Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:11 am  

Bet they wished they'd swung tbe bat at Headingley.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:12 am  

John_D wrote:

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

Still our best batsmen by some distance.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:35 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Still our best batsmen by some distance.

Not doubting that, but when you spend nine months a year as a team in near-isolation, you need to get on.

ODI squad: Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.

World t20 squad: Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.


effin Kieswetter. Just play Prior ffs

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:53 am  

John_D wrote:

Not doubting that, but when you spend nine months a year as a team in near-isolation, you need to get on.

ODI squad: Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.

World t20 squad: Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.


effin Kieswetter. Just play Prior ffs

They do I agree but I don't like the way there seems to be a clique developing in the England team. It's not all KP's fault. Swann never got any grief over his book and a few of them write newspaper columns too which isn't always helpful.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:26 am  

PAUL M wrote:

They do I agree but I don't like the way there seems to be a clique developing in the England team. It's not all KP's fault. Swann never got any grief over his book and a few of them write newspaper columns too which isn't always helpful.

true enough but the others aren't seen a particularly disruptive elements in the sheds - KP is an individual who actually believes all the hype written about him, he really belives he is better than the rest - he may well be but he should keep it to himself and be a real team member and not slag off his team mates

can you imagine Beefy or Sir Garfield et al doing that sort of thing in their heyday ?

Swanny couldn't have been more 'public' with his feelings, he didn't slag people off behind their backs ( as far as we konw)

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:27 am  

PAUL M wrote:

They do I agree but I don't like the way there seems to be a clique developing in the England team. It's not all KP's fault. Swann never got any grief over his book and a few of them write newspaper columns too which isn't always helpful.

I imagine that if I had to spend four months on tour with Swann, I'd punch his lights out at some point.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:09 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

It's not all KP's fault.

Ha!

Whilst it seems certain Lancs will now play in the second division of the Championship next season, a win in Bristol on Sunday sealed a semi-final spot in the CB40. One bright spot in a very grim season.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:37 am  

sanjunien wrote:

true enough but the others aren't seen a particularly disruptive elements in the sheds - KP is an individual who actually believes all the hype written about him, he really belives he is better than the rest - he may well be but he should keep it to himself and be a real team member and not slag off his team mates

can you imagine Beefy or Sir Garfield et al doing that sort of thing in their heyday ?

Swanny couldn't have been more 'public' with his feelings, he didn't slag people off behind their backs ( as far as we konw)

Yeah the likes of Botham, Gower and Freddie were the ultimate pro's back in their day!!

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:38 am  

John_D wrote:

I imagine that if I had to spend four months on tour with Swann, I'd punch his lights out at some point.

I followed Swann, Broad and KP on twitter. After a week i was left with just KP, the other two were so arrogant I couldn't believe it!

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:10 pm  

John_D wrote:

I imagine that if I had to spend four months on tour with Swann, I'd punch his lights out at some point.

Well he is a Wire fan