Author Topic: The England Cricket Thread - 2024 (Read 654933 times)

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14440 on:** July 19, 2022, 05:30:43 pm »

Quote from: Yorkykopite on July 19, 2022, 05:26:02 pm

Thanks. Loads of people have been saying how great this is. Will now definitely give it a go.

You’ll be purring at the young Afghan lad Yorky. Amazing back story to how he arrived here, turned up at his first session bowling like Malcolm Marshall and batting like Viv Richards.

koptommy93 · « **Reply #14441 on:** July 19, 2022, 05:53:11 pm »

Roy and Bairstow need to get a move on here

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #14442 on:** July 19, 2022, 06:08:20 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on July 19, 2022, 05:30:43 pm

You’ll be purring at the young Afghan lad Yorky. Amazing back story to how he arrived here, turned up at his first session bowling like Malcolm Marshall and batting like Viv Richards.

I love it already!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14443 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:17:24 pm »

Johnny B has had a shocker there the big unfit unit.

mc_red22 · « **Reply #14444 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:19:32 pm »

What a shite review

mc_red22 · « **Reply #14445 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:32:58 pm »

England finally make an aggressive shot for 6. This run chase has been boring as fuck.

Sudden Death Draft Loser · « **Reply #14446 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:40:48 pm »

Quote from: mc_red22 on July 19, 2022, 07:32:58 pm

This run chase has been boring as fuck.

True.

Could do with a few more wickets.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14447 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:42:25 pm »

Quote from: mc_red22 on July 19, 2022, 07:32:58 pm

England finally make an aggressive shot for 6. This run chase has been boring as fuck.

Considering they made the highest odi total ever without a 6, the chase isn't much of a surprise

Legs · « **Reply #14448 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:46:13 pm »

Stokes still batting like he dont care I see.

He has been pretty average all summer.

mc_red22 · « **Reply #14449 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:48:49 pm »

England players yet again getting themselves out.

Legs · « **Reply #14450 on:** July 19, 2022, 07:52:37 pm »

Quote from: mc_red22 on July 19, 2022, 07:48:49 pm

England players yet again getting themselves out.

True we've had a good run but as I said the other day the 2019 side going stale.

Elzar · « **Reply #14451 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:09:03 pm »

Livingstone’s place got to be up for grabs. Not having a good summer at all.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14452 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:09:47 pm »

Quote from: Elzar on July 19, 2022, 08:09:03 pm

Livingstone’s place got to be up for grabs. Not having a good summer at all.

Looks amazing when it comes off and absolutely village when it doesn’t.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #14453 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:25:42 pm »

The obvious question (I'm afraid lads) is 'what kind of hold does Lancashire have over the ECB'?). Livingstone? Buttler? One failure after another with more to come.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14454 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:27:03 pm »

Can we bring eoin back on as a substitute?

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14455 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:27:35 pm »

Quote from: Yorkykopite on July 19, 2022, 08:25:42 pm

The obvious question (I'm afraid lads) is 'what kind of hold does Lancashire have over the ECB'?). Livingstone? Buttler? One failure after another with more to come.

Being Back Jason Gallian, Mike Watkinson and Warren Hegg. And Ian Austin.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #14456 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:29:53 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on July 19, 2022, 08:27:35 pm

Being Back Jason Gallian, Mike Watkinson and Warren Hegg. And Ian Austin.

Ha, those were the days.

Unlike the 1970s when one of the greatest of seamers was Peter Lee of Lanky, and he couldn't get a single Test.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #14457 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:30:27 pm »

Just knock it about and get the actual batter, that’s set, on strike. Jeez, some of this lot play so idiotic at times.

mc_red22 · « **Reply #14458 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:34:13 pm »

Quote from: gerrardisgod on July 19, 2022, 08:30:27 pm

Just knock it about and get the actual batter, that’s set, on strike. Jeez, some of this lot play so idiotic at times.

Can't believe they were playing singles for about 25 overs, weird batting.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14459 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:34:59 pm »

Quote from: gerrardisgod on July 19, 2022, 08:30:27 pm

Just knock it about and get the actual batter, that’s set, on strike. Jeez, some of this lot play so idiotic at times.

Yeah, as Sangakkara said, doesn’t always have to be the big hit. Big pitch plenty of gaps etc.

I imagine most teams (probably not the dominant Aussies, but maybe) couldn’t dominate continually. Between World Cups is a time to rebuild. That top 5 still looks pretty formidable on paper, albeit Stokes is gone now. But I’m white ball terms they don’t look in form. That can return quickly though.

