Cricket Thread

[johnny crossan]

Who picked the team…. Way short of batsman. Why pick Topley and bowl him for one over.

Overton is bowling allrounder who also didn't get to turn his arm over

 

[crooky]

Switched it off after seeing Australia were 85+ in the powerplay.

The squad looks a little lightweight to be honest. Someone like (the now retired) Willey would have been handy for this game to disrupt the openers.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Overton is a bowling allrounder isn’t he? One that didn’t bowl, but 7 others did!

I'd say he's primarily a bowler who can give the ball a smack now and again.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The Aussies are picking up some very good catches.

 

[johnny crossan]

incredibly poor from England.

 

[johnny crossan]

They are writing off Old Trafford on Sunday already - too wet apparently

 

[chesterbells]

They are writing off Old Trafford on Sunday already - too wet apparently

Oh the surprise, OT in September. Australia coming over so late, just for this month, never sounded like a great plan to me.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Oh the surprise, OT in September. Australia coming over so late, just for this month, never sounded like a great plan to me.

The forecast looks alright as far as I can see.

 

[Winchester]

Beaten tonight
Bur we will fight on

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Overton is a bowling allrounder isn’t he? One that didn’t bowl, but 7 others did!

I've just looked at his stats and he averages 21 with the bat in FC cricket so probably 8 or 9 would be his true position in a FC team. In T20 he averages 19 with the bat albeit with a very good strike rate around 160.

He has a lot of not outs in T20, almost a 3rd of his innings which suggests he tends to bat down the order, although I think he's been battlng higher in the last couple of years.