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Things you don't see in cricket - Bairstow being given out LBW for a duck and not reviewing the decision when the ball would have gone over the stumps by a county mile. He was the impact sub too and didn't have to field either.0
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pm me plskinveachyaddick said:
What’s the story there?fenaddick said:We all know why Collingwood is absent it just can’t legally be said. Not replacing him is awful though
Can you give a hint without posting anything you shouldn’t?0 -
The video of Duckett doesn't suggest someone who had been having a few quiet drinks with his family...0
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https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/u19-cricket-worldcup-2026/news/england-name-squad-for-u19-world-cup
Thomas Rew to skipper the U19s at the World Cup
Thomas Rew (Somerset – captain)Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire – vice-captain)Ralphie Albert (Surrey)Ben Dawkins (Kent)Caleb Falconer (Middlesex)Ali Farooq (Leicestershire)Alex French (Surrey)Alex Green (Leicestershire)Luke Hands (Lancashire)Manny Lumsden (Hampshire)Ben Mayes (Hampshire)James Minto (Durham)Isaac Mohammed (Worcestershire)
Joe Moores (Lancashire)Sebastian Morgan (Middlesex)1 -
Are we playing too many international matches ? I wonder how many international games someone like Harry Brooks has played vs Steve Smith or Travis Head this year ?0
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Smith, primarily due to him not being in the Aussie T20 side but also due to injury and illness, has played substantially less than the other two.billysboots said:Are we playing too many international matches ? I wonder how many international games someone like Harry Brooks has played vs Steve Smith or Travis Head this year ?
Brook took part in 37 internationals and Head 29. However, that is offset, to a degree, by Head playing one more Test match plus Head had one more trip abroad too for his country and he elected to take part in the IPL which Brook pulled out of although he was committed to the Hundred.
Key is using Brook as an example but the truth is that he has the heaviest workload in terms of being a fixture for all three of our sides combined. Smith, Carse and Duckett won't be too far off albeit the latter asked for time off from England duty due to "burn out" and might, the way he is currently performing (it's now 20 innings since he scored a 50 in a competitive match for anyone), struggle to justify his place in any of our sides.1 -
Presume someone has made a "Boozeball" joke?MarcusH26 said:Duckett does have previous after the incident with Jimmy in 17-18 when he poured a drink over him.0 -
Landed in Melbourne last night, think it might be hotter in England 😂1
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Ah diddums. Away in Australia for a couple of months getting handsomely paid for it. How terrible. No one asked them to be international cricketers. If you can’t handle it get another job. No sympathy at all.Todds_right_hook said:I am going against the grain here. The squad are away from home for a long time, including being away for Christmas. I’m assuming that wags and kids are likely to be with them but how about parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, friends. It must be a difficult time of year to be away and as a result, I have no issue with some down time.
the problem is that should more practice games have been arranged pre 1st test and also between tests. If the tour was extended by a couple of weeks to ensure a suitable number of competitive games were played, down time would be less of an issue.
disclaimer: if I’m talking rubbish, it’s because I’ve had a work Christmas lunch washed down with a few pints0
