Cricket Thread

[chris63]

It's been low to mid 30s all week here in Perth, but Friday 50% rain Saturday 70% rain and Sunday 50% rain and low 20s. Should suit the England side.

 

[domalino]

Totally agree about the lack of prep mate but I think that’s down to the modern day overcrowded schedule more than anything else. Some of the best players in the test squad were playing ODIs in New Zealand just a couple of weeks ago. Arranging a one day series so close to an Ashes series doesn’t sit right with me, and those players would’ve been better off playing two or three warm-up matches in the longer format against quality Australian sides in the run up to the first test.

For all the critics of Bazball, I honestly think Stokes would’ve had the team acclimatising in Australia a month before the first test if he’d been allowed. He clearly values test cricket more than any other format and the Ashes is the pinnacle of that. Unfortunately, the bloated schedule governs what he can and can’t do.

They'll have been there over 3 weeks by the time the first test starts, so they pretty much have been acclimatising for a month.

Australia's best players were all playing ODI's & T20's up to 2 weeks ago, and they're not having a single warm up match as a team, just the individuals getting some runs out in county cricket.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

I'm just hoping for 4-5 day matches, not 2 day garbage!

 

[waspish]

O2:30am first test starts

 

[ancoats]

I'm just hoping for 4-5 day matches, not 2 day garbage!

I think it will be a low-scoring game, but with a slow overrate, meaning it should last 3 to 4 days
It's going to be all-out pace bowling from both ends by both teams, so 12 overs an hour at best

Stokes has to play another all-rounder batter and bowler maybe (Brydon Carse) and the 3 main fast bowlers, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

 

[beehive_bob]

Botham looking well down under!

Enjoyed that, cheers for posting