Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Leicester_Loyal]

Just now, deejdeej said:

Blaming white ball cricket doesn't excuse the constant top to middle order collapses. Says alot when I feel much more comfortable with Woakes at the crease than everybody playing this test besides Root.

Surely it's a huge reason though, because they don't play enough red ball cricket. I'm sure two of the players (One was Moeen I think) hadn't played red ball cricket for almost two years until this series.

 

Whilst we're on the subject of Moeen, never had a cricketer wound me up so much, he's dreadful with the bat 80% of the time but the other 20% he's bloody fantastic

[RowlattsFox]

Is it just me or do we chop onto our own stumps a hell of a lot? 

[Bobby Hundreds]

It’s a very benign 5th day pitch, bar Burns you have to be disappointed with how everyone else has lost their wicket. That atrocious run out has cost us defeat.

[coolhandfox]

Funny what happens when you target the stumps, on a pitch offering little. 

 

4 England batsman bowled.

 

Would love to compare where England bowled to where India bowled. 

Edited 6 September 2021 by coolhandfox

[AjcW]

As a bit of respite...

Spotted that the USA are giving cricket a go at the minute....

 

I know we're bad at it with South African's, but this USA line up is one Singh away from being a Travis song  

 

 

[Guest Manini]

@Izzy to be fair to @StanSPif India were batting today and we were defending I’d be saying the same in a pessimists way  
 

In hindsight the English media were a bit overly confident for me really, or at least saying things to seem confident, without this batting line up having answered my questions about itself yet. Especially missing somebody like Stokes who seems integral to everything we do when the pressure is on. 

[Super_horns]

All down to you then Ollie , Jimmy and Craig .

 

Good luck!

 

The middle order hasn’t really performed has it?

Edited 6 September 2021 by Super_horns

[AKCJ]

That's that then.

[Izzy]

7 minutes ago, Manini said:

@Izzy to be fair to @StanSPif India were batting today and we were defending I’d be saying the same in a pessimists way  
 

In hindsight the English media were a bit overly confident for me really, or at least saying things to seem confident, without this batting line up having answered my questions about itself yet. Especially missing somebody like Stokes who seems integral to everything we do when the pressure is on. 

I can't remember England being such a 'one man team' as we are now. Even in the days of Botham and Flintoff winning matches and series', we always had decent back up.

 

If we go to Australia without Stokes, I think we'll get whitewashed.

[Corky]

Another nothing day where we don't get close to either winning the game or taking it to the wire in terms of saving it.

 

We lack scoreboard pressure. Gets to the point where we know we can't win it so don't bother trying to score big and they can bring the field in.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

Overton looks like he's broken something there.

 

Disappointed no one checked on him from the opposition.

Edited 6 September 2021 by Chocolate Teapot

[Raj]

6 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Overton looks like he's broken something there 

English hearts?

[AKCJ]

38 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I can't remember England being such a 'one man team' as we are now. Even in the days of Botham and Flintoff winning matches and series', we always had decent back up.

 

If we go to Australia without Stokes, I think we'll get whitewashed.

Good chance we'll get whitewashed regardless. The Aussie squad is much more accomplished and with Smith and Labuschagne I just think we'll struggle to get 20 wickets. Warner likes to turn up against us too often as well. I think there's a good chance that if we bat first in each game that we'll give up 100 wickets in the series.

 

I think we needed a full squad to have a chance of sneaking a game or two. The likes of Archer and Stokes will likely miss out and there will always be question marks against the likes of Broad, Anderson, Woakes and Wood.

 

A full squad is genuinely decent. It's just never likely to be able to play together.

 

1. Burns

2. Hameed

3. Malan

4. Root

5. Pope

6. Stokes

7. Buttler

8. Woakes

9. Robinson/Broad

10. Archer

11. Anderson

 

 

[Leicester_Loyal]

As expected, that was shit.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

10 minutes ago, Raj said:

English hearts?

Cricket hasn't finished mate, still multiple matches to be played before the end of time and now....

[Super_horns]

All over.

 

Well played India .

 

Will we see any changes for Old Trafford particularly in the bowling department?

[Raj]

2 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Cricket hasn't finished mate, still multiple matches to be played before the end of time and now....

Pretty bloody embarrassing though mate, enjoy the sunshine!!!

[AKCJ]

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

2 minutes ago, Raj said:

Pretty bloody embarrassing though mate, enjoy the sunshine!!!

Nothing embarrassing about losing a game to a top side. 

[AKCJ]

2 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Nothing embarrassing about losing a game to a top side. 

It's embarrassing to lose 10 wickets in the space of 4/5 hours on a flat pitch on a perfect batting day.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

It's embarrassing to lose 10 wickets in the space of 4/5 hours on a flat pitch on a perfect batting day.

Nah its not. That was a brilliant spell of bowling. Previously I'd agree with you - today was just a very good performance from India.

[Raj]

8 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Nah its not. That was a brilliant spell of bowling. Previously I'd agree with you - today was just a very good performance from India.

It was only a brilliant  spell of bowling because England were bloody woeful!!!

But glad you can finally say India are just an amazingly great cricketing nation.

I Dont know what happened to you in the past with Indians but it's something awful judging by your apathy  towards them!!!😁

Edited 6 September 2021 by Raj

[HighPeakFox]

If I had my way, the word 'embarrassing' would not exist in regards to sporting performance. I know I bore (some) people by being a stickler about language usage, but it's like lies - if you repeat the word often enough it loses all meaning.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

17 minutes ago, Raj said:

It was only a brilliant  spell of bowling because England were bloody woeful!!!

But glad you can finally say India are just an amazingly great cricketing nation.

I Dont know what happened to you in the past with Indians but it's something awful judging by your apathy  towards them!!!😁

Don't think I've ever not said they're a good side, just a couple of things. Firstly, that kohli is a ****, which is unanimously agreed with even by some Indian supporters / commentators/ players and most other nations that have played against him (clearly a good player), and secondly, that Indian fans are a weirdly sensitive bunch which has been demonstrated here by your weird response and additionally basically previously being accused of racism because I said some mean things about the fans of India cricket and kohli.

 

Better side won, didn't think England were woeful and people that know far more about cricket than you or I said the same / are saying the same on TV currently.

Edited 6 September 2021 by Chocolate Teapot

[Corky]

We're heading back to the late 90's standards, unfortunately. The batting line-up has been a mess for years and no hint of it looking strong in the future.