The Cricket Thread 2016

[Villan For Life]

I really don't understand why yet again we've gone into a major tournament without a settled side. Bopara has been out of form for a while yet they played him all through the tr-series tournament.

Surely there comes a point when you think he's not cutting it so give his replacement Ballance some valuable game time?

[OzVilla]

To be fair Ballance has had a thumb injury so could only play one warm up game where he got that 50.

It is a lot like the Villa though, we seem to find a way to look incompetent at times despite having all the best intentions. We are miles and miles behind this Australian team. Bit like when we play Chelsea etc.

[PaulWinch again]

I really don't understand why yet again we've gone into a major tournament without a settled side. Bopara has been out of form for a while yet they played him all through the tr-series tournament.

Surely there comes a point when you think he's not cutting it so give his replacement Ballance some valuable game time?

And that's the problem. Also it's a slap in the face for Taylor who had done very well at 3.

[PaulWinch again]

Well played Morgan again.

[pooligan]

Morgan out for yet another duck,am going to start calling him  Eoin Morgan 0

[PaulWinch again]

Right given NZ are up next, so we'll be played two lost two.

[OzVilla]

What a catch! That's a boundary 99 times out of 100 but not today. Not Englans day when that happens.

[PaulWinch again]

Well you couldn't get two more polar opposite sides. Australia powerful, dominant batting, excellent bowling and sharp fielding. England awful bowling, embarrassing fielding and wretched batting. Truly hopeless from England.

[pooligan]

We dont get to see any Englands days oz,not in recent times any way mate

[OzVilla]

And unfortunatley Australia still have the likes of Clarke, Faulkner and Cummins, 2 of which make this side stronger and left Ryan Harris out as they have so much bowling.

Sean Abbott would walk into the England team and he cant get into their squad.

They could honestly play 2 sides here and both would be in the mix to win thetournamout IMO. Bit like 1994/5  when an Australia A side containing Hayden, Langer, Ponting and Martyn got to the One Day Series Final and played Australia.

[PaulWinch again]

Taylor showing why he should have been at 3.

[Villan For Life]

Taylor showing why he should have been at 3.

I really like the look of Taylor. He is quietly confident and has an assurance at the crease.

[OzVilla]

Should have gone at 20.

 Won't be facing the likes of Maxwell or Watson agaist fielders that have clocked off at no3 either.

[tomd2103]

Taylor giving it a good go here, but it is pretty poor stuff from the others.  They look like rabbits in the headlights against Johnson and Starc.  Not good signs for later in the year.

[PaulWinch again]

Taylor denied a deserved 100. He is the only player to come out of this game with credit, the rest were dreadful. I know Finn got a hat trick, but the game was up by then. Every aspect of the game was awful except for Taylor. Also just how many times does he have to perform for them to stop messing him about? He should have been three and there should be not debate about it. He must be three in the next match.