England 2012 Cricket Thread

[Meanwood Villa]

Shit first day. 1-0 India

[PaulWinch again]

Another dropped catch, not good enough. Well it's up to the batsmen to try and save this game, and either way we have to be a lot more imaginative and flexible with our selection for the second Test.

[PaulWinch again]

Whichever way you look at it the three seamers call has been an utter disaster, especially when your second spinner is Patel who isn't up to it at all. We've made the exact same selection mistake we made in the first Test in the UAE last year, very poor.

[PaulWinch again]

First wicket to seam after 157 overs.

[PaulWinch again]

India declare, small mercies. Now batsmen it's up to you to save us.

[PaulWinch again]

England batsmen undone by spin, shocker.

[PaulWinch again]

Anderson gone, so the completely pointless excercise of sending in a nightwatchman has worked well. This Test is going really badly at the moment.

[PaulWinch again]

and there goes Trott now. This is fucking diabolical, our batsmen are a complete joke.

[PaulWinch again]

Well in a complete hole in the subcontinent again. We never ever learn how to play spin, also sending in a nightwatchman with that long to go is insane. We've essentially only got an 8 man team, because the seamers were a complete waste of time.

[UK Redsox]

Well in a complete hole in the subcontinent again. We never ever learn how to play spin, also sending in a nightwatchman with that long to go is insane. We've essentially only got an 8 man team, because the seamers were a complete waste of time.

I guess that it was felt that they had to play Bresnan just in case Broad broke down again.

Monty to come in for Bresnan in the second test

[PaulWinch again]

Well in a complete hole in the subcontinent again. We never ever learn how to play spin, also sending in a nightwatchman with that long to go is insane. We've essentially only got an 8 man team, because the seamers were a complete waste of time.

I guess that it was felt that they had to play Bresnan just in case Broad broke down again.

Monty to come in for Bresnan in the second test

Well hopefully, but in that case Broad shouldn't  have played. I know that Anderson picked up Zaheer Khan, but the seamers contributed nothing other than runs to the opposition. So far 11 wickets have fallen in this Test and one of those is to seam.

[PaulWinch again]

Additionally our top 3 is far too one paced. I'd bring in Root for Compton in the next game, because we need to be able to attack the Indian bowlers. I don't mean being wreckless, but there is very little aggressive threat from our top 3.

[Warren Aspinall]

Well in a complete hole in the subcontinent again. We never ever learn how to play spin, also sending in a nightwatchman with that long to go is insane. We've essentially only got an 8 man team, because the seamers were a complete waste of time.

I guess that it was felt that they had to play Bresnan just in case Broad broke down again.

Monty to come in for Bresnan in the second test

I honestly don't believe Broad is that good he's undroppable?, i'd put Anderson & Finn above him. If he was such an injury risk then play Bresnan instead, but Monty had to play, that was apparent within 20 overs.

[Warren Aspinall]

Additionally our top 3 is far too one paced. I'd bring in Root for Compton in the next game, because we need to be able to attack the Indian bowlers. I don't mean being wreckless, but there is very little aggressive threat from our top 3.

Can't blame Compton it's his first test, Root would/will be the same, the blame lies with Cook,Pietersen,Bell etc all of them have toured the subcontinent multiple times now. Trott has also played there enough now.

[spangley1812]

Well where to start

Very poor fielding, poor/safe team selection, predictable captaincy, losing the toss was a big blow

Monty has to play, we go with 2 seamers, 2 spinners and if Patel doesnt score 200 he can go as well for Bairstow

Compton was the safe option and Root is the future and he can bowl off spin