Author Topic: The England Cricket Thread - 2024 (Read 640214 times)

scatman · « **Reply #12400 on:** January 22, 2022, 10:26:25 pm »

These 2 have bowled so well and got fuck all, it’s an off day, better to have it pre tourney I guess

Guz-kop · « **Reply #12401 on:** January 23, 2022, 12:19:05 am »

I know it's a different team but it's absolutely crazy this has started a week after the ashes finished. So little time for the organisation as a whole to take stock

Sangria · « **Reply #12402 on:** January 23, 2022, 01:58:53 am »

Quote from: Guz-kop on January 23, 2022, 12:19:05 am

I know it's a different team but it's absolutely crazy this has started a week after the ashes finished. So little time for the organisation as a whole to take stock

The people who need to take action don't need a break after the Ashes. Managing an LO series goes on at a lower level than that which should be taking stock. They should have started taking stock before the Ashes were over.

PaulF · « **Reply #12403 on:** January 23, 2022, 07:38:28 am »

I was looking up definitions...

A Yorker is obviously someone from Yorkshire, with a Full Toss obviously coming from the home counties

😄

Elzar · « **Reply #12404 on:** January 23, 2022, 08:49:59 pm »

Jason Roy showing that not every ball has to go to the boundary. Took his time and waited for the bowling to get desperate, took advantage in a brilliant way.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12405 on:** January 23, 2022, 08:57:10 pm »

England 101/3, Roy just gone for 45. Looks quite a difficult pitch to time it on.

Kekule · « **Reply #12406 on:** January 23, 2022, 09:47:06 pm »

Now then. In a refreshing change England have actually posted a competitive score.

West Indies need 172 to win.

Kekule · « **Reply #12407 on:** January 23, 2022, 10:01:40 pm »

Wow! England actually fielding well too, that’s a superb run out from Topley off his own bowling.

Guz-kop · « **Reply #12408 on:** January 23, 2022, 10:02:16 pm »

England have started really well, brilliant fielding there. Incredible

PaulF · « **Reply #12409 on:** January 23, 2022, 10:05:56 pm »

Oooh. Exciting.
Yesterday's best match was the northants u12 girls training game. At least it was competitive.

Discovered too that the ball bounces more so very rare to go lbw. It at least I think he said it was down to the ball.

PaulF · « **Reply #12410 on:** January 23, 2022, 10:07:45 pm »

Oooh another wicket. Might stay up to see this one out!

Guz-kop · « **Reply #12411 on:** January 23, 2022, 10:08:16 pm »

These two are bowling a better length than the lads in Australia

Oops jinxed it

Kekule · « **Reply #12412 on:** January 23, 2022, 11:33:43 pm »

England have won a game of Cricket.

By one run, mind when they should have been home and dry with 5 overs left.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12413 on:** January 23, 2022, 11:34:26 pm »

Made incredibly hard work of that! Looked like they’d win by loads, ended up scraping home by 1 run.

PaulF · « **Reply #12414 on:** January 25, 2022, 04:10:53 pm »

This popped up in my email. A look at who's coming through from the counties.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59996439?xtor=ES-211-[49887_PANUK_NLT_04_ENG_TheResponder_RET_O35]-20220125-[bbcsport_whichcountyplayerscouldbreakintoenglandstestteam_sportcricket]

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12415 on:** January 26, 2022, 09:35:45 pm »

Windies on for well over 200 here. Batting clearly their stronger suit but still. Just taken 26 off a filthy Livingstone over.

Circa1892 · « **Reply #12416 on:** January 26, 2022, 10:00:29 pm »

Some incredible bowling figures here...

Think its safe to say an England top order minus Buttler, Bairstow and Morgan aint chasing this...

Tommy Torres · « **Reply #12417 on:** January 26, 2022, 10:16:53 pm »

Some great hitting but some average bowling.

Not holding much hope in the chase but if Roy and Livingstone get going you never know!

PaulF · « **Reply #12418 on:** January 26, 2022, 10:22:29 pm »

Ha ha. It's the hope that kills us!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12419 on:** January 26, 2022, 11:22:37 pm »

Best performance by a Banton I’m the Caribbean since Pato and Buju were in their pomp. Sadly out now though for a very good 70 odd but still too much to do from here you’d think with two new men (in every sense) at the crease.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12420 on:** January 26, 2022, 11:44:19 pm »

What’s this Chris Tavare clone, Harry Brook like Yorky? T20 doesn’t look his game!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12421 on:** January 26, 2022, 11:55:11 pm »

Anyone watching? England news 37 off the last over, wide then two sixes!...

voodoo ray · « **Reply #12422 on:** January 26, 2022, 11:55:32 pm »

banton actually made some runs? blimey.

not seen any of this, other than the last over. fair play to salt.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12423 on:** January 26, 2022, 11:56:53 pm »

Salt has joined Lancs...looks promising.

