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England Cricket 2022

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,405
    Hard to root for England sometimes tbh 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,908
    Not sure how Woakes is still getting a game.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Leuth said:
    Hard to root for England sometimes tbh 
    Like it!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Callumcafc said:
    Not sure how Woakes is still getting a game.
    For all the reasons I've suggested above and ones which I have also disagreed with - because he bats at 8 and they don't want the tail to start there plus they probably have concerns about Stokes' ability to bowl long spells given that he has bowled 80 overs in a short period of time. They are thinking if we play Parkinson, we are substituting a player who averages 7 in First Class cricket for one who averages 28 in Tests and should Stokes break down, then they would be left with a relatively inexperienced Overton at this level and a rookie in the shape of Mahmood to bowl with the new ball.

    In an ideal world, you have the fantastic situation that the great West Indies and Australian sides found themselves in - seven top batsmen including a wicket keeper and either an all rounder or someone who could turn their arm over and offer some respite for the bowlers plus four world class bowlers. Unfortunately, we are a long way off that and the inclination is and has been for a long time that we would rather draw a Test rather than run the risk of losing it. One win in 16 Tests going back 15 months is hardly great.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Windies have won the toss and inserted England on a track that is green and has a few cracks already
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,405
    England fans at 2.30pm today: 'Oh please give us back those flat decks'
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,057
    I understand that BT have brought Michael Vaughan back?

    (I say understand as not switched my iPad on yet as I'm by the pool!) but surely BT cant drop him for 'values not consistent with those held by BT' only to bring him back a few months later?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    Yes, Vaughan is back.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,385
    JohnBoyUK said:
    I understand that BT have brought Michael Vaughan back?

    (I say understand as not switched my iPad on yet as I'm by the pool!) but surely BT cant drop him for 'values not consistent with those held by BT' only to bring him back a few months later?
    Perhaps, in the intervening months, BT Sport have changed their values and now agree with him...
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,756
    Only 2 overs in but it certainly looks like the pitch has more in it than the last two 

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    I simply cannot understand how an England opening batsman like Lees, more often than not, plays the ball with such a closed face because it doesn't come down straight. He keeps looking behind him to check that it isn't closed but it ends up being so by the time it comes down and as a result he hardly times a thing. Maybe I'm being too pedantic and he's the modern day batting equivalent of Malinga or Murali.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    edited March 2022
    This wicket looks like a result wicket and I'm hoping that the WI will regret making England bat first.
    I'll take a punt and say England to win.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    23-0 off 10

    What price that Lees would be the one on 15* (32) and Crawley on 6* (27)
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    Wtf was that from Crawley?
    23-1 Crawley 7
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    I was just about to say how well Crawley was doing to rein himself back in and then he plays a drive on the up and straight to cover 

    23-1

    Crawley 7 (36)
    Lees 15* (38)







  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,084
    Soft dismissal. Batting at 3 will be much more of a test for Root than in the previous 2 matches
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,084
    killerandflash said:
    Soft dismissal. Batting at 3 will be much more of a test for Root than in the previous 2 matches
    Indeed...
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    killerandflash said:
    Soft dismissal. Batting at 3 will be much more of a test for Root than in the previous 2 matches
    As you were saying. Root gone for a duck. Announces as he walks off that this is the last time that he will bat at 3

    29-2
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,405
    The terrifying pace of Kyle Mayers doing for England here. To be fair this means that Craig Overton is going to pick up six for nothing when WI bat
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,084
    England should have picked Darren Stevens!

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    killerandflash said:
    England should have picked Darren Stevens!
    Stevens is playing his second Kent game and hasn't bowled a ball yet so clearly conserving his body for that call up 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,084
    This pitch is quite like an English one, so a perfect chance for Woakes to actually look dangerous overseas 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Lawrence LBW for 8 (32)

    46-3

    Normal service resumed
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,084
    It's rare these days that top order batsmen just accept LBWs without reviewing them.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    This is hard work. That last ball to Lees was unplayable.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    46-3 off 27 at lunch

    Lees 26* (80)
    Stokes 0* (5)
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,405
    killerandflash said:
    It's rare these days that top order batsmen just accept LBWs without reviewing them.
    This is because three batting reviews is absolutely fucking ridiculous, it should be two
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,858
    edited March 2022
    Forgot this started today. I said on the last day of the 2nd test that there only needs to be 1 bad session & that team will lose. Yep.....its England. 

    Result already not in doubt. Windies to win inside 4 days.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    golfaddick said:
    Forgot this started today. I said on the last day of the 2nd test that there only needs to be 1 bad session & that team will lose. Yep.....its England. 

    Result already not in doubt. Windies to win inside 4 days.
    Shame you remembered
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Leuth said:
    killerandflash said:
    It's rare these days that top order batsmen just accept LBWs without reviewing them.
    This is because three batting reviews is absolutely fucking ridiculous, it should be two
    Or three reviews and the team loses the review for "Umpire's Call". 

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