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England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2021


  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2021
    How are people even criticising that decision and questioning the 3rd umpire?


    For Chizz, no more play on words, that ball came in contact with the ground.
  • Runs & Average for our batsmen on the tours of Sri Lanka & India:

    Root 723 @ 80.33
    Buttler 185 @ 46.25
    Bairstow 119 @ 29.75
    Foakes 56 @ 28.00
    Moeen 49 @ 24.50
    Stokes 121 @ 24.20
    Sibley 184 @ 23.00
    Lawrence 151 @ 21.57
    Pope 97 @ 19.40
    Crawley 88 @ 17.60
    Burns 58 @ 14.50



     
  • Runs & Average for our batsmen on the tours of Sri Lanka & India:

    Root 723 @ 80.33
    Buttler 185 @ 46.25
    Bairstow 119 @ 29.75
    Foakes 56 @ 28.00
    Moeen 49 @ 24.50
    Stokes 121 @ 24.20
    Sibley 184 @ 23.00
    Lawrence 151 @ 21.57
    Pope 97 @ 19.40
    Crawley 88 @ 17.60
    Burns 58 @ 14.50



     
    Only root and foakes average over 40 with Crawley averaging 39.3.

    that’s the problem.

    I would have Pope above stoakes in the order. 38 for Stoakes is poor. 
  • Runs & Average for our batsmen on the tours of Sri Lanka & India:

    Root 723 @ 80.33
    Buttler 185 @ 46.25
    Bairstow 119 @ 29.75
    Foakes 56 @ 28.00
    Moeen 49 @ 24.50
    Stokes 121 @ 24.20
    Sibley 184 @ 23.00
    Lawrence 151 @ 21.57
    Pope 97 @ 19.40
    Crawley 88 @ 17.60
    Burns 58 @ 14.50



     
    Only root and foakes average over 40 with Crawley averaging 39.3.

    that’s the problem.

    I would have Pope above stoakes in the order. 38 for Stoakes is poor. 
    Taking into account this innings, Root is the only one who averages above 40 now. But that is the issue and an over reliance on the likes of Anderson and Broad for our successes.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Not Broad's worse review.
  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    All the Umpires Call's are going their way.

    Should be expected but still annoys me.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Before the last test, the first 6 Indian batsman were all above 40 average.

  • Is Archer being saved for when the ball goes soft?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Despite winning the toss and batting first; we may still bat last  :(
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  • Wonder if there's been some dodgy betting over the lights?
  • What Prince Phillip would call Indian electrics  ;)
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    can i create a charlton life bot that tells broad to pitch it the fuck up every england cricket match thread? His entire career has been the same, bar some exceptions when hes taken 5 fors.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    No more Spit and Polish Ben, we can't afford to lose 5 runs.
  • Is Archer being saved for when the ball goes soft?

    Or being saved to make the ball go soft?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    Archer bowling at 134kph.  I know it’s not the done thing to criticise him but.. 
  • Dom Bess has been given the Lee Bowyer treatment by England 
  • Thank God for that, Gill has looked seriously unconvincing though
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    archer strikes!
  • Can't keep that Crawley kid out of the game. 100% concentration to take that catch. Meanwhile Rishi has fallen off his chair!
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  • Another straight ball gets a wicket, Ashley Giles would have been lethal today!
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Here we go. Roll ‘em over for 70. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    The umpire's given one! To be fair, hitting middle I think
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Another straight ball gets a wicket, Ashley Giles would have been lethal today!
    I would like very much to bowl on pitches like these. Would give myself half a shout against professional players. Leach should do very well. 
  • Get one more and we'll be ahead of where India had us here.

    Lead of 30 incoming.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    lmao that ball leach got that wicket from wouldnt look out of place in village cricket. just went straight.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Ben Stokes needs some inspiration as his batting and bowling has looked average in last two tests 
  • Ben Stokes needs some inspiration as his batting and bowling has looked average in last two tests 
    And his slip fielding unless you believe Chizz.
  • And was caught spitting on the ball!
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2021
    Rohit Sharma makes batting look easy.
    Since he made his debut in Tendulkar's final series in November 2013 when he scored 177, he has an average of 46.68 which is not too shabby.