spongebob toonpants 3954 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Broad at 8 is quite the tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 14 minutes ago, spongebob toonpants said: Broad at 8 is quite the tail someone needs to go big. root can't do it on his own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44425 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 McGrath's been on the roids. Neck like a bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7073 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Not like Crawley to give it away after doing the hard work. Brilliant response by England up until that point too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 what a fucking gift man, the stupid cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 he's batted beautifully then gifts it away. textbook from the bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 i was just going to post but didn't want to jinx it but everything so far has gone england's way - pretty much been a perfect day. unlike yesterday, we made the most of helpful overheads in the morning to skittle them out relatively cheaply and all of a sudden the sun is out and it looks like a great day for batting. you've got to make the most of it when you the weather gods smile on you like this. these two should both be eyeing a ton but crawley does what he always does and makes a pretty start without converting. meanwhile duckett doesn't fancy leaving anything so could quickly follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: i was just going to post but didn't want to jinx it but everything so far has gone england's way - pretty much been a perfect day. unlike yesterday, we made the most of helpful overheads in the morning to skittle them out relatively cheaply and all of a sudden the sun is out and it looks like a great day for batting. you've got to make the most of it when you the weather gods smile on you like this. these two should both be eyeing a ton but crawley does what he always does and makes a pretty start without converting. meanwhile duckett doesn't fancy leaving anything so could quickly follow. I was the same re: jinxing it. I totally agree re Crawley. The thing is though, that do what the fuck you want, it’s all cool, man is the mentality that is encouraged by Ben and Baz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Alex said: I was the same re: jinxing it. I totally agree re Crawley. The thing is though, that do what the fuck you want, it’s all cool, man is the mentality that is encouraged by Ben and Baz. i hope that, given the context of where we are in the series and how much is riding on this match, that they play aggressively but sensibly. there's plenty of time left in the game to go through the gears. lyon is the biggest threat so far so why go dancing down the wicket to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 duckett has left 0 out of the 100 deliveries he's faced in the series so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, Dr Gloom said: i hope that, given the context of where we are in the series and how much is riding on this match, that they play aggressively but sensibly. there's plenty of time left in the game to go through the gears. lyon is the biggest threat so far so why go dancing down the wicket to him? Because that’s Bazball. They’re in the entertainment business. Winning is secondary. I’m not even taking the piss either. Crawler’s approach is actively encouraged. He shouldn’t be anywhere near test cricket, because when he dies get in, he still gives it away. But they’ve pretty much said there’s no room for compromise in this ‘philosophy’. So there you are. I hope they prove me wrong but I don’t think it’s sustainable against a team this good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9273 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 In fairness, proper good take by Carey mind, Bairstow may just not have produced same result. Good start so far mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, Alex said: Because that’s Bazball. They’re in the entertainment business. Winning is secondary. I’m not even taking the piss either. Crawler’s approach is actively encouraged. He shouldn’t be anywhere near test cricket, because when he dies get in, he still gives it away. But they’ve pretty much said there’s no room for compromise in this ‘philosophy’. So there you are. I hope they prove me wrong but I don’t think it’s sustainable against a team this good the counter to that is would someone like burn scratching around, trying to see off the new ball, do better? the evidence so far suggests not. we have won 11/14 playing like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) crawley should be nowhere near the team though, i've said it enough times. if you want someone like that at the top of the order, play bairstow and put your best wicket keeper in at 7 Edited June 29, 2023 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: the counter to that is would someone like burn scratching around, trying to see off the new ball, do better? the evidence so far suggests not. we have won 11/14 playing like this. Well that’s only the counter to that if it’s as black and white as all out attack or an ultra conservative approach. Yet you’ve just said you shouldn’t be giving your wicket away like that. Which is literally where most people are. I.e. the aggressive, attacking approach is great but rein it at times. Instead of throwing your wicket away when you’re just starting to turn the game your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: crawley should be nowhere near the team though, i've said it enough times. if you want someone like that at the top of the order, play bairstow and put your best wicket keeper in at 7 Agreed. Bairstow must be the most indulged English cricketer of the last 20 years though. Even under this management. You can guarantee he’d be opening this series if he fancied doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9273 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 For me, Bairstow is worth his place as a batsman but it's the fact he gets the gloves as well that's the issue, particularly since the better guy with the gloves is no rabbit with the bat either (and you've got a rabbit opening). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3843 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) If Crawley went to a state school he’d be nowhere near the team Edited June 29, 2023 by Kevin Carr's Gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: If Crawley went to a state school he’d be nowhere near the team Because he wouldn’t have took up the game probably. I’m not a fan of them but there’d barely be an England team without them. Which is all about how shit the provision for sport is in most state schools. There’s the odd exception like Wood. But he learnt his cricket at Ashington CC, not school. Even Root got a scholarship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, Toonpack said: For me, Bairstow is worth his place as a batsman but it's the fact he gets the gloves as well that's the issue, particularly since the better guy with the gloves is no rabbit with the bat either (and you've got a rabbit opening). I think that is particularly galling. I.e. Foakes being more than capable with the bat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3843 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Alex said: Because he wouldn’t have took up the game probably. I’m not a fan of them but there’d barely be an England team without them. Which is all about how shit the provision for sport is in most state schools. There’s the odd exception like Wood. But he learnt his cricket at Ashington CC, not school. Even Root got a scholarship Foakes is a state school boy and I may be wrong but has a better average than Crawley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Alex said: I think that is particularly galling. I.e. Foakes being more than capable with the bat his average isn't much worse than YJB. unluckiest cricketer of his generation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21823 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: Foakes is a state school boy and I may be wrong but has a better average than Crawley. you're not wrong. 32 to crawley's 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34877 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: Foakes is a state school boy and I may be wrong but has a better average than Crawley. He’s not an opening batsman though. Bairstow was preferred to Foakes. That’s a tactical ‘Bazball’ decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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