England 2012 Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

We bollocksed that up quite badly, Morgan really looks out of sorts at the moment.

I wonder if it's time to take him out of the firing line.

They return from the UAE next week and depart for Sri Lanka a few days later. Hardly time to rebuild shattered confidence.

[Dave Cooper please]

It looked risky from the start having a middle order of the out-of-form Morgan followed by two rookies, and that's indeed where the game was lost.

[Dave Cooper please]

On a positive note away from the football, Bairstow is showing glimpses of his undoubted talent in the T20.
And in comes Buttler.

[TheTimVilla]

Two overs left to shift on from 132 for 6...

[Dave Cooper please]

150 will set a decent target.

[Villan For Life]

Cricket on TV

Rugby on laptop

Villa result making me drink

It's a tough Saturday

[PaulWinch again]

Great work from Bairstow.

[Villan For Life]

Great work from Bairstow.

A couple of good catches too

[PaulWinch again]

From Flower's comments on Morgan on Sky Sports I think he may be getting dropped from the Tests. He needs to go away and work on his technique and get some runs.

[Villan For Life]

From Flower's comments on Morgan on Sky Sports I think he may be getting dropped from the Tests. He needs to go away and work on his technique and get some runs.

I agree but wonder who they'll replace him with. I think that it's too soon for likes of Taylor, Bairstow and Buttler. Bopara is a perrennial underachiever and after him there ain't much else.

[Dave Cooper please]

Got to blood the youngsters in Tests at some point, what's the harm in playing Bairstow, he can't get any less runs than Morgan and the experience of playing in Sri Lanka will do him no harm at all.

[PaulWinch again]

Got to blood the youngsters in Tests at some point, what's the harm in playing Bairstow, he can't get any less runs than Morgan and the experience of playing in Sri Lanka will do him no harm at all.

Very good point. I think it's unlikely but they may go with a 6 batsmen 5 bowler mix.

[Villan For Life]

Got to blood the youngsters in Tests at some point, what's the harm in playing Bairstow, he can't get any less runs than Morgan and the experience of playing in Sri Lanka will do him no harm at all.

Very good point. I think it's unlikely but they may go with a 6 batsmen 5 bowler mix.

That would enable them to play two spinners - Swann and Monty. To do this, our top order needs to be on form so they score enough runs.

My concern about Bairstow, Buttler and Taylor is that they are largely T20/one day bred and we risk replicating the Morgan problem with techniques that stand up to 20 and 50 over formats but are found wanting at test level.

[Dave Cooper please]

My concern about Bairstow, Buttler and Taylor is that they are largely T20/one day bred and we risk replicating the Morgan problem with techniques that stand up to 20 and 50 over formats but are found wanting at test level.

Bairstow is averaging 45 or so in first class cricket with nearly 3000 runs, I think he's worth the risk.

[Villan For Life]

My concern about Bairstow, Buttler and Taylor is that they are largely T20/one day bred and we risk replicating the Morgan problem with techniques that stand up to 20 and 50 over formats but are found wanting at test level.

Bairstow is averaging 45 or so in first class cricket with nearly 3000 runs, I think he's worth the risk.

Michael Vaughan speaks highly of him, so when you consider his average and temperament it's time he had a run in the test side.