The Official Cricket Thread

[Captain Turdseye]

Give it Jimmy ‘til end of t’season

[Captain Turdseye]

They could do worse than offering a test place to Morgan. 

[Captain Howdy]

7 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

They could do worse than offering a test place to Morgan. 

That’s who I’d go with 

[Captain Howdy]

1 hour ago, Vincent Vega said:

Wonder if it has anything to do with Anderson and Broad being dropped and treated extremely shoddily. 

I’m sure that was one of the reasons. Ridiculous decision to drop them and it bit him on the arse

[sir roger]

To be fair there isn't really a stand out option.

 

I think Stokes would be good in a 'lead by example' way but no idea how he would fare tactically and that's without his mental struggles, his disciplinary record, regular injuries and his up and down form.

 

I think Broad would be a better tactician, but rumour has it that him, Anderson and a couple of others have been a bit cliquey and that he is not over popular in the dressing room or with Root, who is still by miles our best batsman

 

I have been faIrly  impressed by James Vince's captaincy at Sussex , and he's certainly not the worst batsman we have had lately. Rory Burns is another possible I suppose, if they decide he is one of the openers for the upcoming tests.

[Jairzinho]

Both would be fucking terrible. Neither would have the first clue about captaincy, just like Root.

 

Vince, Morgan, Abell, Rhodes, Billings...choose a fucking captain. 

 

I always find the idea that a captain must be a great player to be utter nonsense anyway. So what if a captain averages 30 rather than 40? Their captaincy can be worth far more than 20 runs over the course of a test match. Often five times that. But now the opportunity is even greater than normal to roll the dice because we basically only have Root, and Stokes at a push, that are test quality batsmen.

 

What would Rhodes or Vince need to do worth their place in the team? Be as good as fucking Zak Crawley?

 

Won't happen though, they'll give it to Stokes who would be like Botham - absymal. Lots of bravado but tactically clueless. Or Broad, who would use every single review off his own bowling and probably not much better than Stokes tactically anyway.

 

 

[Captain Howdy]

12 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Both would be fucking terrible. Neither would have the first clue about captaincy, just like Root.

 

Vince, Morgan, Abell, Rhodes, Billings...choose a fucking captain. 

 

I always find the idea that a captain must be a great player to be utter nonsense anyway. So what if a captain averages 30 rather than 40? Their captaincy can be worth far more than 20 runs over the course of a test match. Often five times that. But now the opportunity is even greater than normal to roll the dice because we basically only have Root, and Stokes at a push, that are test quality batsmen.

 

What would Rhodes or Vince need to be worth their place in the team? Be as good as fucking Zak Crawley?

 

Won't happen though, they'll give it to Stokes who would be like Botham - absymal. Lots of bravado but tactically clueless. Or Broad, who would use every single review off his own bowling and probably not much better than Stokes tactically anyway.

 

 

100% this. The captain does not need to be a great player, one of our finest captains was a bog standard batsman (and that’s being kind)

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

100% this. The captain does not need to be a great player, one of our finest captains was a bog standard batsman (and that’s being kind)

Zero hundreds in 39 games, averaging under 23. 

 

He could have been out first ball every innings and he'd still have been worth his place as captain.

 

Incidentally I found this a few weeks ago -

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Gmvu5u6LOiLra3f0fYZPw/videos

 

Channel with a load of old bods talking about cricket in the past. A few guests include Brearley, Lloyd, Amiss, Dexter. Interesting in parts. 

[Captain Howdy]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Zero hundreds in 39 games, averaging under 23. 

 

He could have been out first ball every innings and he'd still have been worth his place as captain.

Absolutely, like you I’ve no doubt they’ll “give it Stokesie” and I’ll die a bit inside.

[Jairzinho]

Just now, Captain Howdy said:

Absolutely, like you I’ve no doubt they’ll “give it Stokesie” and I’ll die a bit inside.

Yeah, I think it'll be him. Would be an even worse decision considering his mental health problems over the last year or so.

 

 

[CapeRed]

How many potentially good cricketers spend time overseas in the English winter honing their skills and learning to bat or bowl on different wickets?

[Jose Jones]

21 minutes ago, CapeRed said:

How many potentially good cricketers spend time overseas in the English winter honing their skills and learning to bat or bowl on different wickets?

Loads used to go to Australia and play club cricket. Not sure it happens much with IPL and Covid these days.

[lifetime fan]

Have a spare ticket for TMS tomorrow night in Plymouth if anyone wants it? 

[Mudface]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/50765343

 

Stokes before the England captaincy ruins him.

[Pureblood]

 

Six overs 28/5 fuckers. 

[alles ist gut]

“Summery”?

 

Also I’m assuming the no-ball was just spite by an opposition umpire

[sir roger]

3 wides in 6 overs ? You should be dropped for that.

 

Nice figures

[Rico1304]

Who bowled the other 5 overs in this game that absolutely didn’t happen?  

[Pureblood]

1 hour ago, alles ist gut said:

“Summery”?

 

Also I’m assuming the no-ball was just spite by an opposition umpire

First wicket bowled middle stump, second caught at cover (excellent catch), third caught at mid-off, fourth caught wicket keeper thin inside edge, fifth caught & bowled.  With the bat 14 not out batting at 10,  one four and one six, but we lost by 9 runs.  

 

Yes, I questioned the no ball with a "really"?

[Jairzinho]

Had my first net for about ten years last Thursday.

 

The off breaks were a mixture of unplayable, through the gate, deliveries that ripped out leg stump and...some stuff that landed on top of the net.

 

The batting was good though and, to be fair, I was a batsman.

 

Found this website very good to refresh a few things -

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachCricXIOnlineCricketCoaching/videos

 

[Rico1304]

Can no one else see that the book doesn’t add up anywhere?  The score is 148, not 151 or the 157 on the top right. There are also 5 overs missing.  

 

Its fucking Jackanory. 

[Bjornebye]

I got 7 hole in one's at Royal Birkdale once. 4 birds, 2 googles and saw an Albatross fucking an Eagle. My card got wet in the rain so I couldn't record it. 

 

I hadn't played Cricket in years but that was a great round. 

[lifetime fan]

38 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I got 7 hole in one's at Royal Birkdale once. 4 birds, 2 googles and saw an Albatross fucking an Eagle. My card got wet in the rain so I couldn't record it. 

 

I hadn't played Cricket in years but that was a great round. 

You’re Trumps Korean mate and I claim

my five pounds. 

[Captain Turdseye]

TK, you’ve still got pyjama bottoms on in the picture. 

[lifetime fan]

Brendom McCullum to be announced as the England Test team Coach.

 

The appointment of Key and it now looks like McCullum are two positive steps forward at least.