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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    edited April 5
    James Rew is 22 and hit his 12th FC hundred today in 96 career innings. Only Tendulkar and Bradman had more at the same age and that's the same number as Zak Crawley has from 251 innings.  
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,788
    Addick Addict said:
    James Rew is 22 and hit his 12th FC hundred today in 96 career innings. Only Tendulkar and Bradman had more at the same age and that's the same number as Zak Crawley has from 251 innings.  
    Would love to see him debut this summer but just can't quite fit him into the current lineup. Awesome talent. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    MarcusH26 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    James Rew is 22 and hit his 12th FC hundred today in 96 career innings. Only Tendulkar and Bradman had more at the same age and that's the same number as Zak Crawley has from 251 innings.  
    Would love to see him debut this summer but just can't quite fit him into the current lineup. Awesome talent. 
    Smith still has some credit in the bank but should he repeat some of the poor decisions he made in the Ashes then he probably is the vulnerable one specifically for that middle-order berth. Of course, Crawley and Duckett should be looking over their shoulders too with regards to their positions as openers. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,057
    killerandflash said:
    Foakes 124no, but we have to select a part time keeper, as he scores more runs 
    Smith has done quite well, other than the Ashes . 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,640
    wmcf123 said:
    killerandflash said:
    Foakes 124no, but we have to select a part time keeper, as he scores more runs 
    Smith has done quite well, other than the Ashes . 
    With the bat, hasn't been good enough with the gloves at any point.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,057
    North Lower Neil said:
    wmcf123 said:
    killerandflash said:
    Foakes 124no, but we have to select a part time keeper, as he scores more runs 
    Smith has done quite well, other than the Ashes . 
    With the bat, hasn't been good enough with the gloves at any point.
    Adequate though, by modern standards , bar the Ashes 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Buttler, having looked like he didn't know one end of the bat from the other in the WC, has now found his form in India - 48* out of a partnership of 50 with Gill in the IPL
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Addick Addict said:
    Buttler, having looked like he didn't know one end of the bat from the other in the WC, has now found his form in India - 48* out of a partnership of 50 with Gill in the IPL
    Out for 52 off 27
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,788
    Ton for Ben McKinney. Yes I know the Glocs attack is weak but that's a very impressive knock 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Jack Leach has heard that there might be a spot for him in the England team. He's opening the batting for Somerset. 

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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,788
    Pope and Smith ton up for S*urrey 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Addick Addict said:
    Jack Leach has heard that there might be a spot for him in the England team. He's opening the batting for Somerset. 
    The audition is over. Bowled by Porter for 8. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,993
    edited April 27
    England to go Gay all of a sudden, Cary Grant style? 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Leuth said:
    England to go Gay all of a sudden, Cary Grant style? 
    I mentioned him 18 months ago. At that time, as we know from the post-Ashes review, the England management were not paying any attention to what was going on in the CC be that in terms of runs accumulated or the views of players and coaches. This is now meant to be changing. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635
    Lees (long shot), McKinney and Gay all at Durham should all be realistic options to replace Crawley and it’s interesting that they’re all the same club so can’t all open. There was a very good interview with Gay on the Wisden pod a couple of weeks ago, well worth seeking out
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635
    Looks like Steven Finn is in the frame to be the new selector. An interesting move from Finn as it will surely limit his media work. Darren Gough and Nick Knight also mentioned

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/04/28/steven-finn-favourite-to-replace-luke-wright-as-england-sel/
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Regardless of what his true age is, I'm not sure that there has ever been a more talented young, white ball, batter in the history of the game than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. World class bowlers, whatever form they come in and whatever they bowl to him, find it virtually impossible to restrict him.  
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    edited April 28
    Addick Addict said:
    Regardless of what his true age is, I'm not sure that there has ever been a more talented young, white ball, batter in the history of the game than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. World class bowlers, whatever form they come in and whatever they bowl to him, find it virtually impossible to restrict him.  
    I am the gift that keeps giving to bowlers. Next ball full toss and he's out for 43 off 16 balls. Poor!

    Still, he is the leading scorer in the IPL with exactly 400 runs at an average of 44.44 and strike rate of 238.04 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,909
    4-49 for Yorkshire youngster Joe Root as Yorkshire win at Taunton.  With Bess also getting 4 wickets,  nice to see spin coming to the fore so early in the season.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,614
    Leuth said:
    England to go Gay all of a sudden, Cary Grant style? 
    Few years back Englands 9~10~11 was Archer, Broad, Leach. The Cary Grant of cricket ?

    *coat......

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635

  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,788
    https://archive.is/20260507093708/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/05/07/england-turn-to-australian-marcus-north-national-selector/

    Paywall free link. Really like this as an appointment. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635
    MarcusH26 said:
    https://archive.is/20260507093708/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/05/07/england-turn-to-australian-marcus-north-national-selector/

    Paywall free link. Really like this as an appointment. 

    Suspect Durham player Emilio Gay likes it too…
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,583
    MarcusH26 said:
    https://archive.is/20260507093708/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/05/07/england-turn-to-australian-marcus-north-national-selector/

    Paywall free link. Really like this as an appointment. his first name

  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,903
    No conflict of interest at all….
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    IAgree said:
    No conflict of interest at all….
    Or the current England captain coming from Durham too albeit that didn't help Ollie Robinson in any real respect. Or the current ECB Director of Cricket being best mates with the father of the England opening batter.

    Unless those positions are held by people with no connection with a county there will always be a perceived conflict of interest. Some holding those positions might have too much influence in that regard. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,912
    Former England goalkeeper, Nigel Martyn, has been named in England's Over 60s Lions cricket squad for the 2026 summer
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 5,022
    Addick Addict said:
    Former England goalkeeper, Nigel Martyn, has been named in England's Over 60s Lions cricket squad for the 2026 summer

    Yes I noticed that ..just assumed it was a different Nigel Martyn ...trivia quiz questions incoming 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635
    Interesting to see James Rew opening for Somerset...
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,635
    fenaddick said:
    Interesting to see James Rew opening for Somerset...
    And he's out for 5!

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