Author Topic: The England Cricket Thread - 2024 (Read 640507 times)

Elzar · « **Reply #10680 on:** September 22, 2021, 08:38:14 am »

England women lost last night, which has left the series at 2-1. Been a fairly good watch for the bits I have caught.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10681 on:** September 26, 2021, 10:15:45 pm »

Mooen is retiring from tests.

Welshred · « **Reply #10682 on:** September 28, 2021, 08:24:43 am »

Perth might not be able to hold the 5th Ashes test due to state to state quarantine restrictions in Australia. It really is time they postponed it a year

lamonti · « **Reply #10683 on:** September 28, 2021, 08:42:19 am »

Quote from: voodoo ray on September 26, 2021, 10:15:45 pm

Mooen is retiring from tests.

Always one of my favourite players for some reason I can't put my finger on. I could say he was jerked around a bit too much by moving in the batting order but I always roll my eyes when people say that about Bairstow.

Elzar · « **Reply #10684 on:** September 30, 2021, 11:13:49 am »

Going to a Tailenders live show tomorrow. After the OT test got cancelled, at least I'll get to see Jimmy live this year after all....

Elzar · « **Reply #10685 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:24:22 pm »

They had a meeting on Sunday to decide what is happening with the Ashes tour.

Looks like they have given themselves this week to try put together a team willing to go and spend November-January in a hotel room alone to play, and if it's going to be a team worthy of the Ashes tour.

Jimmy is already a yes.... Most of the T20 team might not be so willing.

Sangria · « **Reply #10686 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:26:20 pm »

Quote from: Elzar on October 5, 2021, 04:24:22 pm

They had a meeting on Sunday to decide what is happening with the Ashes tour.

Looks like they have given themselves this week to try put together a team willing to go and spend November-January in a hotel room alone to play, and if it's going to be a team worthy of the Ashes tour.

Jimmy is already a yes.... Most of the T20 team might not be so willing.

Anderson, Broad, a couple of other non-T20 bowlers, with the rest drawn from lot from the county scene. Can't do much worse with the bat than our specially selected batters.

Elzar · « **Reply #10687 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:29:49 pm »

Quote from: Sangria on October 5, 2021, 04:26:20 pm

Anderson, Broad, a couple of other non-T20 bowlers, with the rest drawn from lot from the county scene. Can't do much worse with the bat than our specially selected batters.

Players with contracts that aren't in the white ball team:

Burns
Hameed
Pope
Crawley
Sibley
Stone
Overton
Anderson
Bess
Broad
Leach

But I suppose it's whether they would want to travel and be in the isolated environment for that long.

Edit: Forgot Root

Kekule · « **Reply #10688 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:30:59 pm »

Headline on the BBC

“England’s Curran misses IT20 World Cup through injury and is replaced by brother.”

Some first names might have been handy there chaps, seeing as both are called Curran and both are “England’s”.

Turns out it’s Sam Curran who is injured and Tom Curran is now going. It might have been a bit more obvious to some more than others I suppose.

Welshred · « **Reply #10689 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:35:39 pm »

Well as Sam was in the squad and Tom wasn't surely it's not too misleading?

Quote from: Elzar on October 5, 2021, 04:29:49 pm

Players with contracts that aren't in the white ball team:

Burns
Hameed
Pope
Crawley
Sibley
Stone
Overton
Anderson
Bess
Broad
Leach

But I suppose it's whether they would want to travel and be in the isolated environment for that long.

Hope enough of them say no so it's postponed a year

Legs · « **Reply #10690 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:38:51 pm »

Stone is injured so he not be going.

If that was the team we might as well not bother but we will buckle and go we always do.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10691 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:38:55 pm »

I can see why jimmy would want it to go ahead, but I'd be telling them to fuck it off for a year if I wasn't old.

Elzar · « **Reply #10692 on:** October 5, 2021, 04:43:12 pm »

Quote from: Legs on October 5, 2021, 04:38:51 pm

Stone is injured so he not be going.

If that was the team we might as well not bother but we will buckle and go we always do.

Didn't even realise that was a "team". Root is in there too, forgot him on the original list.

