The Cricket Thread

[3offTheTee]

Ray Illingworth died today. RIP. Tough Captain who took England off in an Ashes Test after Snow had hit Terry Jenner and was slightly manhandled. Won the Ashes back and was an uncompromising guy, especially when Chairman of Selectors

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Bairstow is back! But won’t take the gloves though.

Crawley back too. Averages 11 in 2021.

Need something special from England in this test.

More likely to lose in 2 days as opposed to 3...?

 

[Billysboots]

Yet another appalling start. Both openers in the first two Tests were bad, but they dropped the wrong one for me. Hameed is never a Test opener. Never in a month of Sundays.

 

[Hobbit]

Oh dear, this is dire. Very tempted to turn off and go back to bed.

 

[Dando]

We are crap.

Can we declare for the whole tour?

 

[Piece]

Perhaps if we changed to a white ball and brought in that team, we'd do much better. I'm being semi-serious! ?

We are an embarrassment. We've reaped what we sowed at Test cricket.

 

[AmandaJR]

Embarrassing. I just wait for the morning news to briefly mention the Ashes is actually happening and then try to forget about it.

 

[greenone]

It won't change until the structure of the English summer is moved away from 2020 cricket. How can they expect to develop test players when nearly all the 4 day cricket is played in April, may and September?

 

[Neilds]

It won't change until the structure of the English summer is moved away from 2020 cricket. How can they expect to develop test players when nearly all the 4 day cricket is played in April, may and September?

It might help if the test side actually played 4 day cricket! Most will have played 2/3 games at most this season. How can you practice and improve if you aren’t playing? The fault lies firmly with the ECB and. How they manage the competitions and central contracts

 

[chrisd]

Ray Illingworth died today. RIP. Tough Captain who took England off in an Ashes Test after Snow had hit Terry Jenner and was slightly manhandled. Won the Ashes back and was an uncompromising guy, especially when Chairman of Selectors

I saw 2 days of England v Australia in July 1968 at Headingley, Ray Illingworth took 6 for 87 in the 2nd innings. Some player he was !

 

[Billysboots]

I’ve just had a quick read through BBC Sport’s feed on the first day at the MCG, and it appears that, not content with us being battered by Australia, those writing the feed are now intent on talking like Aussies as well.

English batters no longer edge behind. The writers now use the expression “nick off”. Talk English for pity’s sake.

 

[chrisd]

We are crap.

Shows some improvement then!

 

[Dando]

Found my old kit in the loft. Might try and get a ticket to Oz and see if I can get a game

 

[chrisd]

Found my old kit in the loft. Might try and get a ticket to Oz and see if I can get a game

Is that the "Wizard of Oz" ??

I can see you as the scarecrow ??

 

[Wilson]

My 6yr old wants to get up early tomorrow and watch the end of day 2, mainly to sing the Barmy Army songs I’ve been teaching her - I’ve said i need to check the child abuse laws before I agree to it.

I went to the MCG for the Boxing Day test in 2006, we’d already lost the series before I got on the plane!

 

[Junior]

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It won't change until the structure of the English summer is moved away from 2020 cricket. How can they expect to develop test players when nearly all the 4 day cricket is played in April, may and September?

Exactly this. The lack of focus on FCC has come home to roost in Englands Test cricket.

Ok, drop Burns for Crawley in this test, but actually , before this series Burns was our 2nd best batsmen this year after Root....and he's only averaging 30.

 

[Billysboots]

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Exactly this. The lack of focus on FCC has come home to roost in Englands Test cricket.

Ok, drop Burns for Crawley in this test, but actually , before this series Burns was our 2nd best batsmen this year after Root....and he's only averaging 30.

Spot on re Burns. Not had a good tour by any stretch but, if England had to drop an opener, it should have been Hameed.

Nothing about him says Test match opener. Nothing. Appearance, demeanour, technique all not up to scratch. He’s never going to walk to the crease and make the opposite think they have a scrap on their hands.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Found my old kit in the loft. Might try and get a ticket to Oz and see if I can get a game

Still got an old pair of keeping gloves and pads so I'm in. I'll bat 11 mind. Sure we can find 10 more with more commitment and bottle than this mob

 

[fundy]

So in the calendar year, Root has obviously scored the most runs in tests, the dropped Rory Burns is second, who is 3rd?

 

[fundy]

Perhaps if we changed to a white ball and brought in that team, we'd do much better. I'm being semi-serious! ?

We are an embarrassment. We've reaped what we sowed at Test cricket.

yeah the shots of Buttler Stokes and Bairstow were crying out for moar white ball cricket