The Cricket Thread 2013

[paul_e]

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.

Dernbach and woakes will both drop out of the team if broad and finn are fit and unfortunately they can have no complaints.  I still think we were far too negative in the field in the middle overs, on a big pitch like this you need to cut the singles and 2s off and make them try to hit over you to score, certainly in the middle overs where they're trying to set up a situation where they can go after you.  we didn't do it, and got hit for 132 from the last 10.

[olaftab]

Well at least Guptill's going to be out of runs by the time Trophy matches start!

[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.

Dernbach and woakes will both drop out of the team if broad and finn are fit and unfortunately they can have no complaints.  I still think we were far too negative in the field in the middle overs, on a big pitch like this you need to cut the singles and 2s off and make them try to hit over you to score, certainly in the middle overs where they're trying to set up a situation where they can go after you.  we didn't do it, and got hit for 132 from the last 10.

It was utterly horrendous all round. Guptill was brilliant though.

[taylorsworkrate]

Well at least Guptill's going to be out of runs by the time Trophy matches start!

Not if hes still facing the utter dross of Woakes and Dernbach.

[Damo70]

That was painful to watch. I now have my old man plonked in my front room waiting for me to start a barbeque and chuntering away to himself about our bowling performance. It is a toss up which he prefers, moaning about our international cricket team or our international football team. If we lose to Brazil tonight I will avoid any contact with him tomorrow in person or by phone.

[paul_e]

Started the right way with the bat, they need to keep scoring but keep it sensible.

[PaulWinch again]

They've made a solid start.

[PaulWinch again]

That was painful to watch. I now have my old man plonked in my front room waiting for me to start a barbeque and chuntering away to himself about our bowling performance. It is a toss up which he prefers, moaning about our international cricket team or our international football team. If we lose to Brazil tonight I will avoid any contact with him tomorrow in person or by phone.

The football team is a lot lower in equivalent standard than the cricket team.

[PaulWinch again]

Cook out after a start again.

[paul_e]

Cook out after a start again.

Bugger, he was looking really good as well.

[PaulWinch again]

He was. It's up to Trott to show he can play for the team now.

[PaulWinch again]

Bell start and out, poor.

[PaulWinch again]

Trott is already at a strike rate of under 50.

[paul_e]

I don't mind him starting slowly for 10-15 balls, but he's got out of that window now so he needs to start scoring at 80%+

If these 2 can keep the rate below 10 an over up to about the 35th Buttler and Morgan can score big runs quick;y, but we need to give them something to chase.

[PaulWinch again]

This is really slow from Trott given the situation, he has got to do better.