The England Cricket Thread

SoliD · 1 Nov 2021 at 17:32

Well those 2 wickets changed the game considerably, that pairing were looking solid, but now looks fairly secure win for England with some excellent fielding.

rickjames · 1 Nov 2021 at 17:42

Morgan's captaincy is just ridiculous

mid_gen · 1 Nov 2021 at 20:23

It's amazing how dominant we are at T20, but are our test team is so dreadful and inconsistent.

robfosters · 1 Nov 2021 at 20:34

mid_gen said:
It's amazing how dominant we are at T20, but are our test team is so dreadful and inconsistent.

And we’re ODI world champs too. The drop off between short format and test is quite shocking

Participant · 5 Nov 2021 at 18:01

Vaughan being cancelled pretty pronto.

planty · 5 Nov 2021 at 19:47

Participant said:
Vaughan being cancelled pretty pronto.

BBC said he won't appear on Monday. I think that's fair enough given that they will probably be discussing a pretty large news story that he is linked to.

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Nov 2021 at 17:19

WTF is this over from Jordan?

McBain · 10 Nov 2021 at 17:31

Blowing the game, he was all over the place.

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Nov 2021 at 17:33

I don't watch much cricket but the length they're bowling at seems to be perfect for big hits.

Are they just hoping for a mishit and a catching opportunity rather than keep the rate low?

Sankari · 12 Nov 2021 at 02:58

Did not expect Australia to win that one, what a cracking comeback!

Sankari · 14 Nov 2021 at 21:01

2 for 173. Tasty.

Smokey26 · 18 Nov 2021 at 23:06

The Aussies are not a good T20 team at all. Amazing that they won it. Just shows a lot of luck is involved.

rickjames · 7 Dec 2021 at 09:51

Time to get around the boys

CGrieves · 7 Dec 2021 at 11:18

No Anderson for the first test. What's the betting we don't see him for the whole series? Not saying England is a one-bowler machine any more, but I hope we see him bowl in his final Ashes.

rickjames · 7 Dec 2021 at 13:15

CGrieves said:
No Anderson for the first test. What's the betting we don't see him for the whole series? Not saying England is a one-bowler machine any more, but I hope we see him bowl in his final Ashes.

Was fit to play, right call for him to skip this one with the intention of the pink ball swinging at Adelaide...

CGrieves · 7 Dec 2021 at 20:13

rickjames said:
Was fit to play, right call for him to skip this one with the intention of the pink ball swinging at Adelaide...

Aaaah makes sense. Hoping for a corker of a series.

Vandle · 7 Dec 2021 at 23:30

Wise decision on Anderson. Pretty much on a hiding to nothing in Brisbane imo. Looking like the 5th test is a day nighter too. Melbourne bidding for it but think it's more likely to go to Tasmania.
Anyone staying up for the first ball? Hopefully it's better than Harmi's a few years back

I'm an Englishman by the way. I like to see Australia do well in all sports, I'd love them to qualify for the World Cup, beat the All Blacks in Rugby, get gold medals in the Olympics but when it comes to cricket I hope they lose to Sri Lanka by 10 wickets and their irksome batsmen be humiliated every time.

BaZ87 · 8 Dec 2021 at 00:03

Good start

robfosters · 8 Dec 2021 at 00:13

I’m not gonna even bother watching the ashes this time round.

Our test side is abysmal. This has got 5-0 written all over it.

Pigeon_Killer · 8 Dec 2021 at 00:32

When's the next test then?