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Galfon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:08 am Shiver-me-timbers, Broad !..
Even Root embracing the let's-go mindset earlier.
Emphatic stuff (again).

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:36 am Hadn't realised that these games were on BT - had assumed they were on Sky, which I do not have - and was pleasantly surprised to see an advert during the Prem rugby earlier in the day. This was my first chance to watch Bazball in anything other than highlights and it was fascinating. Brook still has glaring holes in his game and rides his luck a lot but, whereas previous regimes would've seen him make a scratchy 18 before the bowlers picked him apart, this made use of his strengths and made the bowlers scared about coming in to him. He probably lasted the same number of balls and got out the same way he would've done under the old regime (a duff fiddle outside his off stump that he would've been better leaving well alone), but the freedom to attack meant he belted a 50 and changed the complexion of the innings.

Puja

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:59 am The whole difference in this team is that they play to their strengths and stick with it even when its difficult. So far, so good!

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:59 am On Brook, its only his 5th test I think, so untainted by previous regimes. It will however be interesting to see what occurs if he/they have to play in a tighter way.... big IF .

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:36 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:59 am On Brook, its only his 5th test I think, so untainted by previous regimes. It will however be interesting to see what occurs if he/they have to play in a tighter way.... big IF .

Ah, I more meant hypothetically what previous regimes would've done to him.

Puja

It gives England their first Test win in New Zealand for 15 years and a 10th win in 11 matches since Stokes took over as captain at the beginning of last summer. (beeb)

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:44 am Good to see Root get runs, and playing in his own style, which is fine when you lose three quick wickets! Harry Brook…wow

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:46 am I don't see how we can persist with Crawley though. I do see why they have - he's definitely got something under there and they've done well out of trusting players and giving them time so far. However, I just don't see it coming out regularly enough.

Problem is that, while we'll have a log-jam of middle-order batsmen waiting for a space when Bairstow comes back, I don't rightly know who we'd bring in to open if we do ditch Crawley.

Puja

Stom wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:13 am

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:46 am I don't see how we can persist with Crawley though. I do see why they have - he's definitely got something under there and they've done well out of trusting players and giving them time so far. However, I just don't see it coming out regularly enough.

Problem is that, while we'll have a log-jam of middle-order batsmen waiting for a space when Bairstow comes back, I don't rightly know who we'd bring in to open if we do ditch Crawley.

Puja

Move everyone up one? Pope to open? Or just bring Bairstow in to open? Tough one.

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:46 am I don't see how we can persist with Crawley though. I do see why they have - he's definitely got something under there and they've done well out of trusting players and giving them time so far. However, I just don't see it coming out regularly enough.

Problem is that, while we'll have a log-jam of middle-order batsmen waiting for a space when Bairstow comes back, I don't rightly know who we'd bring in to open if we do ditch Crawley.

Puja

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:37 am another great day. Nothing left to say re Anderson, but Leach may be 'turning' a corner

Isle of Man were dismissed for 10 - the lowest score in men's Twenty20 history - as they were beaten by Spain in the final game of their tour on Sunday.

Spain won the toss and chose to bowl, and Isle of Man were all out within 8.4 overs. Seven players were dismissed without scoring and Joseph Burrows top-scored with four.
...

Spain needed just two legitimate deliveries to chase the target. The first ball was a no-ball before right-handed batter Awais Ahmed hit the next two for six.

Galfon wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:11 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:37 am another great day. Nothing left to say re Anderson, but Leach may be 'turning' a corner

Few more turns, few more corners!
Another chance tomorrow.Good resilience, NZ.

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:49 am

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:46 am I don't see how we can persist with Crawley though. I do see why they have - he's definitely got something under there and they've done well out of trusting players and giving them time so far. However, I just don't see it coming out regularly enough.

Problem is that, while we'll have a log-jam of middle-order batsmen waiting for a space when Bairstow comes back, I don't rightly know who we'd bring in to open if we do ditch Crawley.

Puja

Hear what you say, but he does have a ton and a fifty in his last 5 tests and a 40. BUT his overall f/c average is only 30, and his test average only 28 after 32 (!) tests....so tricky. When he gets in, he tends to score well, as it were.

Puja wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:07 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:49 am

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:46 am I don't see how we can persist with Crawley though. I do see why they have - he's definitely got something under there and they've done well out of trusting players and giving them time so far. However, I just don't see it coming out regularly enough.

Problem is that, while we'll have a log-jam of middle-order batsmen waiting for a space when Bairstow comes back, I don't rightly know who we'd bring in to open if we do ditch Crawley.

Puja

Hear what you say, but he does have a ton and a fifty in his last 5 tests and a 40. BUT his overall f/c average is only 30, and his test average only 28 after 32 (!) tests....so tricky. When he gets in, he tends to score well, as it were.

Have any of those scores been under any kind of pressure though? It just always seems like, whenever we've got a run chase to do, first wicket is Crawley, with some lazy shot or defence. Same again this time.

Puja

Galfon wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:13 am Root the lynchpin as Eng stutter towards the line.
Just about favourites at this juncture, but plenty drama already..