Rob Key said this morning once your in after temperature checks ect your are absolutely not allowed to go anywhere else apart from the hotel or ground.

My guess is that Archer left the bubble as they call it for some reason. England have been there from Monday so it's happened in the last 3 days

What is it about people, these days?
You give them one simple instruction, and they're either
a) too thick to comprehend
or
b) deliberately obtuse.

Tosser. You're representing England.

 

[shemnel]

"England have confirmed that Archer stopped at his home in Brighton on Monday, during his journey up from Southampton."

 

[kippaxwarrior]

What is it about people, these days?
You give them one simple instruction, and they're either
a) too thick to comprehend
or
b) deliberately obtuse.

Tosser. You're representing England.

Can you imagine what the West Indies team think of this?

Come half way across the world at huge risk to themselves to play a game they love and to help The ECB and then Archer does this?

Absolutely idiotic from him

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

He's already been picked.

Can’t see him ???

 

[kippaxwarrior]

"England have confirmed that Archer stopped at his home in Brighton on Monday, during his journey up from Southampton."

If that's the case then it's stupid from him as England are in this bubble that then can't have interactions with family or friends while this series is going on. Also why didn't anyone from the England management team stop him?

Did they not notice a player was missing?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Of right they didn’t actually say what he did but if your told to not walk here without doing this that’s a protocol breach.

Pretty much as I see it. It's obviously not a really bad breach or he'd be punished more, but meeting anyone from outside is the breach.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Definitely what he did. That’s one hell of a weak bowling attack now compared to last game. Could they not have just brought wood or jimmy back in?

I assume a lot is due to the compressed programme - back to back tests might strain Anderson, and there's another one vs WI coming up, plus 3 with Pakistan.

I thought Broad being left out of the first one was a clear sign that he'd be leading the attack for the second one.