English Cricket Summer Tests 2016 - NZ & Aus

[anonymous-user]

Gargamel said:

Murph7355 said:

What did we do without KP...

We stopped criticising players for going for their shots ....


I wonder if Bell is going to get back into the test side.

Anyone feel like taking a punt on Morgan at five instead ?

Possibly (what about Bairstow, or is he now 'in'?). Bell has been a wonderful player but he's past his best now and it's time for the new order.

[Challo]

garyhun said:

Gargamel said:

Murph7355 said:

What did we do without KP...

We stopped criticising players for going for their shots ....


I wonder if Bell is going to get back into the test side.

Anyone feel like taking a punt on Morgan at five instead ?

Possibly (what about Bairstow, or is he now 'in'?). Bell has been a wonderful player but he's past his best now and it's time for the new order.

Buttler is first choice keeper, just depends if Bairstow is kept as reserve. I would presume unless Buttler gets injured then or doesn't recover from his hand injury then Bairstow will be playing county cricket this summer.

[Murph7355]

garyhun said:

Possibly (what about Bairstow, or is he now 'in'?). Bell has been a wonderful player but he's past his best now and it's time for the new order.

I agree.

I also think we need a long hard look at the bowling attack.

Either way, I'm looking forward to the Oval in August a bit more than I was a few weeks ago

[TheAngryDog]

Gargamel said:

Murph7355 said:

What did we do without KP...

We stopped criticising players for going for their shots ....


I wonder if Bell is going to get back into the test side.

Anyone feel like taking a punt on Morgan at five instead ?

Even Morgan has ruled his chances of being in the test side as nil.

[suthol]

Hmm wayward Mitch is looking useful in the tour match, could be a fair attack with Starc, Johnson, Hazlewood/Harris & Lyon.

Top order looks to have shaken off the rust early too

[spikeyhead]

suthol said:

Hmm wayward Mitch is looking useful in the tour match, could be a fair attack with Starc, Johnson, Hazlewood/Harris & Lyon.

Top order looks to have shaken off the rust early too

They're playing Kent. It's a bit like a teenager claiming to be a man when he can drink four pints of Heineken, not realizing that it just doesn't count.

[TheAngryDog]

spikeyhead said:

suthol said:

Hmm wayward Mitch is looking useful in the tour match, could be a fair attack with Starc, Johnson, Hazlewood/Harris & Lyon.

Top order looks to have shaken off the rust early too

They're playing Kent. It's a bit like a teenager claiming to be a man when he can drink four pints of Heineken, not realizing that it just doesn't count.

https://youtu.be/snhiofL2Rh4

[zygalski]

Watson got 81 in the second innings. Christ... Kent must have no attack whatsoever! Watson gets out on 32, preferably plumb LBW, followed by a review. Everybody knows that.

[Baron Greenback]

Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris has retired from the sport because of a knee injury, dealing the tourists a major blow ahead of the Ashes. Tough one to occur just before his probable last ashes for him, and few from us!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33394635

[Gargamel]

Yeah that is a shame. Harris has been a good player for Aus.

I see the pre Ashes war of words continues. Glenn shooting his mouth off again and a few others chirruping up.

Although why Jimmy A thought it would be a good idea to mention the spirit of the game, is quite beyond me.