The England Cricket Thread

Semple · 6 Mar 2021 at 10:06

SoliD said:
Awful awful start, no confidence against even the mildest of spin. Can see this being over before the end of the day.

Without a doubt, India aren't even likely to need their second innings.

Root seriously needs to look at some squad changes and start benching a few players who's performance has been absolutely dire.

Tinders · 6 Mar 2021 at 10:47

Weve not been able to play spin for aslong as I remember. The most annoyoing thing is the poor decision making, not many of the teams are prepared to hunker down and stay at the crease, the captain doesnt seem to offer much when the chips are down. The Ashes will be horrific to watch at this rate. Lets hope we can get our own back on India this summer.

manic111 · 12 Mar 2021 at 13:43

I don't think there's anything better in the world than a Kohli duck

SoliD · 12 Mar 2021 at 17:09

Tad one sided that game.

Participant · 16 Mar 2021 at 13:48

Rashid and Wood not playing in tests is a ******* joke. It really annoys me.

Participant · 23 Mar 2021 at 12:17

Krunal breaking down in the interview there, real passion, love it.

Edit - didn't realise it was because of a bereavement.

SoliD · 23 Mar 2021 at 15:40

And England breaking down completely out on the wicket. Absolutely cruising to needlessly giving wickets away again and again. That should have been an easy win.

MikeTimbers · 26 Mar 2021 at 11:11

England's bowling doesn't seem good enough to me. Lots of balls on leg stump, not enough variation.

rickjames · 26 Mar 2021 at 20:10

That was an absolutely brilliant chase anchored by some brutal batting power.

Participant · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:58

Imagine if Curran sees us home here. It's really unlikely but god it would be great.

Participant · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:18

That's definitely a no ball.

Participant · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:29

Too high easily. Yeees.

Participant · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:46

We won't do it from here. Shame. Great match though. Chapeau Curran.

Smokey26 · 28 Mar 2021 at 19:48

This whole thats how we play is really stupidly ignorant. should have easily won that ODI series 3-0 if they had batted with there brains a little bit.

rickjames · 1 Jun 2021 at 11:02

English summer starts tomorrow, wonderful time of the year. Waiting to hear from Edgbaston if my tickets are still good for Day 3 next week, been strange to believe I've not been to an England game since that final Ashes test in 2019.

SoliD · 3 Jun 2021 at 15:09

Another poor start! Great to be seeing some cricket over here with fans!

rickjames · 3 Jun 2021 at 21:05

Probably England's day, but only just. Game is pretty even I'd say

Freddie1980 · 6 Jun 2021 at 00:45

Once again the Great British press shows goes out of it's way to try and undermine one of the countries sports teams by publishing a story about one of the players posting offensive tweets 10 years ago when they were a kid!

omnomnom · 6 Jun 2021 at 15:00

Freddie1980 said:
Once again the Great British press shows goes out of it's way to try and undermine one of the countries sports teams by publishing a story about one of the players posting offensive tweets 10 years ago when they were a kid!

Wasnt he 18? The tweets were vile. Thats all on him im afraid.

CGrieves · 6 Jun 2021 at 16:53

omnomnom said:
Wasnt he 18? The tweets were vile. Thats all on him im afraid.

I really don't understand why you have to be a paragon of virtue to be a successful sportsman. If people of uncertain morality weren't ever allowed in sport, we'd have never had James Hunt, Mike Tyson, Babe Ruth or half the modern footballers.

Let them speak with action on the field, and let them be humans off it.