England Cricket 2022
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Well until you get one heading towards your face...
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Will this series be the beginning of the end of 50 over cricket?
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Moeen needs a score today, if he wants to take over Buttler’s failed captaincy.
littlebabyjesus
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Yeah definitely. I'd be wanting to face him. However, half of those were bowled leg stump comfortably beating the outside edge. Saying that you're up for it, and playing like you're up for it are two different things. (I don't blame them at all for backing away.)
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As a genuine No.11 and previously being hit on the head (without a helmet) by a county bowler moonlighting for a village side I can safely say I would not want to face Mr Wood.
littlebabyjesus
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Fair enough. tbf I would hope someone like Wood would have the sense to pitch it up to tailenders. County bowlers bowling bouncers in a village game is out of line tbh. Ashington 1st 11 are a much higher level, though.
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Yeah I'm a total ferret, so I'd just back away and leave the stumps to him.
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Quite possibly the most boring, underwhelming ODI series I’ve seen.
coming on
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Not sure I’d bring on the wrong Overton right now. Topley has been the man and this is England’s last chance.
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At least Wood is on the mend so we can say goodbye David Willey…again.
littlebabyjesus
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Yeah poor captaincy to leave Topley with three left in the bag. India were almost certainly going to win anyway, but only almost.
But it was the England batting that failed again.
shame Pant couldn't finish it with 6 fours.
But it was the England batting that failed again.
shame Pant couldn't finish it with 6 fours.
In other words.. he was about to get dropped.
www.theguardian.com
Ben Stokes to retire from ODI cricket after Durham farewell appearance
Ben Stokes has announced his shock retirement from one-day cricket and will play his final match at his home ground of Durham on Tuesday
littlebabyjesus
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Was he bollocks about to get dropped.
It is becoming clear that many three-format players are taking on too much. Meanwhile, t20Is are set to be expanded massively in the next five years. The ODI format is in trouble, while test cricket is being pushed even more to the sidelines to accommodate the t20 leagues.
We're at a dangerous point in cricket. Short-term greed could ruin things quite quickly.
test cricket > ODI cricket > t20 cricket
could quickly become
t20 cricket > test cricket > ODI cricket
Too late for this now, but I agree with Graeme Swann's suggestion a few years ago that t20 shouldn't be played at international level.
It is becoming clear that many three-format players are taking on too much. Meanwhile, t20Is are set to be expanded massively in the next five years. The ODI format is in trouble, while test cricket is being pushed even more to the sidelines to accommodate the t20 leagues.
We're at a dangerous point in cricket. Short-term greed could ruin things quite quickly.
test cricket > ODI cricket > t20 cricket
could quickly become
t20 cricket > test cricket > ODI cricket
Too late for this now, but I agree with Graeme Swann's suggestion a few years ago that t20 shouldn't be played at international level.
yep, and the IPL of course is big factor in this.
If it's considered too dangerous for elite test players to face bowling like that when it's slightly gloomy then it shouldn't be allowed for an off-duty accountant weekend cricketer to face it, whatever the light. Looks like he was giving it his all, almost falling over there.
One other thing on the Stokes resignation - it did seem weird to me that he was in the side and not captain. Buttler doesn't strike me a natural leader and I think most people would be intimidated by having Stokes in a huddle while you're giving a mild-mannered little team speech. That was never gonna work.
paulhackett
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The oppo have posted this. Includes what looks like 2 sixes over point. And some shit music.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
The top level of club cricket is srs bsns, mind you. These are players who will practise hard. It's where Wood started as well. In Aus, it's common for elite players to turn out for their clubs.
Here's the scorecard. He got 5-24
Lanchester CC
tbf they gave all the other bowlers a go first.
littlebabyjesus
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I'm guessing a short boundary and thick edges flying over it.
That is not shit music thank you.
Good to see those lads get even more to bang on about in the pub though, not just facing down one of the quickest bowlers in the world but casually cutting him for six.
paulhackett
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Wood isn't an arsehole so I would expect he plays fair. Pattinson on the other hand
That's not bad really. He wasn't bowling anything too short and isn't anywhere the pace of Wood anyway. The batsman looked quite competent actually.
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Yes. It was the send off more than anything.
littlebabyjesus
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England outplayed here, but I'm mostly going to let them off today. They had to bat after fielding in the worst of the heat. Unsurprisingly, SA's top-scorer couldn't take the field.
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Mardy England faces on the balcony. Buttball is miserable.
