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Post by Duncan McOchin on Mar 8, 2022 13:49:13 GMT
Windies v Eng starting shortly
Ashes completely wiped from my mind. Selectors gone for a relatively young squad, always need to think about the future but I'm not sold on dropping Broad/Anderson for Overton & Woakes... especially given the latter's famous struggle to perform outside England
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 8, 2022 14:31:07 GMT
Death, taxes and England being 10 odd for 2. Certainties in life.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 8, 2022 14:33:15 GMT
I'm not sold on dropping Broad/Anderson for Overton & Woakes... especially given the latter's famous struggle to perform outside England Ridiculous decision imo. This England team needs to concentrate on here and now and winning some games. It's not like they are on the decline yet either. Whilst they won't be here forever, they are arguably improving with age. Take both of them, play 1 each Test as the experienced option if you want to have half an eye on development. |
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Post by Duncan McOchin on Mar 8, 2022 14:43:09 GMT
Why did I let myself get excited.
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Post by mattyovrio on Mar 8, 2022 16:10:20 GMT
Slow wicket means you have to earn your runs. Push and prod. Our batters aren’t capable of that. I bet the Windies apply themselves better.
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Post by mattyovrio on Mar 8, 2022 21:36:47 GMT
Well done Johnny Bairstow. Put is in with a shout. We need more from the top order to be a proper test team though.
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Post by ilsonhatter on Mar 9, 2022 14:02:07 GMT
Well done Johnny Bairstow. Put is in with a shout. We need more from the top order to be a proper test team though.  y lad is already out in Barbados ready for next week! |
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Post by slomasscfc on Mar 9, 2022 16:20:18 GMT
Well done Johnny Bairstow. Put is in with a shout. We need more from the top order to be a proper test team though. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button>y lad is already out in Barbados ready for next week! Leave sunday us 3 |
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Post by hedleyverity on Mar 26, 2022 20:38:38 GMT
Jeepers, it’s as bad as watching County in the dark days this
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Post by hedleyverity on Mar 26, 2022 21:11:00 GMT
Jeepers, it’s as bad as watching County in the dark days this No, they’re far worse than that, must be time to drop some more bowlers |
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 26, 2022 21:12:10 GMT
Jeepers, it’s as bad as watching County in the dark days this No, they’re far worse than that, must be time to drop some more bowlers We go again. No one is hurting more than me (Root). |
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Post by slomasscfc on Mar 26, 2022 21:21:47 GMT
Absolutely hopeless
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Post by oakwoodbank on Mar 26, 2022 21:42:35 GMT
Well done Johnny Bairstow. Put is in with a shout. We need more from the top order to be a proper test team though. England has not had a good opening batsman since Alistair Cook retired. Even he started to decline after 2010/2011 season. I suggest his decline was the result of the big bash cricket and England players in general have not really been able to shine at both levels. BB cricket is not the cricket that I witnessed as a boy; with Lennard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook opening, followed by Denis Compton and Bill Edrich at 3 & 4. It will be surprising if England's test team ever get back to the level of those days whilst the BB cricket is still a part of the picture. |
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Post by hedleyverity on Mar 26, 2022 22:11:09 GMT
If the most brilliant minds in the land has been recruited for the task of destroying English cricket they’d have struggled to do as good a job as those running the ECB over the last decade or so
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 27, 2022 8:08:24 GMT
I suggest his decline was the result of the big bash cricket and England players in general have not really been able to shine at both levels. BB cricket is not the cricket that I witnessed as a boy; with Lennard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook opening, followed by Denis Compton and Bill Edrich at 3 & 4. It will be surprising if England's test team ever get back to the level of those days whilst the BB cricket is still a part of the picture. Possibly the amount of big bash played and the importance put on it is the bigger problem. Might not be proper cricket to the purists but it certainly pays the bills more. Think without BB and extra sponsorship cricket would die with 5 day tests and the old 3 day county championship format. We may not like it but times have changed but cricket at least have attempted to go with the times. Its just england have seemed to suffer the worst or just going through a lean period as all international sides have gone through. |
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