England 2012 Cricket Thread

[peter w]

We've just looked so flat in both tests. Its like they've collectively forgotten the hard work that it took to be number one. They are so used to not having to play at their very best at home that they don't seem to have the fight in them.

[PaulWinch again]

Agreed they need to reassess everything after this series regardless of what happens, as this year our level has dropped badly and complacency has slipped into our game. It's recoverable as there are plenty of good players there and coming through, but they need to establish their focus again.

[PaulWinch again]

Strauss and Cook let us down, they got in and didn't go on.

[PaulWinch again]

Fucking hell KP don't get pulled into a macho war, just do your fucking job,

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Time for KP to knuckle down and get a score, he's fucked up too many times at crucial points.
Need a big partnership from him and Trott.

[PaulWinch again]

Time for KP to knuckle down and get a score, he's fucked up too many times at crucial points.
Need a big partnership from him and Trott.

Indeed, we've got to go past them and then hope Petersen being injured disrupts their top order and we skittle them.

[PaulWinch again]

Appalling way of getting out for the third time this series by Trott. He's badly dropped off of late.

[PaulWinch again]

This innings has shown our loss of focus. We're getting in and getting out consistently and it's completely unacceptable, it's not good deliveries getting us out it's lack of application.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Appalling way of getting out for the third time this series by Trott. He's badly dropped off of late.

Very out of character for him.
I don't know what's up with them all lately, they seem to have a collective form of the yips.

[PaulWinch again]

Another terribly loose shot from Bell. Absolutely shocking batting, fucking useless.

[PaulWinch again]

Right come on Taylor, show the senior batsmen how to do it.

[PaulWinch again]

KP has been playing well, but lucky to be dropped there.

[hilts_coolerking]

Terrific theatre at Headingley.  Pietersen pumped up and refusing to back down.  Taylor, who looks minute compared to everyone else, on debut looking unruffled so far.

[PaulWinch again]

Brilliant hundred from KP, now needs to go on. Taylor is also playing a very good understated knock.

[hilts_coolerking]

Yep, could be a game changing innings from Pietersen.  He gets a lot of stick sometimes (mostly undeserved) but he's one of England's finest post-war batsmen.