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[stan]

It was only in December that Bangladesh beat the Windies by an Innings an 100 odd runs.

If the Aussies can just get a couple of bats in form then the Ashes are for the taking.

At the moment our best bat appears to be our 5 game veteran in Harris.

Bloody Khawaja and getting out to shit spinners is a fricken joke. Bloody hell.

[mal]

Are England a properly balanced team away from sub cont series?
England playing 2 spinners is always risky if the opposition bats first
But that gives them 5 bowlers and variation, so ?

The problem is the batting depth
Joe Root is the only decent batsman

Currently there are 3 players in this team v WI who are also keepers
Bairstow, Butler, Foakes
Its like Australia playing Carey, Wade and Paine in the same team

WI 289
EG 77
WI 6/127

[Booney]

lol, soap dodgers.

[The Dark Knight]

Are England a properly balanced team away from sub cont series?
England playing 2 spinners is always risky if the opposition bats first
But that gives them 5 bowlers and variation, so ?

The problem is the batting depth
Joe Root is the only decent batsman

Currently there are 3 players in this team v WI who are also keepers
Bairstow, Butler, Foakes
Its like Australia playing Carey, Wade and Paine in the same team

WI 289
EG 77
WI 6/127

I've been thinking similarly about England. Root is class and they're filling their batting line up with 3 keepers and 2 allrounders like you said because the batsman they have tried since Root debuted haven't been up to it.
You have-
Gary Ballance
Sam Robson
Adam Lyth
Alex Hales
James Vince
Haseeb Hameed
Dawid Malan
Tom Westley
Mark Stoneman
Ollie Pope
Rory Burns

Nick Compton debuted in the same series as Root, India in India 2012/13, while James Taylor (now retired) was before Compton and Bairstow before Taylor.

[batmanbegins]

It was only in December that Bangladesh beat the Windies by an Innings an 100 odd runs.

If the Aussies can just get a couple of bats in form then the Ashes are for the taking.

At the moment our best bat appears to be our 5 game veteran in Harris.

Bloody Khawaja and getting out to shit spinners is a fricken joke. Bloody hell.

Bangladesh at home are good and the windies had some of there better players out so dont read to much into it.

England im England are still good so i expect us to win the ashes still. We have been shit away from home bar sri lanka for a while now but still very good at home.

[Grenville]

England Bowled out for 77

Typical we start showing promise then we deliver this shit again. Happens far to frequently with our fragile batting line up. Time for blokes like bairstow, stokes and ali to get consistent they are far to talented to be averaging in the 30s (maybe not mooen but the other two are).

Dont mind the pace attack of the windies though, bit of talent there which is nice to see.

Gabriel is a decent bowler, aggressive,quick, and moves it.

[batmanbegins]

England Bowled out for 77

Typical we start showing promise then we deliver this shit again. Happens far to frequently with our fragile batting line up. Time for blokes like bairstow, stokes and ali to get consistent they are far to talented to be averaging in the 30s (maybe not mooen but the other two are).

Dont mind the pace attack of the windies though, bit of talent there which is nice to see.

Gabriel is a decent bowler, aggressive,quick, and moves it.

Hes very handy. Holder and roach have been very handy last year or so and young joseph is talented. We batted poorly but they bowled well and its good for world cricket if there pace attack keeps improving.

[batmanbegins]

Are England a properly balanced team away from sub cont series?
England playing 2 spinners is always risky if the opposition bats first
But that gives them 5 bowlers and variation, so ?

The problem is the batting depth
Joe Root is the only decent batsman

Currently there are 3 players in this team v WI who are also keepers
Bairstow, Butler, Foakes
Its like Australia playing Carey, Wade and Paine in the same team

WI 289
EG 77
WI 6/127

I've been thinking similarly about England. Root is class and they're filling their batting line up with 3 keepers and 2 allrounders like you said because the batsman they have tried since Root debuted haven't been up to it.
You have-
Gary Ballance
Sam Robson
Adam Lyth
Alex Hales
James Vince
Haseeb Hameed
Dawid Malan
Tom Westley
Mark Stoneman
Ollie Pope
Rory Burns

Nick Compton debuted in the same series as Root, India in India 2012/13, while James Taylor (now retired) was before Compton and Bairstow before Taylor.

