General cricket thread

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We now have a new coach as Peter Moores comes back for another go at the top job. A better bet than Giles , Paul Fabrace is a good pick as assistant currently hard coach of SL. Whatever slim chance KP had of coming back is now gone.

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Bizarre game in IPL KKR lost 6 wickets for 2 runs certainly that is a strange collapse.

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SL first game on tour struggling v Ireland 130/6. Interesting to see how England get on in this new era. They will be wanting a good show v Scotland to make a statement. I also caught abit of Durham v Yorks I thought Yorks batted on abit too long but we will see how Durham get on. What do you think of .Waqars appointment ?

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They certainly have problems. I think the ECB can tinker too much with the domestic set up but then read articles like this http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story... and think well its not that bad.
As for the selectors in and out it leads to this http://www.espncricinfo.com/Pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2...

Its probably one of many reasons why one game they could lose to a club side then the next hammer the best in the world.

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Nice little knock by Root at the end. Let's hope for no more rain.

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He is a long time out if the game , not sure how his knees will.stand up to bowling again.
Yorkshire openers put on 375 for the first wicket. Broke all kinds of records , a great comeback after being bowled out for 136 in the first innings.

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Quite a few new players in the team to SL I thought ABDV would have got the job. Smith and Kallis are big boots to fill.

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Amirhussain said:

Anyone see the catch today in the Yorkshire-Nottingham match yesterday?

Watched the game, catch of the season for me. Leicestershire were one of the worst fielding teams I have seen. The wicketkeeper was village green standard. Yorkshire were streets ahead in the fielding stakes. Bit disappointed Finch didn't tee off though.

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Challo said:

Squad released. No changes apart from Stokes coming in. No spin option apart from Ali so lets hope Cook actually gives him a few overs.

Anyone else that should have been in?? I dont follow country cricket that much.

England squad for first Test with India: Alastair Cook (Essex) (capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Matt Prior (Sussex), Sam Robson (Middlesex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

I'm happy with that , even though we lost to SL. I don't want to go back to the 90s selection of bringing in flavour of the week , it will take quite a while to bed these players into international cricket. A lot of those players are just starting out let's give them a year or so to settle in.

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RoW v MCC on SS2 , Ajmal so far unplayable. Can't wait to.watch Lara bat.

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Amirhussain said:

Watching the second T20 between West Indies and New Zealand, what a catch by Trent Boult.

Missed WI batting , watching NZ batting 70-2 ATM. Williamson playing well.

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Top knock that interesting to see how he goes against the Indians in the limited overseas stuff.
I fancy Notts for 20\20 cup.

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Always good to get a win at OT. Lyth played well being talked about as a possible England player. Not sure myself I think Carberry and possibly Compton are in front of him.

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Sanga adds another big score to 2014s total. He has already scored 4 centuries and averages 86 this year. SL must be worried trying to replace him ,jayawardene and Matthews. Jayawardene averages this year is 61 and Matthews is 91. I make them slight favourites v Pakistan.
Zimbabwe have started their first test match v decent opposition for a while and managed 248-9.

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Hearth takes 9 for. Great effort , nice chap to boot as well apparently.

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Swann thinks England can't win the WC he has a point about some of the odd selections that go on. Bopara has done well and isn't in the squad when he was at his worst he kept getting picked.Swann thought there are too many test players in the ODI squad. Vaughan thought the same and claimed it was the same when he was captain which begs the question why did it go on if it was known to be an issue. Vaughan was never much of a one day player , I remember watching him struggle v Bermuda in the WC . More interesting was the statistical way they approached games. Swann claimed that if England scored 239 or more they would win 72% of the time. They had set ideas how many should be scored at a certain time and this seemed to run the way the game was approached.

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His wider point about match fixing is valid I'm sure on a few years all sorts will come out. I dont mind watching it , just goes on a bit too long.

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Yorkshire are closing in on their 32nd Championship 5 wickets tmw v Notts will do it. Nearly did it last year just ran out of steam the last couple of games. 9 of the 11 playing this game are from the academy all are eligible to play for England. The top 5 are pretty young eldest I think is 27. I'm told there are quite a few in the academy ready to step in the next year or two. It is a template for the other counties. Plenty of competition for places. Rafiq who I believe could have been Yorkshire captain is leaving , whoever he signs for has got a great player.

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Champions ! Well done to Yccc on a well deserved title.

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I think its about 3 weeks away. KP says it will be tell all. I'm sure a few feathers will be ruffled.