The Cricket Thread 2016

[cdbearsfan]

It's a trophy.

Oh, and cheers for that vid Peter W. That might be my earliest cricket memory, jumping up and down at my nan's house with my Bears-mad granddad when Smith hit the six!

[PaulWinch again]

Root playing nicely, as did Hales. Morgan is having a bit of a shocker though 6 off 21 balls, he needs to make this up.

[PaulWinch again]

It's probably better that Morgan got out there, he just wasn't at the races at all.

[Dave Cooper please]

Need to change something here, none of our seamers are doing anything much.

[PaulWinch again]

I worry about Jordan and Topley a bit. Jordan is just far too inconsistent batsmen always know a bad ball is going to come. Topley needs to add a few yards of pace, because if it's not moving off the seam or swinging he's easy to hit.

[paul_e]

I'm fine with Jordan, he's a fantastic fielder, scores important runs (not today clearly) and the unpredictable nature of his bowling gives him a chance of getting something from nothing, I'd stick with him and encourage him to develop better control but keep his erratic deliveries as variation, it's a fine line to balance on. The value of Stokes and Ali is that we can pick 6 bowlers without reducing our threat with the bat so we can carry a bad bowler or 2

Topley is, for me, a horses for courses bowler who offers little else.  When the conditions are looking right then he's a superb choice, in less suitable conditions I'd like to see Finn or Broad take that spot. 

[Villan For Life]

I thought our total was reasonable on a pitch that was showing signs of uneven bounce. Amla and De Kock batted well but our bowling was very poor. Only Adil Rashid looked threatening.

Now we're three games into the series, why bother bringing Broad into the one day squad and not select him? His experience would help the attack and I think his skiddy, back of a length bowling would have been ideal on that pitch.

[spangley1812]

England ICC World T20 squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (Capt)                                                       
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Reece Topley (Hampshire)
James Vince (Hampshire)
David Willey (Yorkshire)

[PaulWinch again]

Find it slightly weird that Broad isn't involved.

[Darlo Dave]

The last two seasons, Woakes has been just about the best death bowler in the T20 Champoinship. I know his form is a little off (in the test side), but I'd have took him over Jordan every day of the week.

[PaulWinch again]

Jordan's super over performance in the UAE got him that place. He's a weird one for me, because when he bowls well he's a real threat. But due to his inconsistency you just never know with him. The fact he's a brilliant fielder and a very handy bat does help.

[Villan For Life]

Jordan's super over performance in the UAE got him that place. He's a weird one for me, because when he bowls well he's a real threat. But due to his inconsistency you just never know with him. The fact he's a brilliant fielder and a very handy bat does help.

As a Bear I've never been convinced about Woakes as an international player regardless of format. He's just short of international class.

For me, Jordan for all his inconsistency has more match changing potential than Woakes with both bat and ball and that's without his fielding ability.

[spangley1812]

Jordan's super over performance in the UAE got him that place. He's a weird one for me, because when he bowls well he's a real threat. But due to his inconsistency you just never know with him. The fact he's a brilliant fielder and a very handy bat does help.

As a Bear I've never been convinced about Woakes as an international player regardless of format. He's just short of international class.

For me, Jordan for all his inconsistency has more match changing potential than Woakes with both bat and ball and that's without his fielding ability.

Can I throw Luke Wright into the equation........His batting is much better than Jordan's and his bowling isnt that bad

[Villan For Life]

Jordan's super over performance in the UAE got him that place. He's a weird one for me, because when he bowls well he's a real threat. But due to his inconsistency you just never know with him. The fact he's a brilliant fielder and a very handy bat does help.

As a Bear I've never been convinced about Woakes as an international player regardless of format. He's just short of international class.

For me, Jordan for all his inconsistency has more match changing potential than Woakes with both bat and ball and that's without his fielding ability.

Can I throw Luke Wright into the equation........His batting is much better than Jordan's and his bowling isnt that bad

He did well in the most recent BBL. I always rated him but I don't know why he doesn't get picked. If the likes of Samit Patel can be called up why can't Wright? I can only think that he wants to travel the world playing in the various T20 leagues rather than playing for England.

[PaulWinch again]

See I disagree with Pietersen I think Vince is a good addition to the squad.