The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

I like Tino Best on TMS he's got great enthusiasm.

[olaftab]

Shame he didn't have any enthusiasm for Test cricket when he played.

[PaulWinch again]

Moeen is showing real rustiness here. He needs to get a lot of overs in county cricket. We're going to lose this.

[UK Redsox]

I like Tino Best on TMS he's got great enthusiasm.

He told a great story the other day about one of the current players who he tipped for stardom at a young age.

Can't remember the players name though

[UK Redsox]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this Test will not ed in a draw

[PaulWinch again]

We draw this series and Moores might be gone.

[Monty]

We might have won this with someone a bit more stable at the top of the order and a better second spinner. Shame we don't have any around on tour...oh.

[PaulWinch again]

Trott hasn't been up to it, but I'd say Bell is a concern. Other than that century he's had a terrible series. The batting this innings was abject.

[PaulWinch again]

That's got to be the end of Moores. Failing to win that series is dismal.

[PaulWinch again]

Our batting in the second innings was woeful and complacent.

[tomd2103]

Our batting in the second innings was woeful and complacent.

And that innings ultimately cost us the test.  Some of the bowlers taking some stick from the various pundits, but the opening partnership is the number one aspect that needs sorting

[PaulWinch again]

Yep and just general complaceny with the bat. It didn't help that Moeen and Root look massively short of bowling form. On the other side it's pleasing to see the Windies having a core of potential. Braithwate, Bravo, Blackwood, Holder and Taylor is the core of a good team.

[tomd2103]

Yep and just general complaceny with the bat. It didn't help that Moeen and Root look massively short of bowling form. On the other side it's pleasing to see the Windies having a core of potential. Braithwate, Bravo, Blackwood, Holder and Taylor is the core of a good team.

As disappointing as it was for us, it is hard to begrudge the West Indies some success.  The international game needs a strong West Indies and as you say, a decent core of young players seems to be developing.  If they could just get some of the bigger names on board then they could start to make progress.

[pooligan]

Interesting to read what Boycott has to say about the England captain and coach and also his  view on Ali .I was interested to hear the views of Dave Bradley while listening to the Worcs v Somerset match on line yesterday.Bradley who knows more about Worcs that most people was asked about his view on Ali as a test spinner. His reply " to be honest i don't think he is a test class bowler" Heaven help us in the tests against New Zealand and the Aussies if he continues to be our main spinner.

[aj2k77]

It's going to sound like I'm on a crusade against Moeen but so far he averages under 30 with the bat and I can only see him getting absolutely decimated by the Aussie hitters this summer. I don't understand what has made him in to an international class frontline spinner?

Same with Trott, what is the thinking behind Trott becoming an opener? His head and technique was completely shot, if and a big if he got picked again put him in his natural position. As it is we've wasted another series and still don't have an opening partnership.

Bell has been a couple of big innings aside shit since the last Ashes at home.