The International Cricket Thread

[paul_e]

Brilliant knock from Rehan. I forgot to include him but I reckon he's a good shout to replace Buttler at the top at some point, he's been opening for his county for a while now. Would also mean that we could consider a highly specialist keeper even if they end up coming in right down the order.

Also I think the steadying job by Brook and Bethell deserves a mention because at 2-2 after 8 deliveries that game could easily have got away from us. Neither got a big score but they did the exact job that was needed at the time, just a shame neither could go on and make a big score on the back of it but sometimes those 20-30 run innings can be hugely important in t20.

[tomd2103]

Brilliant knock from Rehan. I forgot to include him but I reckon he's a good shout to replace Buttler at the top at some point, he's been opening for his county for a while now. Would also mean that we could consider a highly specialist keeper even if they end up coming in right down the order.

Also I think the steadying job by Brook and Bethell deserves a mention because at 2-2 after 8 deliveries that game could easily have got away from us. Neither got a big score but they did the exact job that was needed at the time, just a shame neither could go on and make a big score on the back of it but sometimes those 20-30 run innings can be hugely important in t20.

It was a very good win considering the position we were in.  That said,, chasing a relatively low score in T20 meant that a decent partnership could get us back into it even from that point.  Winning the three 'Super 8' games has been a good achievement, but the semis will be another step up. 

[dcdavecollett]

I would have picked Rehan Ahmed for the recent Ashes series.

Leg-spin would have given the England attack something different -very few off-spinners are successful in Oz. Rehan 's batting would also have been an asset -he scored four tons in the county championship last summer.

[Villa Lew]

England playing India in the semi.

[tomd2103]

England playing India in the semi.

Will go in as big underdogs, especially given India are at home.  We probably need just one of those games where a few players really come off.

[Villan For Life]

What an incredible run chase by NZ, scoring 173-1 and still having 43 balls left is astonishing.

[LeeB]

A thirty three ball hundred!

[olaftab]

What an incredible run chase by NZ, scoring 173-1 and still having 43 balls left is astonishing.

That was great but SA batting was disappointing. There was no scoreboard pressure.   

[manic-road]

England win the toss and bowl first.

[taylorsworkrate]

England win the toss and bowl first.

Definitely gives an advantage in India to do that

[cdbearsfan]

Mon England, into these bigots.

[cdbearsfan]

Can't drop those ffs.

[manic-road]

Can't drop those ffs.

A shocker

[Olneythelonely]

A worrying quick start from India.

[PaulWinch again]

Getting clubbed all over the place at the moment.