PaulF · « **Reply #12424 on:** January 27, 2022, 08:24:40 am »

Losing by twenty runs, akin to a 2-0 loss? Not a battering, but you known it'll take something special in the last fifteen mins to turn it around?

Elzar · « **Reply #12425 on:** January 27, 2022, 09:11:26 am »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on January 26, 2022, 11:44:19 pm

What’s this Chris Tavare clone, Harry Brook like Yorky? T20 doesn’t look his game!

He is really good when in his rhythm, but one of those that looks lost when he isn't picking the ball well (as last night showed) .

A decent series this, competitive which is fun and seeing new faces in the England team.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12426 on:** January 27, 2022, 09:15:55 am »

Quote from: Elzar on January 27, 2022, 09:11:26 am

He is really good when in his rhythm, but one of those that looks lost when he isn't picking the ball well (as last night showed) .

A decent series this, competitive which is fun and seeing new faces in the England team.

Yeah I was being deliberately harsh I think. Tough to come in on your debut needing 12+ an over from the off. Will see how he does.

I don’t know if this is a full strength Windies side because there’s a few new names in there too but it definitely feels very England A...maybe 4 or 5 of last night’s team at best would probably be classed as first choice (Roy, Rashid, Moeen, Mills, Livingstone maybe?). If the series provides 2 or 3 more who look like they belong at this level then that’s pretty good going.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #12427 on:** January 27, 2022, 09:16:15 am »

Was mentioned on commentary, but Livingstone looked physically bad. Looked like he’s lost a couple of stone from whatever this illness is he’s suffering from.

scatman · « **Reply #12428 on:** January 29, 2022, 10:40:11 pm »

Moeen been incredible today

spen71 · « **Reply #12429 on:** January 29, 2022, 10:42:20 pm »

Quote from: scatman on January 29, 2022, 10:40:11 pm

Moeen been incredible today

Rashid has bowled brillIant

Tommy Torres · « **Reply #12430 on:** January 29, 2022, 11:29:40 pm »

Comfortable win in the end. A lot better bowling performance, need to repeat that for the last game.

Guz-kop · « **Reply #12431 on:** January 30, 2022, 09:17:22 pm »

Quote from: Tommy Torres on January 29, 2022, 11:29:40 pm

Comfortable win in the end. A lot better bowling performance, need to repeat that for the last game.

Spinners have done well again after the powe.play

West indies are an odd one. Powell scores a ton midweek and comes in at no 6 today with only 5 overs left

Tommy Torres · « **Reply #12432 on:** January 30, 2022, 10:58:57 pm »

Quote from: Guz-kop on January 30, 2022, 09:17:22 pm

Spinners have done well again after the powe.play

West indies are an odd one. Powell scores a ton midweek and comes in at no 6 today with only 5 overs left

Spinners did pull it back again, just not sure why Moeen and Livingstone didn’t bowl out?

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12433 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:02:07 pm »

Vince made a nice score, looked good but didn’t see it through. Who knew!

England chucking away a good position here.

Elzar · « **Reply #12434 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:03:27 pm »

England didn’t use two overs of spin, Ali and Livingstone. Feel like they surrendered control of the game when they took the spinners out and put the fast back on. WI playing both spinners through here and its working.

Kekule · « **Reply #12435 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:06:47 pm »

Yeah, going to have to go some from here.

England’s bowling in the last 5-6 overs of the innings has again been pretty crap in this series, hasn’t it. They largely got away with it in the World Cup (until they didn’t!) and it wasn’t great before that. There’s a definite weakness there.

Kekule · « **Reply #12436 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:10:59 pm »

Odean Smith is a unit isn’t he?!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12437 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:20:11 pm »

Quote from: Kekule on January 30, 2022, 11:10:59 pm

Odean Smith is a unit isn’t he?!

Cricket’s Adama Traore?

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12438 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:26:25 pm »

Vince and Billings have a stench of Nearly Men about them don’t they.

Kekule · « **Reply #12439 on:** January 30, 2022, 11:28:12 pm »

Caught on the boundary hat-trick.