The Cricket Thread 2013

[ADVILLAFAN]

I reckon it's safe to say there won't be a ball bowled at Headingley today

This season is really fizzling out for me. I love cricket but can't get motivated for the one dayers this time which is not like me at all. I'm more interested in the Ashes down under which starts in less than 11 weeks.

Is anyone else feeling the same?

Have to say I always find it a bit of a comedown, having 20/20 and One Dayers after the Ashes. Who really cares? It's nice to win the matches, but after the Ashes they pale into insignificance.

[taylorsworkrate]

3 of the last 5 ODI's have been washed out at Headingley.

Add to that it's not a particularly nice stadium and I don't really know why it's getting so much International cricket

[spangley1812]

3 of the last 5 ODI's have been washed out at Headingley.

Add to that it's not a particularly nice stadium and I don't really know why it's getting so much International cricket

They keep bidding loads of money for it.......

[taylorsworkrate]

3 of the last 5 ODI's have been washed out at Headingley.

Add to that it's not a particularly nice stadium and I don't really know why it's getting so much International cricket

They keep bidding loads of money for it.......

Yeah I know, my point was more about the current system of match allocation.

[spangley1812]

3 of the last 5 ODI's have been washed out at Headingley.

Add to that it's not a particularly nice stadium and I don't really know why it's getting so much International cricket

They keep bidding loads of money for it.......

Yeah I know, my point was more about the current system of match allocation.

All the ECB care about is making the most money 

[PGW]

YB40 Semi today at Rose Bowl Hants v Glamorgan. Must say i thought Hampshire would win this but i ain't so sure at moment,
Glamorgan made 234 & Hampshire now 79-3 off 19.3.....been 30 years since Glamorgan got to Lords so maybe they are due a chance.

[PGW]

Looks like Glamorgan - very ominous for Hants now 195 - 7 38 overs
Will be impressive if Hants get 40 off 12 balls.

[PaulWinch again]

We look a bowler light here, our part timers and Tredwell are getting smacked round the park.

[PaulWinch again]

This bowling unit is too weak, there is no control at all from any of them.

[PaulWinch again]

I have no idea why we were bowling first here, this has been a really poor bowling performance.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm hoping this is a case of looking at various options for the future, because this balance can't work moving forward.

[PaulWinch again]

Johnson is looking very very good.

[paul_e]

Bopara does what he's always done, follows up a great performance with as soft a dismissal as you'll see.

[PaulWinch again]

This has been a dreadful performance all round. Wrong team selection, wrong choice at toss, terrible bowling and pretty dreadful batting.

[TheTimVilla]

A better balance would be Carberry, Root, Trott, KP, Wright, Bopara, Morgan, Buttler, Tredwell, Finn, Rankin

40 overs from Tredwell, Wright, Finn & Rankin with 10 shared between 5 bowlers.

Or drop Carberry, open with KP and bring in one of the young quicks.

The Aussies seem to be more settled than we are, but we'll come good.