Even then, they'd need to find some more from county games as extras on the tour. It's not enough at all, so should be postponed.

Legs · « **Reply #10693 on:** October 5, 2021, 05:50:57 pm »

Quote from: Elzar on October 5, 2021, 04:43:12 pm

Didn't even realise that was a "team". Root is in there too, forgot him on the original list.

Even then, they'd need to find some more from county games as extras on the tour. It's not enough at all, so should be postponed.

I agree mate they are on about taking a Lions squad out too I guess to cover covid.

It shouldnt be played really it is a series to build up and we are still unsure with the first test two months away.

I think we will go but hope we dont

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #10694 on:** October 10, 2021, 12:23:41 pm »

Ashes squad named (do we need a new thread when it starts)?

https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2286138

It’s apparently as strong as can be so no omissions (Stokes was already unavailable).

No Sibley (yay?), Buttler is named vice captain (yay?!)...

England Men's Test Squad - Ashes Tour of Australia 2021-22

Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Dom Bess (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Red Bird · « **Reply #10695 on:** October 10, 2021, 12:54:51 pm »

No Ben Foakes? I take it he's still injured.

Kekule · « **Reply #10696 on:** October 10, 2021, 01:10:59 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on October 10, 2021, 12:23:41 pm

Ashes squad named (do we need a new thread when it starts)?

https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2286138

It’s apparently as strong as can be so no omissions (Stokes was already unavailable).

No Sibley (yay?), Buttler is named vice captain (yay?!)...

England Men's Test Squad - Ashes Tour of Australia 2021-22

Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Dom Bess (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

5-0 Aussies.

I’ve not saying that they’ve picked the wrong squad or anything. Any combination of any set of players would lose 5-0.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #10697 on:** October 10, 2021, 01:12:54 pm »

Nothing like the threat needed to take 100 wickets in that bowling lineup. Wood is the only one who can perform chin music and we'll have him for probably 1 test. Going to be a seeing to.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10698 on:** October 10, 2021, 01:23:47 pm »

not so much as won a test match down there since 10/11. so that'd be a start

Richie69 · « **Reply #10699 on:** October 10, 2021, 02:07:51 pm »

Quote from: Red Bird on October 10, 2021, 12:54:51 pm

No Ben Foakes? I take it he's still injured.

Is he? He always seems out of favour.

That does not look like a good squad, especially the bowling.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #10700 on:** October 10, 2021, 02:22:24 pm »

Quote from: Richie69 on October 10, 2021, 02:07:51 pm

Is he? He always seems out of favour.

That does not look like a good squad, especially the bowling.

As ever, our best bowling attack looks strong for English conditions and potentially one paced in Australia. Leech the only spinner so is he now first choice and back in favour due to Moeen’s retirement or will we lose faith and play all seamers and rely on Root ( hope not!).

Robinson looked good this summer and maybe has the height and length to be awkward in Australia but we’ll have to wait and see. Is Adelaide a day nighter again? I guess we hope Jimmy and Woakes come good there.

Do any of the younger batters look like they would do well in Aussie conditions?

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #10701 on:** October 10, 2021, 02:24:03 pm »

Bess is in there but yeah, Leech is the only spinner worth mentioning.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #10702 on:** October 10, 2021, 02:25:45 pm »

Quote from: Gerry Attrick on October 10, 2021, 02:24:03 pm

Bess is in there but yeah, Leech is the only spinner worth mentioning.

Didnt even spot that! Given our lack of all rounder with Stokes out he may yet end up playing. Unless we think we can field Leech, Broad, Jimmy, Wood without getting the tail blown away every innings.

Legs · « **Reply #10703 on:** October 10, 2021, 04:40:18 pm »

Quote from: Red Bird on October 10, 2021, 12:54:51 pm

No Ben Foakes? I take it he's still injured.

I know he had a bad hsmstring injury and not sure he played for Surrey either.

I know we are apparently taking a Lions squad so he is likely to be in that if fit.

Its a poor squad if honest we have no chance.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #10704 on:** October 10, 2021, 06:04:01 pm »

Too much money involved for the series not to go ahead

TepidT2O · « **Reply #10705 on:** October 10, 2021, 08:30:04 pm »

England seem to have only picked two batsmen.

