Xela Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Wood is a great bowler. Shame he is made of papier-mâché Buttler needs to up his game. He's come in to bat in some strong positions recently and hasn't capitalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Was the follow-on not an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 35 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Was the follow-on not an option? Yes, but you don't have to enforce it. England probably thought it was better to build a bigger lead and then when batting conditions are worse South Africa will have to bat again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Two days to get them out, should be an easy victory. Buttler’s days look done for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Excellent victory. 3 -1 and pretty encouraging for many players, Buttler aside. Imagine if Mark Wood can now stay fit... 7/8 weeks until Sri Lanka so rest up well chaps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I've never been a fan of Kolpak players in county cricket. Established test players retiring to earn better money on the county circuit. It isn't good for their native countries and isn't good for developing youth players in county cricket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 England have broken Jofra Archer – and no one can say it wasn’t coming Quote ... In play-writing there’s a principle known as Chekhov’s gun. This dictates that if there’s a rifle hanging above the fireplace in Act One, it’s going to be fired at someone’s head by the end of Act Five. A similar process applies to England cricket, fast bowlers and any kind of unorthodox, non-standard talent. Stick all three of them on the same stage and you can be pretty sure before long the air will be thick with gunpowder smoke, wrong turns and a generalised fug of error and confusion. Let’s not dress it up. Archer has been miserably treated this winter, and only occasionally by the opposition. ... Statements such as these should be seen in the context of both these layers of otherness: “He needs to ramp it up more ... The energy and effort have to be there all the time.” “We want every ball to be an effort ball.” “Your body hurts at times ... You’ve just got to choose to do it, really.” “Culturally he is different.” The words, there, of England’s captain, head coach and director of cricket at various times this winter. Speaking, to be clear, about a bloke bowling through a stress fracture, while leading England’s attack in his first season of international cricket. All of these quotes are set in the middle of warm words about Archer’s performances, all couched with sympathetic talk about how much he is putting in. But still, there are words and phrases that jar. Trying hard. Culture. Effort. “Yes, this does hurt, son. But get on with it, eh?” ...rest on link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 More evidence that Root is not captain material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 9, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2020 Bairstow is currently having a bit of fun in the one dayer. 42 from 19 balls so far - good value for a little bit of entertainment on a Sunday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 9, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2020 Sorry. My bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Should win this with ease but it’s England so you never know. Phelukwayo having a mare in this over, 4 wides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Nice little come-back for Moeen to international cricket. Nothing sensational but economic with the ball and saw us home with the bat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Shocking from Curran ... 5 balls to get 5 runs and he tries to smash a 6 into the wind Can’t pin it all on him but he needed a cooler head there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Yeah poor decision from Curran but some other bad dismissals too and Ngidi bowled well at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) Another cracker in SA Curran with 2 wickets from 2 balls at the death when it looked like SA were home talking of crackers , some stunning totty in the crowd , who knew the yarpies had such talent Edited February 14, 2020 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 Live Sports Extra are replaying the Hesdingley Test match from last year. They're down to the last afternoon now if anyone fancies reliving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 For anyone stuck in the house, missing a sporting fix, Sky Cricket are showing the World Cup Final in full at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Similar to @dAVe80 but i've been reliving the radio commentary Starts at 5 overs to go... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I was going to say the final was pretty awful for the most part. Seems to have been forgotten due to what happened at the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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