England Cricket 2022

[WhyLikeThis]

I like kohli. He gets into it, and that's no bad thing.

I prefer cricket with him in it…mostly when he gets his arse handed to him

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[WhyLikeThis]

From..


To…

 

[Petcha]

I agree. He adds a lot to the game. Nothing wrong with having passion on the sporting field, and t's a real shame his batting seems to have dropped off. I believe the slump co-incided with the birth of his kid during that tour of australia.

I like a pantomime villian and he's at least a little more charming than Davey Warner.

 

[planetgeli]

I was on a beach playing cricket when the news came through. I celebrated by smacking a 13 year old into the sea.

Utterly ridiculous and massively enjoyable.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Teenagers can be a pain...

 

[JimW]

I was on a beach playing cricket when the news came through. I celebrated by smacking a 13 year old into the sea.

Utterly ridiculous and massively enjoyable.

I did the same but unfortunately I heard the result on a channel ferry.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I like a pantomime villian and he's at least a little more charming than Davey Warner.

He’s a playground bully, don’t lick his boots.

 

[Petcha]

All this love for Stokes/McCullum but not much mention of Rob Key, who actually appointed them both. He seems to be keeping a very low profile.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Conditioned as we all are by decades following England in test cricket, I thought this was a bit of a fluke at first. NZ were unlucky at various moments. But they also fell short at crucial moments when the games looked to be theirs for the taking. Same with India here. They weren't unlucky. They didn't bat as well as they could have done on day four, much like NZ in their second innings, and they were made to pay for it.

And England have won every match by at least five wickets. As unlikely as the victories may have looked at different stages in every match, and they looked extremely unlikely at times, in the end they were quite comfortable. Easy even in the last two tests with the biggest totals to chase down. This is what other teams do to England. West Indies in the 80s (Gordon Greenidge on one leg), Australia in the 90s. It's quite hard to process.

 

[Idaho]

The real difference seems to be England not buying into the commonly accepted wisdom of it being very difficult to bat 4th.

 

[kabbes]

The real difference seems to be England not buying into the commonly accepted wisdom of it being very difficult to bat 4th.

Helped by pitches that haven’t broken up

 

[Idaho]

Helped by pitches that haven’t broken up

I've seen a lot more 4th innings collapses under match pressure than I ever have of ragging, grubbing and shooting pitches.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Bazball has started to get under Steve Smith's skin. He's mocking and questioning it.

Smith was overheard by reporters shouting ‘Bazball!’ after striking a powerful shot in net practice ahead of his side’s Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Australia’s Steve Smith says England’s ‘Bazball’ is ‘good fun to joke about’

Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have inspired a positive approach in recent Tests.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

 

[Petcha]

I think 'Nighthawk' is a bit toe curling.

And 'as long as they're out on the field by 11am, its up to them how they get there' is possibly stretching it all a bit.

Brendon McCullum plans golf and adventure holiday for England players

Brendon McCullum is organising a week-long holiday camp for England’s Test players in New Zealand next year to help relax tourists

www.theguardian.com

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Could be worse “KnightRider” must have been on the whiteboard.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Bazball has started to get under Steve Smith's skin. He's mocking and questioning it.

Australia’s Steve Smith says England’s ‘Bazball’ is ‘good fun to joke about’

Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have inspired a positive approach in recent Tests.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

Can't hear a word he says over the sound of him being a cheating sack of shit and having a stupid face.

 

[Idaho]

I think 'Nighthawk' is a bit toe curling

Suits Broad, as he is a bit of a bellend tbf

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Bairstow has now made the top ten ICC rankings

 

[WhyLikeThis]

This is quite good…

Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams

Freddie Flintoff tries to create a brand new cricket team from an unlikely group of teens.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[WhyLikeThis]

…and Root has made it onto the top 20 all time top batting rankings…

 

[Petcha]

Pretty shoddy start to the white ball series. Get Crawley in there to shake things up.

 

[Idaho]

Credit to India, they are bowling exceptionally well.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

It’s all kicking off in the Torygraph. The odious Simon Heffer has thrown an almighty wobbly over Stephen Fry suggesting using inclusive language in cricket is politeness.

In this sense language isn’t evolving; it is being imposed upon us, and we are dared to be nonconformists. Those who look for offence where none is intended can continue to do so; again, many of us couldn’t care less. If there are women cricketers who fret about their male counterparts being termed ‘batsmen’, then perhaps they should find something more important to worry about.

What could possibly be the source of this charmer’s resentment against women?

This is not because I am a reactionary, a fascist, or a social elitist

Cool.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

It’s all kicking off in the Torygraph. The odious Simon Heffer has thrown an almighty wobbly over Stephen Fry suggesting using inclusive language in cricket is politeness.


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What could possibly be the source of this charmer’s resentment against women?



Cool.

'Why do people care about this? I'm so unbothered I'm going to chuck my toys out of my pram in a whiny temper tantrum in a national paper.'

 

[Ted Striker]

Can't hear a word he says over the sound of him being a cheating sack of shit and having a stupid face.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

The absolute dipshit racist from Edgbaston has been arrested.

England v India: Arrest over crowd racism at Edgbaston

It is thought the abuse was directed at India fans by members of the crowd at Edgbaston on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Buying a ticket for a specific seat with your debit card then deciding to commit a hate crime surrounded by witnesses with phones. Not a great specimen of the master race.

 

[Petcha]

I've just noticed today's game is on BBC2. Good stuff

 

[Petcha]

This is basically a home match for India. Bit of a mixed blessing for the club I bet, given Indian fans aren't noted for knocking back eight pints at £7 a go.