An odd strategy

Guz-kop · « **Reply #10706 on:** October 10, 2021, 10:45:03 pm »

Watched about half an hour of an IPL game today for the first time in ages. Good fun seeing MS Dhoni roll back the years and finish it like a total boss. Do the grounds usually have an annoying cheerleader on the PA system trying to gee up the crowd or is it just a Dubai thing? I was close to muting it to be honest, can't imagine how annoying it must be in the ground.

Kekule · « **Reply #10707 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:27:59 pm »

Only Aussie commentary in the UK then. BT aren’t sending a commentary team out, and I guess they aren’t going to pay half a dozen people to stay up all night and commentate on the feed as if they’re actually there.

Who are the Aussie commentary team these days? Mark Nicholas, Tubs, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Warne? Have a missed anyone? It’s going to be enjoyable listening to them as England are rolled over for under hundred for the third time in the series. I assume there won’t be any international guest commentators either. Which is presumably a good thing as they’d only go and get Pietersen anyway.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #10708 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:32:55 pm »

Fucks sake is it on BT again?

Guz-kop · « **Reply #10709 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:44:31 pm »

Quote from: Kekule on October 12, 2021, 09:27:59 pm

Only Aussie commentary in the UK then. BT aren’t sending a commentary team out, and I guess they aren’t going to pay half a dozen people to stay up all night and commentate on the feed as if they’re actually there.

Who are the Aussie commentary team these days? Mark Nicholas, Tubs, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Warne? Have a missed anyone? It’s going to be enjoyable listening to them as England are rolled over for under hundred for the third time in the series. I assume there won’t be any international guest commentators either. Which is presumably a good thing as they’d only go and get Pietersen anyway.

Gilchrist does a lot I think.

Isa Guha too probably +/- Michael Vaughan

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10710 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:46:53 pm »

Yeah they won the rights some time back. Nicholas I think got the boot a while back and is doing the safrica stuff now.

It'll be shit.

On the other hand I got tickets for t20 finals day next year which isn't shit.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #10711 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:48:08 pm »

Didn’t BT/Aussie broadcasters have Graeme Swann last time? God forbid.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10712 on:** October 14, 2021, 01:11:32 pm »

https://twitter.com/bbctms/status/1448620993614860289

Kekule · « **Reply #10713 on:** October 22, 2021, 01:09:04 pm »

The fifth Test between England and India will be played at Edgbaston on 1-5th July 2022.

Seems a bit weird to me. I wouldn’t have thought it that important.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59011364

IgorBobbins · « **Reply #10714 on:** October 22, 2021, 01:23:00 pm »

Quote from: Kekule on October 22, 2021, 01:09:04 pm

The fifth Test between England and India will be played at Edgbaston on 1-5th July 2022.

Seems a bit weird to me. I wouldn’t have thought it that important.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59011364

As with most things, it comes down to money. Which is all the ECB seem to care about.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #10715 on:** October 22, 2021, 09:26:17 pm »

Quote from: Kekule on October 22, 2021, 01:09:04 pm

The fifth Test between England and India will be played at Edgbaston on 1-5th July 2022.

Seems a bit weird to me. I wouldn’t have thought it that important.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59011364

It's a great decision. No one likes unfinished stories, especially one so dramatic. It was a sell-out Test too so presumably most of those with tickets will get to see the match after all.

Jonny-LFC · « **Reply #10716 on:** October 25, 2021, 09:08:36 am »

Regardless of the fact we are likely going to take a hammering down there - I am beyond happy that Stokes is back in the squad.

gjr1 · « **Reply #10717 on:** October 25, 2021, 09:09:52 am »

Ben Stokes will go to Australia and be part of the ashes

voodoo ray · « **Reply #10718 on:** October 25, 2021, 09:18:59 am »

it's good but we're still going to get whacked.

Kekule · « **Reply #10719 on:** October 25, 2021, 09:33:30 am »

Good news. We might just eek out a couple of 8 wicket/300 run defeats instead of losing by an innings in every match.