The International Cricket Thread

[Steve67]

Such a shame Mark Wood can't stay fit.  I'd be taking him to South Africa too.

[paul_e]

Such a shame Mark Wood can't stay fit.  I'd be taking him to South Africa too.

I'm at the point of giving up on him ever being the player we hope, he just can't stay fit for long enough.

[Villan For Life]

Such a shame Mark Wood can't stay fit.  I'd be taking him to South Africa too.

I'm at the point of giving up on him ever being the player we hope, he just can't stay fit for long enough.

He’s our Simon Jones MKII, a wonderful bowler but rarely available for selection.

[paul_e]

The discussion around Stone would appear to be moot, he's out for a couple of weeks anyway.

[Ad@m]

I wonder if playing the Aussies really gets to Moeen? His form deserted him on the last tour down under and the same appears to be happening now.

I recall reading a serialisation of his autobiography and he claimed that one of the Aussies racially abused him and called him Osama in the 2015 Ashes. He didn’t name the player but if he’s still in the side now then it could well be affecting him.

I have no doubt that Aussies have given him some horrific sledging but he needs to deal with. If that is affecting  his form he needs to work on his mental toughness.

Really?!

One of our players gets racially abused, it affects his performance, and your attitude is to basically tell him to "man up"!

I thought we'd moved on from that kind of mentality.

[hilts_coolerking]

One thing's for sure, Ollie Stone won't be involved at Lord's.  Out for two weeks with a back injury apparently.

https://warwickshireccc.com/news/stone-ruled-out-for-two-weeks/

[paul_e]

One thing's for sure, Ollie Stone won't be involved at Lord's.  Out for two weeks with a back injury apparently.

https://warwickshireccc.com/news/stone-ruled-out-for-two-weeks/

I beat you to this by nearly an hour!

[cdbearsfan]

Are there any Warwickshire players who aren't fucking injured?

[UK Redsox]

Blimey, if Archer breaks down between now and Lord's, one of us lot will be opening the bowling

[hilts_coolerking]

One thing's for sure, Ollie Stone won't be involved at Lord's.  Out for two weeks with a back injury apparently.

https://warwickshireccc.com/news/stone-ruled-out-for-two-weeks/

I beat you to this by nearly an hour!

Bravo.

[UK Redsox]

"Help me Jofra Archer, you're my only hope"

From seam bowling being a strength, there's not many left now. If Woakes' lack of use in the 1st Test was down to injury rather that Root's dodgy captaincy, Broad appears to be the only fully fit pace bowler.
This makes even more of a case for Curran to play, on the basis that he's younger and fitter.

[Risso]

Well, at least Archer looks to have proved his fitness with 6 wickets and a century.  It was only a second XI he was playing, but you would think that neither would have been possible with any sort of side strain.  He hit four sixes, so must be comfortable putting all of his energy into different shots.

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed. He’s got to play.

[hilts_coolerking]

Bowled 19 overs yesterday.  Fitness proved.

[tomd2103]

Indeed. He’s got to play.

Between him and Curran surely.  The hierarchy don't like making too many changes so I can see one of those two for Anderson being the only one.  I would personally make a few more, but they are a stubborn bunch.