Topic: England's Summer of Cricket 2017 South Africa and West Indies Series

[scouseman]

England's summer of cricket starts with one day and tests against South Africa and then West Indies starting in mid August 

Fixtures:

England v South Africa

May 24: 1st Royal London ODI (D/N), Headingley       
May 27: 2nd Royal London ODI, Ageas Bowl
May 29: 3rd Royal London ODI, Lord's

June 21: 1st NatWest IT20, Ageas Bowl
June 23: 2nd NatWest IT20, County Ground, Taunton
June 25: 3rd NatWest IT20, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff

July 6-10: 1st Investec Test, Lord's 
July 14-18: 2nd Investec Test, Trent Bridge
July 27-31: 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval
Aug 4-8: 4th Investec Test, Emirates Old Trafford

England v West Indies

Aug 17-21: 1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
Aug 25-29: 2nd Investec Test, Headingley
Sept 7-11: 3rd Investec Test, Lord's

Sept 16: NatWest IT20, Emirates Riverside

Sept 19: 1st Royal London ODI (D/N), Emirates Old Trafford
Sept 21: 2nd Royal London ODI (D/N), Trent Bridge
Sept 24: 3rd Royal London ODI, Bristol
Sept 27: 4th Royal London ODI (D/N), Kia Oval
Sept 29: 5th Royal London ODI (D/N), Ageas Bowl


Feel free too post comments about England's cricketing summer series here.

[Klippity Klopp]

[Klippity Klopp]

[Old No7]

Look set to post a good total, hopefully up around 320

[Gerry Attrick]

Buttler is becoming really underwhelming. He'll get the odd massive score but there is way too many failures now. He's got a high score of 38 in his last 8 ODI innings and he's been dismissed for 20 or less in 11 of his last 23 ODI innings. His reputation far outweighs his contributions now and his place should be under threat.

[Crosby Nick]

Buttler is becoming really underwhelming. He'll get the odd massive score but there is way too many failures now. He's got a high score of 38 in his last 8 ODI innings and he's been dismissed for 20 or less in 11 of his last 23 ODI innings. His reputation far outweighs his contributions now and his place should be under threat.

Think that's a bit harsh.  Most of the time he's held back to come in with 15 overs or less to go and I think most batsmen in those circumstances would have a fair few cheap dismissals in there.

Sounds a very good wicket with 330 very chasable. Will have to bowl well and hopefully get a couple of early wickets to put the pressure on.

[CheshireDave]

271/5

5.5 left

Big finished needed.

[Old No7]

Ali hitting Tahir all over the place, 3 sixes this over

[CheshireDave]

Buttler is becoming really underwhelming. He'll get the odd massive score but there is way too many failures now. He's got a high score of 38 in his last 8 ODI innings and he's been dismissed for 20 or less in 11 of his last 23 ODI innings. His reputation far outweighs his contributions now and his place should be under threat.

You'd feel something has to give to get Bairstow in the side. In too good of form to leave out.

Go Mo go

[Gerry Attrick]

Think that's a bit harsh.  Most of the time he's held back to come in with 15 overs or less to go and I think most batsmen in those circumstances would have a fair few cheap dismissals in there.

Sounds a very good wicket with 330 very chasable. Will have to bowl well and hopefully get a couple of early wickets to put the pressure on.

Nah, I'm just not buying these kind of excuses anymore. His performances aren't good enough and that goes for ODIs, T20is and IPL. He opened the batting for Mumbai Indians this year and made 1 half-century in 10 knocks and scored just 270 runs. Enormously overrated now.

[Crosby Nick]

Nah, I'm just not buying these kind of excuses anymore. His performances aren't good enough and that goes for ODIs, T20is and IPL. He opened the batting for Mumbai Indians this year and made 1 half-century in 10 knocks and scored just 270 runs. Enormously overrated now.

Righto Statto

[Gerry Attrick]

You'd feel something has to give to get Bairstow in the side. In too good of form to leave out.

