The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

I can’t see Atkinson and Carse matching that application though so the end is near.

Yup.

[PaulWinch again]

They’ve picked a bad squad here in terms of choices. They’ve got no back-up keeper other than Pope, and two of the players who need rotating out are probably Pope and Smith.

Their top order batting replacement is talented, but inexperienced and is out of nick. I’d be half tempted to put Jacks at 3.

[simboy]

Without being captain hindsight, the persistence of not having your best keeper in the hope a hybrid batter/keeper will get you consistent runs was an error. Smith is average at best behind the stumps, Pope is a batsman who has a pair of keeping gloves in his bag just in case. Carey has demonstrated the need for a good keeper on foreign soils. As Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles so Smith isnt even the best keeper at Surrey.

Also, apparently the English management didn’t think of booking the WACCA for a practice match before the first game until a few weeks ago - by which time it had been fully booked. Comical really.

[Bernie]

2 down now. The collapse is on........

[Steve67]

Fuck off Bazball. Let’s get back to proper organisation and management.

[aj2k77]

Bazball reeks of sitting on the balcony with your shades on and feet up laughing with your mates.

[tricky59]

Without being captain hindsight, the persistence of not having your best keeper in the hope a hybrid batter/keeper will get you consistent runs was an error. Smith is average at best behind the stumps, Pope is a batsman who has a pair of keeping gloves in his bag just in case. Carey has demonstrated the need for a good keeper on foreign soils. As Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles so Smith isnt even the best keeper at Surrey.

Also, apparently the English management didn’t think of booking the WACCA for a practice match before the first game until a few weeks ago - by which time it had been fully booked. Comical really.

I think Smith has shown he has a weakness to his left hand side when keeping wicket. The catch Root missed off Carey should have been taken by Smith, but he didn't even move.  You can go back to the missed stumping of Pant off Bashir, a very important moment in that series.  He can be a top batter, unfortunately, his keeping has effected his whole game.

[PaulWinch again]

You can tell Stokes in furious.