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Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:17 am
by Banquo
horror show so far again. YJB runs out Root and then out to a terrible shot, then Buttler and Livingstone poor. 93-5 against a very weak Sri Lanka.
These guys are shot.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:33 am
by Galfon
Summut not right - same as other sports, it's seems non-stop these days, and same big names juggling between formats.
Still a chance with Stokes & Ali out there but not good showing.
**eta - spoke too soon.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:58 am
by Banquo
Really poor. Woakes has gone from hero to zero in this tournie as well.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:15 pm
by fivepointer
Quite a spectacular fall from grace. From being one of the pre tournament favourites to abject also rans is some slide.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:21 pm
by Banquo
fivepointer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:15 pm
Quite a spectacular fall from grace. From being one of the pre tournament favourites to abject also rans is some slide.
Means a cull I'd imagine, really really bad. I don't they've ever known what their best bowling side is for these conditions- can't explain away the abject batting tbh when other sides have been smashing it all over the shop.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:46 pm
by fivepointer
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:21 pm
fivepointer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:15 pm
Quite a spectacular fall from grace. From being one of the pre tournament favourites to abject also rans is some slide.
Means a cull I'd imagine, really really bad. I don't they've ever known what their best bowling side is for these conditions- can't explain away the abject batting tbh when other sides have been smashing it all over the shop.
The speed of decline is quite something. These arent bad players but to have collectively completely lost form and confidence is hard to understand.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:07 pm
by Banquo
fivepointer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:46 pm
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:21 pm
fivepointer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:15 pm
Quite a spectacular fall from grace. From being one of the pre tournament favourites to abject also rans is some slide.
Means a cull I'd imagine, really really bad. I don't they've ever known what their best bowling side is for these conditions- can't explain away the abject batting tbh when other sides have been smashing it all over the shop.
The speed of decline is quite something. These arent bad players but to have collectively completely lost form and confidence is hard to understand.
plus everyone is 30 and over, Jonny Bairstow (34), Dawid Malan (36), Joe Root (32), Ben Stokes (32), Jos Buttler (33), Liam Livingstone (30), Moeen Ali (36), Chris Woakes (34), David Willey (33), Adil Rashid (35), Mark Wood (33)
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:41 pm
by Galfon
Home and hosed, Sri L just about.
( a sending home for a good hosing sounds about right for our bedraggled bunch..the 2 run outs earlier were slopville central )
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:04 pm
by Puja
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:58 am
Really poor. Woakes has gone from hero to zero in this tournie as well.
It's almost as if there is a documented and noted trend of him being absolutely amazing in English conditions while not being half the player anywhere else and worst of all in the subcontinent. I don't know how this is a surprise to the selectors, considering it's been shown over and over and over again.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:29 am
by Banquo
Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:04 pm
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:58 am
Really poor. Woakes has gone from hero to zero in this tournie as well.
It's almost as if there is a documented and noted trend of him being absolutely amazing in English conditions while not being half the player anywhere else and worst of all in the subcontinent. I don't know how this is a surprise to the selectors, considering it's been shown over and over and over again.
Puja
Yeah, I noted that earlier. His (admittedly test) stats in England and abroad must represent the biggest delta of any international player.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:41 am
by Mellsblue
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:00 pm
Galfon wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:42 pm
Eng now lie 10th. in a table of 10 teams so the only way is up.
Failing that, it will be the status quo.
Time for Borthball?
It seems the answer was a resounding ‘yes’…
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:46 am
by Banquo
putting India in seems like the definition of madness. Our MO before this tournie has been to chase.....but our bowlers are old, not very good and its effin hot.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:13 am
by Banquo
woakes flipping me the finger here
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:41 am
by Banquo
Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:46 am
putting India in seems like the definition of madness. Our MO before this tournie has been to chase.....but our bowlers are old, not very good and its effin hot.
as i said, great tactic
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:49 pm
by fivepointer
Bowlers did their bit. Currently the batsmen are doing their best to fritter away the advantage.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:57 pm
by Galfon
'halloween horror'- the sequel.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:20 pm
by Banquo
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:49 pm
Bowlers did their bit. Currently the batsmen are doing their best to fritter away the advantage.
shambles again. These guys should give their money back
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:03 am
by Galfon
Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:20 pm
..These guys should give their money back
Portents not good, mind you the day does end in a 'y'
Surely there's a lose-deduction as well as win-bonus built in.
Too cosy by 'arf.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:49 pm
by Banquo
amazing knock by Maxwell....
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:26 pm
by Galfon
No replication of RWC finalists then, good to share things around.
India storming along all tournament and as homies should be favourites.Oz have some triffic quicks though..and Maxwell..so Ind. will be careful in their pitch selection
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 3:32 pm
by Galfon
Head gets another final ton v. Ind., in addition to a great catch earlier to remove opener Rohit.
Looks like the golden-ball is going down under again for the 6th. time, which is pretty good going tbf.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:26 am
by Galfon
Hazzzaaaah ! 31 off 7 the way to go.
Brook & Salt's ton keep Buttler's boys in the Windies T20 series.
Looked unlikely tbf.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:32 am
by Galfon
Two apiece now in the 5-match T20 series after a record knock by Eng. at the LaraStad.
Back-to-back tons by Salt, who was really peppering the boundary.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:20 pm
by Puja
Stuart Hooper named director of cricket operations at the ECB. Weird choice, considering his previous experience in management is failing upwards for several seasons at Bath, who immediately improved upon his departure. Hopefully he's learned many valuable lessons and will do a bit better in cricket.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:26 pm
by Banquo
Puja wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:20 pm
Stuart Hooper named director of cricket operations at the ECB. Weird choice, considering his previous experience in management is failing upwards for several seasons at Bath, who immediately improved upon his departure. Hopefully he's learned many valuable lessons and will do a bit better in cricket.
Puja
assume they thought it was Carl...