The International Cricket Thread 2018

[PaulWinch again]

Morgan has a back spasm so Billings gets yet another chance.

[PaulWinch again]

Great start from England, but Jonny gone now.

[DB]

At the cricket in Cardiff...quite a few fellow Villains here

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Roy and Buttler.

[DB]

Who are the chaps in the Davenports tops? A few of them...

[paul_e]

Watching Willey bowl I think I'd recommend a change for him, I'd put short fielders on the drive both sides and get him to bowl slightly fuller. He's not got a great deal of pace but he does vary it. By getting them forward and driving he might create chances when the ball isn't swinging. He needs to do something because he offers nothing as is.

[tomd2103]

Watching Willey bowl I think I'd recommend a change for him, I'd put short fielders on the drive both sides and get him to bowl slightly fuller. He's not got a great deal of pace but he does vary it. By getting them forward and driving he might create chances when the ball isn't swinging. He needs to do something because he offers nothing as is.

To be honest Paul, a I think Willey goes out of the side when Woakes is back.  We are still missing that real top quality quick to lead the attack, but we don't really have one of those on the scene at the moment. 

[paul_e]

Watching Willey bowl I think I'd recommend a change for him, I'd put short fielders on the drive both sides and get him to bowl slightly fuller. He's not got a great deal of pace but he does vary it. By getting them forward and driving he might create chances when the ball isn't swinging. He needs to do something because he offers nothing as is.

To be honest Paul, a I think Willey goes out of the side when Woakes is back.  We are still missing that real top quality quick to lead the attack, but we don't really have one of those on the scene at the moment. 

Yeah I agree, I just think if he could learn to bowl dangerous overs outside the powerplay he could be a useful part of the squad but right now you're picking him to try to sneak a wicket or 2 in his first 3-4 overs, if it doesn't happen it's just fingers crossed and hope he doesn't get smashed around. He's trying to work on it and has started to be less expensive in the death overs but he really needs to add some sort of threat to it. He's one of those players where I can see how useful he could be, but it's just not quite there.

[Woofles The Wonder Dog]

According to Broad, Willey has a knuckle ball that he uses in the nets, but isn’t confident enough to use it in a game. It would add something to his game in the later innings.

[taylorsworkrate]

It's fun to watch as it's England batting and Bairstow, Roy and Hales have played wonderfully, but so far this just looks ridiculous. There has been zero contest between bat and ball on a road of a pitch with small boundaries and a lightening fast outfield.

[Chris Jameson]

England post 400 plus, Australia fall 100 short after a good start but struggle to keep up with run rate and lose by over 100 runs, what a great contest.

[taylorsworkrate]

England post 400 plus, Australia fall 100 short after a good start but struggle to keep up with run rate and lose by over 100 runs, what a great contest.

Unless England collapse, it's going to be much much closer to 500 than 400

[paul_e]

Buttler will be mad with himself there, should've been looking at getting a big score here.  I'd keep throwing in the big hitters though, Moeen next for me.

[paul_e]

To be fair to him Morgan has come out swinging. I think there's definitely a world record on the cards here.  Need 45 from 7 and current rate sees us make that easily.

[taylorsworkrate]

Looks like we'll fall a bit short of 500