Our 3 wicket keepers are in our best batting line up so no issues there. We have no depth in our first class batters, its similar to Australia. Bairstow and stokes need to be better as they are to talented to be averaging im the 30s. Jennings is not up to it and will get mauled by the aussies. Not sure on burns yet willing to give hime a few more tests as he has been the one guy dominating first class cricket for a while.

[Grenville]

Typical we start showing promise then we deliver this shit again. Happens far to frequently with our fragile batting line up. Time for blokes like bairstow, stokes and ali to get consistent they are far to talented to be averaging in the 30s (maybe not mooen but the other two are).

Dont mind the pace attack of the windies though, bit of talent there which is nice to see.[/quote]

Gabriel is a decent bowler, aggressive,quick, and moves it.[/quote]

Hes very handy. Holder and roach have been very handy last year or so and young joseph is talented. We batted poorly but they bowled well and its good for world cricket if there pace attack keeps improving.[/quote]

I've said for a while Holder should be bowling 5km+ quicker than he does, doesn't use a full rotation of his bowling arm or follow through properly. A very handy cricketer but could be much better. Darren Bravo should be in the top 3 batsmen in world cricket, amazing talent.

[Armchair expert]

Did the pitch change overnight?



Holder just scored 200

[Grenville]

Poms have a wee bit of a mountain to scale to win this one, Windies just declared at 6/415 setting them 628 to win. Holder and Dowrich put on an unbeaten 295 run partnership, Dowrich 116 and Holder 202 (from 229 balls with 8 sixes). Rashid may as well book a sightseeing tour for the next Test, only bowled 9 overs and went for 61.

[The Dark Knight]

Did the pitch change overnight?



Holder just scored 200

Looking at the English dismissals I don't think the pitch was the reason England got rolled, very high quality fast bowling and some very poor shot selection is what did it. Guys going fishing outside off stump and nicking up or chopping on while Sam Curran got one of the best bouncers you will see.

Poms have a wee bit of a mountain to scale to win this one, Windies just declared at 6/415 setting them 628 to win. Holder and Dowrich put on an unbeaten 295 run partnership, Dowrich 116 and Holder 202 (from 229 balls with 8 sixes). Rashid may as well book a sightseeing tour for the next Test, only bowled 9 overs and went for 61.

Incredible day of cricket

[Brodlach]

Day 2 had 18 wickets
Day 3 had zero wickets

[locky801]

2nd one dayer in New Zealand, India off to an absolute flyer 0/135 after 21 overs

[Brodlach]

Poms lose by 381


Part time spinner Rolton Chase (who) takes 8 wickets

[The Dark Knight]

Poms lose by 381


Part time spinner Rolton Chase (who) takes 8 wickets

*Roston Chase

[stan]

England's top order sort of looks like ours at the moment. There would be question marks over Burns and Jennings opening and then is Bairstow the best bat in the English side or country for that matter. Handy no doubt but a No.3? Not do sure.

Anyway the Ashes will be interesting but I reckon Jimmy Anderson will get them across the line as we simply go to water against the moving ball.

That will be the difference, we are shit in England and they are not. But honestly anywhere else in the world and it's almost nothing more than a cripple fight.

[mal]

Poms lose by 381


Part time spinner Rolton Chase (who) takes 8 wickets

*Roston Chase

Or
*Samuel L Jackson

[mighty_tiger_79]

India 6/35

Boult with 4/8 off 6.1 overs

[locky801]

Now 9/88

Boult 5/21 off his 10

No Virat, No India