England Cricket Thread 2011

[taylorsworkrate]

Excellent knock KP.

Nightwatchman at this stage is beyond ridiculous though.

[Villan For Life]

Excellent knock KP.

Nightwatchman at this stage is beyond ridiculous though.

I disagree. Morgan and Bopara will have sat in their pads for 6 or 7 hours today. All too often the next batsman in after a big stand is broken is out cheaply. It's a good call to give Morgan and Bopara a fresh start/wait tomorrow especially as Jimmy is a capable nightwatchman.

Another great day for England and here's hoping Bell can get his 200 tomorrow and then some!

[taylorsworkrate]

Excellent knock KP.

Nightwatchman at this stage is beyond ridiculous though.

I disagree. Morgan and Bopara will have sat in their pads for 6 or 7 hours today. All too often the next batsman in after a big stand is broken is out cheaply. It's a good call to give Morgan and Bopara a fresh start/wait tomorrow especially as Jimmy is a capable nightwatchman.

Another great day for England and here's hoping Bell can get his 200 tomorrow and then some!

Problem comes though if Anderson stays in for 30 minutes or so in the morning, scratching around and our run rate drops.

I take your point about Morgan / Bopara having to wait a long time, but I think I could bat for 15 minutes against that attack.

[UK Redsox]

As Bumble was heard to say in the SKy booth, Bop should have piped up and said "if Eoin doesn't want to go in, I will".

I can understand sending in a nightwatchman if there's under 200 on the board and you're facing Warney on a turner, but with 400+ against the current Indian bowlers? What's the point ?

[Dante Lavelli]

Anyone prepared to admit that its actually quite boring watching England destroy teams?

[PaulWinch again]

Anyone prepared to admit that its actually quite boring watching England destroy teams?

Not in the slightest.

[taylorsworkrate]

Anyone prepared to admit that its actually quite boring watching England destroy teams?

Nope could watch it 24 hours a day.

[noodles_]

Another flawless innings from Belly. It's a shame he doesn't get the credit he deserves in England.

Btw, Steve Waugh never used a nightwatchman when he was captain of Aus. I don't see the point in it, surely a number 5/6 would be desperate to get out there as soon as possible against such a poor attack. Especially with 400 odd already on the board.

[Villan For Life]

Anyone prepared to admit that its actually quite boring watching England destroy teams?

No. It's such a pleasure to watch. I've been a cricket fan for over 30 years and have seen us capitulate time and time again. We were at times awful. To witness the renaissance in English test cricket has been wonderful. Long overdue and long may it last.

[hilts_coolerking]

Totally agree.  I spent the best part of 30 years watching us get mullered by all and sundry, so now the boot's on the other foot I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Reading the Cricket Australia post-mortem today just added to the pleasure of it all.  A lengthy document spelling out exactly why Australia are so shit.

[TopDeck113]

If we can dominate as the West Indians of the 80s or the Aussies of the last fifteen years did, it would be fantastic from the point of view of knowing that we're number one, but inevitably with time it would become all too predictable.  That's the time when complacency sets in and the big fall is just round the corner.

I'd actually rather it was nip-and-tuck home and away between the three teams for whom Test Cricket actually means something - South Africa, Australia and us - and with India and Sri Lanka remaining really difficult tours for everyone outside of the sub-continent.  That's how Test Cricket will survive until the Twenty20 bubble bursts.

[OzVilla]

Reading the Cricket Australia post-mortem today just added to the pleasure of it all.  A lengthy document spelling out exactly why Australia are so shit.

Yes it truely is isn't it.  The press conference basically said 'it'll get alot worse before it get's better' with 'the quote of 'no signs of real improvements for 18 months''  in regards to their structure - they really know how to be down on themselves.  The fact that England is at NO 1 just deflates them evern more.

I've watched a lot of this series as it's on live here and England have done everything required.  I think the Indians realised prettyt early that without Zaheer they were massively in the shit and dropped their heads - good teams will pulverise you if you do that in any sport and that's how it's proved.

Shame in a way as a fuller fit and focused Indian side could have provided for a great Series.  Not complaining though, as an England fan it can't get any better.   

[OzVilla]

I'd actually rather it was nip-and-tuck home and away between the three teams for whom Test Cricket actually means something - South Africa, Australia and us - .

Australia will come again and have some terrific young prospects, particularly in the bowling department.  It's still a while off though. 

The Safas are the ones right now, Steyn, Morkel and the spinner (name escapes me) are formidible attack.  Kallis is probably the best allround Cricketer of all time and they have a ballanced batting line up. Next Summer they tour England.  Let's beat them all.

[hilts_coolerking]

The Safas are the ones right now, Steyn, Morkel and the spinner (name escapes me) are formidible attack.

Imran Tahir.  Was at Warwicks last season.

[Villan For Life]

I'd actually rather it was nip-and-tuck home and away between the three teams for whom Test Cricket actually means something - South Africa, Australia and us - .

Australia will come again and have some terrific young prospects, particularly in the bowling department.  It's still a while off though. 

The Safas are the ones right now, Steyn, Morkel and the spinner (name escapes me) are formidible attack.  Kallis is probably the best allround Cricketer of all time and they have a ballanced batting line up. Next Summer they tour England.  Let's beat them all.

I agree but SA don't have the strength in depth that we do.