I'm not getting up to watch the cricket, blimey why would you, but I saw some of the wickets this morning. Jacks slogging to get out for 0, Smith getting run out.........still brainless. So very brainless.
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Mudball
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Fade and Die
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Its what Bazball has created, you can bat without responsibility as there is no consequences to how ridiculous you chuck your wicket away!
Sadly, too true. You don't want a climate of fear in a team but equally you have to have a level of responsibility. The bit that kills me is that when I played back in the day, the chance to bat all day, occupy the crease with no run pressure because heck, you have 5 days to bat or (like yesterday) you have a day and a half to bat,
. The stuff of dreams. Let the bowlers come to you, grind them down. Nope, swing like you need 20 in the last over 
.I'd like to think McCullum will go after the tour but I think the board are all in with this for a while longer.
Fade and Die
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I was hoping this might be the final nail in the coffin for McCullum and Keys (And Pope, Crawley, Jacks, Potts, Carse, Duckett, Smith and BashirSadly, too true. You don't want a climate of fear in a team but equally you have to have a level of responsibility. The bit that kills me is that when I played back in the day, the chance to bat all day, occupy the crease with no run pressure because heck, you have 5 days to bat or (like yesterday) you have a day and a half to bat,
I'd like to think McCullum will go after the tour but I think the board are all in with this for a while longer.
)Neilds
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And you can add Stokes to that list - certainly as captain. He is not the Captain Wonder that people make him out to be. He changes the field every ball, obviously no plan for the bowlers, bowls people at the wrong time - he should have taken the new ball and not relied on a youngster and someone who doesn't take the new ball for their county.I was hoping this might be the final nail in the coffin for McCullum and Keys (And Pope, Crawley, Jacks, Potts, Carse, Duckett, Smith and Bashir
sunshine
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This is how we are going to play. We are going to impose our style on the opposition.
The inflexibility of this mantra seemed naive 3 years ago. It’s only really worked against weaker teams, they’ve been found out whenever they have been up against a quality bowling attack.
Top teams and top athletes, across different sports, are often characterised by their ability to adapt to different situations and find different ways to win.
The Squirrel
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I was hoping this might be the final nail in the coffin for McCullum and Keys (And Pope, Crawley, Jacks, Potts, Carse, Duckett, Smith and Bashir
Bit harsh having Duckett and Carse on that list. Carse in particular: averaging under 30 in this series and playing all 5 tests (no other England bowler managed anything like that workload without breaking down). That’s pretty much the opposite of a player ready for the scrap heap - what more can you reasonably expect of him? Don’t exactly have 4 fit Malcolm Marshalls lined up to replenish the fast bowling ranks either. Duckett has had a poor series but has shown enough previously that he’s worth persevering with. Not least because you’ve already got one new opening bat to find….
Grizzly
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Carse is a curates egg alright - prior to this series he has tended to bowl better than his figures would suggest, whereas here he has largely bowled dross (there was a Barmy Army song about Mitch J that would be all too appropriate) but has picked up a decent number of poles.
simsini
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It seems Brook got hit by a bouncer and not during a cricket match. How can he possibly still be captain of the one day side after this? Where is the discipline?
www.telegraph.co.uk
Harry Brook clashed with nightclub bouncer hours before captaining England
Exclusive: Vice-captain on final warning after incident in which he was struck by nightclub bouncer in build-up to Ashes
www.telegraph.co.uk
Neilds
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England with 3 full time and 2 part time spinners in the team for the ODI against Sri Lanka - hope they have read the pitch right.
SteveJay
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Just watched the (very brief) highlights of a Big Bash 20 over match.....chasing 140 against the Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Thunder are bowled out for 15 
Mudball
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Are the Sydney guys playing Bazball.Just watched the (very brief) highlights of a Big Bash 20 over match.....chasing 140 against the Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Thunder are bowled out for 15
Dont really watch BB. But saw a reel where Steve Smith did not take a run so he could be on strike rather than Babar Azam.. And Azam was not happy. Apparently got out and went and locked himself in a toilet!! He refused to come out and the guys could not speak to him as he does not understand much English
The Squirrel
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This was about 3 years ago!Just watched the (very brief) highlights of a Big Bash 20 over match.....chasing 140 against the Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Thunder are bowled out for 15
simsini
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England looked comfortable, but too many dot balls has built pressure, and now they are giving their wickets away. 
anotherdouble
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No surprise there thenEngland looked comfortable, but too many dot balls has built pressure, and now they are giving their wickets away.
Norrin Radd
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And a good hiding was had by England
Just watching the first T20 from Sri Lanka. Can someone tell me how Sri Lankan bowler Pathirana’s action is even remotely legal? His arm is virtually parallel to the ground at waist height when he releases the ball.
Astonishing action.
Astonishing action.
Arthur Wedge
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It’s ok because the arm is straight at release , it’s the same as Malingas or Taits etc
I’m not 100% convinced it is, Phil. He makes Malinga’s look positively conventional.
