England Cricket 2022

[Petcha]

Unbelievable. 2 for the spinner. With that pace attack.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

We're moving towards miracle territory again.

My money is on it not happening this time. SA bowlers are up for it and we haven't even seen Nortje yet.

 

[Petcha]

The commentators were slagging Elgar off for turning to Maharaj so early. And then he does that. If that was Stokes they'd be hailing his genius.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Just watched the Crawley dismissal. It's every bit as bad as his nicks to slip with booming drives. First over of spin he's seen and he's missed a straight one.

 

[Idaho]

Just fuck off Crawley. You're shit. Even Burns was better, and that's swearing.

 

[Petcha]

Just fuck off Crawley. You're shit. Even Burns was better, and that's swearing.

I think Burns is also on a central contract so they might as well just bring him back if the reason they're being so loyal to Crawley is that they're paying him 700k. I don't even wanna do the maths on how much each run he's scored this year has cost the ECB. And these are leaving aside their appearance/winning bonuses. According to this table, Bairstow makes 170k, while Crawley makes 700k, hell even Dom Sibley is on 700k.

Cricketers	Types of Contract	Salary (Euro)
Jofra Archer	Test+White ball	870000
Rory Burns	Test Central	700000
Zak Crawely	Test Central	700000
Ollie Pope	Test central	700000
Dom Sibley	Test central	700000
Chris Woakes	Test central+White ball	870000

Cricketers	Types of Contract	Salary (Euro)
James Anderson	Test Central	700000
Stuart Broad	Test Central	700000
Jos Buttler	Test Central+ White Ball	870000
Sam Curran	Test Central	700000
Mark Wood	White Ball	170000
Adil Rashid	White Ball	170000
Tom Curran	White Ball	1700000

Cricketers	Types of Contract	Salary (Euro)
Jonny Bairstow	White Ball	170000
Eoin Morgan	White Ball	170000
Joe Root	Test Central+White ball	870000
Moeen Ali	White Ball	170000
Jason Roy	White Ball	170000
Dawid Malan	Increment Contract	NA
Jack Leach	Increment Contract	NA
Dom Bess	Increment Contract	NA
Chris Jordan	Increment Contract	NA

 

[Idaho]

Wtf is Tom Curran that much? Must be a typo.

 

[kabbes]

I assume that Curran figure is an error

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Central contracts can be made to look rather silly by the end of the year.

Burns, Sibley, Sam Curran, Buttler all on test contracts, all dropped a while ago.
Leach playing every match. Hameed didn't even get an incremental contract despite being in the team at the point those contracts were awarded.

Tom Curran's got a good deal.

 

[Petcha]

I assume that Curran figure is an error

You'd hope that's an error.

It's a convoluted system though, but those are just their basics. 15k per test on top of that, which in footballer terms aint much i guess. They're being reviewed in October I think anyway so lets assume unless Crawley scores 300 in each innings of the next test he won't be collecting one.

England cricket central contracts: What is an increment contract? Who has a central contract?

England cricket central contracts: What is an increment contract? Who has a central contract? | The Cricketer, cricket news

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[littlebabyjesus]

not the only error in that list. They made some pretty spectacular misjudgements in that list last year.

 

[Petcha]

It'll be an interesting test of McCullum's policy of loyalty when they do review them. I can barely even remember what Archer looks like and he seems to still be on one.

 

[Petcha]

Let's at least hope the guys who do get one get a pay rise in line with inflation, cost of living n all that

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Root gone now. This could all be over today.

 

[Petcha]

Nortje's finally on and hitting 95mph. Three of their bowlers regularly topping 90mph in this match. Tough series.

 

[kabbes]

When loads of his peers are on 170000 and he’s the only one on 1700000, you gotta feel that somebody just erroneously added a zero on the source page

 

[Petcha]

If it's any consolation

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Headingley 1981 territory here. England somehow need to score another 200.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If it's any consolation

I was hoping to see day 5.

 

[steveo87]

Fuck it.

We're definitely going to win from here.

 

[Petcha]

I'm fairly sure this is the scariest attack I've seen since the 80s windies. Relentless.

 

[Spymaster]

I was hoping to see day 5.

We've got tickets for tomorrow.

I'm now hoping that we lose by an innings today, or at least don't build a lead that SA can't knock-off within 15 overs!

 

[Spymaster]

I'm now hoping that we lose by an innings today, or at least don't build a lead that SA can't knock-off within 15 overs!

And just as I type that ....

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Day 5 is always a punt tbf. Annoying to miss day 4, but it's become an increasingly dodgy day to book, especially at Lord's.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

And just as I type that ....

It's only the rain on day 1 that has given us a day 3!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Stokes isn't very good at Bazball tbh. He didn't look in much better control than Broad.

 

[Spymaster]

Day 5 is always a punt tbf. Annoying to miss day 4, but it's become an increasingly dodgy day to book, especially at Lord's.

I booked the tickets before the start of the season and I have half a memory that I booked Saturday tickets expecting it to be day 3

 

[WhyLikeThis]

A deserved innings defeat. Arrogant, half-arsed and under cooked.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Worry here is that SA just look way better than England. I'll repeat - I would take every single SA bowler in a combined team on current form.

SA also have dodgy batting, but they were let off the hook, and at least they have something at the top of the order - Elgar is a good gritty opener, Petersen is a huge talent.

But this looks like trouble for England rest of the series as well. SA just look too good.

 

[Spymaster]

All over.

Lords owe me £440