SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Just got in. Collingwoods wicket looked very poor, body shape and shotplay. Why we are playing him? God knows. Another shocking decison which I cant understand. Leave him out fair enough, but whats the freeking point in bringing him back so early. He got dropped for only one test, went away and scored a few runs for his county but didn't do anything outstanding. I think if we were going to go in with 4 bowlers, Owais Shah should have been given a chance if not I would've stuck with Stuart Broad.
The People's Hero Posted 30 July 2008 Author Posted 30 July 2008 He got dropped for only one test, went away and scored a few runs for his county but didn't do anything outstanding. I think if we were going to go in with 4 bowlers, Owais Shah should have been given a chance if not I would've stuck with Stuart Broad. I feel they were right to drop Broad for this one, as well as he has played, he simply hasn't got the wickets and it's affected him a little. He's best off going back to his county (Notts) for a bit and hopefully doing well there. I agree about Shah. Having said that - if the selectors wanted to bring some experience in, I can't believe Hoggard and Harmison aren't there.
surrifox Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 whoever we pick will struggle to bowl them out- their batters are streets ahead even without Kallis who is way out of form but Harmison bowling well might give them the hurry up. Broad will be a good cricketer in the future but is looking a bit of a samey bowler in the Caddick mould at present although his batting has been useful. Panesar has not pushed on as he should have and lacks the weapon of unexpected variation or useful bounce What I find totally depressing is how easily the English batting has capitulated on good wickets to such an average attack. There are better bowlers in club cricket than Harris the length of the country and Ntini is (and in my opinion always was) below the standard of international cricket . The others are OK but went all round the park in the first test- what's changed? Very depressing and in the light of the selection fiasco in the last test it might be time ahead of the ashes to shake the team and management set up out of its collective torpour by a few sackings
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Ambrose has gone. We could do with someone sticking around with Flintoff for a bit and maybe get us up to around 270.
Brainy Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Anderson maybe. Hopefully he picks up from what he did last time.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 bollox, i'm going for 220 a/out I wouldn't be surprised after the way we've batted today.
Brainy Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Bit of Freddie magic there Nearly took Ntini's head off :laugh:
billyfox1 Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 bollox, i'm going for 220 a/out well he proved me wrong. nice one freddie
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Bit of Freddie magic thereNearly took Ntini's head off :laugh: He's starting to let loose a little, which is always good to see when batting with the tail. We need as many runs as we can get.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 In the position we're in, Flintoff shouldn't have attempted it.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Both brain dead. We're not very good. Our batting line up needs a rejig I think.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 Now we'll see how its done. I liked how Freddie stormed off at the end. Monty should never have attempted the second. well atleast monty scored more than vaughan Monty Panesar
Brainy Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 We're not very good. And that makes it alright to be run out like that?
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 And that makes it alright to be run out like that? No it doesn't. As I said before, on both occasions we should never have been attempting the run. The " " was aimed at our batsman, not you mate.
Brainy Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 No it doesn't. As I said before, on both occasions we should never have been attempting the run.The " " was aimed at our batsman, not you mate. :laugh: thats clears things up then.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 You've got to try and laugh at those run outs It was comical. We'll need a miracle to get something out of this test.
SamL Posted 30 July 2008 Posted 30 July 2008 :laugh: thats clears things up then. I didn't know what you meant at first but then I realised you could have thought it was aimed at you.
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