mjsell Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Some session this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Great test cricket. I give us about at 20% chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsell Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 If nothing else - this has all but confirmed Day/Night ashes tests for a long long time. (not that I think it wouldnt have been had this tournaround not happened). Root finding form as well. He really is the key, he goes early tomorrow we lose quickly. If England were to win from the position they were in after the first innings then this series isnt the done deal everyone has been predicting - that positive momentum could be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Day night tests are a huge failure in that rather than attracting big crowds to the evening session, more people than ever are leaving early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJS Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 any of you English chaps planning a trip north in the summer for the Scotland v. England match? http://www.cricketscotland.com/tickets-matches-for-england-and-pakistan/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 That was nice to wake up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: That was nice to wake up to. Great job in the last hour or so with the fella edging closer to his ton plus the new ball plus the end of a long day. In the first 2 tests that last hour would have probably seen wickets fall. Good day for England although still only around 2/1 on 5-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 It's a good day for England but needs to be followed up tomorrow. Bat through at least a session and a half to post a good score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I love Cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Take one of their best players off the Aussies and give them a pitch that doesn't play to their strengths and they don't look all that. Cook being fantastic again. It's amusing me how all the pundits who were saying 5 months ago "it's ridiculous to play Dawson alongside Ali, of course Moeen is our top spinner" are now saying the exact opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 10 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said: Take one of their best players off the Aussies and give them a pitch that doesn't play to their strengths and they don't look all that. Much as most suspected. They're not very good but they're a bit better than we are. 10 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said: It's amusing me how all the pundits who were saying 5 months ago "it's ridiculous to play Dawson alongside Ali, of course Moeen is our top spinner" are now saying the exact opposite. What pundits are advocating Dawson?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, TheGayTent said: Much as most suspected. They're not very good but they're a bit better than we are. Definitely, it's nice to expose their weaknesses this test though, after the pain of the last 3. 3-2 would be nice to walk away with, but not getting whitewashed will still be a plus after how the first 3 tests went. 3 hours ago, TheGayTent said: What pundits are advocating Dawson?? I was more referring to the attitude to Moeen and having another spinner alongside him rather than Dawson specifically. The talk about the balance of the side is completely contradicting the same pundits' comments at the start of the SA series. I'm hoping Jack Leach gets a decent run in the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said: Definitely, it's nice to expose their weaknesses this test though, after the pain of the last 3. 3-2 would be nice to walk away with, but not getting whitewashed will still be a plus after how the first 3 tests went. For sure, though I'd take 4-1 and suspect 4-0 is still most likely result. 28 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said: I was more referring to the attitude to Moeen and having another spinner alongside him rather than Dawson specifically. The talk about the balance of the side is completely contradicting the same pundits' comments at the start of the SA series. I have some sympathy though - Australian conditions require different thinking to English conditions. I haven't heard of anyone suggesting a spinner is picked to compliment Moeen. Only a different spinner is picked in his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, TheGayTent said: I haven't heard of anyone suggesting a spinner is picked to compliment Moeen. Only a different spinner is picked in his place. Vaughan was saying it on TMS in the early hours. Swann was saying similar. Both saying pick a frontline spinner and make Moeen a batting all-rounder and 2nd spinner - which is what he is anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 4 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: Vaughan was saying it on TMS in the early hours. Swann was saying similar. Hmm. Vaughan and Swann were good players who I enjoyed watching on a number of occasions. Analysts they are not though, and I wouldn't take anything they say with any seriousness. 4 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: Both saying pick a frontline spinner and make Moeen a batting all-rounder and 2nd spinner - which is what he is anyway. I don't disagree with that, other than to say I don't think we have a "1st spinner". In which case, do you pick a spinner that isn't good enough, continue with Mooen, or play without a spinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Slightly surprised Curran has been dropped after one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42787160 I find Roots statement "It may be that I don't have a great IPL" a strange thing to say. Surely honesty is not always the best policy. Edited January 28, 2018 by pink_triangle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Summer calendar to go down to 6 tests per year, still with 3 in London. Fucks sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 14 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: Summer calendar to go down to 6 tests per year, still with 3 in London. Fucks sake. The problem isn’t helped by northerners not bothering to go to test matches in the north. Also, it’s disappointing to see Trent Bridge not get any tests in the next two Ashes series yet Headingley gets two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 I see Rashid has effectively retired from red ball cricket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 8 hours ago, TheGayTent said: The problem isn’t helped by northerners not bothering to go to test matches in the north. Also, it’s disappointing to see Trent Bridge not get any tests in the next two Ashes series yet Headingley gets two. No it's not, but 6 tests a summer feels terrible, and I've have liked more variety in venue. 8 hours ago, TheGayTent said: I see Rashid has effectively retired from red ball cricket Yup. Bit of a shame, but seems like he'd given up on it before anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 11 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: No it's not, but 6 tests a summer feels terrible, and I've have liked more variety in venue. I agree, Lords maintaining two tests a summer when there are only six in total is wrong. But we all know money talks, and Lords will attract more crowds in three days than Headingley, Durham etc will over five....and at considerably higher ticket prices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsell Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Went to the NZ v England ODI game yesterday in Wellington - was very refreshing seeing a one day pitch that didnt favour the batsman and meant they had to really work for their runs - it makes the big shots that much more impressive when they do come. Williamson was brilliant, and was a great finish. I also enjoyed the fact there was an American couple sitting near us that didnt have a clue what was going on and didnt realise it was a full day event.. they left - came back later then left before the last 5 overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJS Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 So, Scotland play West Indies today with a place at next year's world cup at stake. How ridiculous would that sentence have sounded 10 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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