Beezerk
Money List Winner
There’s a fine line between aggressive, entertaining cricket and getting the victory.
I wonder how they will play in the Ashes, I can’t see the fans liking it should they lose them from a winning position.
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There’s a fine line between aggressive, entertaining cricket and getting the victory.
I wonder how they will play in the Ashes, I can’t see the fans liking it should they lose them from a winning position.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
I love the way England play now. They are always worth watching. It's a breath of fresh air.
You aren't going to win every match being ultra-attacking, but remember this time last year they had won 1 test out of 17. I'm sure the vast majority of fans will accept the odd avoidable defeat like this one.
Piece
Tour Winner
I'd take this type of risk-reward style any day over the durge of the Chris Silverwood era, even if it means losing occasionally. We were in control for a chunk of this Test Match and gave NZ a chance with a declaration and enforcing the follow-on. I'm sure in the previous reign we would have batted them out of the game and secured the series winning draw; a practical approach but dull.
Beezerk
Money List Winner
I agree to an extent by they batted and bowled their way to an almost certain win after the first innings, surely there’s now a reset and say we’ve done the hard graft now let’s grind out the result.
All the top teams in history certainly would have won from that situation…I guess.
Wabinez
Journeyman Pro
Stokes was what....33 from 116 balls or something? Hardly slogging for the fences.
I didn't see the Harry Brook run out for 0, but I imagine that doesn't happen, and England win at a canter. Win some and lose some.
I didn't see the Harry Brook run out for 0, but I imagine that doesn't happen, and England win at a canter. Win some and lose some.
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Great bowling by Lyon for Aussies in India 11/99.
Hope that his lot for this year!
Hope that his lot for this year!
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Tailenders Live was fun…obviously we didn’t get the podcast ‘in joke’ stuff, and who the heck is this Mattchin Tendulkar bloke…
But more than enough we could get straight off to make it enjoyable.A lot of fun with Johnny Bairstow guesting and playing along with the p155 being taken over his injury and recovery…good guy; getting Jimmy’s take on the end of the NZ game and what he was thinking and talking with Jack Leach about. And how he loves Wagner
Also Eleanor Oldroyd guesting was fun, for obvious reasons…We also enjoyed the banter with the audience and the audience singing along to the ‘band’…and the barmy army chanting…and frogs…
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Piece
Tour Winner
England have been very poor in this T20 series. Really poor.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Looked like one (or maybe 4 or 5) series too far for some of them recently, not helped with minds being on staying fit for the upcoming money bonanza train series
In tough conditions not to be unexpected and would rather point the finger at the schedule than the individuals personally
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Not many of the squad will be playing IPL so can’t blame that. This is not the same squad that played in the World Cup so can’t read a lot into it - apart from there isn’t much strength in depth
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
At a guess Buttler, Salt, Archer, Curran, Rashid, Ali, Wood all going to the IPL, not to mention those who missed this tour in prep for the IPL!
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
County Cricket season starts tomorrow. Lancashire v Surrey on Sky. Real feel in Manchester around 7 degrees. expect rain. Brrr. 6th April, total madness.
If they must have one of these “100 things”!
If they must have one of these “100 things”!
I can almost feel the sting of the ball in the field
. The sort of day you may not try too hard to stop the rasping shot fizzing just to your side 
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
I can almost feel the sting of the ball in the field
lovely day to field at gully and have them flying at you off the face of the bat lol
I think I'd prefer that to square leg, pull shot, or point for the cut. Somehow it's worse when you see it coming at pace, time to think. At gully it's all about reactions.
I know the ball will lose power the further away you are but it never felt like that to me. I hated fielding
What am I saying, it's going to hurt like hell wherever you are tomorrow
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
You were lucky! Remember 2nd June 1975 when Lanci were playing Derbyshire @Buxton and an inch of snow fell.I think I'd prefer that to square leg, pull shot, or point for the cut. Somehow it's worse when you see it coming at pace, time to think. At gully it's all about reactions.
I know the ball will lose power the further away you are but it never felt like that to me. I hated fielding
What am I saying, it's going to hurt like hell wherever you are tomorrow
Smashing club ground, Buxton. It could snow there in August though
. Mad stuff that. And the next year it was the summer of drought
OnTour
Head Pro
Total madness, cricket is a summer sport. we start the Warwickshire over 50s 30th April I wasn't keen on that tbh - June would be a nice
Leicestershire for the title this year
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
A county championship game called off before a ball is bowled because they are trying to start the season on April the 6th, to accomodate the white elephant that so far has lost £60m over 2 years and ensures that no proper cricket is played in this country in august at the height of summer.
Utterly ******** ridiculous
Utterly ******** ridiculous
I remember years ago playing a league fixture away from home early in May. The pavilion was a distance from the actual playing area so tables and chairs were set up for scorers and others brave enough to sit around.
I toughed it out for longer than most of my teammates, but only because I had my ski jacket and salopettes in the boot of the car following a trip the previous day to an indoor ski slope. Toasty warm I was, but I looked a bit of a prat.
