Re: How do you solve a problem like English cricket?

by Big Dog Thu 11 Jan 2018, 02:12

England named a 16-man squad to face the Black Caps in two Tests in March, welcoming back Durham seamer Mark Wood and calling up Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone for the first time.

Ballance, Jake Ball and Tom Curran have all been ditched from the squad that fell to a 4-0 defeat in the Magellan Ashes series.

by beamer Thu 11 Jan 2018, 08:21

Seems they’re happy to let the Test team drift then... token changes replacing three players who barely featured. There’s unlikely to be a major overhaul until we start losing major series at home.

by taipan Thu 11 Jan 2018, 08:37

The clique has spoken.

by Fred Nerk Thu 11 Jan 2018, 09:13

beamer wrote:The fact Essex won the title last season says a lot really... an impressive, almost Leicester City-like achievement, but a typical English county side with little in the way of obvious international quality (Westley was the one who got a go at Test level and didn’t prove up to it).

Yeah, seen that film before. Domestic comps here also tend to be won by the team with the most blokes not in but near the Test side....good enough to dominate at the lower level, but not so good (or in favor with themwotmatter) as to be unavailable thru National duties much.

by embee Thu 11 Jan 2018, 09:46

Fred Nerk wrote:
beamer wrote:The fact Essex won the title last season says a lot really... an impressive, almost Leicester City-like achievement, but a typical English county side with little in the way of obvious international quality (Westley was the one who got a go at Test level and didn’t prove up to it).

Yeah, seen that film before. Domestic comps here also tend to be won by the team with the most blokes not in but near the Test side....good enough to dominate at the lower level, but not so good (or in favor with themwotmatter) as to be unavailable thru National duties much.

dont tell horrie

by taipan Thu 11 Jan 2018, 10:15

embee wrote:
Fred Nerk wrote:
beamer wrote:The fact Essex won the title last season says a lot really... an impressive, almost Leicester City-like achievement, but a typical English county side with little in the way of obvious international quality (Westley was the one who got a go at Test level and didn’t prove up to it).

Yeah, seen that film before. Domestic comps here also tend to be won by the team with the most blokes not in but near the Test side....good enough to dominate at the lower level, but not so good (or in favor with themwotmatter) as to be unavailable thru National duties much.

dont tell horrie

I've always found you can't tell horrie anything.

by horace Fri 12 Jan 2018, 01:14

Horrie knows all.

or at least a few things.

by Big Dog Fri 12 Jan 2018, 01:25

horace wrote:Horrie knows feck all.

.

fixed

by Big Dog Tue 16 Jan 2018, 06:30

Looks like Freddie will put his hand up when Bayliss leaves.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/andrew-freddie-flintoff-coach-ashes-trevor-bayliss-head-england-australia-2019-application-job-uk/2018-01-16

by taipan Tue 16 Jan 2018, 06:37

Big Dog wrote:Looks like Freddie will put his hand up when Bayliss leaves.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/andrew-freddie-flintoff-coach-ashes-trevor-bayliss-head-england-australia-2019-application-job-uk/2018-01-16

At least he will get Stokes's left jab to work.

by Big Dog Tue 16 Jan 2018, 21:50

taipan wrote:
Big Dog wrote:Looks like Freddie will put his hand up when Bayliss leaves.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/andrew-freddie-flintoff-coach-ashes-trevor-bayliss-head-england-australia-2019-application-job-uk/2018-01-16

At least he will get Stokes's left jab to work.

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