England Cricket Thread 2011

[taylorsworkrate]

Brilliant yet again from England,

With the game drifting and the quickies a little weary, Swann comes to the party.  Its a brilliant side, full of star players now, but also with the efficiency and ruthlessness of a great team.  Say what you like about India's performance, to have to play a team as consistent and as intense as that would get to any side.  Now we need to take this into the ODI's.

A little disappointed that Sachin didn't get his hundred.

[Dave Cooper please]

Tendulkar will hammer his 100th 100 in one of the one dayers, I think we'll lose that series.

[cheltenhamlion]

The one day stuff is a work in progress. Let's hope India give us a game over there and the South Africa tests are tighter.

[Villan For Life]

I'm getting withdrawl symptoms for test cricket already!

Since the 51 all out in the Caribbean in early 2009 we have moved on several levels and Flower and the backroom team deserve huge plaudits. In this series every player with the possible exception of Strauss has contributed but Strauss deserves credit for his captaincy.

As a huge cricket fan - as I've got older I've grown to favour it over football - I am thrilled that England are ranking number one. It's a while since any sport has given me so much pleasure.

[hilts_coolerking]

It's very close to total cricket from England at the moment.  Batters all the way down to number 10, bowlers who can field in the slips.  Short of a Kallis-type figure, I'n not sure what else they could do.  Very impressive and totally ruthless.

[The Left Side]

well done England, once we get the one day game together we will be unbeatable.

[Colhint]

couple of points here on a great team.

1. This team have scored more double centuries in the last 18 months, than the England team achieved in the 80's and 90's combined.

2 With that stat in mind, where are we strongest, batting or bowling

Oh and I love Ian Bell, Im sure he could play left back (number 3) for Villa

[Villan For Life]

couple of points here on a great team.

1. This team have scored more double centuries in the last 18 months, than the England team achieved in the 80's and 90's combined.

2 With that stat in mind, where are we strongest, batting or bowling

Oh and I love Ian Bell, Im sure he could play left back (number 3) for Villa

Given the strength in depth, I'd say bowling. Bowlers win you games and I reckon that if Anderson, Broad, Bresnan and Swann were replaced by Tremlett, Finn, Dernbach and Panesar we'd have still beaten India.

[taylorsworkrate]

Shaping up to be an interesting game between England and Ireland.

[Mr Diggles]

couple of points here on a great team.

1. This team have scored more double centuries in the last 18 months, than the England team achieved in the 80's and 90's combined.

2 With that stat in mind, where are we strongest, batting or bowling

Oh and I love Ian Bell, Im sure he could play left back (number 3) for Villa

Given the strength in depth, I'd say bowling. Bowlers win you games and I reckon that if Anderson, Broad, Bresnan and Swann were replaced by Tremlett, Finn, Dernbach and Panesar we'd have still beaten India.

Well, some of the strength in depth will hapve to prove themselves in the Ireland innings today, the batsmen don't seem to have put much of a big score on the board as yet unfortunately.

[PaulWinch again]

Dernbach bowling excellently.

[PaulWinch again]

Morgan also captained very well.

[PaulWinch again]

Tuilagi has to play.

[Villan For Life]

Tuilagi has to play.

For the test or one day team ;-) ??

[PaulWinch again]

Tuilagi has to play.

oops!

For the test or one day team ;-) ??