England's Summer test matches, 2012
Discussion
Get Karter said:
5th wicket down. WIndies were starting to look like being rather more of a challenge than England had expected....
Personally I'm glad, cricket needs a decent WI side. Although I hated the 80's (and us getting rolled over consistently) my god they were awesome to watch !I'm reasonably happy, however if you put a team into bat then you need to bowl them out in a day and although we've come close that hasn't happened. Congrats to Broad for picking up another Michelle.
We've played well enough and I'm glad that the WIndies have put up some fight. The proof will come when we see what England's first innings lead is. I'll rashly predict 200 after we pick up the last wicket in the first couple of overs of tomorrow and bat until halfway through Saturday.
We've played well enough and I'm glad that the WIndies have put up some fight. The proof will come when we see what England's first innings lead is. I'll rashly predict 200 after we pick up the last wicket in the first couple of overs of tomorrow and bat until halfway through Saturday.
spikeyhead said:
I'm reasonably happy, however if you put a team into bat then you need to bowl them out in a day and although we've come close that hasn't happened.
You need to bowl them out for under 300....sure weather might come into play in this test but get a side out for under 300 and it's a job well done.It's been a good day for England.
Looking forward to seeing the Windies bowl...apparently there's some genuine pace in their attack.
Anyone know how badly injured Tremlett is ? Bresnan is quality but I think Tremlett would have a great time against this lot.
bresnan was steady enough, but he is a steamer and it didn't seam. Also I didn't think we bowled enough right up their noses... we have nearly twenty years of payback to get in. a few body blows should be de rigour for any WI batter.
anyway pretty decent day, Chandeaul looks formidable.
anyway pretty decent day, Chandeaul looks formidable.
Gargamel said:
bresnan was steady enough, but he is a steamer and it didn't seam. Also I didn't think we bowled enough right up their noses... we have nearly twenty years of payback to get in. a few body blows should be de rigour for any WI batter.
True but this England attack is nowhere near quick enough to do that. Finn is the only bowler that could really do that with his height and pace. Jimmy and Broad have the mongrel but not the pace...you need to be bowling more like 95 mph to really,really hurry and hurt a batsman.Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff