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[leicsmac]

29 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Turned Pakistan Australia off as it looked all but finished, turn it back on and Pakistan are somehow in with a chance. Great run out by Shaheen

Cummins and Starc get them across the finish line again.

[Super_horns]

Good comeback by the lower order to make 263-8 and give us a chance. 

[Voll Blau]

3 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Good comeback by the lower order to make 263-8 and give us a chance. 

Salt and Archer getting runs. The two lads raised in Barbados know the conditions...

[Bert]

We have regressed so far in white ball, it’s painful. I feel like mates are being picked far too often, no one seems to be consistently getting scores. Will Jacks keeps on flopping. We used to seemingly bat down to at least 10 and now we are looking over our shoulders where the runs are coming from at 5 down. I think the first ODI we selected 7 bowlers, which is just obscene. Yep a couple of them can bat but we used to have Curran coming in a 8/9 and now he’s in at 6. Something needs to change quick. 

[Tommy Fresh]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

We have regressed so far in white ball, it’s painful. I feel like mates are being picked far too often, no one seems to be consistently getting scores. Will Jacks keeps on flopping. We used to seemingly bat down to at least 10 and now we are looking over our shoulders where the runs are coming from at 5 down. I think the first ODI we selected 7 bowlers, which is just obscene. Yep a couple of them can bat but we used to have Curran coming in a 8/9 and now he’s in at 6. Something needs to change quick. 

Sam Hain and Daniel Bell-Drummond should be in the squad 

[CosbehFox]

It's not a surprise that we are failing in a format that the ECB decided wasn't worthy for their best players to be playing domestically. 

[RowlattsFox]

7 hours ago, Bert said:

We have regressed so far in white ball, it’s painful. I feel like mates are being picked far too often, no one seems to be consistently getting scores. Will Jacks keeps on flopping. We used to seemingly bat down to at least 10 and now we are looking over our shoulders where the runs are coming from at 5 down. I think the first ODI we selected 7 bowlers, which is just obscene. Yep a couple of them can bat but we used to have Curran coming in a 8/9 and now he’s in at 6. Something needs to change quick. 

Too many all rounders good enough for the odd 30 but not enough proper batsmen. Even Livingstone is too high in ODI

 

However hard to be too critical when Duckett, root, stokes and Brook are probably all in that top 5 if available. 

 

Good opportunity for Bethell and Mounsley to experience ODI because they'll get it nowhere else. Other than that it's a waste of a series. 

[leicsmac]

Pakistan are so enigmatic.

 

They can lose to Scotland one week and then utterly blitz the Aussies (as they are today) the next.

[EastAnglianFox]

Why are England so damn awful at finishing off the tail in all formats?

 

Its absolutely bizarre

[Bert]

Phil Salt batting well

[STEVIE B]

1 hour ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Why are England so damn awful at finishing off the tail in all formats?

 

Its absolutely bizarre

Still not sure what Sam Curren adds to the side now. He was sussed out a while back. 

[StanSP]

Pakistan win an ODI series in Australia

 

[Super_horns]

13 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Pakistan win an ODI series in Australia

 

Coached by an Aussie too.

[leicsmac]

Two brilliant low scoring T20s going on between India-Saffers and SL-NZ right now.

[Super_horns]

4 hours ago, leicsmac said:

Two brilliant low scoring T20s going on between India-Saffers and SL-NZ right now.

New Zealand somehow defended 6 runs needed by Sri Lanka  in the last over.

 

159 to get for England.

 

Well we more yesterday so hopefully another win.

[RowlattsFox]

You could predict a Salt duck after last night 

[Super_horns]

Jos Buttler on fire hitting it everywhere. 

[Lcfc-1992]

Jos still the boss

[Sir Steve Howard]

India won't travel to Pakistan next year for Champions Trophy, throws the whole thing up in the air

[when_you're_smiling]

38 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

India won't travel to Pakistan next year for Champions Trophy, throws the whole thing up in the air

It really shouldn’t do. The ICC should do what they’ve done in all the other times teams have refused to play games in their competitions and just award the points to the other teams. 

[Sir Steve Howard]

11 minutes ago, when_you're_smiling said:

It really shouldn’t do. The ICC should do what they’ve done in all the other times teams have refused to play games in their competitions and just award the points to the other teams. 

Not the way it works with India unfortunately, they're 90% of the $$$$$.

No India, no tournament.

There's been talk about 'join hosting' with UAE or the like hosting India games, rest in Pakistan.

Pakistan have (quite rightly) told them to do one, but we'll see who buckles first.

India can just do what they want as they know the show can't go on without them. Sad state of affairs.

[Corky]

I know there are political issues but Pakistan played in India during the World Cup so it has been possible for travel between the two.

[Lionator]

1 minute ago, Corky said:

I know there are political issues but Pakistan played in India during the World Cup so it has been possible for travel between the two.

India can do what they want though as they’re richer and more powerful than Pakistan. 

[StanSP]

Disappointed that differences can't be set aside for the sake of cricket. 

Sadly BCCI know they have so much power so can make a stand like this. 

 

I don't agree with it. ICC should just carry on the tournament without India as mentioned above. 

 

Don't get me wrong I do understand there are security issues at play, and I think this is what BCCI will use as the crux of their argument, but more than anything it's probably just a stand to make for the sake of it. 

 

Hosting it jointly with UAE doesn't logistically work and I don't blame Pakistan's organisers one bit for pissing that idea away. 

[Corky]

You can't have a tournament where the venue for the semi-final and final could be in different countries depending on who qualifies.