: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:54 pm  

whats going on . i read england got bowled out for 51runs

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:56 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Hardly any wickets for spinners, wonder if England will go with just seamers?

I hope not. If 4 seamers can't get the job done, then I don't see a fifth guy doing anything massively different. Of course, we could go in with 4 bowlers and Shah, but I'd much prefer a batsman to make way for Owais rather than Monty.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:20 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

I hope not. If 4 seamers can't get the job done, then I don't see a fifth guy doing anything massively different. Of course, we could go in with 4 bowlers and Shah, but I'd much prefer a batsman to make way for Owais rather than Monty.

I'd get rid of Bell and Panesar, and bring in Deidrie and Shah.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:50 pm  

fredie wrote:

whats going on . i read england got bowled out for 51runs

You must've just come back from the space station have you??.......

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:06 am  

we could send the local a grade side for the ashes

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:04 am  

fredie wrote:

we could send the local a grade side for the ashes

I thought you had been seeing your recent results.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:01 am  

we have alot of fight'n'ticka left 2 all now vs the kiwis we will never surender

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:18 pm  

fredie wrote:

we have alot of fight'n'ticka left 2 all now vs the kiwis we will never surender

We're talking serious cricket, not 50/50 schite.

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:11 pm  

havent been on since the debacle but not totally surprsing as englands batting has been mainly abysmal for the last 20 years. what is the problem as i seem to remember this is why the 4 day county game was introduced all thos years ago to let batsmen build an innings. but we have people like pietersen who has all the talent in the world but does get out to the most stupid shots at times

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:35 pm  

shandy swiller wrote:

havent been on since the debacle but not totally surprsing as englands batting has been mainly abysmal for the last 20 years. what is the problem as i seem to remember this is why the 4 day county game was introduced all thos years ago to let batsmen build an innings. but we have people like pietersen who has all the talent in the world but does get out to the most stupid shots at times

Surely Pietersen's batting is the only strength this England team has.