The Official Cricket Thread

[Jairzinho]

Just now, Brownie said:

Yeah you make a good point that his average is pretty much the same as others so he may as well play so that he can be the captain.

 

Mid to long term i’m happy with Root, Pope, Stokes, Archer and Robinson. Possibly Buttler.

 

Fuck knows who else.

Yeah, good shout on Pope and Archer.

 

[Brownie]

I quite like Woakes too.

[Jairzinho]

Just now, Brownie said:

I quite like Woakes too.

I like Wood and Woakes, I suppose it's the batting I was thinking about really. We've got loads of good pace bowlers.

[sir roger]

Lucky with the drop , but what the hell is Jos doing slashing at one a yard outside off and bouncing high in the circumstances

[Jairzinho]

Happy with these four as a seam bowling attack post Anderson and Broad - 

 

Woakes

Robinson

Archer

Wood

 

[Brownie]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

Happy with these four as a seam bowling attack post Anderson and Broad - 

 

Woakes

Robinson

Archer

Wood

 

Yeah, decent variety there.

 

It’s definitely the batting which is a major issue.

[Bruce Spanner]

Yeah, but Bumrah is a funny fucking name, right? 
 

Worth this nonsense for that alone.

[Captain Turdseye]

Isn’t James Vince ranked #1 batsman in T20 now?

 

The chopping and changing is just crap. Pick one or two top order batsmen and stick with them for a couple of years whether they’re shite or not. 
 

I’m team Crawley. He’s gonna be the Henderson of the England team. 

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

It's getting a bit dark here, now. Come on rain!

[Jairzinho]

Pretty disgraceful that we're having to bat when it's a bit cloudy.

[Brownie]

Just now, Captain Turdseye said:

Isn’t James Vince ranked #1 batsman in T20 now?

 

The chopping and changing is just crap. Pick one or two top order batsmen and stick with them for a couple of years whether they’re shite or not. 
 

I’m team Crawley. He’s gonna be the Henderson of the England team. 

I think it’s Malan isn’t it?

[Captain Turdseye]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

I think it’s Malan isn’t it?

Yeah, you’re right. I’ve got them mixed up. I think they were on opposite teams in the Hundred which is where I heard the stat. 

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, Brownie said:

I think it’s Malan isn’t it?

It is. 

 

James Vince isn't in the top 100.

[Captain Turdseye]

All these openers merge into one. 

[Jairzinho]

I agree with CT. I'd have James Vince opening with John Crawley.

[Captain Turdseye]

We should do it the way boxing is going these days. Bring back old heads for one game and make it PPV. Stick Cook back in at The Gabba for old times sake. 

[Stickman]

35 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

I don't actually care that he isn't a test cricketer. He averages 30 which makes him just as good as everyone else bar Root and Stokes. But I'd pick him if he averaged 7. He's a good captain. They're worth hundreds a game. I'd happily have a decent club player in as captain if he was a good one.

 

It can't be a bowler. They're all thick as shit and/or nuts.

 

Who are the players that would definitely be in the team in 18-24 months, for example? Root, Stokes and Robinson? 

 

Bizarre situation.

 

 

33 minutes ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

Brearley.

 

 

Averaged 22 as a Test batsmen and never made a century but his place was never questioned because he was such a good captain…Admittedly he never faced the West Indies …

 

Then again I’m sure Brearley could say the West Indies never faced him 

[Preston Red]

1 hour ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

Yep, he's gonna Bairstow.

 

Not sure this bloke is a Test-winning standard specialist bat.

 

Sharma is bowling beautifully to be fair as well.

 

 

Fantastic white ball cricketer but in recent times his red ball game has dropped off dramatically. 

[Jairzinho]

[Captain Turdseye]

Fuck sake. 

[Brownie]

Looking forward to the post match.

 

”No need to panic” etc, as if this is a one off and nothing to do with us being completely shit.

[Captain Howdy]

[Brownie]

KING PAIR

[Bjornebye]

Mother of god 

[Brownie]

Not sure i’ve ever seen that before.