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England Cricket Team Summer 2019 -ICC World Cup and Ashes etc

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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    England will win this test. 
    Trust me 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    What a bonkers day's cricket. When Denly was out for 23 I never thought he'd be our top scorer!

    I've no idea what went wrong for us. Mental tiredness from the World Cup players, nerves from the new players, complacency in the camp, but it was a poor day for the England team. Only Stone and to a lesser extent Curran can be pleased with today really.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Tim Murtagh is basically English anyway. I guess today was revenge for us stealing Morgan from them!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Feel a bit sorry for Roy.  I think it's a bit harsh to end the experiment of opening with him after just one innings.  But, I guess it's worth giving Leach as long as possible to cement his place as an opener before the Ashes starts.  

    And, I guess with nominative determinance, Leach is the right person to "stick around", having bagged two not outs on a day when twenty other batsmen got out.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    Wanna write a post about how much I love Gary Wilson and how no one deserves to play test cricket more. Top top bloke and real fighter. True Irish stalwart. Hope he gets some runs in the second innings would love to see his name on the honours board at the home of cricket. But I'm drunk on holiday and half considering climbing the fence to the hotel pool in protest that they close it at 6pm.

    Other than that I hope england can pull this back.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Where are you Canters that has a pool that closes at 6 ?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,993
    Just watching the last over as haven’t seen any of the game. Murtagh looks totally bog standard poo poo. Was today some kind of wind up?! He’s bowling about 50mph!
    Our batsman all decided it would be a good idea to bat standing well outside the crease.
    Bairstow was so far forward that the umpire had to warn him. (Never seen this before).
    This meant that they had less time to judge any movement.
    Ireland took a normal stance and were far more comfortable. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Chizz said:
    Feel a bit sorry for Roy.  I think it's a bit harsh to end the experiment of opening with him after just one innings.  But, I guess it's worth giving Leach as long as possible to cement his place as an opener before the Ashes starts.  

    And, I guess with nominative determinance, Leach is the right person to "stick around", having bagged two not outs on a day when twenty other batsmen got out.
    Quite clever that by sending Leach out there wouldn't be anyone getting out twice in a day!

    Leach's bowling was filth today incidentally
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    I predicted that JR wouldn't come out for that final over of the day.

    " SORRY, gaffer. I've accidentally superglued myself to this chair ....! 
  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,638
    Roy must be secretly quite pleased.

    When he was sat on the balcony watching Burns and Denly batting, he must have thought we’d only have to bat once in the match, and he wouldn’t get another go.
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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    edited July 2019
    Riviera said:
    just bumped in to Olly Stones dad by ticket office (heard him say to a steward his son was playing so asked him who his son was) and he was excited cos he’s not seen him play For England yet , think he’d played a few odi’s in Sri Lanka and his dad was due to see him in the West Indies before he pulled out injured .

    people downing pints already outside Danubius hotel , a few leprechaun outfits about , top of the morning to ya 


    Is there a Guinness tent there @oohaahmortimer?  I do hope so. 
    I’ll be honest I hid in the upper grandstand all day out of the sun, so didn’t see , drinking the Kraft later or whatever is is they serve at Lords .

    edit : killer flash says there is 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    edited July 2019
    Ben18 said:
    Roy must be secretly quite pleased.

    When he was sat on the balcony watching Burns and Denly batting, he must have thought we’d only have to bat once in the match, and he wouldn’t get another go.

    I bet he was fist pumping on the inside 😀
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Ben18 said:
    Roy must be secretly quite pleased.

    When he was sat on the balcony watching Burns and Denly batting, he must have thought we’d only have to bat once in the match, and he wouldn’t get another go.

    I bet he was fist pumping on the inside 😀

  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    Chizz said:
    Ben18 said:
    Roy must be secretly quite pleased.

    When he was sat on the balcony watching Burns and Denly batting, he must have thought we’d only have to bat once in the match, and he wouldn’t get another go.

    I bet he was fist pumping on the inside 😀


    I shouldn't post while I'm planning a big weekend. I'm no good at multi-tasking. 
  • Clontarf65
    Clontarf65 Posts: 16
    xz   blackpool72 said:
    England will win this test. 
    Trust me 

    I agree 72.Im Irish and was expecting a tonking, to be honest.We bowled well and I r
    reckon England need at least 280 to win.  
    COYA.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    seth plum said:
    One extra thing Charlton could learn from Lords is the crystal clear Tannoy and well timed and genuinely informative announcements.
    On the few occasions it's audible at the Valley it is usually ego driven self indulgent mush.
    I will get dug out for saying this (proper fans and all that), but it is true.
    God help us if there is ever an emergency at the Valley.


    There's been an emergency at the valley for about 10 years now.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    MrOneLung said:
    Where are you Canters that has a pool that closes at 6 ?
    Westcombe Park Juniors.
  • Whilst this is obviously a complete embarrassment, it's only really half our side.

    Stokes, Buttler, Archer and Rashid will all come into the side for the Ashes won't they? Is Anderson going to make it, as i know Wood is injured and likely to miss the first 2 tests?
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Whilst this is obviously a complete embarrassment, it's only really half our side.

    Stokes, Buttler, Archer and Rashid will all come into the side for the Ashes won't they? Is Anderson going to make it, as i know Wood is injured and likely to miss the first 2 tests?
    I bloody hope Rashid doesn’t, not a test match bowler. I wouldn’t even bother playing a spinner. 
  • He'll be in the squad though surely?
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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Think Leach and Ali will be ahead of him. 
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Whilst this is obviously a complete embarrassment, it's only really half our side.

    Stokes, Buttler, Archer and Rashid will all come into the side for the Ashes won't they? Is Anderson going to make it, as i know Wood is injured and likely to miss the first 2 tests?
    I bloody hope Rashid doesn’t, not a test match bowler. I wouldn’t even bother playing a spinner. 

    Probably not at Edgbaston.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Whilst this is obviously a complete embarrassment, it's only really half our side.

    Stokes, Buttler, Archer and Rashid will all come into the side for the Ashes won't they? Is Anderson going to make it, as i know Wood is injured and likely to miss the first 2 tests?
    Whilst partly true that's still half our side that showed they couldn't bat for toffee. They need to get some good scores today to at least build a bit of confidence to face that Aussie attack.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Whilst this is obviously a complete embarrassment, it's only really half our side.

    Stokes, Buttler, Archer and Rashid will all come into the side for the Ashes won't they? Is Anderson going to make it, as i know Wood is injured and likely to miss the first 2 tests?
    Not really half our side as none of them play in the top 3, and of the players at risk, Curran and Stone were 2 of the better players anyway
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    Leach to open!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Leach progressing to 11, whereas at the other end the nightwatchman Burns has struggled to 3
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    PaddyP17 said:
    Leach to open!

    Did you expect him not to this morning Paddy?
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    PaddyP17 said:
    Leach to open!

    Did you expect him not to this morning Paddy?
    Well, it might solve England's problems at the top of the order...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    PaddyP17 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    Leach to open!

    Did you expect him not to this morning Paddy?
    Well, it might solve England's problems at the top of the order...


    I wonder what they do if Leach gets a century?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,993
    26-1

    Burns 6 edged again playing away from his body, looked poor again.