The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Yep the middle order has been atrocious.I think England’s approach is generally good, but I do worry a bit thst the batting is a bit of a boys club. No one feels under any real pressure to perform.

[PaulWinch again]

It’ll likely be a coach being sent out after today’s effort, but it definitely shouldn’t be Duckett.

[Monty]

[Wakes up, stretches, lovely day, checks the cricket score] Oh you utter jerks.

[PaulWinch again]

Bairstow was fantastic in the first year of the new era, like beyond brilliant. But it’s ridiculous that they clearly haven’t entertained making a change given his form this series.

[paul_e]

Bairstow was fantastic in the first year of the new era, like beyond brilliant. But it’s ridiculous that they clearly haven’t entertained making a change given his form this series.

This is why I don't particularly rate him, he can be exceptional but if he isn't you rarely get 7/10 performance from him and he normally just dips straight down to absolute Blues.

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest that feels a bit like what Pope is too. I might be being unfair and his stats prove otherwise, but he feels feast or famine.

[Sexual Ealing]

Jon H
@127J_H
BazBall started with a few great series and a couple of classic winter specials, but then they started telling us how brilliant they were whilst their output got steadily more impossible to watch.

So what I’m saying is that BazBall is Ricky Gervais.

[paul_e]

To be honest that feels a bit like what Pope is too. I might be being unfair and his stats prove otherwise, but he feels feast or famine.

Yeah I agree, he's another one I'm not sure of. The big difference is I really rate Pope in the field whereas the inconsistency Bairstow has with the bat flows into his fielding as well, whether he's in open field or wearing the gloves.

[PaulWinch again]

India are making a point now.

[manic-road]

To go from 100-1 to 218 all out is criminal, some awful shots played out there. I don't think Bairstow has even reached 40 in this series which isn't good enough.

[taylorsworkrate]

To go from 100-1 to 218 all out is criminal, some awful shots played out there. I don't think Bairstow has even reached 40 in this series which isn't good enough.

Its been the same all series with the bat. If it wasn't for Ollie Popes miracle innings in the first test it would have been a 5-0 series.

The senior batsman have badly let the team down.

[Risso]

I suppose you have to remember that India haven't lost a home test series in over ten years now, so we were always going to be up against it, and even more so with the squad we travelled with. The probelm with Bazball this series, is that for a couple of sessions it's given the team hope of getting something from it, but mostly it's just led to absolutely dismal batting collapses. If you accept it for it what it is, then it's going to win more than it loses. Could we have done better if we'd applied a bit of common sense at times? Possibly.

[PaulWinch again]

I think England need to keep an eye on the balance between players feeling comfortable to express themselves and having competitive edge through competition. It’s a tricky one to strike, but it feels a bit too easy to stay in the side at the moment (if you’re a batsman).

[taylorsworkrate]

I think England need to keep an eye on the balance between players feeling comfortable to express themselves and having competitive edge through competition. It’s a tricky one to strike, but it feels a bit too easy to stay in the side at the moment (if you’re a batsman).

I agree. What particularly irks is the delusional interviews players give after poor performances.

They need to take far more ownership

[Villan For Life]

Stokes takes a wicket with his first ball of the series and it was a bit of a Jaffa. So far that’s the only positive point today.