The Cricket Thread 2014

[PaulWinch again]

It's all done now. The leadership of this side has to change now, Cook needs to be relieved of the captaincy. The lack of responsibility from some players is atrocious.

[taylorsworkrate]

Moores has to go also. The decision to give him a second crack at the coaches job now looks ludicrous

[Villan For Life]

Why do they continually play the hook shot? Are they too stupid to realise that India are bowling to a plan and we are playing straight into their hands?

[Chris Jameson]

Fuck off Moores

Just fuck off

Much as I dislike Vaughan he made a good point this morning about how Moores has been left with an awful lot to sort out by Flower, think he needs to be cut some slack as England are obviously a team in transition.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh also another collapse just to continue our repitition of mistakes. Bowl too short in every game, collapse in every game, drop chances in every game, throw away good positions in every game and senior players fail in every game.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't think Moores should go yet, but Cook has to. These batting collapses and the repitition of the same mistakes are symbolic of a team that doesn't really try for the captain.

[taylorsworkrate]

Fuck off Moores

Just fuck off

Much as I dislike Vaughan he made a good point this morning about how Moores has been left with an awful lot to sort out by Flower, think he needs to be cut some slack as England are obviously a team in transition.

A team in transition yes, but not a team that should be getting embarrassed at home by subcontinent seam bowlers.

He failed miserably in his first spell in charge. In his second so far we have played braindead cricket for the majority of it, whether it be continually bowling short or setting poor fields, or incredulous batting tactics. He must have played a huge role in that.

[Chris Jameson]

You've got to give him time, if you read back through this thread you'll see demands for Robson, Ali, Root, Ballance, Plunkett to be dropped and demands for Stokes to play, he's now joined the list of those who need dropping. Jordan is a match winner it seems but only when he's not playing, I think a little patience is required, it's the senior players who are letting the side down rather than those relatively new to Test cricket.

[Ads]

Prior's time is done. He shouldn't have got back in the side anyway. Bell, you should be next.

[taylorsworkrate]

I was dead against Moores being reappointed in the first place. He was poor in his first spell in charge and doesn't appear to have learnt anything since

[PaulWinch again]

Right team for the next game for me should be something like -

Ali
Robson
Ballance
Bell(just about clings on)
Root
Morgan(Captain)
Buttler
Jordan
Plunkett
Broad(as I don't want to rush Finn back)
Anderson

Cook needs to get away and sort out his game in county cricket, if that means being loaned to a different county to get game time then so be it. Prior is sadly for him done as an international cricketer now, he was excellent but well over the hill. Stokes needs to go back to county cricket and sort his batting out, but he'll come back and will be an excellent player.

[Villan For Life]

You've got to give him time, if you read back through this thread you'll see demands for Robson, Ali, Root, Ballance, Plunkett to be dropped and demands for Stokes to play, he's now joined the list of those who need dropping. Jordan is a match winner it seems but only when he's not playing, I think a little patience is required, it's the senior players who are letting the side down rather than those relatively new to Test cricket.

I agree Chris but it is inexcusable for so many batsmen regardless of experience to give their wickets away in such a cavalier manner.

[taylorsworkrate]

Prior's time is done. He shouldn't have got back in the side anyway. Bell, you should be next.

The thing is, I'd still be highly surprised if Prior, or any of the chronically underperforming players were dropped for the next test.

[taylorsworkrate]

This has been a disgraceful session of cricket, team in transition or not.

[taylorsworkrate]

Right team for the next game for me should be something like -

Ali
Robson
Ballance
Bell(just about clings on)
Root
Morgan(Captain)
Buttler
Jordan
Plunkett
Broad(as I don't want to rush Finn back)
Anderson

Cook needs to get away and sort out his game in county cricket, if that means being loaned to a different county to get game time then so be it. Prior is sadly for him done as an international cricketer now, he was excellent but well over the hill. Stokes needs to go back to county cricket and sort his batting out, but he'll come back and will be an excellent player.

I think it's pointless Cook going back to Essex and playing against second division seamers. The ECB should force a loan to a first division side