The Cricket Thread 2016

[paul_e]

We need to get rid of Gayle, as ever with WI if he bats through they have a decent chance.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Our bowling is too random.

[PaulWinch again]

Dismal bowling effort.

[paul_e]

I'm not sure it's fair to say it's a dismal bowling effort, this is all down to Gayle being a truly destructive opener, 80 from 38 is just brutal.

[Colhint]

nah crap bowling as well, where's woakes, he's got more nous than any of them

[PaulWinch again]

It's been pretty poor bowling as well.

[PaulWinch again]

Bowling is far too inconsistent lots of runs down legside, wides and just general inaccuracy. Simple equation now basically have to win every game.

[PaulWinch again]

Credit to Jordan though he's bowled well.

[paul_e]

I don't think it's been good bowling but I think there's been a fair few decent deliveries that Gayle has thumped into the stands and the pressure created by seeing good deliveries go over the rope is the root cause for this.  We needed to get him early, the failure to do that means we were behind the game.  I don't think the effect of the dew should be understated either, a fair few seem to have 'slipped' in the hand and come out as full tosses.

[Colhint]

I think now in all forms of cricket have lost the toss 9 times in a row

[Villan For Life]

Our bowling has been poor with too many wides and give away balls. That said, it is always difficult bowling second under lights when the ball gets wet.

Gayle is a freak in this format, he plays the game with a smile on his face and some of his sixes were enormous. 11 x 6 and 5 x 4 in his innings. A terrific innings and he was the difference between the teams.

[PaulWinch again]

Stokes was absolutely awful with the ball today, hope that's the low of the tournament. I think we sat back with the ball a bit, I don't know if it would have worked but I think we needed to go at Gayle today.

[paul_e]

Stokes did bowl terribly and Moeen seemed to get a little 'lost' but other than them I don't think anyone else had a particularly bad day.  I just think that if Chris Gayle has a good day you need a couple of bowlers to have good days to counter him and none of them did, we just had 4 average performances (although Willey bowled superbly in his opening spell and was very unlucky not to take at least 1 more wicket).

That said I'm not convinced that Topley is ready to play at this level, I think we should've looked at having Broad or Plunkett in for this World Cup and then brought Topley in afterwards.

[UK Redsox]

Chris Gayle is a bit good at T20

[Dave Cooper please]

Gayle has done that to the best bowlers in the World, when he's on one he's almost impossible to bowl at.