Cricket Thread

[Blue Llama]

I'd have played Bairstow as a batter and picked Foakes to keep.

Why play him as a batter? Thrown most of his wickets away this test series.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Expect it will be one change - Anderson or Tongue for Robinson.

Number 3 spot is a problem as Brook is better at 5 and Ali hasn’t hit a test century in 7 years.

 

[VOOMER]

Just taking our catches will be an improvement

 

[Corky]

Hmmmmm....from what I can see, since 1981 Lords has only hosted the first Ashes test once and that was in 2005

Every test series used to start at lords for while, and there was a poor run of results in the 2000s compared to other games. There was a conscious decision to stop doing it, why it hasn't happed since 2005.

Before that England it didn't matter did it for the ashes, as it was just dead rubbers that England won for more or less a generation over here.

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If not a Lanky member you can join Blackpool CC for £25 if intending to go for more that one day including the 50 over game in August compared to £15 per day. Didn't look so good for this week though, worth looking at in future years as you get cheaper drinks (and more selection) in the pavilion too.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Same squad as the last test. Old Iron gloves keeps his place. :-(

 

[eastmanc]

Why play him as a batter? Thrown most of his wickets away this test series.

Good point but all the runs he got last season for England was when he wasn't keeping. He is the epitome of Baz ball.

 

[cleavers]

Another shambles from Lancs, gone from 90-3 to 116-8 in just over an hour.

 

[jimharri]

I see it's not just the England blokes who can't catch. The women have spilled FIVE chances today in the ODI. And they were poor in the last T20 match the other night as well.

 

[trueblue1972]

Good point but all the runs he got last season for England was when he wasn't keeping. He is the epitome of Baz ball.

During those 5 innings he scored 10%( at the rime) of his test career runs , it was really hot streak , he's simply not on that streak now , for me there isn't a place for him, but I never expected they would change :(

 

[Corky]

More Ducks on Stanley Park cricket ground than the boating lake next door.

Maybe the sun out tomorrow will turn it into a flat track for a sub 300 chase....