Cook and Trott Out

[HomerJSimpson]

Great post with a link to an article dated 2013 calling for Bell's head. Bell was the highest run scorer in that series, and was named player of the series. Good article though.

Not the article I intended. I'll try and get the right one after dinner. Irrespective of that, look at the form. Hardly encouraging

This one is pretty accurate. He needs to go back and get runs at county level but say he'll play in the Ashes. I wonder if he flops again in the first couple whether England could really continue to be patient http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/32980195

 

[Dan2501]

Exciting XI picked by England. Roy unlucky to get out first ball, but he's the sort of player that should be persisted with. Nice to see the likes of Hales, Roy, Billings, Rashid, Plunkett and Finn given a go. Interested to see how Stokes goes too. He was very poor last summer in ODi's, but seems in much better form now. Exciting team, and one that should be persisted with. Hales looks in excellent nick!

 

[fundy]

Nice to see for sure, such a shame the powers that be wasted the last year and the World Cup before they were almost backed into going this route rather than seeing it was the obvious way forward a long while ago when everyone else could see

The bowling attack looks a tad scary to me, could go a long way on a good track

 

[fundy]

Root showing just how good he really is yet again, be nice to see him go on to a massive score here now

 

[fundy]

top class from Butler this, England gonna get 400 here

anyone still think Moores and the old approach was the best way to go? nope didnt think so

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Fantastic performance by England.

 

[Dan2501]

Superb performance. Didn't get to see any of the bowling performance, but the batting was magnificent. Root and Buttler are the future of this England team. Just hope they maintain this level of performance now and win the series and don't revert to the old style.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Well that was fun. I know that can not happen every time but I would rather we go down playing like that than the wet performances of recent years.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Matt Prior has just announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Excellent player for England, a cracking counter attacking batsman who often got England out of trouble. I believe he averaged just over 40 for England in Tests, good enough to play as a batsman in his own right.

 

[Paperboy]

He seems to be very into his Road biking at the moment. Which I think he used to get himself fit again.

 

[Dan2501]

Prior improved a lot as his career went on for England. When he first came in he was basically picked as a batsman who happened to wear gloves while fielding. His keeping went from being very poor to just above average by the end of his career, but it was his batting that really carried him. Got England out of trouble so many times with the bat, and got his runs at a good rate. Should never have played more LO internationals than James Foster though. Pre-Buttler, Foster was easily the best keeper in the country and should have played more for England.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Dan - Foster and Chris Read were both robbed of a pile of international caps. Others will in future. The trend is for a batsman who can put gloves on rather than a true wicket keeper. How many dropped catches, stumpings missed etc caused by this? I'm old school and would prefer a proper glove man but there is no sign of England deviating from this approach.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Dan - Foster and Chris Read were both robbed of a pile of international caps. Others will in future. The trend is for a batsman who can put gloves on rather than a true wicket keeper. How many dropped catches, stumpings missed etc caused by this? I'm old school and would prefer a proper glove man but there is no sign of England deviating from this approach.

I'm with you on this. Wickets win matches and if you have a so, so keeper that can make the odd mistake and miss crucial stumpings it can come back to bite you.

 

[Dan2501]

This is crap bowling with the new ball. Too many deliveries short and wide. Only bowled one delivery to McCullum that would have hit the stumps. Simply not good enough.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

How many times do you hear commentators mention that Englands bowlers have bowled 1/2 a yard too short? Too bloomin often. It is a real failing of the current crop, Broad and Anderson included.

 

[Dan2501]

Shouldn't really be a surprise when our opening bowlers are Jordan and Finn though. Hardly McGrath and Pollock!

 

[fundy]

yet again a vast disparity between bat and ball going on again

That said, surely this is the last time Jordan is seen impersonating an international opening bowler

 

[Dan2501]

Can somebody please let me know why Chris Jordan is still bowling?

 

[fundy]

Can somebody please let me know why Chris Jordan is still bowling?

very worrying signs for Morgan as a captain, sticking to a plan that is clearly failing, reminds me of another Eng captain lol

 

[Dan2501]

What a run chase. Morgan and Root spectacular once again. This series has been amazing entertainment!