The Cricket Thread 2016

[paul_e]

Pathetic, all caused by the negativity in the top order putting far too much pressure on Buttler, Woakes, etc to try to save the game.

They need to start again with the ODI and T20 sides, get a new coach for those formats, get rid of Broad and Jimmy (and maybe Bell as well) and lets focus on putting together a side who can go for 350+ on pitches like this. We should've batted first and we should've set them a massive target but the whole setup are terrified of playing with any creativity and let teams dominate them too easily and too often.

[tomd2103]

What an utter fucking shambles. Moores and arguably Downton have to go now. As was said earlier, in the batting, there is a nucleus of a good side. Ali, Buttler, Root, Taylor, Hales and Morgan(if in form) are all capable going forward. They just need to be given the licence to play. The bowling is terrible, it's all one paced with no variation. The whole attitudue to ODI cricket has to change. It's an utterly embarrassing World Cup and question marks will be raised over the future of Broad after his display in the tournament. 

Agree with all of that. Want to say congratulations to Bangladesh though.  You can tell by the celebrations how much it means to them.

[Chris Jameson]

As a Yorkshire supporter I don't want it to happen but as an England supporter it would be great, I can see Colin Graves putting in the call to Jason Gillespie.

[tomd2103]

Pathetic, all caused by the negativity in the top order putting far too much pressure on Buttler, Woakes, etc to try to save the game.

They need to start again with the ODI and T20 sides, get a new coach for those formats, get rid of Broad and Jimmy (and maybe Bell as well) and lets focus on putting together a side who can go for 350+ on pitches like this. We should've batted first and we should've set them a massive target but the whole setup are terrified of playing with any creativity and let teams dominate them too easily and too often.

This is not a new thing though is it, we've been poor in limited overs cricket for some time now.  I think that limited overs cricket is an afterthought in this country because central contracts are based around the test game. 

[PaulWinch again]

Yep well done Bangladesh. If you compare the resources of Bangladesh and England it just shows what they've achieved. England's ODI cricket must change now we are completely out of date. Frankly it's not just out of date, because we would have got beat playing in any era. We're just a terribly managed team.

[taylorsworkrate]

In a way, I'm glad.

After being humiliated by Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, it would have been an absolute travesty if we'd have got into the quarter final through the back door. Bangladesh have shown England and Moores up for what they really are.

[PaulWinch again]

Clamour for KP to return will be getting a bit louder now.

[Villan For Life]

I'd like to see Gillespie. That's a good shout Chris.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep Gillespie would be a good shout. There's no way Moores can survive this. We've lost every series/tournament he's been involved in other than the Test series with India last summer. He simply has to go.

[PaulWinch again]

I wonder which England player will have the audacity to say they just need to ignore the negativity coming their way and they're a close group.

[taylorsworkrate]

Yep Gillespie would be a good shout. There's no way Moores can survive this. We've lost every series/tournament he's been involved in other than the Test series with India last summer. He simply has to go.

I'm willing to bet he will.

[Villan For Life]

I wonder which England player will have the audacity to say they just need to ignore the negativity coming their way and they're a close group.

It will be  Broad or Anderson. They seem to run the show.

[tomd2103]

Yep Gillespie would be a good shout. There's no way Moores can survive this. We've lost every series/tournament he's been involved in other than the Test series with India last summer. He simply has to go.

I'm willing to bet he will.

He'll probably takes us into the Ashes.  A hammering in that and he'll be gone.

[Chris Jameson]

Colin Graves isn't afraid to ruffle a few feathers

[PaulWinch again]

'We haven't got a settled team, we lost two key players at the top of the order - Jonathan Trott was our number three - we accept that and move on from it.'

I'm sorry from all the nonsense that Moores has come out with that stands out. Firstly who's the second player, is it KP? If it is then he's not there because he was fired to improve harmony. That's worked out really well  hasn't it? I think the last year has shown that Pietersen, annoying as he can be, was not the problem with the England team. Secondly they lost Trott and that's why they're not settled? He went out of the squad over 14 months ago, that's plenty of time. Also he's not a modern day ODI player.