Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I was watching the ODI with Eng vs NZ and are England playing the fools with the World Cup just around the corner,
Very poor all round by both batting and bowling and also team selection and it's just so boring and slow going

Who should we pick, given that Bairstow was out injured?

A 50 over team needs at least of the Brook/Root/Malan type that can anchor an innings.

Buttler is a certainty, as is Bairstow. We batted below our level today, but still got nearly 300.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Mitchell is a hurry. I guess they want to watch the rugby.

 

[waspish]

I was watching the ODI with Eng vs NZ and are England playing the fools with the World Cup just around the corner,
Very poor all round by both batting and bowling and also team selection and it's just so boring and slow going

Let's hope they are and trying somethings! You don't won't to peak to soon! There are 3 more games left to play though so we will see

 

[nmc]

Topley could lose this all by himself

Whole team bowled poorly. Think we need to find some form sharpish.

 

[ancoats]

Who should we pick, given that Bairstow was out injured?

A 50 over team needs at least of the Brook/Root/Malan type that can anchor an innings.

Buttler is a certainty, as is Bairstow. We batted below our level today, but still got nearly 300.

nearly 300 in the modern ODI 50 overs cricket is not good enough anymore, England maybe was playing around and not wanting to show their hand too soon, with very poor batting and bowling by England and NZ-worthy winners

I've got this feeling in the World Cup England will go with the old boys and be coming home early

here is the squad England's provisional World Cup squad
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

4 or 5 on that list should not be going

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

nearly 300 in the modern ODI 50 overs cricket is not good enough anymore, England maybe was playing around and not wanting to show their hand too soon, with very poor batting and bowling by England and NZ-worthy winners

I've got this feeling in the World Cup England will go with the old boys and be coming home early

here is the squad England's provisional World Cup squad
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

4 or 5 on that list should not be going

Ok, so who are they and who should replace them?

South Africa nearly defended 223 against Australia the other day.

Scores are still dependent on the surface the game is being played on.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Just seen the picture of Flintoff.

Holy shit. That crash looks like it really fucked him up.

:(

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Just seen the picture of Flintoff.

Holy shit. That crash looks like it really fucked him up.

:(

Got a bit of a look of Boycott about him now, the poor sod.

Hopefully he’s still healing etc.

 

[waspish]

Just seen the picture of Flintoff.

Holy shit. That crash looks like it really fucked him up.

:(

Agree the crash was very serious and as you can see the scares are there to see now after all that time..

 

[crooky]

Ok, so who are they and who should replace them?

South Africa nearly defended 223 against Australia the other day.

Scores are still dependent on the surface the game is being played on.

No point engaging with him. When it comes to Cricket he can't take the rough with the smooth. We're double World Champions in Cricket and he only gets excited when we lose a match.