2019 Cricket

[fundy]

The schedule cannot have helped much. Great idea to have a full ashes series weeks after the world cup with tired players, very little in the way of red ball warm up matches and a team that has hardly played any red ball cricket in home conditions this year. With their involvement in county cricket, I suspect that some of the Aussies have played more red ball cricket in England than our lot. Hardly a shock that some are finding it difficult to transition out of white ball mode I know, money etc, but common sense would have suggested a shorter 3 test series against a lower ranked nation to end the summer and build up to an ashes series next year.

the crazy thing is they moved a series a few years back to ensure that they avoided this exact scenario lol

 

[fundy]

Is this test match a dead rubber or do people think winning it so drawing the series matters? Are the Aussies going to give 100% in this one given the Ashes are retained by them no matter the result in this test.

Would you go and watch live thinking you were getting full value?

yeah its not a dead rubber, only because of Ashes retention anyones thinking 2-1 with 1 to go isnt, add in the new test championship and definitely plenty to play for

as for watching live, refuse to line the ECBs pockets these days, prefer to watch county and local cricket

 

[fundy]

Root onto innings number 4

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The schedule cannot have helped much. Great idea to have a full ashes series weeks after the world cup with tired players, very little in the way of red ball warm up matches and a team that has hardly played any red ball cricket in home conditions this year. With their involvement in county cricket, I suspect that some of the Aussies have played more red ball cricket in England than our lot. Hardly a shock that some are finding it difficult to transition out of white ball mode I know, money etc, but common sense would have suggested a shorter 3 test series against a lower ranked nation to end the summer and build up to an ashes series next year.

The Aussies have the same schedule but are playing on the other side of the world in our conditions. If they have more players playing red ball than white ball cricket than us then well played them. Any fault is our own.

I totally agree with your last point.

 

[GB72]

the crazy thing is they moved a series a few years back to ensure that they avoided this exact scenario lol

Still at least the ECB filled its coffers again with another Ashes series.

 

[fundy]

Still at least the ECB filled its coffers again with another Ashes series.

and theres the truth......

 

[GB72]

and theres the truth......

Honestly do not know as I am no historian but are Ashes series a more regular occurrence these days. Could have sworn when I was younger they were more of a rarity and something a bit special (akin to a lions tour) but they seem to be every 5 minutes at the moment.

 

[fundy]

Honestly do not know as I am no historian but are Ashes series a more regular occurrence these days. Could have sworn when I was younger they were more of a rarity and something a bit special (akin to a lions tour) but they seem to be every 5 minutes at the moment.

traditionally always every other year (so every 4 years at home), they added the extra series in England in 2015 (having played at home in 2013) hence why it probably feels more regular of late

 

[Piece]

Into the tail now!

 

[fundy]

Into the tail now!

looking pretty flat mind, tail should be ok on this!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I don't know what the stats are relating to this but we look increasingly likely to not go past 400 in any innings in a 5 test domestic series, weather has not interferred in any significant way. I don't know when the last time that happened but it is not good. Feasible on an overseas tour, poor for a domestic series.

 

[fundy]

I don't know what the stats are relating to this but we look increasingly likely to not go past 400 in any innings in a 5 test domestic series, weather has not interferred in any significant way. I don't know when the last time that happened but it is not good. Feasible on an overseas tour, poor for a domestic series.

dont actually play that many 5 test series these days, took us till the 2nd inns of the last test vs India last year (so still time here lol) and didnt get there in a 2 test series v Pakistan earlier in the year

 

[fundy]

200/6 on a road with 3 drops and a wicket overturned for a no ball, if we hadnt seen it all before it would be hard to believe

 

[Lord Tyrion]

dont actually play that many 5 test series these days, took us till the 2nd inns of the last test vs India last year (so still time here lol) and didnt get there in a 2 test series v Pakistan earlier in the year

I'm surprised at that. I thought we had done better in the series v India. Pakistan was too early in the summer, wickets not conducive then. 400 to me is a benchmark figure for a good test team.

 

[Tongo]

I see the Incredible Sulk put in a shift again today.

 

[fundy]

I'm surprised at that. I thought we had done better in the series v India. Pakistan was too early in the summer, wickets not conducive then. 400 to me is a benchmark figure for a good test team.

Times are a changing thats for sure, days of sides posting 550 first up seem a long time ago! Sides just dont try to bat time as they used to

On the plus side T20 Buttler seems to have turned up

 

[fundy]

I see the Incredible Sulk put in a shift again today.

a Tim Painesque review to finish too

 

[fundy]

Australia 15 overs short at the scheduled close of play! Still not seen any mention of a fine this whole series!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Very odd from Australia. They have stopped trying to get Butler out, focusing entirely on Leach. He isn't Smith, hasn't had a great series.

 

[fundy]

Paying fans short changed by 8 overs again, nothing short of a disgrace