England Cricket 2022

[planetgeli]

Zak Crawley has scored a 27 ball duck plus 4 in the second innings for Kent v Lancs.

Ollie Robinson has taken 9 wickets in the match for Sussex v Notts.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Happy birthday Mr Anderson, 40 years old today

 

[steveo87]

Happy birthday Mr Anderson, 40 years old today
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[Puddy_Tat]

i can feel another coming on

 

[Petcha]

i can feel another coming on

Well. they made three figures.

There's simply too much cricket these days. There's got to be a tipping point. These English players are all very very good but somethings not right. Even Jason Roy must be looking over his shoulder at the moment.

Stat from Sampath: England's joint-biggest defeat in terms of runs in men's T20Is. Four of their top ten biggest defeats by runs in T20Is came in this home season.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

How many years will we have to endure Buttball?

The team doesn’t need his draining captaincy, nor his mediocre keeping. Both of these jobs have demolished his batting form. Can Rob Key get over his desire for all things Jos and hand the captaincy over to someone suitable?

 

[Idaho]

How many years will we have to endure Buttball?

The team doesn’t need his draining captaincy, nor his mediocre keeping. Both of these jobs have demolished his batting form. Can Rob Key get over his desire for all things Jos and hand the captaincy over to someone suitable?

We always pile on loads of jobs on to our best batters, ideally to the point at which they stop batting well.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Mott on Roy

“When you’ve been a great player, and you’ve delivered great things on a big stage, you deserve a bit of loyalty,” Mott said. “You can hold that for a bit, but at certain times hard decisions need to be made. No one in the team has a mortgage on a spot.”

Note the use of the past tense. These words should bring joy and unity to the apparently cheerless dressing room.

 

[Petcha]

Watching the women's team in the Games. Really nasty vibe between them. Any misfield or god forbid a dropped catch seems to get a torrent from the bowler. Two of the girls are only 17. Not very nice. Stokes/Baz seems cuddly in comparison.

 

[Petcha]

Harry Kane is currently doing commentary on the Hundred. He's just asked what LBW is all about.

This is genius.

 

[Petcha]

Although tbf, Darren Gough is really not the most clued up commentator I've ever heard either. What a shitshow.

 

[two sheds]

Watching the women's team in the Games. Really nasty vibe between them. Any misfield or god forbid a dropped catch seems to get a torrent from the bowler. Two of the girls are only 17. Not very nice. Stokes/Baz seems cuddly in comparison.

I hate it when goalkeepers give defenders a mouthful when they've made a mistake, as if that's going to improve them for next time. Would be tempted to go over and shout abuse "Well that was fucking shit wasn't it" at them when they let in a goal.

 

[Petcha]

I hate it when goalkeepers give defenders a mouthful when they've made a mistake, as if that's going to improve them for next time. Would be tempted to go over and shout abuse "Well that was fucking shit wasn't it" at them when they let in a goal.

Jordan Pickford is the worst at that. Looks a total dick.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Dean Elgar has opened fire with a volley of psyops to cast doubt in the England camp: SA captain Elgar claims 'Bazball' could leave England "with egg on their faces"

This is proper cricket. Should be a good series.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I’ve got absolutely no interest in the style that they’ve played.” Dean Elgar, South Africa’s bullish Test captain, will not be drawn on the hype surrounding England’s swashbuckling batting this summer. “I think it can go one of two ways for them and it can go south very quickly. [Talking about it] is a waste of energy. Their own coach doesn’t even like the slogan they’ve come up with. I’d like to see them do it against our seamers.”

The shit talking continues but I have a sneaking suspicion it’ll only focus minds and harden resolve. Keep it up Elgar.

 

[Petcha]

He's absolutely correct though isn't he?

NZ's attack was sub-par and so was India's. If it comes off again against Rabada and Nortje then I'll finally be convinced McCullum's approach is working. Or actually I'm keen to see how it works away from home too. There's no way it'll work in India anyway when that day comes.

 

[Idaho]

I think it's rainmaking on the part of England. They play defensive and get skittled and they look weak and shit. They swing the bat from the off and they get skittled and they look foolish and shit. If they are lucky and survive the latter approach they can pretend it's some master strategy.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

He's absolutely correct though isn't he?

All the best psyops have an element of truth to them. By reiterating this line only highlights Elgar’s fear.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

He's absolutely correct though isn't he?

NZ's attack was sub-par and so was India's.

This isn't true. Both teams fielded the same opening bowlers that played in the WTC final. Boult, Southee, Bumrah and Shami had impeccable test pedigree, all of them with previous success in English conditions. It is true that Southee in particular did not perform well, but you have to credit England's batters for at least some of that - they threw him off his game.

