Moeen set to play as a batsman in 2nd test as he still has a problem with his finger. Wonder if Crane will play, otherwise Root will be our only spin option!
Moeen set to play as a batsman in 2nd test as he still has a problem with his finger. Wonder if Crane will play, otherwise Root will be our only spin option!
Jeez. All our tours out there just turn to farce. Give them the Urn and bring the wankers home now.
Moeen set to play as a batsman in 2nd test as he still has a problem with his finger. Wonder if Crane will play, otherwise Root will be our only spin option!
All along everyone has been pointing out that it's fine having a talented rookie in your squad, if we decide to play 2 spinners, but is Crane experienced enough to replace Moeen?
That's a downer, from having three solid all-rounders at the begiining with Stokes,Ali and Woakes we are now down to 1 who is bowling buffet help yourself.
That's a downer, from having three solid all-rounders at the begiining with Stokes,Ali and Woakes we are now down to 1 who is bowling buffet help yourself.
He's not exactly looking great with the bat, either.
That's a downer, from having three solid all-rounders at the begiining with Stokes,Ali and Woakes we are now down to 1 who is bowling buffet help yourself.
Woakes looked tame at Brisbane, in my opinion. There was a significant gap between Anderson/Broad and Woakes/Ball. I felt that the Aussies tended to see Anderson/Broad off and picked off their runs after they had been taken off. Woakes didn't look in great shape with the bat either really, although he is a capable batsmen usually.
We think we've got problems but the rapid decline of the West Indies and their ongoing issues really is disappointing. It occurs to me that all these youngsters won't have ever seen the great bowlers such as Garner, Holding, Roberts and Marshall or batsmen like Sobers, Lloyd, Kallicharan, Greenidge and of course Richards.
Yes I know that they won the World T20 but, let's face it, that was down to our own ineptitude. They've even got to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.
In the first Test against New Zealand, the West Indies were 59-0. And 134 all out. On a track that offered very little to the bowlers, one after another of their batsmen demonstrated a total inability to play the short ball. One of them, Sunil Ambris, was making his Test debut. Unfortunately, he stepped on his stumps - first ball!!!
I assume the sessions will be roughly 3:30 - 5:30 6:10 - 8:10 8:30 - 10:30?
3.30-5.30 5.50-7.50 8.30-10.30
Got to Adelaide, mate puked (into a sick bag ) as we landed in Dubai , food poisoning he claims (3 bloody Mary’s and 6 red wines can’t have helped him) He puked again after landin in Adelaide , he slept 9 hours on second leg of flight I got 5 hours in.
Raining as we got off plane but a mild 18c
Not that I smoke but there’s a 25 cigarette declaration value in Oz
My luggage still in Dubai(it’s on next flight 24 hrs time) ! 130 Aus dollars compo I get and I’ll get to wear some of my mates gear and prolly wear some of my clothes that I wore out here (smelly), although saying that there’s a shopping mall close by cos I’m on the 7th floor and I’ve got a car park as a view 3 yards from the window.
Could see the ground from plane on way in and taxi driver said they have a bit of party and bands going on down there throughout the day/ evening as they’ve had a couple or so day nighter tests already at Adelaide .
Mate gambled on a chicken burger and chips and a beer and legged it to room soon after , just gone midnight here I’m pooooing now , shower then bed .
After @thai malaysia addick raised the subject of some bizarre security arrangements at Brisbane, I would like to provide the following guidance to @oohaahmortimer and friends ahead of the next few tests (taken from my blog of the 2010/11 tour):
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Rules and regulations - Australian style
In one of my Sydney posts, I implied that the security arrangements in place at Australia's cricket grounds may be considered a tad over-zealous. I will attempt to expand on this theory below.
One thing I have learnt on this trip is that Australians are very fond of their rules and regulations. Given that I live in Germany, you may have thought that this would not unduly bother me, or perhaps that I would not even notice. Both fair points. Maybe it's because of the laid-back reputation of Aussies that I found myself so surprised by this aspect of life down under.
The main practical problem with the security arrangements was that they were so different at each ground. Hence, having got used to one set of more or less draconian rules at, say, Adelaide, you then travelled to Perth and found a completely different set of regulations in place.
Here are some random examples: - In Adelaide, it was forbidden to take an umbrella into the ground, presumably on the basis that it was offensive to South Australians to imply that it may rain during their summer (it did – very heavily) - In Perth, I was not allowed to take an empty plastic water bottle into the ground, although a full one would have been fine and water fountains were provided within the ground for free refills - In Perth, the security guards initially removed a middle aged Barmy Army supporter for wielding two small signs made of a dangerous cardboard-like substance and bearing the abusive slogans "AV IT" and "NO NONSENSE" (in this case, they relented ten minutes later) - In Melbourne, standing up to cheer on your team very loudly seemed to be tolerated if you were a visiting English tourist with lots of Aussie dollars to spend but not if you were a local and wearing a conical green and gold hat (on second thoughts, this rule was fine) - In Sydney, it was not permitted to wear a pair of sunglasses when queuing for a drink - indeed, a very strict lady was employed to ensure this did not happen and appeared to have no other useful function but this - In Sydney, my Barmy Army friend Gabie was required to provide evidence of her age in order to buy a meat pie, even though the pie in question did not appear to contain any alcohol, drugs or tobacco - Once again in Sydney, it was forbidden to purchase two lagers and one cider in the same round, even though you could buy up to four drinks of either variety at the same time – one could only conclude that there must have been some bad experiences with the illicit mixing of snakebites during play.
