The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Getting quick runs in last 10 overs is great, but you shouldn't be relying on it. Why can't we learn? you can't just let the game drift.

[PaulWinch again]

Our top 3 has to change, we put far too much emphasis on last 10.

[olaftab]

England have taken 20 balls too many to get to 200.

[PaulWinch again]

Morgan gone and there you go, can't rely on last 10. Shocking shocking tactics from Giles and Cook, sort it out.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler gone, and there you go. What a shameful performance and I blame the tactics, awful. Maybe this will teaching our tacticians you can't rely on your middle order to dig you out of trouble at the end of the innings every time.

[PGW]

Poor shots by Buttler and Morgan

[PaulWinch again]

Poor shots by Buttler and Morgan

All brought on by the situation they were put into it. This is what we've done in every single 50 over competition we've failed in, try and score all your runs at the end. When will they fucking learn.

[PaulWinch again]

Giles has done a pretty poor job since he came in as coach for ODIs and Cook is far too conservative and needs to learn fast.

[PGW]

Buttler out playing a forward defensive how is that about the situation. If he had been caught flailing at a wide one or cross batted a straight ball then maybe.Agreed situation has deteriated badly but this isnt all to be heaped on the shoulders of the top 3. Still only Buttlers 10th game so got a lot to learn and his future will be based on his results out in the middle.

We havent lost this game yet dont forget!!!

[PaulWinch again]

We will need a remarkable bowling display to win this now. It is very very clear our batting line up does not work, we cannot have that top 3 scoring at the rate it did. It clearly heaped pressure on the middle order and they collapsed under it.

[PaulWinch again]

Everyone can see that England target 270/280 and it is criminally out of date. Our mindset is in the wrong decade. We might win this game, but even then we've dropped Finn who is 3rd in ODI rankings and we don't have Swann.

[Steve R]

Poor shots by Buttler and Morgan

All brought on by the situation they were put into it. This is what we've done in every single 50 over competition we've failed in, try and score all your runs at the end. When will they fucking learn.

This really is like a replay of the last tournament we bombed out of. These tactics are never going to win the minimum 5 out of 6 required to take the cup.

Puddled thinking.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor shots by Buttler and Morgan

All brought on by the situation they were put into it. This is what we've done in every single 50 over competition we've failed in, try and score all your runs at the end. When will they fucking learn.

This really is like a replay of the last tournament we bombed out of. These tactics are never going to win the minimum 5 out of 6 required to take the cup.

Puddled thinking.

Yep our tactics are completely outdated and it's astonishing considering the amount of analysis that gets done. I repeat our top 3 isn't up too task in this format.

[PaulWinch again]

Bopara at least giving it a go.

[PaulWinch again]

Bopara is the batsman who comes out with most credit here, he's actually tried to score and also run with adequate urgency.