Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:26 pm  

England have been outplayed from start to finish but have also blown the opportunities that have come there way. Peterson dropped early and made 180, ABDV and Amla dropped in this Test. Not good enough.

Hope there is a way back for KP but I very much doubt it.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:38 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Hope there is a way back for KP but I very much doubt it.

Not a chance.
Booed onto the field at Southampton yesterday. Booed back off again one ball later. And what did for him? Slow left-arm

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:06 am  

Following the test on BBC text commentary, but it seems that Taylor has just gone for an all run 4, when we're already 3 wickets down and looking at saving, rather than winning, the match, and been run out. What on earth is he thinking of???

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:43 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Following the test on BBC text commentary, but it seems that Taylor has just gone for an all run 4, when we're already 3 wickets down and looking at saving, rather than winning, the match, and been run out. What on earth is he thinking of???

Trott's fault.


Bairstow fancies this

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:51 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Hope there is a way back for KP but I very much doubt it.

let him (I am KP and I love myself) sod off to the IPL and make some dosh - good riddance

deserves all he gets the big headed, egoistic barsteward

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:54 pm  

bugger

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:27 pm  

double bugger

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:07 pm  

John_D wrote:

double bugger

Another one for good measure?

If Swann had stayed in we might have had a chance, but as soon as he went that was game over IMO.

For me it's time we were seriously looking at replacing Strauss, 107 runs in the series, he might have achieved some great things for England as a batsman but he doesn't get enough runs for me.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:14 pm  

Goochie wrote:

Another one for good measure?

If Swann had stayed in we might have had a chance, but as soon as he went that was game over IMO.

Two run outs in one day is pretty horrific. Especially when we get to within 50 of them, another thing to cost us dear.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:35 pm  

Just goes to show how difficult it is to stay at the no.1 position once you get there, without thinking you're fecking king kong!! England have been nothing short of rubbish since they got there last summer.

Australia should be congratulated for staying there as long as thye did.......