The Official Cricket Thread

[Jairzinho]

Looking good to win this. The Windies haven't bothered netting against spin this morning. Still utterly clueless.

[Vincent Vega]

BT’s cricket coverage is shite. That Matt Smith is a terrible presenter and who the fuck thought Harmison would make a good cricket pundit?

[Jairzinho]

Seamers 10 overs 0/122.

Spinners 10 overs 4/54.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Chris Jordan is a boundary bowler.

[Jairzinho]

Pants well and truly shat.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

38 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Pants well and truly shat.

Some shite in our side there.

[sir roger]

1 hour ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Chris Jordan is a boundary bowler.

I'm amazed how long he has clung to to his place , every time I watch him bowl he is getting smashed all over the shop.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

23 minutes ago, sir roger said:

I'm amazed how long he has clung to to his place , every time I watch him bowl he is getting smashed all over the shop.

Me too he bowls  a good variety of balls to whack though. I can’t take to Billings at all he looks like he should be commanding a WWII Panzer or flying Thunderbird 1.

[Jairzinho]

Silverwood following Giles out the door. 

[skend04]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/03/lord-patel-says-individuals-trying-to-derail-reform-at-yorkshire-ccc

 

The former regime should just declare "we're a bunch of racists and we don't care!".

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

The answer to England's shite test batting is clear - pack every young cricket off to the Windies for a few years, and when they come back get Ricky Ponting to coach them:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60239953

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Salt

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-england-australia-ponting-green-25979240

 

 

[s(k)aturation]

 

Langer walks after not being given contract extension.

 

There's England's next coach.

 

 

[lifetime fan]

Chris Cairns can’t catch a fucking break can he. Poor bastard. 

[lifetime fan]

7 hours ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

Langer walks after not being given contract extension.

 

There's England's next coach.

 

 

Any truth to the rumours the players forced him out? 

[sir roger]

16 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Any truth to the rumours the players forced him out? 

The Guardian said he wasn't popular with a small group of players and officials.To be fair Langer has admitted he is not an easy character to get along with , but the results are very good when you remember how it was in Aussie cricket when he took on the role.

[lifetime fan]

20 minutes ago, sir roger said:

The Guardian said he wasn't popular with a small group of players and officials.To be fair Langer has admitted he is not an easy character to get along with , but the results are very good when you remember how it was in Aussie cricket when he took on the role.

And I bet you can guess at least 2 of those players. 

[s(k)aturation]

9 hours ago, lifetime fan said:

Any truth to the rumours the players forced him out? 

 

There have been rumours of problems with the players since before the Ashes.

There has always been a smart-arse faction in Australian Cricket - led by the likes of Ian Chappell and Shane Warne - that think coaches are "unnecessary".

 

I suspect Cricket Australia - who never have anyone's back - probably never had his back either.

 

[Jose Jones]

7 hours ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

There have been rumours of problems with the players since before the Ashes.

There has always been a smart-arse faction in Australian Cricket - led by the likes of Ian Chappell and Shane Warne - that think coaches are "unnecessary".

 

I suspect Cricket Australia - who never have anyone's back - probably never had his back either.

 

When I was watching Warne was very loudly banging the drum for Langer to stay on as coach.

It looks like Pat Cummins refusing to endorse him this week was the final straw.

[Jose Jones]

Have to say I have to cop to being a smart-arse as I don’t really see the big deal with an international cricket coach. Half the time they don’t even pick the team. The team manager handles all the admin. The captain handles the tactics. And the players should not need totally retraining in technique if they are good enough to be picked for test cricket.

 

They basically need to just offer a bit of advice every now and again when needed.

[Captain Turdseye]

Anderson and Broad both left out of the Windies test series. 

[sir roger]

Collingwood doesn't want anybody older than him second guessing him.

[Brownie]

I don't understand that decision at all. From what I saw, they both bowled quite well in Australia. Yes, at some point England need to move on from them but it's not their fault that they're still better than the other players they are competing with.

[Jairzinho]

7 minutes ago, Brownie said:

I don't understand that decision at all. From what I saw, they both bowled quite well in Australia. Yes, at some point England need to move on from them but it's not their fault that they're still better than the other players they are competing with.

I understand Anderson not playing. I wouldn't pick him for any away games now. I'd have him fresh to play the whole summer at home. 

 

Broad should definitely go though. 

[sir roger]

I am sure life would be easier if they just started picking the best side / squad they have. Revolutionary I know,

 

On a separate point , I feel a bit sorry for Broad who is always dragged into a pair with Jimmy when they are discussed re retirement etc , but Stuart is 4 years younger.

[Brownie]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

I understand Anderson not playing. I wouldn't pick him for any away games now. I'd have him fresh to play the whole summer at home. 

 

Broad should definitely go though. 

I'm not sure freshness comes into it though, he still looks incredibly fit. His average in the West Indies is on a par with his average at home, as well.