Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bleached blonde Jacks is unstoppable.

 

[supercity88]

Great win and one that reminds you how quickly things can change in cricket! 12 an over needed at one point. Considering how out of form Buttler and Salt have been for most of the tournament we have done incredibly well. Hopefully they both find some form so we can score even more runs.

 

[wattle]

Bleached blonde Jacks is unstoppable.

He’s practically single handedly dug McCullum out of a tactically inept situation. We can all say ‘go out and do what you want lads’ It only gets you so far. This is a hugely talented squad that should be winning this tournament. I’ll bet with anyone that we don’t. Hope I’m wrong, but it just seems so obvious. Butler will open and Ahmed will be dropped

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I turned it off at six down to do some work as thought it was over and done with.

Blimey!

 

[BringBackSwales]

I don’t think you can read too much into today’s game. It's a crap slow pitch - rubbish for 20/20’s and doesn’t suit Englands team. The Indian pitches will suit us much more. But surely they’ve got to do something with Butler. We need him as a keeper but drop him down. We have plenty of opening options - including Ahmed

Drop Buttler down the order and just drop Salt

 

[cleavers]

They should put Buttler down at 7

Corrected for you.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Corrected for you.

Bit harsh. He’s nearly averaging 9 in this tournament.

 

[cleavers]

Bit harsh. He’s nearly averaging 9 in this tournament.

His scores seem to be getting worse by the game, it's time for him to be left out imho.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Never saw Nasser do this!

 

[waspish]

We have a lot of players who have put there hand up when we need them! Surely Buttler will come good

 

[dickie davies]

Great win and one that reminds you how quickly things can change in cricket! 12 an over needed at one point. Considering how out of form Buttler and Salt have been for most of the tournament we have done incredibly well. Hopefully they both find some form so we can score even more runs.

At least they're getting themselves out quick and not wasting any deliveries

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

His scores seem to be getting worse by the game, it's time for him to be left out imho.

Probably, or be told that trying to smash every ball from the start doesn’t work in the subcontinent with a new ball.

 

[supercity88]

We have a lot of players who have put there hand up when we need them! Surely Buttler will come good

He will, but unlikely in this tournament. Has these spells and they tend to continue until he has a break. The talk is he has been doing everything he can in the nets to get out of the slump but it's clearly in his head.

Salt you just have to take with a pinch of...
He bats aggressively from ball one and that's just his game.

Am I right in thinking we are back to India for the semi final/final?

 

[chesterbells]

Which day semi final are England through to, next Wednesday or the Thursday?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Which day semi final are England through to, next Wednesday or the Thursday?

Thursday at the Wankede in Mumbai against India or West Indies.

 

[domalino]

Bleached blonde Jacks is unstoppable.

Has to be in with a shout for player of the tournament? Today was his 4th MOTM.

 

[BringBackSwales]

We have a lot of players who have put there hand up when we need them! Surely Buttler will come good

His confidence is shot waspish

 

[BringBackSwales]

Thursday at the Wankede in Mumbai against India or West Indies.

Prefer that to South Africa

 

[waspish]

His confidence is shot waspish

Yep why for me he should drop down to 7 not even getting a bat will be also a good thing! When it’s mentality thing he needs to just not practice in between a game! Got to mix it up like that when in bad form!

 

[dadnlad]

His confidence is shot waspish

Only IPL monies will sort it