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One of the best catches I’ve ever seen, certainly a World Cup winner.What a way to win the final!!! Catches win matches indeed..
Unthinkable a few years ago.
One of the best catches I’ve ever seen, certainly a World Cup winner.What a way to win the final!!! Catches win matches indeed..
What does SA need to do to get rid of the Choker tag… they came really closeSA will be gutted to lose after only needing 30 from 30, I saw that WinViz had them at 95% at that point! Fantastic bowling from Bumrah and a stunning catch turned it on its head - he messes that up and it goes for 6 and I suspect SA would have won.
Let's hope so.......great player but such an obnoxious character!!!What does SA need to do to get rid of the Choker tag… they came really close
Rohit & Kohli retire in style
England squad for first two Tests:
Ben Stokes (Durham, capt)
James Anderson (Lancashire - first Test only)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Surrey)
Dillon Pennington (Nottinghamshire)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey, wk)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Best guess is they are planning for the 25/26 ashes and want to blood the new players earlyA few new faces there. Interesting times.
Seems a good idea. If only Southgate had given players an early opportunity. Looks like there is some strong talent coming through and it looks a decent squadBest guess is they are planning for the 25/26 ashes and want to blood the new players early
Keeper has very good handsA feel good amateur cricket thread >> https://www.facebook.com/share/r/3xb3gJnXxykTB4hs/?mibextid=UalRPS
Seems a good idea. If only Southgate had given players an early opportunity.
Really? Not an appropriate conversation for the cricket thread so I'll give one reply. As was discussed of the footie thread, Southgate insisted with regulars like Henderson etc in qualifiers and friendlies who didn't make the squad which didn't allow him to try other players in their place and in different formations. Not going to pollute the cricket thread furtherWhat a ridiculous statement. Southgate has brought in loads of young players.
Just in the current Euros squad there is a big group of players who were given "an early opportunity" for England when they could still have been playing in the U21s: Bellingham, Wharton, Guehi, Mainoo, Palmer, Saka, Gallagher, Foden, TAA.
We could look back at previous squads and find plenty of young players who were brought in for qualifiers and tournament squads. But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of your narrative![]()
Yeah we will leave this alone on this thread as you can’t read facts.Really? Not an appropriate conversation for the cricket thread so I'll give one reply. As was discussed of the footie thread, Southgate insisted with regulars like Henderson etc in qualifiers and friendlies who didn't make the squad which didn't allow him to try other players in their place and in different formations. Not going to pollute the cricket thread further
Team is up for the First Test:
Crawley
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Woakes
Bashir
Atkinson
Anderson
You would hope it would be enough for a callow West Indies side, but it feels a little thin in places.
Isn’t Smith wicket keeper ?- Top six pretty much locked in for now.
- England sticking with the strategy that a wicket keeper is not required in England.
- Woakes has become a specialist in English conditions.
No Foakes is the Surrey keeperIsn’t Smith wicket keeper ?
He has been behind the stumps for them admittedly second choiceNo Foakes is the Surrey keeper
He has been behind the stumps for them admittedly second choice
But then they should have gone for Rew who is better behind the stumps and with the bat