The Cricket Thread 2013

[TheTimVilla]

Well that's bollocks! We gave it away in the last ten overs of their innings. Went form 170 something to 285 in ten overs!

[PaulWinch again]

Pretty diabolical display all round.

[The Left Side]

Pretty diabolical display all round.

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[TheTimVilla]

How can we go from winning so well to being such toilet in a matter of days?

[paul_e]

How can we go from winning so well to being such toilet in a matter of days?

Totally different pitch and they picked a much better bowling line up, we also gave them a lot of impetus by letting Dhoni stack up the runs late on.

[PaulWinch again]

It worries me how Kieswetter doesn't seem to be developing, he can only play one innings and he needs to learn to manoveur the ball around.

[Brend'Watkins]

It worries me how Kieswetter doesn't seem to be developing, he can only play one innings and he needs to learn to manoveur the ball around.

The manner of his dismissal was not of international standard.  He reminded me of our current central defenders.

[paul_e]

It worries me how Kieswetter doesn't seem to be developing, he can only play one innings and he needs to learn to manoveur the ball around.

The manner of his dismissal was not of international standard.  He reminded me of our current central defenders.

He doesn't have the range of shots to ease his way in and build an innings, he's a great T20 option due to his power, which means he can score quickly in the powerplay but without fielding retrictions in place he's not good enough.

If they persist with him he has to open and try to bat through the opening powerplay and, if he's still there, the batting powerplay straight after, coming in during the middle overs he's just going to do what he did yesterday.  That shouldn't happe though because Bell and Cook look like a good opening pairing and we should persist with them.

[Villan For Life]

I'm not intending to leave the house today so I've planned a day of TV sport.

Got out of bed at about 8am and switched the TV on. Saw 3 wickets in 17 balls. Same old England in ODI's.

The King of Spain has got his hands full!

[PaulWinch again]

Dismal batting again.

[PaulWinch again]

'If you want a template for how not to play a one day innings watch England here, it was pathetic.' Nasser Hussain.

[PaulWinch again]

Good delivery Finn.

[PaulWinch again]

Dernbach just isn't very good at all.

[spangley1812]

Dernbach just isn't very good at all.

He is very poor as is Meaker, Brennan tries hard and Woakes isnt quick enough.......

[PaulWinch again]

Bresnan is not the same player since his elbow injury.