Go Mo go

Bairstow should be in the side. Buttler's who I'd bin because he can't bowl, so it's pointless having him in the side if he's not contributing with the bat

[Old No7]

Played skipper

[CheshireDave]

Well done Morgan. Ton up.

[Gerry Attrick]

Morgan's played his way back into good nick. 

[Fiasco]

Nah, I'm just not buying these kind of excuses anymore. His performances aren't good enough and that goes for ODIs, T20is and IPL. He opened the batting for Mumbai Indians this year and made 1 half-century in 10 knocks and scored just 270 runs. Enormously overrated now.

Averaging 27 in the IPL as an opener isn't bad. Considering it was the first time he'd opened (consistently, anyway). His role there was to get the team off to a flyer and he did pretty well I thought. After all, Mumbai Indians won the tournament so he played a hand.

He is inconsistent but given his style that is to be expected. A bit like Glenn Maxwell perhaps. Sometimes he will go cheaply but you know that he is capable of winning a game on his own. It's a risk you take.

[Old No7]

Ali finishes the innings with another 6, 339 is a good total but as has been said it's a good track, plenty of batting in that SA line up, could be a great chase

[Gerry Attrick]

Averaging 27 in the IPL as an opener isn't bad. Considering it was the first time he'd opened (consistently, anyway). His role there was to get the team off to a flyer and he did pretty well I thought. After all, Mumbai Indians won the tournament so he played a hand.

He is inconsistent but given his style that is to be expected. A bit like Glenn Maxwell perhaps. Sometimes he will go cheaply but you know that he is capable of winning a game on his own. It's a risk you take.

I suppose it depends on how many failures you're prepared to accept for every decent innings. Personally, I don't think the trade off is worth it and would rather have a top class batsman like Bairstow in the team instead. We aren't short of players who can score very quickly and clear the ropes at will.

[Crosby Nick]

SA 159/3 off 27. Only decent sport on tonight!

[Old No7]

Looking good for SA at the moment, a couple of wickets & it could quickly turn though

[TepidT2O]

Remember when 250 wasn't a bad score in England?

Now 340 is tough to defend.. how much has the one day game changed?!

[Old No7]

Remember when 250 wasn't a bad score in England?

Now 340 is tough to defend.. how much has the one day game changed?!

Mad isn't it

[Rush 82]

Remember when 250 wasn't a bad score in England?

Now 340 is tough to defend.. how much has the one day game changed?!

Love it or hate it but that's the positive effect that 20/20 cricket has has had on the game.

[Rush 82]

Miller!

That lad can hit a ball

[Old No7]

Even at international level shit gets wickets! Last two have gone to a long hop

[Chakan]

2 terrible wickets to give away. Like a "what the hell are you thinking" kinda wicket.

[Rush 82]

Goddammit! I jinxed him [emoji31]

[TepidT2O]

Moeen gets one... swinging a bit towards England now..

With his shaved head, Moeen looks like he's had his head put on upside down.

[Rush 82]

Moeen gets one... swinging a bit towards England now..

With his shaved head, Moeen looks like he's had his head put on upside down.

3 idiots in a row - Duminy, Miller and Morris

[Old No7]

This is all about AB now

[TepidT2O]

This is all about AB now

Oh no it isn't!

Gone!

[Old No7]

And he's gone, feels like that's the game

[Chakan]

That's that then.

[Rush 82]

Yep that's the game

[Chakan]

3 completely brainless wickets given away.

[TepidT2O]

3 completely brainless wickets given away.

AB had to start hitting it big.. he didn't have much option really..

[TepidT2O]

Hell of a ball that by Rashid

Pitched leg side though I suspect

[Chakan]

AB had to start hitting it big.. he didn't have much option really..

Wasn't talking about AB , mainly the wickets before that.

[voodoo ray]

a fair few wickets seem to have been chucked away here by both sides.

[CheshireDave]

Great win. Good side this.