Cricket Thread

[Bluewonder]

I like our aggressive playing style and appreciate that sometimes we'll be bowled out for less than perhaps we should be, but that declaration on Friday night was unforgiveable.

 

[unicorn]

Not finishing them off when they were 8 down and
Needing 60 more runs has lost us this. Forget the early declaration.

Exactly. Clichéd whining about early declaration, would have been lauded with only one wicket.

And (all other things being equal which they aren't) if we'd batted on there wouldn't have been time to bowl them out tonight.

 

[supercity88]

I'd just play 4 seamers at Lords but Old Trafford and the Oval maybe he could come in. You have to play Foakes as well if you are going to play a leggie though imo.

That's where the current issue is. Bairstow should be in as a batsman alongside Foakes but Brook came in and has been insanely good and Pope has found form so you can't fit them all in. Stokes is actually the one you'd have to drop which clearly is madness.

Ahmed has to be the spin option. Decent with the bat as well.

Jimmy and Moeen for Wood and Woakes next test. I'm hopeful Bairstow gets sharper. First big game since his double leg break, bound to be some rust!

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

That's where the current issue is. Bairstow should be in as a batsman alongside Foakes but Brook came in and has been insanely good and Pope has found form so you can't fit them all in. Stokes is actually the one you'd have to drop which clearly is madness.

Ahmed has to be the spin option. Decent with the bat as well.

Jimmy and Moeen for Wood and Woakes next test. I'm hopeful Bairstow gets sharper. First big game since his double leg break, bound to be some rust!

I see no reason why Bairstow can't open when we are clearly instructing our openers to get us off to a flying start like a One day game. Jonny is the best opening batsman in ODI cricket.

 

[supercity88]

I like our aggressive playing style and appreciate that sometimes we'll be bowled out for less than perhaps we should be, but that declaration on Friday night was unforgiveable.

Do you not remember when we were all out for about 200 in every test?! This aggressive style is the reason we are scoring so many runs. We have gone from 200 all out from 80 overs to being in a position at nearly 400 on day 1 to declare. Missed chances cost us, nothing else. And the aussies batted tremendously well at 8 down.

 

[RiversideBlue]

Should have let broad and Anderson bowl at the end with their normal fields rather than getting defensive of runs.

 

[supercity88]

I see no reason why Bairstow can't open when we are clearly instructing our openers to get us off to a flying start like a One day game. Jonny is the best opening batsman in ODI cricket.

Possibly but that's a huge call. Duckett has an excellent average and Crawley played well in this test. It is still a red ball game, I'm not sure that's the answer. What has to be accepted is Stokes' faith in the players. That's seen us win 11 out of 14 tests. Knowing you are still in despite a poor display is huge for the team.

We make drastic changes in Australia at 2-0 down and it tends to end up 5-0 as a result.

 

[trueblue1972]

That's where the current issue is. Bairstow should be in as a batsman alongside Foakes but Brook came in and has been insanely good and Pope has found form so you can't fit them all in. Stokes is actually the one you'd have to drop which clearly is madness.

Ahmed has to be the spin option. Decent with the bat as well.

Jimmy and Moeen for Wood and Woakes next test. I'm hopeful Bairstow gets sharper. First big game since his double leg break, bound to be some rust!

Ahmed hasn't done any bowling mate ,

 

[ancoats]

Trying to stay positive. We took them to the wire with 2 fit, in form, front line bowlers. Stokes, Moeen and Jimmy way off for different reasons. Jimmy has a chance for Lords mainly because we might not play a spinner. There has to be a question mark over Bairstow at WK too.

They (Aussies) will not play as badly in the next test match with their batting, Khawaja got over 200 runs in the test match on his own the rest was poor, England needs to think long and hard about the wicket-keeper and Stokes as a bowling option at Lords, Yes we will go without a spinner and play 4 main seam bowlers, so Stokes plays higher up the batting line up and maybe Brooks misses out

 

[Bluewonder]

Do you not remember when we were all out for about 200 in every test?! This aggressive style is the reason we are scoring so many runs. We have gone from 200 all out from 80 overs to being in a position at nearly 400 on day 1 to declare. Missed chances cost us, nothing else. And the aussies batted tremendously well at 8 down.

I said I like our aggressive playing style.