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England Cricket Tours 2018-19 (and everything off the field during that period)

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Can someone explain to me why Steven Mullaney is on the Lions Tour? He is 32 and has a First Class batting average of 37 and takes a wicket every 35 runs.

    I thought the Lions Tours were meant to be for potential England players but I don't think even he would expect an Ashes call up!
    It has been a disastrous tour.
  • https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO45532

    I see that once again Pope is keeping wicket, while Billings as captain is only batting

  • Shannon Gabriel sorry for asking Joe Root if he 'liked boys':

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/47238300
  • By all accounts, Gabriel called Root a "Batty Boy". Can't think anything more insulting than being likened to Gareth. 

  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    That photo of Gabriel with Root and Stokes is both classic and cringe 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    Gabriel is a bit of a prick tbh.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited February 2019
    Farbrace has quit England to take over Warwickshire. We should now relieve Baylis of Test duties and let him go after the WC. We should now get someone in who understands Test cricket to start preparing for the Ashes. 
  • first ODI starts at 3

    teams:

    West Indies

    • Chris Gayle
    • John Campbell
    • Shai Hope(wk)
    • Darren Bravo
    • Shimron Hetmyer
    • Nicholas Pooran
    • Jason Holder(c)
    • Carlos Brathwaite
    • Ashley Nurse
    • Devendra Bishoo
    • Oshane Thomas

    England

    • Jason Roy
    • Jonny Bairstow
    • Joe Root
    • Eoin Morgan(c)
    • Ben Stokes
    • Jos Buttler(wk)
    • Moeen Ali
    • Chris Woakes
    • Liam Plunkett
    • Adil Rashid
    • Mark Wood
  • west indies won the toss and chose to bat.
  • big debut for Campbell alongside Big, Black, Brave Chris Gayle. 39 years old
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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Just switched it on... Love Chris Gayle, a close high scorer will do me
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    111 meters that 6. Now that's getting hold of it!
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    121m for the latest six.

    Blooooooooody hell he's getting going now.
  • If these two carry on as they are we could be chasing 400! That was one expensive drop earlier.

    Why no Rashid so far?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    If these two carry on as they are we could be chasing 400! That was one expensive drop earlier.

    Why no Rashid so far?
    They dont want to run out of balls....
  • If these two carry on as they are we could be chasing 400! That was one expensive drop earlier.

    Why no Rashid so far?
    As I said.....
  • MrOneLung said:
    If these two carry on as they are we could be chasing 400! That was one expensive drop earlier.

    Why no Rashid so far?
    They dont want to run out of balls....
    I think you probably meant Moeen!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    272-4 of 40.2

    Gayle 118no inc 11x 6's.

    Roy dropped him on about 9.
    1. First fifty off 76 balls, second off 24
    Interesting that Gayle's tactics could almost be considered old school, playing yourself in then exploding, rather than the more usual approach now of going hard from the start
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Gayle is the first player to hit 100 sixes against one team. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    360-8 off 50 overs.
    The wicket is a grassless batsman's paradise, so this could be close.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    Chizz said:
    Gayle is the first player to hit 100 sixes against one team. 
    In limited overs cricket he is a very very special player
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,715
    edited February 2019
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol

    might wait to see what their bowling is like in this. wicket isent up to much from the sounds of it.

    then again our wickets in the world cup will have a bit in them.
  • 360-8 off 50 overs.
    The wicket is a grassless batsman's paradise, so this could be close.
    I imagine an in form Hales would have loved to bat on this, the sort of player who if he has a good day can smash a 150 in no time.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol

    might wait to see what their bowling is like in this. wicket isent up to much from the sounds of it.

    then again our wickets in the world cup will have a bit in them.
    I don't think they will as they will be prepared by the ICC and not the ground staff of each ground. 
  • Riviera said:
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol

    might wait to see what their bowling is like in this. wicket isent up to much from the sounds of it.

    then again our wickets in the world cup will have a bit in them.
    I don't think they will as they will be prepared by the ICC and not the ground staff of each ground. 

    oh yeah. shame really.
  • Riviera said:
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol

    might wait to see what their bowling is like in this. wicket isent up to much from the sounds of it.

    then again our wickets in the world cup will have a bit in them.
    I don't think they will as they will be prepared by the ICC and not the ground staff of each ground. 
    But then there is only so much "neutral" ground staff can do, the basic pitch will have been created by the county's own ground staff
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    69-0 8.2 overs.             
    Like I said, a batsman's paradise. 
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Riviera said:
    Windies 20/1+ for the World Cup .. get on it now lol

    might wait to see what their bowling is like in this. wicket isent up to much from the sounds of it.

    then again our wickets in the world cup will have a bit in them.
    I don't think they will as they will be prepared by the ICC and not the ground staff of each ground. 
    But then there is only so much "neutral" ground staff can do, the basic pitch will have been created by the county's own ground staff
    Under strict instructions from the ICC, we had it in the recent Champions Trophy, believe me they will not be usual English pitches.