[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:02 pm  

Asim wrote:

Friday and Sunday for me, if it lasts 'til then.

I'm fairly confident of it lasting through to Friday.
You doing the quarter-final on Wednesday?

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:11 pm  

New ball available in 7 overs time. Crucial phase.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:25 pm  

STOP SWEEPING. Idiots.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:30 pm  

John_D wrote:

I'm fairly confident of it lasting through to Friday.
You doing the quarter-final on Wednesday?

Yep, been given the all clear to make an early exit.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:13 pm  

20 wickets versus 2. That's a bit of a tubbing.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:38 pm  

That was as heavy a defeat i've seen. You'd say to win by 8 wickets would be comprehensive, we effectively lost by an innings and 8 wickets.

Worst thing is, they've beaten us at our own game. Day 1 they just made sure the batsmen never got in control, even though not many wickets were falling. Day 2 onwards was just a humiliation. The SA bowling attack has two things that ours doesn't, genuine pace and a genuine all rounder.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:53 pm  

This defeat, coupled with the winter tour debacle, is ample proof for me that a bit of change is needed.

Personally, I feel Bopara and Strauss are on borrowed time.....Bopara is just another Morgan - No temprament for Test cricket, while Strauss is just running out of juice, if you get my drift.

Cook is proving a decent skipper at the One Day game, so I'd be looking for him to step up.

As for the bowling, I think if we are to continue with the 4 man attack, then Bresnan has to go - Solid and dependable, but little threat, he'd do in a 5 man attack, but lacks the edge needed for your third seamer.

As a bit of an aside, what has happened to Chris Tremlett??.....Not long back, he looked like the long lost love child of Joel Garner and Curtly Ambrose, but now seems to have disappeared.....It would be lovely to have him back firing and fully fit, especially for Leeds, where he'd be mighty dangerous.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:42 pm  

Didn't Tremlett get injured and then just vanish? I would have Finn above Bresnan as a bowler but they obviously like Bresnan as he can bat.

If Strauss goes then who opens?

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:38 pm  

I think Tremlett is still injured?

I reckon Bresnan is ahead of Finn not just because of his batting, but because he fits in with Flower & Strauss' plans of keeping pressure on after first change. Unfortunately, teams are starting to suss this out.

Not sure how many chances Bopara will get. May be time to try people like Stokes or Woakes as an all rounder, and get a pace bowler into the team for Bresnan.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:46 pm  

GT wrote:

Last year there was always at least one batsmen who dug us out of the poop and gave the bowlers something to defend. This year everyone's been a bit, well, turd. I'll be borrowing John_D's guide to division 2 at this rate..

I changed my work shifts last Christmas and was hoping to get to some regular games this year but they've just never fallen right. Hoping to make the Netherlands CB40 game on the 12th now that the Wigan/Wire game has been moved.