General cricket thread

[hornetrider]

The jiffle king said:

"I wish my friends in the England dressing room well"......

Yep

[spikeyhead]

hornetrider said:

Seen KP's new column?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/kevinpiet...

Me, me, me me me, me. I am awesome. Do things like me. Cook isn't a good captain (implied by glowingly praising Clarke's).

Next.

FIGJAM

ETA, scored 5 of 8 on Friday for Surrey continuing his form from the IPL

Edited by spikeyhead on Monday 9th June 10:41

[hornetrider]

Yet more.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27759380

'Ashley Giles wasn't given the job because he was my friend'.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/kevinpiet...

'Pick Buttler because he's like me'.

'Players will slag off Moores behind his back'.

fk a duck. No wonder they sacked him off.

[Amirhussain]

A win for New Zealand, I can't believe that this is only the second time they've won in the Caribbean!

[spikeyhead]

TMS are spending the lunchtime reminiscing on John Arlott, born 100 years ago

[5pen]

Naved Arif banned for life after admitting 6 breaches of the ECB anti-corruption code whilst playing for Sussex in 2011. The first action taken in light of the Lou Vincent co-operation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27904861

[BlackLabel]

Australia employ Muralitharan as a coach. How times change!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/18/mutti...

[Catweazle]

Congratulations to James Vince for being the first batsman to one thousand runs this season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27878857

[Amirhussain]

BlackLabel said:

Australia employ Muralitharan as a coach. How times change!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/18/mutti...

Was just going to post that! fking hypocrites!

[suthol]

Amirhussain said:

BlackLabel said:

Australia employ Muralitharan as a coach. How times change!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/18/mutti...

Was just going to post that! fking hypocrites!

The rest of the world chucks so why shouldn't we learn from the best

[bigunit00]

I see Cook is crying about Warney giving him a hard time. Some leader this bloke.

[Amirhussain]

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

[Amirhussain]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLzvZPd8QMU

They took one similar to that against Lancashire, same bowler, and first over after powerplay, and scores were similar too..

[Challo]

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)

[dav123a]

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.

[dav123a]

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.

[Black can man]

I was at the Oval tonight to see Jason Roy basically beat Kent in the first couple of overs,


This lad looks terrific,

[hornetrider]

Can we rehabilitate Monty ffs? We need a decent spin option.

[Amirhussain]

Kevin Pietersen would 'love' to play for England again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/28163403

[DJRC]

Sorry KP but getting the bandwagon rolling again is just cynical self interest. Im sure the other England lads will be delighted in your timing!