Keep thinking the bowling will improve but that whole World Cup winning seam attack probably won’t be coming back now.

koptommy93 · « **Reply #14460 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:35:21 pm »

Reminds me of the 2015 world cup

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14461 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:37:18 pm »

just smash it up in the air and get it over with. winviz probably says about 2% chance of winning or something now.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14462 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:38:19 pm »

Quote from: voodoo ray on July 19, 2022, 08:37:18 pm

just smash it up in the air and get it over with. winviz probably says about 2% chance of winning or something now.

Nah, take it as far as we can. And Root will be eyeing up a ton.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14463 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:43:34 pm »

I've stuck the darts on anyway

Robinred · « **Reply #14464 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:43:47 pm »

Scurran is a decent cricketer but he fails the old all rounder test - he shouldn’t make the side as a batsman or bowler alone.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14465 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:49:34 pm »

Root gone. Reckon we could be in a spot of bother now.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14466 on:** July 19, 2022, 08:54:48 pm »

The Flintoff programme has been in this last hour instead, should have watched that! Will have to watch on iPlayer.

Tommy Torres · « **Reply #14467 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:03:22 pm »

Like watching the England of old this, well of 6 or 7 years ago!

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #14468 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:03:56 pm »

At least being done by some reasonable sides will hopefully snap them out of the circle jerk our one day sides have created.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14469 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:05:09 pm »

get eoin back.

Guz-kop · « **Reply #14470 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:13:30 pm »

Bit mad having someone who's just retired a month ago as a pundit. maybe just me

Fordy · « **Reply #14471 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:13:46 pm »

Shite! We were shite.

Bowling awful. Batting awful. Hit and hope most of the time.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #14472 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:19:50 pm »

I wonder about Rashid just popping back into the team too. He pops off to Lourdes for a few weeks or wherever it was and then comes back, presumably has a net and plays for England. It sends out a lousy message. No surprise he made a duck against professional bowlers.

Sangria · « **Reply #14473 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:43:11 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on July 19, 2022, 08:27:35 pm

Being Back Jason Gallian, Mike Watkinson and Warren Hegg. And Ian Austin.

Ronnie Irani... And IIRC Chris Schofield was one of the first batch of central contracts.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14474 on:** July 19, 2022, 09:50:23 pm »

Quote from: Sangria on July 19, 2022, 09:43:11 pm

Ronnie Irani... And IIRC Chris Schofield was one of the first batch of central contracts.

I think Irani might have gone to Essex by the time he got picked for England.

Anyway, hard to know what’s tongue in cheek and what isn’t in here these days! Don’t think England are as bad as they’ve played in the last month but obviously can’t stay at the top forever and have big shoes to fill replacing Morgan and Stokes. And arguably Archer/Wood/Woakes/Plunkett.

There is a fair bit of depth there and I’d still back the batting to come food more often than not. Was just a strange chase all round today. Almost like the openers did an old fashioned laying the foundations but no one was able to give the inning some impetus.

Sangria · « **Reply #14475 on:** July 19, 2022, 10:10:52 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on July 19, 2022, 09:50:23 pm

I think Irani might have gone to Essex by the time he got picked for England.

Anyway, hard to know what’s tongue in cheek and what isn’t in here these days! Don’t think England are as bad as they’ve played in the last month but obviously can’t stay at the top forever and have big shoes to fill replacing Morgan and Stokes. And arguably Archer/Wood/Woakes/Plunkett.

There is a fair bit of depth there and I’d still back the batting to come food more often than not. Was just a strange chase all round today. Almost like the openers did an old fashioned laying the foundations but no one was able to give the inning some impetus.

You're right about Irani. Other Lancy players got picked too of course, like Martin and Fairbrother, but they were among the relative successes (with Martin being a mediocre imitation Fraser). Graham Lloyd got a few ODIs too, back in the days when we had Atherton in the ODI side.

Fiasco · « **Reply #14476 on:** July 19, 2022, 10:20:35 pm »

What a bizarre chase that was. It wasn't much of a chase at all really. South Africa batted well and their two main big hitters down the order in Klaasen and Miller didn't even face too many balls. I felt as if they left a few out there such was the ease of the innings.

England never really looked like getting there, they didn't play with any aggression and it was all a bit drab. Very strange. Roy is badly out of touch which doesn't help to start an innings. And Livingstone is struggling in the middle. Some decisions to be made I think.

Joseph-Immanuel Queen · « **Reply #14477 on:** July 22, 2022, 04:20:31 pm »

We have a game! 29 overs a side, toss at 4:25 for a 4:45 start. Could be quite fun if we remember how to bat.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #14478 on:** July 22, 2022, 05:25:17 pm »

batting well again

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #14479 on:** July 22, 2022, 05:28:28 pm »

Ah, the Bairstow who misses straight ones. Welcome back.

5 wickets down inside 9 overs, might not bat out the full allocation here!