The Cricket Thread 2016

[PGW]

Topless is average - Woakes to replace him is a no brainer.

Can't be Woakes can it he ain't there...he was left out to accommodate Liam Dawson. So Plunkett yes please!!!

On another note...Yorkshire 275 all out in Dubai v Mcc. Bell captain. Rikki Ckarke 2-39
Ballance 105
Rhodes 95* for Yorks

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Three terrible umpiring decisions help Windies to beat Sri Lanka (who admittedly didn't help themselves).

[ADVILLAFAN]

Bangladesh score 156/5 off 20 overs against the Aussies.

Is that a defendable score? What does the pitch seem like?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Didn't ever look like being enough, but the Aussies look encouragingly brittle.

[adrenachrome]

What a splendid shot by Guptill.

"His aahms nivaaah bind!.

[cdbearsfan]

I wonder if today is England's traditional Associate Nations fuck up.

[PaulWinch again]

Hope not.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Didn't ever look like being enough, but the Aussies look encouragingly brittle.

Australia Vs India looks like it will determine who gets through along with New Zealand. Fancy India for it, Aussies haven't been very impressive so far.

[PaulWinch again]

Vince and Plunkett in for Hales and Topley. Shame about Hales being out, but good change with Plunkett in. He offers something different and he can also bat, hopefully he won't be needed for that though.

[Villan For Life]

Hopefully the new(ish) coach will not allow any complacency in the squad. I was at Lords in 2009 when we lost to the Dutch in the T20 world cup. We had no answer to their self-belief and in your face tactics. Afghanistan play in a similar way and their team is greater than its individual parts.

Don't fuck this up England.

[PaulWinch again]

I worry about us a bit here, we might be fine, but Roy is gone and Stokes struggles against spin. Hopefully we'll play this professionally.

[paul_e]

I worry about us a bit here, we might be fine, but Roy is gone and Stokes struggles against spin. Hopefully we'll play this professionally.

Stokes does struggle against spin, but Root, Morgan and Buttler all play spin excellently and Mo is good against spin as well so we've got plenty of options.

[paul_e]

god damn it morgan making me look stupid

[DaveD]

I wonder if today is England's traditional Associate Nations fuck up.

Looking like it

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm Morgan when he's not in form is a bloody awful player to watch. Stokes really needs to do well here. We're just getting into a spot of bother.