Re: England v Australia, 1st ODI, Lords, 29 June, 2012

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 14:48

Kieswetter is a problem. Gets all 'Luke Wright-ish' when it comes to international cricket and often can't get it off the square. Get Jos Buttler in there with the gloves.

by LeFromage Fri 29 Jun 2012, 14:53

Henry wrote:Oh come on. 270 and we're in this.

Dream the f*ck on.

If they top 240 they'll have done well. For them.

by beamer Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:05

Morgan really needs to be batting 4 now, drop the Chavster and give Bairstow or Buttler a chance at 5.

by lardbucket Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:06

England already has enough. Off to bed.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:08

Kieswetter isn't doing enough. I've thought for a while his hitting ability is overrated.

by Brass Monkey Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:11

Got to love Morgan. The diamond in amongst the rubber tyres, amongst the discarded bric-a-brac people have no use for - amongst the smouldering embers of yesterday.

by beamer Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:13

Shame he hasn't really cut it as a Test player. There's room for specialists I know, but someone of his natural talent really should be able to adapt to the longer game.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:24

Dello wrote:
Henry wrote:Oh come on. 270 and we're in this.

Dream the f*ck on.

If they top 240 they'll have done well. For them.

Called it.

by PlanetPakistan Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:24

Brilliant stuff from Morgan! I hope he can become a good test player too one day.

by LeFromage Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:24

272 - went better than I thought.

Won't be enough.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:26

Morgan is too unorthodox to be a good test player. The only chance he has is if he just bats like he's batting in a one day game all the time.

by JKLever Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:28

Decent total but one we would defend only 25% of the time before with our part time dobbers.

Let's see if the 2 new balls and the full bowling line up theory works!

by Allan D Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:28

England's 2nd highest score v. Oz at HQ next to 278-7 (Gooch 136) in May 1989. Australia won the match by 6 wkts (Marsh 111).

by tricycle Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:35

Not seen any of the match, but Kieswetter 25 off 29?

And Morgan, on the other hand.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:37

Kieswetter is too firm wristed. Can't work the ball well. Also loses his shape too often when going for the big shots. I'd say he's regressed since he first played for England two years ago.

by tricycle Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:42

Hasn't his leg side play improved from non existent to shite or better now? It did seem so the last time I saw him.

by JKLever Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:49

Could do with the sun to pis$ right off and get some of that cloud and gloom back to seam it around in.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 16:22

It doesn't look good when a batsman nicks it but stands his ground with hotspot and reviews available.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 16:46

God we've bowled ordinary to Warner. Why is England's plan A so often to bowl short?

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 17:15

As usual, we're letting things drift in the middle overs. No slips, happy to conceed a run a ball......Aus will cruise home 3 down in the 45th over.

by Guest Fri 29 Jun 2012, 17:50

Henry wrote:No slips.

It just beggars belief. If we don't take a wicket, we WILL lose.

by Brass Monkey Fri 29 Jun 2012, 18:38

We's be lucky that Aus' batting line-up is fatted up with a bunch of hacky wankers... or we'd be in real trouble.

by Brass Monkey Fri 29 Jun 2012, 18:57

Sharapova and Sidemouth are proper keeping the nasals in it - 82 off 56 isn't the most horrendous equation I've ever heard.

by Henry Fri 29 Jun 2012, 19:00

We've f*cked this up.

by Brass Monkey Fri 29 Jun 2012, 19:04

Meddy Wide stupidly run out, which is a relief. Because Swann is huge ultra tonk-fodder. More hittable than an inebriated Gashley Piles...

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