I'd like to have seen Sam Hain given a chance over James Vince in this series. We know Vince is a decent cricketer, he's just not quite good enough to be a success at International level.
The usual suspects pissing away their gilt edged chances to have a net against moderate opposition Bairstow, Vince and Moeen Ali all finding crap ways to get out when facile 50's or even tons were there for the taking. England now got to bat time for 10 overs or so to ensure they see out their full allocation and set an unreachable target. England won't get licence from Pakistan to carry 2 let alone 3 passengers.
Ha shows what I know. Root is key to us as others bat around him. Surely Vince and Ali are living on borrowed time. Ali looks like a walking wicket and he twice nearly ran Billings out in his 5 ball innings.
The usual suspects pissing away their gilt edged chances to have a net against moderate opposition Bairstow, Vince and Moeen Ali all finding crap ways to get out when facile 50's or even tons were there for the taking. England now got to bat time for 10 overs or so to ensure they see out their full allocation and set an unreachable target. England won't get licence from Pakistan to carry 2 let alone 3 passengers.
Experimental squad to keep the test and one day squads separate and safe. I would rather watch a weakened England team than no cricket.
as the test and odi series is against Pakistan, I expect some of the big guns to return which means the passengers won’t play
Bairstow his stats in odi’s are very good. Sometimes it won’t come off for him, sometimes it will. Vince, I agree with you. Ali, a very dangerous player, just going through (a long) bad patch.
Morgan has a groin strain so won't field (or Captain)
Interesting that Moeen is vice captain for this series, when his place in the team is hardly secure. Does he have much captaincy experience?
One could argue that DBD at Kent is in a similar position. Except, with the absence of Crawley and Denly plus skipper Billings they have no one left in the squad to replace him!
Morgan has a groin strain so won't field (or Captain)
Interesting that Moeen is vice captain for this series, when his place in the team is hardly secure. Does he have much captaincy experience?
One could argue that DBD at Kent is in a similar position. Except, with the absence of Crawley and Denly plus skipper Billings they have no one left in the squad to replace him!
They would ask Darren Stevens, but he needs some more experience first
And Roy (25 runs this season in his last 4 innings against Ireland). Moeen didn't bat in the first game but hasn't taken a wicket in the series either.
Didn’t look like a boundary to me. What about if the ball is headed for a 6 and the fielder jumps and pushes it back over the boundary rope onto field, even better what if someone is backing up and catches the push back.
Not a six and instead a wicket.
Cricket has never believed in a hypothetical vertical wall rising to the sky above the boundary rope and once you pass through the non-existent wall the ball is out of play and a boundary.
In rugby, touch kicks are the same, the ball can be metres the other side of the touch line but it is not out of play until the ball hits the deck or the player touching the ball hits the deck.
Didn’t look like a boundary to me. What about if the ball is headed for a 6 and the fielder jumps and pushes it back over the boundary rope onto field, even better what if someone is backing up and catches the push back.
Not a six and instead a wicket.
Cricket has never believed in a hypothetical vertical wall rising to the sky above the boundary rope and once you pass through the non-existent wall the ball is out of play and a boundary.
In rugby, touch kicks are the same, the ball can be metres the other side of the touch line but it is not out of play until the ball hits the deck or the player touching the ball hits the deck.
Not suggesting that it is a boundary - just the fact that the modern day cricketers are such athletes and practised at saving runs in such a manner. Colin Cowdrey wouldn't even get his whites dirty in the slips or venture to the boundary unless it was time for lunch!
Didn’t look like a boundary to me. What about if the ball is headed for a 6 and the fielder jumps and pushes it back over the boundary rope onto field, even better what if someone is backing up and catches the push back.
Not a six and instead a wicket.
Cricket has never believed in a hypothetical vertical wall rising to the sky above the boundary rope and once you pass through the non-existent wall the ball is out of play and a boundary.
In rugby, touch kicks are the same, the ball can be metres the other side of the touch line but it is not out of play until the ball hits the deck or the player touching the ball hits the deck.
Not suggesting that it is a boundary - just the fact that the modern day cricketers are such athletes and practised at saving runs in such a manner. Colin Cowdrey wouldn't even get his whites dirty in the slips or venture to the boundary unless it was time for lunch!
Paul Stirling looks like a Sunday league goalie but he was a machine tonight
Didn’t look like a boundary to me. What about if the ball is headed for a 6 and the fielder jumps and pushes it back over the boundary rope onto field, even better what if someone is backing up and catches the push back.
Not a six and instead a wicket.
Cricket has never believed in a hypothetical vertical wall rising to the sky above the boundary rope and once you pass through the non-existent wall the ball is out of play and a boundary.
In rugby, touch kicks are the same, the ball can be metres the other side of the touch line but it is not out of play until the ball hits the deck or the player touching the ball hits the deck.
Not suggesting that it is a boundary - just the fact that the modern day cricketers are such athletes and practised at saving runs in such a manner. Colin Cowdrey wouldn't even get his whites dirty in the slips or venture to the boundary unless it was time for lunch!
Paul Stirling looks like a Sunday league goalie but he was a machine tonight
Yes, you assume that he got dietary tips at Middlesex from Mike Gatting!
Unpopular opinion, but I think Jofra Archer is over rated & too inconsistent. I'd rather see Sam Curran or David Willey in the side
Archer always seems to be holding something back. He is a genuine 90mph bowler but for some reason bowls around the mid 80s for long spells. Someone like Wood for instance always seems to go flat out.
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I'd like to have seen Sam Hain given a chance over James Vince in this series. We know Vince is a decent cricketer, he's just not quite good enough to be a success at International level.
Bairstow, Vince and Moeen Ali all finding crap ways to get out when facile 50's or even tons were there for the taking. England now got to bat time for 10 overs or so to ensure they see out their full allocation and set an unreachable target.
England won't get licence from Pakistan to carry 2 let alone 3 passengers.
as the test and odi series is against Pakistan, I expect some of the big guns to return which means the passengers won’t play
Interesting that Moeen is vice captain for this series, when his place in the team is hardly secure. Does he have much captaincy experience?
Come on Ireland
Really good for cricket as well
In rugby, touch kicks are the same, the ball can be metres the other side of the touch line but it is not out of play until the ball hits the deck or the player touching the ball hits the deck.
England unchanged from the 3rd Test, so look thin in their batting. Presumably Stokes won't bowl
What must Foakes have done not to get a chance.
He is a genuine 90mph bowler but for some reason bowls around the mid 80s for long spells.
Someone like Wood for instance always seems to go flat out.