planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
It kind of is. That's the point. The IPL have moved into South Africa and they have cleared out three and a half months of their calendar to accommodate 20/20.
England Cricket 2022
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It kind of is. That's the point. The IPL have moved into South Africa and they have cleared out three and a half months of their calendar to accommodate 20/20.
WhyLikeThis
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The star of the comp so far has been Cheteshwar Pujara.
His stats are something else. Fantastic strike rate tbf.
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I’ve got a massive soft spot for Pujara ever since he stood tall against the Ozzies petulant bodyline onslaught at the Gabba:
Defending with bat was not safe: Cheteshwar Pujara on taking 11 bodily hits at Brisbane
Cheteshwar Pujara used his body to good use no Day 5 of the Brisbane Test against Australia. In the process, he was hit 11 times by Aussie pacers.
That level of resilience is something England sorely need.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I’ve got a massive softProper cricket. Proper character. The idea that kids can't be interested in that is offensively wrong.I’ve got a massive soft spot for Pujara ever since he stood tall against the Ozzies petulant bodyline onslaught at the Gabba:
Defending with bat was not safe: Cheteshwar Pujara on taking 11 bodily hits at Brisbane
Cheteshwar Pujara used his body to good use no Day 5 of the Brisbane Test against Australia. In the process, he was hit 11 times by Aussie pacers.www.timesnownews.com
That level of resilience is something England sorely need.
It's mad that cricket is being run by people who don't like cricket.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Crawley picked for second test. Potts dropped in favour of that one who's not racist any more.
I mean it's a bit harsh to blame Crawley for a match where pretty much everyone choked but it's now at the point where it's not even doing him any good staying in the team. And it's a kick in the teeth for anyone in the countries who might having been working their socks off and playing really well in the hopes of getting into the national team.
I mean it's a bit harsh to blame Crawley for a match where pretty much everyone choked but it's now at the point where it's not even doing him any good staying in the team. And it's a kick in the teeth for anyone in the countries who might having been working their socks off and playing really well in the hopes of getting into the national team.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Yeah it's hard to see how they can stick with him really isn't it. There is a logic in the idea that you want players to feel like you back them and they can won't get dropped the moment they have a bad game but there has to be a limit to that doesn't there. I'd expect another couple of games of very low scores and then at some point they'll have to drop him anyway.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I predict another drubbing.
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I have a sneaking suspicion Crawley may get a run or 2 this match. That or I’m in an unusually good mood.
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Jesus. Watching the hundred now. It's so so so bad. Why...
The only redeeming things about it which actual cricket could learn from is that they stay out if there's a bit of drizzle and the tv umpire makes his decision within seconds rather than minutes. Otherwise. Whoever came up with this, first against the wall.
The only redeeming things about it which actual cricket could learn from is that they stay out if there's a bit of drizzle and the tv umpire makes his decision within seconds rather than minutes. Otherwise. Whoever came up with this, first against the wall.
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It may be the beer but the addition of Robinson plus Broad’s new lease of life with the bat, seems to have resolved the fragility of the tail.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
It's the beer.
souljacker
innit
I was at Lords tonight. It was utterly confusing to watch from the crowd. The screens only showed runs and balls left, not who the bowler was, who the batter was, what the wicket count was.
Rammed with people though. I'd be surprised if a county match got anywhere near the amount of bums on seats that a wednesday evening hundred game could command.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
t20 Blast at Lord's regularly attracts 20k+.
or it did before the Hundred came around.
souljacker
innit
I really don't see the point in it. It offers nothing that a well marketed t20 tournament couldn't do. Plus it has a format that NOBODY else in the world plays.
Theyve signed a contract with Sky for something like another 5 years so we'll have to be coping with it until at least then. Just such a case if it aint broke dont fix it, with the Blast doing so well. And it really is terrible. What was wrong with an 'over'?
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Does seem a bit odd. I know there's all the 'think - then bat' sort of stuff but chasing has been England's strength this year and the bowling is always capable of rolling a team in the right conditions, and SA's top order isn't the strongest. You'd think after the last game they'd go 'same again' and let their bowlers have at it.
ETA: They are playing two spinners though so it makes a bit more sense.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Strange decisions from SA here. Win by an innings then all change in terms of tactics.
Crawley will be mightily relieved not to be batting this morning.
Crawley will be mightily relieved not to be batting this morning.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
And if you're going to play 2 spinners, OT is probably the ground to do it.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Bairstow has never made a second innings century when keeping in a match. Don't think that's a coincidence. I wouldn't be giving him the gloves. Foakes can bat. Made small but crucial contributions vs NZ.
But I still can't get my head around SA's selection. Maybe they don't think Jansen can last all three games physically? That's all I can think.
But I still can't get my head around SA's selection. Maybe they don't think Jansen can last all three games physically? That's all I can think.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yes, but it's also a good place for height and pace. SA's pace attack from the last test in this morning's conditions could have bundled England out for 100-odd or less.
I really like Elgar. Like the cut of his jib. But surely they've miscalculated here.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Yeah you'd have thought the 3 SA seamers could have caused enough havoc, but if they can get some sort of total today, the weather and bowling 2 spinners in the 4th innings could be a hefty advantage.
His numbers arent great as of yet. In fact I think these flatter him a bit. He is of course, like any other player from village level up, a better batsman than Zak Crawley.
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 29 | 6 | 619 | 107 | 26.91 | 1319 | 46.92 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 37 | 5 |
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
But if you give the gloves to Bairstow, it's not a free lunch.
I just looked up the stats of the six keepers I could think of who played a significant number of tests (>20) both keeping and not keeping.
They are: Sangakkara, Stewart, McCullum, Buttler, Chandimal, Bairstow
In order, the difference in averages is as follows: +26, +12, +9, +6, +6, -1
Bairstow does average slightly higher when keeping, but he had that awful trot averaging well under 30. I expect his average when not keeping to overtake his keeping average before long.
This was always my argument wrt Russell over Stewart. With Stewart keeping, you don't just get slightly less good keeping. You also lose runs from his batting. I'd make the same argument over Bairstow right now, when he's finally found his groove as a specialist bat. Foakes' batting average is about the same as Russell's, and I think the difference in keeping quality is also similar - Bairstow and Stewart both decent standing back, a bit clumsy standing up; Russell and Foakes both very good at both.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
And they're into the tail already. SA are in a mess.
Why? It was out...
That's what the technology's there for. If it's hitting the wickets it's hitting the wickets. I agree though, get rid of the absurd 'Umpire's call'. It's either out or not. In this case it was hitting the wickets so was out.
