The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Woakes does not look an international class bowler.

[PaulWinch again]

Holding reckons our side looks a little too 'bits and pieces', I'm not sure I agree with that but Woakes and Dernbach don't offer anywhere near enough.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler's wicketkeeping doesn't look particularly sharp.

[paul_e]

I think the key is that if Broad or Finn had been available we could accomodate woakes or dernbach as the 5th bowler, having to play both means we look short, particularly given that Bresnan, whilst he holds an end up well and has good economy, isn't a great wicket taker.  He's a perfect 4th bowler, which means we're still missing a frontline wicket taker.

[PaulWinch again]

I agree on that, it's a bit worrying how weak our bowling stocks look here though. I'd have had Onions in before Dernbach to be honest.

[paul_e]

What a fantastic delivery from Bresnan, we should make it a secret weapon!!

[PaulWinch again]

This has been a really poor fielding display, but that was a fine catch from Woakes.

[olaftab]

320 is get able at the Rose Bowl however anthing over 330 will be difficult.

[olaftab]

What a fantastic delivery from Bresnan, we should make it a secret weapon!!

I think the Aussies might ask for a video of that'

[PaulWinch again]

I don't care about the odd good delivery, Dernbach is not good enough.

[paul_e]

I think we've been very negative in the field again, it has been everyone pushed out to the rope again, the best odi sides tend to have a lot more fielders in catching positions.

[paul_e]

I think they've got that one on the rope wrong, if it's 50/50 you should go with the fielding side.

[PaulWinch again]

Diabolical over from Bresnan.

[olaftab]

It should be advantage to attack not defence so boundary 50/50 should always go to batting team not that it's going to make a great deal of difference

[PaulWinch again]

Dernbach specialist 'death bowler', he is absolutely dreadful. This has been a desperate bowling and fielding display, pathetic England. Dernbach should go away and learn how to bowl. The others were useless as well to be honest.