 

[Petcha]

I think it's rainmaking on the part of England. They play defensive and get skittled and they look weak and shit. They swing the bat from the off and they get skittled and they look foolish and shit. If they are lucky and survive the latter approach they can pretend it's some master strategy.

Well they have won every test theyve played so far deploying this approach so there's only so long we can put it down to 'luck'. Let's see. This series will be fascinating, Elgar's not the only Saffer to put this view forward. This is the coach, Boucher.

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher felt that better batting conditions and taking control of situations have helped England chase targets excess of 250 in their first four Tests under head coach Brendon McCullum.

After struggling in red-ball cricket for the past two years, England looked reinvigorated by the aggressive style, nicknamed as 'Bazball', under McCullum. They blanked New Zealand 3-0 and then went on to chase a record 378 against India at Edgbaston to level a five-match series 2-2.

"The conditions have allowed for England to play that way. That's just about being smart and assessing conditions on the day. If you see a moment to really put the hammer down, we've seen how it can pay off, as England have shown us. I do think Test cricket is going that way," Boucher said ahead of South Africa's warm-up 50-over match against England Lions at Taunton.

 

[Petcha]

This isn't true. Both teams fielded the same opening bowlers that played in the WTC final. Boult, Southee, Bumrah and Shami had impeccable test pedigree, all of them with previous success in English conditions. It is true that Southee in particular did not perform well, but you have to credit England's batters for at least some of that - they threw him off his game.

Well yes, but NZ looked sub par, their batting saved (to a degree) by their middle order and their bowlers were not great. The always excellent Boult aside. Some questionable selections too mind you. India, well. Not sure what the hell happened there I would love to see the English batsmen charging down the pitch to the SA quicks but yeh, let's see.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

On paper, SA have some fearsome weapons - Rabada (if fit), Nortje, Janssen and Ngidi to choose from. It is going to be lively.

SA look vulnerable in the batting, though. They might struggle to score enough runs to be competitive.

 

[Petcha]

I havent been following the tour so far but it seems SA just got thrashed by England's reserves, who scored at nearly 6 an over to win by an innings playing Bazball. So if I was Elgar I'd probably put a sock in it.

Markram makes the most of tour game as South Africans lose to England Lions

Ollie Robinson and Craig Overton put in strong showings ahead of the first Test at Lord's on August 17

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[WhyLikeThis]

It’s early days but looking green.

 

[Idaho]

It'll be a surface green, but hard and dry underneath. I think that green will disappear within a few hours of the first morning.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Just hope it has some pace in it. Lord's produces slow wickets far too often.

 

[Petcha]

Richard Thompson’s in-tray: key tasks for ECB chair with cricket in turmoil

From appointing a new chief executive to mending the rifts caused by the Hundred, there is plenty for the new man to do

www.theguardian.com

I wouldn't agree 'cricket's in turmoil'. The test game hasnt been as healthy since 2005. But I 100% agree that the Hundred was a massive own goal and a vanity project from the previous guy who clearly knew sweet fuck all about cricket and the dangers this idiocy would result in. It's a completely absurd tournament. I tried again the other day to see if they could get things right second time round but it's just as painful as before.

But anger remains, with English cricket having twisted itself into a pretzel for a tournament that was supposed to promote the entire sport. The previously thriving T20 Blast has been squeezed, the Royal London Cup devalued and the County Championship still a predominantly spring/autumn endeavour; any new converts via the Hundred find themselves walking into a bitter, unresolved argument.

Greater alignment of the short-form competitions appears essential, such as more player deals in the Hundred being contingent on performances in the Blast. Thompson will also need to address concerns about the financial imbalance of staging revenues for host counties, worth up to £800,000 a year.

Then there is the question of whether the ECB will resist or embrace investment into the Hundred from outside as the Indian Premier League team owners build empires. It is a weighty decision given there will be no way of putting the toothpaste back in the tube once private money enters the equation.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Cricket is in the process of being ruined by the massive influx of money, which distorts the competition. The latest IPL rights sale is already having knock-on effects, with Trent Boult refusing a NZ contract and quite possibly ending his international career while still at the peak of his powers.

While Boult is closer to the end than the start of his career, there will be plenty of players who simply bypass international cricket altogether from the start. West Indies have already lost half their team to the franchises. More will follow.

 

[kabbes]

I try to pretend that the Hundred doesn’t exist. However, every now and then there is a news report about how some batsman or other has scored a century in 47 balls and I shudder.