And would you believe, while I have been writing the above, Jayne has returned from some last minute shopping in Sydney airport and reported that she was required to produce her passport in order to purchase a jar of vegemite.
Making my way to Adelaide from Sydney this morning. Going to get the first three days in. Half excited and half dreading it!! (Typical cafc supporter) Either way the beers will flow.
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Speculation is that he is warming up for Oz
Poor move by Anderson. Makes us look scared, we may well have been, but you don't moan in public about intimidation.
I assume the sessions will be roughly
3:30 - 5:30
6:10 - 8:10
8:30 - 10:30?
Yes I know that they won the World T20 but, let's face it, that was down to our own ineptitude. They've even got to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.
In the first Test against New Zealand, the West Indies were 59-0. And 134 all out. On a track that offered very little to the bowlers, one after another of their batsmen demonstrated a total inability to play the short ball. One of them, Sunil Ambris, was making his Test debut. Unfortunately, he stepped on his stumps - first ball!!!
Not a lot to inspire the players of the future.
5.50-7.50
8.30-10.30
Got to Adelaide, mate puked (into a sick bag ) as we landed in Dubai , food poisoning he claims (3 bloody Mary’s and 6 red wines can’t have helped him)
He puked again after landin in Adelaide , he slept 9 hours on second leg of flight I got 5 hours in.
Raining as we got off plane but a mild 18c
Not that I smoke but there’s a 25 cigarette declaration value in Oz
My luggage still in Dubai(it’s on next flight 24 hrs time) ! 130 Aus dollars compo I get and I’ll get to wear some of my mates gear and prolly wear some of my clothes that I wore out here (smelly), although saying that there’s a shopping mall close by cos I’m on the 7th floor and I’ve got a car park as a view 3 yards from the window.
Could see the ground from plane on way in and taxi driver said they have a bit of party and bands going on down there throughout the day/ evening as they’ve had a couple or so day nighter tests already at Adelaide .
Mate gambled on a chicken burger and chips and a beer and legged it to room soon after , just gone midnight here I’m pooooing now , shower then bed .
Come on England !!
Either way, I think I'll just set my alarm to watch the final session!
And if Australia are 180-0 might go back to bed
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Rules and regulations - Australian style
In one of my Sydney posts, I implied that the security arrangements in place at Australia's cricket grounds may be considered a tad over-zealous. I will attempt to expand on this theory below.
One thing I have learnt on this trip is that Australians are very fond of their rules and regulations. Given that I live in Germany, you may have thought that this would not unduly bother me, or perhaps that I would not even notice. Both fair points. Maybe it's because of the laid-back reputation of Aussies that I found myself so surprised by this aspect of life down under.
The main practical problem with the security arrangements was that they were so different at each ground. Hence, having got used to one set of more or less draconian rules at, say, Adelaide, you then travelled to Perth and found a completely different set of regulations in place.
Here are some random examples:
- In Adelaide, it was forbidden to take an umbrella into the ground, presumably on the basis that it was offensive to South Australians to imply that it may rain during their summer (it did – very heavily)
- In Perth, I was not allowed to take an empty plastic water bottle into the ground, although a full one would have been fine and water fountains were provided within the ground for free refills
- In Perth, the security guards initially removed a middle aged Barmy Army supporter for wielding two small signs made of a dangerous cardboard-like substance and bearing the abusive slogans "AV IT" and "NO NONSENSE" (in this case, they relented ten minutes later)
- In Melbourne, standing up to cheer on your team very loudly seemed to be tolerated if you were a visiting English tourist with lots of Aussie dollars to spend but not if you were a local and wearing a conical green and gold hat (on second thoughts, this rule was fine)
- In Sydney, it was not permitted to wear a pair of sunglasses when queuing for a drink - indeed, a very strict lady was employed to ensure this did not happen and appeared to have no other useful function but this
- In Sydney, my Barmy Army friend Gabie was required to provide evidence of her age in order to buy a meat pie, even though the pie in question did not appear to contain any alcohol, drugs or tobacco
- Once again in Sydney, it was forbidden to purchase two lagers and one cider in the same round, even though you could buy up to four drinks of either variety at the same time – one could only conclude that there must have been some bad experiences with the illicit mixing of snakebites during play.
And would you believe, while I have been writing the above, Jayne has returned from some last minute shopping in Sydney airport and reported that she was required to produce her passport in order to purchase a jar of vegemite.
What's with all the crazy rules, guys?
This is NOT the time to cast aspersions on the Aussies, don't you know !
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21627287/craig-overton-running-test-debut