Cricket 2019

[Guest MattP]

Complete shambles, some of the shot (or non shots) they got out with

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Playing at balls that should be left well alone and leaving balls that should be hit, absolutely pathetic display.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I went to bed at lunch having seen Root's appalling dismissal. Denly and Stokes looked in the right mindset to give survival a good go but I knew that we'd lose that game. All too predictable. Archer's bowling on day 3 was some of the worst I've ever seen. 

[surrifox]

3 hours ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Playing at balls that should be left well alone and leaving balls that should be hit, absolutely pathetic display.

Good catch - but Pope’s shot was like a Sunday afternoon 3rd XI player. Bairstow must wonder how he got binned to make room there 

[Guest MattP]

6 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I went to bed at lunch having seen Root's appalling dismissal. Denly and Stokes looked in the right mindset to give survival a good go but I knew that we'd lose that game. All too predictable. Archer's bowling on day 3 was some of the worst I've ever seen. 

Archer needs to get his head on if he's going to be a success - he got about 3/4 bollockings for laziness in the field during the test.

[Stinkenzo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50558132

 

[Voll Blau]

Rahkeem Cornwall taking seven-fer for the Windies. 

[Voll Blau]

Quote

England go into the second Test in Hamilton with an awkward but entirely preventable complication. Days after being on the receiving end of an innings defeat to the number two ranked side in the world, England are likely to field a 21-year-old batsman with a first-class average of 31.27 and a 21-year-old wicketkeeper without a professional stumping to his name who has donned the gloves just five times in his first-class career.

https://www.wisden.com/series-stories/new-zealand-v-england/injured-jos-buttler-doubtful-second-test-ollie-pope-keep-wickets

 

Cracking.

[Bobby Hundreds]

It's not been the brightest of starts for Silverwood as coach in the test arena and sadly he's had to return home due to a bereavement so will miss tomorrow's match. The set-up all feels a little too matey-matey at the minute.

 

  

[surrifox]

No Foakes and no Bairstow . This looks like a total shambles of Englands own making . 

[Corky]

Why have they seemingly given up on Foakes?

[STEVIE B]

Gone with 5 seamers, wow ! Looks unbalanced to me. Bowling 1st. Time will tell. 

[Leicester_Loyal]

The team just looks so unbalanced. Who is picking the team? A couple of early wickets and now we'll have plenty of dry overs me thinks.

[Voll Blau]

13 hours ago, Corky said:

Why have they seemingly given up on Foakes?

Because they seem to have the belief that his batting isn't good enough, and that a keeper being a batsman is more important than him being a keeper. I don't get it. He's no mug with a stick in his hand, is the best keeper in the country and he plays for a fashionable county. What more do they want?

[surrifox]

8 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Because they seem to have the belief that his batting isn't good enough, and that a keeper being a batsman is more important than him being a keeper. I don't get it. He's no mug with a stick in his hand, is the best keeper in the country and he plays for a fashionable county. What more do they want?

I think he needs to be “anointed” by Capt Root who seems to hold huge sway over selection 

[Corky]

9 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Because they seem to have the belief that his batting isn't good enough, and that a keeper being a batsman is more important than him being a keeper. I don't get it. He's no mug with a stick in his hand, is the best keeper in the country and he plays for a fashionable county. What more do they want?

It's quite odd that a Surrey player isn't selected and even more so in this case, play your best wicketkeeper, we managed ok with Stewart and Jack Russell together, Foakes and Buttler should both play.

[SAFC1]

Warner 275 not out for Australia...

[Bobby Hundreds]

Thank christ Paine has pulled the plug. Would have been a stain on the game if Warner passed Lara.

[AKCJ]

52 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Thank christ Paine has pulled the plug. Would have been a stain on the game if Warner passed Lara.

Why did he though? Not like Warner was going at a snails pace and its only day 2.

 

Is there a bad weather forecast or something?

[leicsmac]

24 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Why did he though? Not like Warner was going at a snails pace and its only day 2.

 

Is there a bad weather forecast or something?

I'm wondering that my own self.

 

Warner needed 65 more runs, you'd have to say he'd be good to get them within 20-25 overs (if that) if he was going to do so. That still leaves 15-20 overs on Day 2 plus all of days 3,4 and 5 (barring inclement weather) to get a result. That would surely be plenty of time.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Rain forecast, and he probably thinks Warner is a ****. 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Coming on strong now, Burns and Root doing very well.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Travis Head became the 15th cricketer to play a completed test match and not bowl, bat, take a catch or contribute to a run out. Adil Rashid was the last player to achieve such a landmark.  

[RowlattsFox]

Root gets out cheaply and there's 10 posts saying how shit he is, scores a double century and no one even mentions it  Shame its not likely to be enough to force a victory unless New Zealand collapse in the morning but good to see him get some much needed runs for his own confidence.

[Guest MattP]

36 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Root gets out cheaply and there's 10 posts saying how shit he is, scores a double century and no one even mentions it  Shame its not likely to be enough to force a victory unless New Zealand collapse in the morning but good to see him get some much needed runs for his own confidence.

Was a fine innings - problem is we are going to lose the series. We need to work out what we are trying to do with the team.

 

No spinner looks ridiculous as well when you see how weak the pace attack is - I think they've given up on Leach already.