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Amirhussain said:
Adam Milne is the bowler I looks most forwards to watching at the world cup. Serious pace!
He's fast but very raw - could quite easily go for a lot of runs.That said, NZ have a decent set of pace bowlers now - As addition to Milne they also have Mitchell McClenaghan, Southee, and Boult.
They look good for the world cup - even Vettori is finally back to full fitness. Their one day batting speaks for itself with Guptill, Williamson,McCullum, Ross Taylor, Anderson, Ronchi etc all suited to that format of the game. Now if only Jesse Ryder can sort his life.......
Nevertheless, I reckon NZ will be one of the favourites for the trophy next year.
telegraph said:
Alastair Cook to depart as England one-day captain
Exclusive: Eoin Morgan poised to lead team at World Cup in Australia after Cook's dire run of form seals fate with selectors
Alastair Cook’s captaincy of the one-day team looks to be over with the England selectors set to announce his departure after losing patience with his form and a string of poor results.
England are understood to have decided to make the break on Friday afternoon after a selection meeting at Trent Bridge just days after the team returned from a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka.
Eoin Morgan is now set to lead the side for the tri-series in Australia after Christmas and then the World Cup in February.
Cook will now concentrate on captaining the Test side and England’s bid to regain the Ashes next summer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/11303115/Alastair-Cook-to-depart-as-England-one-day-captain.htmlExclusive: Eoin Morgan poised to lead team at World Cup in Australia after Cook's dire run of form seals fate with selectors
Alastair Cook’s captaincy of the one-day team looks to be over with the England selectors set to announce his departure after losing patience with his form and a string of poor results.
England are understood to have decided to make the break on Friday afternoon after a selection meeting at Trent Bridge just days after the team returned from a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka.
Eoin Morgan is now set to lead the side for the tri-series in Australia after Christmas and then the World Cup in February.
Cook will now concentrate on captaining the Test side and England’s bid to regain the Ashes next summer.
BlackLabel said:
telegraph said:
Alastair Cook to depart as England one-day captain
Exclusive: Eoin Morgan poised to lead team at World Cup in Australia after Cook's dire run of form seals fate with selectors
Alastair Cook’s captaincy of the one-day team looks to be over with the England selectors set to announce his departure after losing patience with his form and a string of poor results.
England are understood to have decided to make the break on Friday afternoon after a selection meeting at Trent Bridge just days after the team returned from a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka.
Eoin Morgan is now set to lead the side for the tri-series in Australia after Christmas and then the World Cup in February.
Cook will now concentrate on captaining the Test side and England’s bid to regain the Ashes next summer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/11303115/Alastair-Cook-to-depart-as-England-one-day-captain.htmlExclusive: Eoin Morgan poised to lead team at World Cup in Australia after Cook's dire run of form seals fate with selectors
Alastair Cook’s captaincy of the one-day team looks to be over with the England selectors set to announce his departure after losing patience with his form and a string of poor results.
England are understood to have decided to make the break on Friday afternoon after a selection meeting at Trent Bridge just days after the team returned from a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka.
Eoin Morgan is now set to lead the side for the tri-series in Australia after Christmas and then the World Cup in February.
Cook will now concentrate on captaining the Test side and England’s bid to regain the Ashes next summer.
As an Australian cricket fan, it seems like the England captaincy has had an uncertain air about it for ever. That and the curse of being touted as a FEC?
Australia seems to have a more stable captaincy, unless there's a rash of retirements in the senior ranks.
Is that just my skewed perceptions?
Australia seems to have a more stable captaincy, unless there's a rash of retirements in the senior ranks.
Is that just my skewed perceptions?
Edited by AW111 on Friday 19th December 22:58
AW111 said:
As an Australian cricket fan, it seems like the England captaincy has had an uncertain air about it for ever. That and the curse of being touted as EFC.
Australia seems to have a more stable captaincy, unless there's a rash of retirements in the senior ranks.
Is that just my skewed perceptions?
Whats EFC? Australia seems to have a more stable captaincy, unless there's a rash of retirements in the senior ranks.
Is that just my skewed perceptions?
FEC was something that was used to describe Atherton when he was a kid....can't remember the story. Something like it was scratched into his locker at school.
Root is the new FEC I would say.
Feel sorry for Cook but he was always a square peg in a round hole....his natural style is just not set up for scoring at a run a ball. Never, ever should he have been given the job let alone been in the squad for ODI's....left overs of Flower's reign.
Brilliant test match batsmen and lets hope he can now concentrate on that.
Root is the new FEC I would say.
Feel sorry for Cook but he was always a square peg in a round hole....his natural style is just not set up for scoring at a run a ball. Never, ever should he have been given the job let alone been in the squad for ODI's....left overs of Flower's reign.
Brilliant test match batsmen and lets hope he can now concentrate on that.
Cheib said:
FEC was something that was used to describe Atherton when he was a kid....can't remember the story. Something like it was scratched into his locker at school.
Root is the new FEC I would say.
Feel sorry for Cook but he was always a square peg in a round hole....his natural style is just not set up for scoring at a run a ball. Never, ever should he have been given the job let alone been in the squad for ODI's....left overs of Flower's reign.
Brilliant test match batsmen and lets hope he can now concentrate on that.
Some said it stood for fRoot is the new FEC I would say.
Feel sorry for Cook but he was always a square peg in a round hole....his natural style is just not set up for scoring at a run a ball. Never, ever should he have been given the job let alone been in the squad for ODI's....left overs of Flower's reign.
Brilliant test match batsmen and lets hope he can now concentrate on that.
king Educated .
Watched bits of it , Carberry had a good knock the other day. Quite a few English players in it this year. Not that many done a great deal though. What i have seen there is Morgan Hales Wright KP Carberry Bresnan any more ? Dan Christian was brutal yesterday his team still lost having scored 200+.
Amirhussain said:
Anyone watching the T20 Big bash?
Big fan of T20 cricket generally. I usually do a Fantasy Big Bash team with the kids but didn't bother this year for some reason.
This morning's game was superb. George Bailey's cameo at the end pulled it round when I thought they were going to throw it away.
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