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England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)

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  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    blackpool72 said:
    Here's an idea. 
    What if a 6th day was reserved in all test matches in case a day has been lost to the weather. 
    Sounds good to me. 
    And if they don’t need it they play a one day beer match. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    billysboots said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Here's an idea. 
    What if a 6th day was reserved in all test matches in case a day has been lost to the weather. 
    Sounds good to me. 
    And if they don’t need it they play a one day beer match. 
    What's not to like 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Butler giving it some humpty against Sri Lanka. Can only see one result here
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited June 2021
    Leuth said:
    Lady in the crowd yelling DROP IT as the ball fell towards Nicholls and he celebrated by pointing at her :D
    Did she look Indian?
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    McBobbin said:
    Butler giving it some humpty against Sri Lanka. Can only see one result here
    looks like opening with him in t20s is the way to go.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Wakey Wakey everyone 
    Good start here from England 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Mark Wood has the world's best smile 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    I get that Sri Lanka are a young side and are being outclassed. It would be good though if they tried putting England in because at least we might see one side producing a total. And who knows? They might actually bowl us out cheaply first up.

    As it is, the Ref stopped the fight some 10 overs ago!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Made for Malan. I predict 46 not out off 44 balls
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Addick Addict said:
    Made for Malan. I predict 46 not out off 44 balls
    Or not!
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    I'm watching on BBC2 for curiosity.
    Anyone remember The Hair Bear Bunch? 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    England struggling a bit

    2 slightly tricky pitches to play on this series
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Raining in Wales, who'd have thought it?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    https://www.cricketsupporters.com/news/survey2021/

    Results from a Cricket Supporters Association survey

    63% of cricket fans feel negatively about The Hundred
    43% of cricket fans intend to watch more cricket compared to 2019
    33% of fans are more engaged with cricket now than in 2019
    94% think the lack of priority for county championship will impact Test Cricket
    93% believe all ICC Tournaments should have an element of FTA
    Only 22% of fans believe the ECB considers fans when making decisions

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    edited June 2021
    The sun is shining, Morgan wins the toss and says that "it is beautiful batting conditions" so elects to bowl!!!

    Sri Lanka were thrashed in the T20s, have sent three senior players home for breaking Covid regs so why not put runs on the board? Unless you're worried about your batting line up of course with no Malan, Buttler, Roy and Stokes.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    24-2

    One each to Willey and Woakes
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    46-3

    Another to Woakes
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    And their skipper is batting as if it's a T20 with 32 off 16. Twice almost caught at 3rd man -there's still 40 overs to bat
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited June 2021
    I'm just pleased this kit doesn't resemble the Palace kit
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    edited June 2021
    145-4 off 28.4

    Woakes with the rather impressive figures of 6.4-4-9-3


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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    149-5

    Woakes now 7.3-4-11-4
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    152-6

    Moeen joins the party
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Swiftly followed by another bit of lunacy from the SL skipper. Still 18 overs to go!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,331
    Can't bring myself to watch this. Feels incredibly low-stakes. Finding myself enjoying both Tests and domestic superleague T20s so much more than international short-form
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    edited June 2021
    Leuth said:
    Can't bring myself to watch this. Feels incredibly low-stakes. Finding myself enjoying both Tests and domestic superleague T20s so much more than international short-form
    Get that but, for me, the issue is that this isn't just a mismatch but both SL and England have, on most occasions, chosen for England to bat second. The people who have turned up surely deserve better than watching us chase 170 in 50 overs.


  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,331
    Yeah, this is just going-through-motions pointlessness. The gap between top and lower nations is lamentably widening - not this England team's fault of course, but SL has noticeably fallen away
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    185 all out

    Woakes 10-5-18-4
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    I can see England trying to smash these off in quick time so they can watch the football.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,331
    Covered End said:
    I can see England trying to smash these off in quick time so they can watch the football.
    If that's the case it's made a game of it!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Addick Addict said:
    The sun is shining, Morgan wins the toss and says that "it is beautiful batting conditions" so elects to bowl!!!

    Sri Lanka were thrashed in the T20s, have sent three senior players home for breaking Covid regs so why not put runs on the board? Unless you're worried about your batting line up of course with no Malan, Buttler, Roy and Stokes.
    Perhaps that's the truth as should have been 80-5 off 12 overs - which is slightly ridiculous chasing 186 off 50 overs

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