The Cricket Thread 2014

[PaulWinch again]

For the Test side with no obvious spinner I think I'd start the summer with -

Robson
Cook
Bell
Root
Ballance
Ali
Stokes
Kieswetter
Jordan
Broad
Anderson

I think that side would give us enough options, and I think Kieswetter's glove work is better than Buttler's at the moment.

I prefer Buttler, I just think he's got a bit more about him and I'd like to see us give Kerrigan (who did really well for the lions in the winter) another look at some point but that's pretty close otherwise.

I Buttler's time will come, but it's pretty close between those two for me. Kerrigan I'd leave to continue on the county circuit for a bit, I see him as a long term option but I don't want to rush him back a bit like Finn.

[The Left Side]

Not a bad score that.

[PaulWinch again]

Jimmy strikes first up, what's encouraging from him is that his pace is back up again from the late summer and the winter.

[The Left Side]

How are the conditions/forecast?

[PaulWinch again]

There was a bit of rain before the start of the innings, but it looks ok at the moment.

[The Left Side]

There was a bit of rain before the start of the innings, but it looks ok at the moment.

Thanks, we need to win this one but don't feel confident after the other night.

[PaulWinch again]

We do yeah, it's really important this new regime gets off to a positive start.

[PaulWinch again]

Hussain just made a good point, Cook needs to assert himself on the bowlers and if he wants slips in he tells the bowlers he's putting slips in.

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Gurney, Sanga gone.

[The Left Side]

I am watching on a live stream, still 1 down but looking forward to a wicket

[PaulWinch again]

It's raining now.

[PaulWinch again]

If we could get the opening partnership to have a bit more impetus we could be a good side.

[PaulWinch again]

Revised target off 226 from 32.

[PaulWinch again]

Dilshan gone, Jordan strikes.

[paul_e]

That's a disgrace of a shot from a player of Jayawardene's class, very average delivery that he just got completely wrong.