If they can’t get Thorpe then beg Goich to come back but I would imagine he wouldn’t be popular with the players as he would cut out the sloppy shot making.
I can’t be the only one that can see Cook opening in the first Ashes test if he gets off to a solid start at Essex!?
We talked about lack of runs in county cricket last summer.
Stat attack - 70 batting bonus available in Div 1. No side that averaged more than 3 per game (surrey best with 41 pts but that is 7 games at the Oval!!).
6 of the 8 Div 1 sides averaged less than 2 pts per game.
Of course Div 1 sides packed with over the hill Kolpak players doesn't help either
Stat attack - 70 batting bonus available in Div 1. No side that averaged more than 3 per game (surrey best with 41 pts but that is 7 games at the Oval!!).
6 of the 8 Div 1 sides averaged less than 2 pts per game.
Of course Div 1 sides packed with over the hill Kolpak players doesn't help either
County games were finishing on a regular basis inside 2 days, total under 200 runs in any inns.
Worrying times for red ball fans.
Red ball games played start/end of season when conditions are at their toughest!
Worrying times for red ball fans.
Red ball games played start/end of season when conditions are at their toughest!
don't worry things will dramatically improve when CC starts running alongside the 100 ball tournament ............................................. money-grabbing idiots
Went to look at the cricket score this morning, and then realized they'd already beaten us!
Read on Twitter today that Bob Willis has Sadie we need a player like Ian Bell and quite a few people said how about a player like him how about him. I think he was discarded to early but I think he has been away to long now.
There does seem to be a shortage of players coming through
There does seem to be a shortage of players coming through
Oh yeah that case which has gone to a retrial, he’s not a party in the trial but they left him out whilst it’s being resolved.
From my viewing of the lions this winter no real standouts with th bat, think Duckett and Billings have been the ‘better’ of the bunch
I see the Windies captain Holder has been suspended for the 3rd Test for slow over rate, fair enough as they’ve been very slow, lucky for England really as it could have been over within 2 days!
Neither of them are likely to pull up any trees in test cricket also another two keepers is their aim to have six keeper batsman and then a few bowlers
Agree, Billings continually getting in ODI squad is the same as Wood and the test squad ‘one of the boys’ you feel!
May not be party to the trial but hasn't done himself any favours. Pretty ordinary behaviour at best.
3rd Test- Foakes has been dropped! Can you believe it!
Disgraceful decision, Jennings back in Denly to 3.
Foakes dropped to keep in the ‘boys’!
Disgraceful decision, Jennings back in Denly to 3.
Foakes dropped to keep in the ‘boys’!
Likewise, Foakes should be keeping wicket in the first Ashes test for me.
The bowlers improved under him and Cooley and have gone backwards under Silverwood
All fit, my ‘guaranteed’ selections for the first Ashes test would be-
1. Burns
2.
3.
4.Root
5.Stokes
6. Bairstow
7. Foakes (k)
8. Ali
9.
10. Broad
11. Anderson
1. Burns
2.
3.
4.Root
5.Stokes
6. Bairstow
7. Foakes (k)
8. Ali
9.
10. Broad
11. Anderson
Woakes at 9 and the calls are getting louder to bring back Ian Bell I personally think his time has gone
Woakes has got to sort his injury problems out and get fit for the start of the season and World Cup.
Agree on Bell, would be interesting if he did hit the ground running in div 1.... but they’d have to bat him for England at 3
I'd love to see woakes get given a go as an opener. Too late for the ashes now though.
If they don’t perform tomorrow something has to give and players like Ali put under pressure.
But even if say Ali fails it’ll take something ridiculous for him to be dropped from the Ashes 11
So Jennings back in and a fit Foakes dropped.
Laughable.
Root not brave enough to drop his mates.
Time for a rethink of Root's captaincy if he isn't strong enough to rock the boat.
This current set-up likes mistreating young players after a couple of games.
Picking on a young lower order player when fault lies with top order. Jennings shouldn't be on this tour let alone back in side
Laughable.
Root not brave enough to drop his mates.
Ha. I wrote same thing but obviously didn't push post button when news came out.see above.
Time for a rethink of Root's captaincy if he isn't strong enough to rock the boat.
This current set-up likes mistreating young players after a couple of games.
Picking on a young lower order player when fault lies with top order. Jennings shouldn't be on this tour let alone back in side
Quite right. The team is crying out for a solid top order player. They have been picking such a player as a number 8 batsman, but have dropped him to pick Keaton Jennings instead, with predictable results. Perhaps a better plan would be to pick Foakes as a specialist number 3, get Bairstow to bat a 5, Stokes at 6 and Buttler at 7 for the impact, Gilchrist-style roal originally envisaged for him when he was brought back in May. Oh and find a decent opener to partner Burns; it isn't Denly by the looks of things and it sure ain't Jennings who looks about as a competent a Test opener as I do.
Stokes saying England's batting approach and discipline hasn't changed for this Test. Maybe the England set-up is so insular they believe that nonsense - kind of like a cult.
Getting bowled out for low scores happens against good attacks etc but I don't think I've seen a series when so many wickets have been thrown away.
Getting bowled out for low scores happens against good attacks etc but I don't think I've seen a series when so many wickets have been thrown away.
Agreed.
World and his wife (apart from England selectors) know Jennings can't handle pace or movement,
Said in Sri Lanka could see Foakes at 3 - fights for his wicket and technically pretty good.
