2019 Cricket

[fundy]

Weve been clamouring for someone to bat more attritionally at the top of the order, as soon as we find one whos prepared to do so everyone wants to moan hes not scoring quick enough lol

Keep grinding Dom!

 

[Mudball]

Weve been clamouring for someone to bat more attritionally at the top of the order, as soon as we find one whos prepared to do so everyone wants to moan hes not scoring quick enough lol

Keep grinding Dom!

Wasnt Pope supposed to be one of those backbone & future of the game

 

[Dan2501]

Weve been clamouring for someone to bat more attritionally at the top of the order, as soon as we find one whos prepared to do so everyone wants to moan hes not scoring quick enough lol

Keep grinding Dom!

I like it. I'm all for a gritty, ugly opener who grinds out runs and uses up plenty of deliveries. As long as he bats long enough to get big runs I'm all for it. We've got plenty of other lads in the team who can score quickly, the middle order is very fluent so I'm happy with Burns and Sibley to accumulate and use up the new ball early. Need to stick with them for a bit now.

 

[fundy]

Wasnt Pope supposed to be one of those backbone & future of the game

No, Popes an attacking batsman, plays all the shots. Far easier on the eye than Sibley but a very different role (and why anyone with any sense wanted Pope at 6 not at 3!) Still very much the future for me, top class player and will get plenty of runs at 6

 

[Dan2501]

Pope just looks a quality player. Very Ian Bell-esque in that every time he comes to the crease it feels like he's destined to make runs, technically so pretty, has all the shots, just hope he kicks on and makes big scores a bit more often than Bell. Pope's unlikely to have a batting line-up the likes of Strauss, Cook, Trott, Pietersen and Collingwood in front of him, going to need to make big runs. I see his long-term future at 5, but for now I'm more than happy with him at 6.

 

[Captainron]

I like it. I'm all for a gritty, ugly opener who grinds out runs and uses up plenty of deliveries. As long as he bats long enough to get big runs I'm all for it. We've got plenty of other lads in the team who can score quickly, the middle order is very fluent so I'm happy with Burns and Sibley to accumulate and use up the new ball early. Need to stick with them for a bit now.

Dean Elgar

 

[Mudball]

Pope just looks a quality player. Very Ian Bell-esque in that every time he comes to the crease it feels like he's destined to make runs, technically so pretty, has all the shots, just hope he kicks on and makes big scores a bit more often than Bell. Pope's unlikely to have a batting line-up the likes of Strauss, Cook, Trott, Pietersen and Collingwood in front of him, going to need to make big runs. I see his long-term future at 5, but for now I'm more than happy with him at 6.

I agree with Fundy.... too good for 6... but then who do you move to put him up... Root & Stokes have fixed places.. Can he open? Only option is drop Sibley or Crawley. More swap with Craweley than Sibley.

 

[fundy]

I agree with Fundy.... too good for 6... but then who do you move to put him up... Root & Stokes have fixed places.. Can he open? Only option is drop Sibley or Crawley. More swap with Craweley than Sibley.

you must have misread my post, more than happy with him at 6, especially with the current make up of the side

 

[fundy]

207/3 having been put in a good day for England, press on tomorrow

 

[HomerJSimpson]

207/3 having been put in a good day for England, press on tomorrow

Definitely. Good partnership in place. Get through the first overs tomorrow and look to kick on. Deep batting line up so would hope for 350+ if not more.

 

[fundy]

Or in TMSs world

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283840071515471873

what is this desire to dumb down cricket as much as possible sigh

 

[Beezerk]

Definitely. Good partnership in place. Get through the first overs tomorrow and look to kick on. Deep batting line up so would hope for 350+ if not more.

So that's definitely a 250 all out scenario then ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

So that's definitely a 250 all out scenario then ?

Probably. Think a few are playing for their test futures though so need to knuckle down

 

[fundy]

Well batted Dom Sibley, sort of innings weve been crying out for years

Well batted Stokes

Game likely to turn into England versus the Manchester weather tomorrow (outside chance of a little rain this pm too) so going to need to push on after lunch, despite a very slow dead pitch

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Well batted Dom Sibley, sort of innings weve been crying out for years

Well batted Stokes

Game likely to turn into England versus the Manchester weather tomorrow (outside chance of a little rain this pm too) so going to need to push on after lunch, despite a very slow dead pitch

I hope Joe Root is having a good look at the batting of these two.

Its getting very boring watching him throw his wicket away after getting 'in'.

His stats the last 3 years or so are quite poor for a player of his talent......

 

[Captainron]

Stokes is a very good player but he is the luckiest bugger to pull on whites.

I think he is the most dropped player in world cricket.

 

[Mudball]

Well set for Butler.. play like a T20/ODI... get to 400 and get the windies in.. if Stokes gets out before that, then probable declaration.. else 200 for Stokes

well played Sibley.. poor by Pope

 

[Mudball]

Stokes is a very good player but he is the luckiest bugger to pull on whites.

I think he is the most dropped player in world cricket.

I will take Luck over Skill any day..

 

[Captainron]

Woakes sits around for 2 days and then gets a golden....

This game sucks sometimes

 

[Mudball]

Quick declaration needed.. no point getting the bowlers to bat out there and get tiered ... keep their legs fresh. Also windies would be tiered ... get them to pad up.. Will Root ever make an aggressive decision?