Re: World Cup Warm up games.

by skully Fri 18 Feb 2011, 09:31

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:I consider Jackie in the category of "the likes of SRT".

Phurt.

SRT isn't in JK's class.

Hehehe, can you please at least wait until there are a few Bannies around before you say that? Cool

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 10:40

So this is a problem England are going to have - 124-3 (28).... Bell striking at 56 and no Morgan to come. Dread.

by Nath Fri 18 Feb 2011, 10:44

KP falls to SLA spinner again.

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 10:48

Same old story. Starts, then getting out. Run rate under five...... I don't think our bowling is good enough to be defending 240 every time on the Sub Continent.

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 11:40

216/5 off 43

Now this is where you need hitters we don't have. Amazing how the loss of one player makes the line up out of shape really.

So we resort to sending in Mike Yardy at 7 again. Clueless...

by taipan Fri 18 Feb 2011, 11:43

JKLever wrote:216/5 off 43

Now this is where you need hitters we don't have. Amazing how the loss of one player makes the line up out of shape really.

So we resort to sending in Mike Yardy at 7 again. Clueless...

The geniuses of CSA haven't picked a hitter either.

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 12:19

273 a/o in the 50th, not too bad in the last 7 overs.

Wonder if this'll be the starting XI?

Strauss
KP
Trott
Bell
Collingwood
Bopara
Prior
Bresnan
Yardy
Broad
Anderson

Although they can still bowl today.... Look Right, Tredwell FFS & Shazhad didn't bat

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 12:21

So what's the go with Swann? When will he be fit?

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 12:26

Forgot all about him! partner just had a baby so I guess he'll arrive shortly.

Swap Yardy for Swann in that line up

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 12:34

I'd like to see Shahzad in there somewhere. More of a wicket taking option than Bresnan. And Bresnan isn't even economical in ODI cricket anyway.

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 13:18

Or you know, they could drop Jimmy and play both Shehzad AND Bresnan. Jimmy has been very hittable in ODIs of late.

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 13:28

Broady straight back into the swing of things, really missed him in Aus

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 13:36

We missed him in the ODIs, for sure. Still not quite the finished article at test level, though. Needs more patience.

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 13:59

Ah it seems Graeme Swann had a date already arranged elsewhere....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-12482462

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 15:41

Colly could do a decent job on sub-c wickets, certainly better than Yardys non-threatening darts.

I'd play one spinner and Colly as 5th no matter what form he's in.

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:20

England by 67 runs.

positives..... KP, Colly finding form with bat and ball & Broady with a 5-fer

by Growler Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:48

what he said ....

by skully Fri 18 Feb 2011, 19:21

So all's well then? England to win the World Cup?

by JKLever Fri 18 Feb 2011, 22:15

skully wrote:So all's well then? England to win the World Cup?

Far from it, but there's a lot more sense to that line-up than we saw in Oz. I wouldn't play 2 spinners unless it looked like a bunsen.

Jimmy, Broad, Bres, Swann, Collingwood for me.

by LeFromage Fri 18 Feb 2011, 22:49

skully wrote:So all's well then? England to win the World Cup?

Never in doubt. Not worth anyone else even turning up.

by Henry Fri 18 Feb 2011, 22:53

We still need more from our batsmen. A few guys making hundreds would be nice. When did KP last make one? 2008?

by LeFromage Fri 18 Feb 2011, 23:00

Henry wrote:We still need more from our batsmen. A few guys making hundreds would be nice. When did KP last make one? 2008?

Off the top of my head (and a bit of a guess), I reckon the only batsmen who've scored ODI hundreds for England in the last 18 months are Strauss (who isn't in much form), Morgan (who isn't there) and Kieswetter (ditto).

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