The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

I really hope we pick Finn not Bresnan, picking Bresnan would send all the wrong messages. It would suggest we doubt the strength of our batting.

[TheTimVilla]

I wouldn't pick Bresnan for his Test batting anyway.

[bertlambshank]

Just watched Howzat on the I player about Kerry Packer.Very bloody good.

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn't pick Bresnan for his Test batting anyway.

No neither would I, but it's the reason England will pick him if we do. We should really pick Finn. In a four man attack you need four strike bowlers.

[eastie]

Just watched Howzat on the I player about Kerry Packer.Very bloody good.

Good spot lambshank , forgot all about it - downloading now from sky on demand - will watch it tomorrow morning before taking my seat for the ashes .
See you here at 11am pwa - wear your lucky England  pants !

Bumble reckons hes had a whisper Finn will play.

Any idea when episode 2 will be shown lambshank?

[bertlambshank]

15th 21.00hrs.

[eastie]

15th 21.00hrs.

Cheers pal - just added to the planner !

[paul_e]

I wouldn't pick Bresnan for his Test batting anyway.

No neither would I, but it's the reason England will pick him if we do. We should really pick Finn. In a four man attack you need four strike bowlers.

Bresnan averages over 30 with the bat which is easily enough to bat at 7 or 8.  He also offers good economy, can bowl long spells and takes enough wickets to be the 4th seamer.  As I said earlier in the thread, the discussion should be around starting him or bairstow and is entirely based on whether we want the extra bowling option or not.

[Villan For Life]

By all accounts the ball has not swung at Trent Bridge this summer so I predict a dry square which will help scuff the ball and aid reverse swing.

If we win the toss I suspect that we will bat, Swann on a 4th innings pitch to a side packed full of left handers will be lethal.

[Dante Lavelli]

By all accounts the ball has not swung at Trent Bridge this summer so I predict a dry square which will help scuff the ball and aid reverse swing.

If we win the toss I suspect that we will bat, Swann on a 4th innings pitch to a side packed full of left handers will be lethal.

That's his home ground too isn't it?

[cdbearsfan]

Got the whole Ashes booked off work. I'm ridiculously excited about this. Like a kid at Christmas or Eastie on Transfer Deadline Day.

[paul_e]

By all accounts the ball has not swung at Trent Bridge this summer so I predict a dry square which will help scuff the ball and aid reverse swing.

If we win the toss I suspect that we will bat, Swann on a 4th innings pitch to a side packed full of left handers will be lethal.

That's his home ground too isn't it?

Yep, and Broad as well.

[TheTimVilla]

I wouldn't pick Bresnan for his Test batting anyway.

No neither would I, but it's the reason England will pick him if we do. We should really pick Finn. In a four man attack you need four strike bowlers.

Bresnan averages over 30 with the bat which is easily enough to bat at 7 or 8.  He also offers good economy, can bowl long spells and takes enough wickets to be the 4th seamer.  As I said earlier in the thread, the discussion should be around starting him or bairstow and is entirely based on whether we want the extra bowling option or not.

His figures are skewed by his top score being 91 against Bangladesh. Take that one score out and his average is 20.

[Villan For Life]

I wouldn't pick Bresnan for his Test batting anyway.

No neither would I, but it's the reason England will pick him if we do. We should really pick Finn. In a four man attack you need four strike bowlers.

Bresnan averages over 30 with the bat which is easily enough to bat at 7 or 8.  He also offers good economy, can bowl long spells and takes enough wickets to be the 4th seamer.  As I said earlier in the thread, the discussion should be around starting him or bairstow and is entirely based on whether we want the extra bowling option or not.

His figures are skewed by his top score being 91 against Bangladesh. Take that one score out and his average is 20.

That rule could be applied to any lower-middle order batsman though.

I prefer Bresnan, he's a solid workhorse and will bowl all day if you ask him just like Hoggard used to. I think that it will come down to who is best suited to the pitch and conditions at a particular ground. This is what they did to great effect during the Ashes in 2010/2011 in Oz.

[Colhint]

So Cobblers to Benteke, lets enjoy the cricket