The Cricket Thread 2014

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah but Stokes has scored more centuries than Woakes in first class cricket as well. I like Woakes and I think he's improved a lot in the last year, but I think he still needs a bit more.

[paul_e]

Yeah but Stokes has scored more centuries than Woakes in first class cricket as well. I like Woakes and I think he's improved a lot in the last year, but I think he still needs a bit more.

What I meant by the batting thing is, Stokes seems a little 'all or nothing' at the minute whereas Woakes whilst not getting big scores seems to consistently make 25-35 runs, which is pretty useful given we have Jordan and Broad down there as the big sloggers.

I think Stokes will be very good but I think he'd have been better off having a full uninterrupted summer with Durham this year, he's still very young to be an international all-rounder and the pressure got to him (with the bat).

[PGW]

Yeah but Stokes has scored more centuries than Woakes in first class cricket as well. I like Woakes and I think he's improved a lot in the last year, but I think he still needs a bit more.

You can make statistics win any argument yes he has 9 first class centuries to Woakes 8 but Woakes ave in 1st class cricket is 38.6 to Stokes 34.2, Woakes has 4014 1st class runs to Stokes 3623.
Ben Stokes Test average is 25.36 whereas Woakes Test average is 75.
Stokes average contains a 100 in that test average as well.

[UK Redsox]

Six down

At of a population of a billion, is this seriously the best eleven cricketers India can find ?

[PGW]

6 more please James...in this match want you to beat 'Beefy' at home not in Caribbean.

[Richard E]

Six down

At of a population of a billion, is this seriously the best eleven cricketers India can find ?

Not a billion men though don't forget.

[UK Redsox]

Six down

At of a population of a billion, is this seriously the best eleven cricketers India can find ?

Not a billion men though don't forget.

Sexist   

[UK Redsox]

7

[UK Redsox]

Great catch by Root

[PGW]

Great catch by Root

Great bowling from Woakes 6.4   3   9   2

[Villan For Life]

Great catch by Root

Great bowling from Woakes 6.4   3   9   2

Good to see the 3rd and 4th seamers in amongst the wickets

[PGW]

Great catch by Root

Great bowling from Woakes 6.4   3   9   2

Good to see the 3rd and 4th seamers in amongst the wickets

We need some input from Anderson & Broad here 5 wkts to the 'boys'.
Shit ball but even worse shot....what was he thinking about.

[Villan For Life]

Another for Woakes, 90-9

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah but Stokes has scored more centuries than Woakes in first class cricket as well. I like Woakes and I think he's improved a lot in the last year, but I think he still needs a bit more.

You can make statistics win any argument yes he has 9 first class centuries to Woakes 8 but Woakes ave in 1st class cricket is 38.6 to Stokes 34.2, Woakes has 4014 1st class runs to Stokes 3623.
Ben Stokes Test average is 25.36 whereas Woakes Test average is 75.
Stokes average contains a 100 in that test average as well.

Of course but I was responding to the fact their Stokes only has one century in Tests. Look I like Woakes, but I think Stokes has more about him as a Test cricketer. I hope they both end up being great, but if I had to put my money on who will have the better Test career I think it'll be Stokes.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor drop from Bell there unfortunately, but hopefully it won't matter.