The Cricket Thread 2014

[tomd2103]

I'd drop Cook and Bell for Hales and Taylor.

And I really thought we'd moved away from a one dimensional and outdated one-day team but that we still have Cook and Bell at 1 and 3 is betond me. He may well respond witha ton next game  ut that is symptoatic of the problem. Every now and then he finds a score but isn't good enough for modern one-day cricket. He hasn't got the think on your feet mentality and going through gears when needed. That he might get the odd hundred isn't the point.

He's got the Lambert feel to him at the moment does Cook. Thinking its going okay and just not being able to see what you, I and just about everyone else can see.

I genuinely can't understand why Ballance is not considered for ODIs.  I think he would be more capable of pacing a one day innings than either Cook or Bell. 

[UK Redsox]

Radio 5 this morning were saying that the ECB had not sent a representative to Hughes' funeral. That seems a bit strange.

[PaulWinch again]

Hales in finally, but still no Taylor.

[taylorsworkrate]

Radio 5 this morning were saying that the ECB had not sent a representative to Hughes' funeral. That seems a bit strange.

I'd use a stronger word than strange

[taylorsworkrate]

Why do England have to chase less runs than Sri Lanka actually got in the same amount of overs??

I fully understand the target being increased, as a team would have built their innings around more overs being faced, but reduced? I'd understand if we were facing less overs than SL did.

First time i've ever seen DL used in this way. Am I just missing something here?

[taylorsworkrate]

Anyway, actually made a promising start to the innings. Cook even close to a run a ball!

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Just a brilliant eulogy for Hughes by Clarke. Very moving.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think a few people have suggested the idea of naming Phil Hughes as 12th man for Australia's first test against India. Can't see that happening, but would be a lovely gesture.

[Dave Cooper please]

Why do England have to chase less runs than Sri Lanka actually got in the same amount of overs??

Never attempt to understand the mysteries of Duckworth / Lewis.

[paul_e]

Why do England have to chase less runs than Sri Lanka actually got in the same amount of overs??

Never attempt to understand the mysteries of Duckworth / Lewis.

It's because we'd taken a wicket. In D/L each wicket down is considered to increase the possibility of a team being all out before their allotted overs are completed, the earlier the wicket falls the larger the increase.  Therefore the consideration is that the reduction in overs lowers our chances of bowling them out so the target to chase is reduced as 'comparable compensation'.

[The Left Side]

Just a brilliant eulogy for Hughes by Clarke. Very moving.

Great strength and spirit from Clarke.

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Moeen again, but we're collapsing again.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Excellent from Moeen again, but we're collapsing again.

Oh no we're not

[PaulWinch again]

Vital that we won there and particularly brilliant from Moeen and Buttler. I hope they're not too harsh on Hales the whole point of him playing is to be attacking. I think Taylor should be in for Morgan we need to give him a chance.

[manic-road]

That that was a rare win a bit like Villa in rare wins.