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[chiefdave]

If Issy Wong is worse than Shrubsole then she should look to pack it in.

Exactly, what's the point of keeping players like that out of the team if the players that are in aren't performing. Not like there's a massive domestic schedule with high standard cricket so you could make an argument for keeping them at that level to develop. Get them in and playing.

 

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[Terry Gibson's perm]

It bet Anderson and Broad are laughing their heads off at this.

 

[CCFCSteve]

It bet Anderson and Broad are laughing their heads off at this.

Yeah, attack didnt look too frightening on paper and might prove to be the case. Also risky with Wood fragile and Robinson struggling for full fitness - both we’re unlikely to be fit for whole tour. I heard Mark Butcher speaking and agree with him that you’d maybe have rested Anderson and saved him for the summer anyway, but no reason not to take broad

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I don’t think Root could manage Broad and Anderson they used to do what they wanted in the field and Broad was always using the drs

 

[Grendel]

Woakes is utter tripe outside England. Opening the bowling what a laugh

 

[chiefdave]

Yeah, attack didnt look too frightening on paper and might prove to be the case. Also risky with Wood fragile and Robinson struggling for full fitness - both we’re unlikely to be fit for whole tour. I heard Mark Butcher speaking and agree with him that you’d maybe have rested Anderson and saved him for the summer anyway, but no reason not to take broad

Its a bit shambolic. One of the reasons given for not taking Anderson & Broad was that we needed younger players to get a go opening the bowling, so we open with Woakes. Robinson is half fit, Wood is fragile and they're saying Stokes can only bowl limited overs.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Its a bit shambolic. One of the reasons given for not taking Anderson & Broad was that we needed younger players to get a go opening the bowling, so we open with Woakes. Robinson is half fit, Wood is fragile and they're saying Stokes can only bowl limited overs.

Crazy. Isn’t Woakes 33 as well . Very good in UK but has been found wanting abroad…bats better than bowls ! Might be better opening at this rate !

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Woakes is utter tripe outside England. Opening the bowling what a laugh

This is what frustrates me. I think his average in England is actually better than Anderson… outside of England he might aswell not bowl

 

[Greggs]

anyone know a good streaming site showing this? cheers

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

anyone know a good streaming site showing this? cheers

I had been watching on hesgoal but its not there today. Try crichd but be warned, youll have to fight through the pop ups

 

[Greggs]

I had been watching on hesgoal but its not there today. Try crichd but be warned, youll have to fight through the pop ups

Got bt sport for a month 25 quid, decent value for all 3 tests

 

[chiefdave]

Its a bit shambolic. One of the reasons given for not taking Anderson & Broad was that we needed younger players to get a go opening the bowling, so we open with Woakes. Robinson is half fit, Wood is fragile and they're saying Stokes can only bowl limited overs.

What a shocker, Wood is injured and is very unlikely to bowl in the 2nd innings. So Robinson and / or Stokes will have to pick up extra overs and increase the chance of them getting injured.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

What a shocker, Wood is injured and is very unlikely to bowl in the 2nd innings. So Robinson and / or Stokes will have to pick up extra overs and increase the chance of them getting injured.

They have taken two bowlers that are never going to be fit for the whole series in Wood and the unfit Robinson and are know flogging Stokes.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

They have taken two bowlers that are never going to be fit for the whole series in Wood and the unfit Robinson and are know flogging Stokes.

Why

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Why

Stokes looks knackered and will break down again.

 

[chiefdave]

Stokes looks knackered and will break down again.

He's had months off with mental health issues and then admitted he'd rushed back for the Ashes but wasn't fully prepared. Surely if there's anyone to rest from this tour its him. Get him in training and in top form for the summer.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Stokes looks knackered and will break down again.

Why are they flogging him?

 

[pipkin73]

anyone know a good streaming site showing this? cheers

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[Terry Gibson's perm]

Why are they flogging him?

Wood surprise surprise is injured.

 

[chiefdave]

 

[Greggs]

Another century on the way from someone other than Root. I like these dead pitches.......

 

[tisza]

Thought it was bad but nothing like that

 

[chiefdave]

Stokes has just pulled up bowling his 40th over in a match he was only supposed to be a bits and pieces bowler in. England need 6 wickets in 7 overs, not sure its wise to be risking Stokes. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong.

 

[tisza]

Draw a decent result after start of day one but it's not a particularly strong opponent and pitch played it's part.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Stokes has just pulled up bowling his 40th over in a match he was only supposed to be a bits and pieces bowler in. England need 6 wickets in 7 overs, not sure its wise to be risking Stokes. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong.

Root and management need to sort this shit out. Flogged Archer (a potential superstar) to injury, Wood is known to be fragile and now putting stokes through the mill. They’ve picked a squad that puts too much pressure on certain bowlers.

 

[tisza]

Root and management need to sort this shit out. Flogged Archer (a potential superstar) to injury, Wood is known to be fragile and now putting stokes through the mill. They’ve picked a squad that puts too much pressure on certain bowlers.

This goes back a while now.
We just can't manage bowlers. We've tried rotation, all sorts of personal fitness plans, workload management etc. but they still don't get it right. Just off the top of my head in recent years Wood, Stokes, Woakes, Archer , Curran , Mills, Broad, Ball have all missed significant playing time - sure there are more. Not like any of these were playing much domestic cricket either.
Australia had similar issues.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

This goes back a while now.
We just can't manage bowlers. We've tried rotation, all sorts of personal fitness plans, workload management etc. but they still don't get it right. Just off the top of my head in recent years Wood, Stokes, Woakes, Archer , Curran , Mills, Broad, Ball have all missed significant playing time - sure there are more. Not like any of these were playing much domestic cricket either.
Australia had similar issues.

Part of it is these guys bowl for years and the ecb get hold of them and they remodel their action so they keep breaking down. Olly Stop is another and Olly Robinson will be the same.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

England women lose again is it time to press the reset button there as well?

 

[chiefdave]

England women lose again is it time to press the reset button there as well?

Definitely, this winter has been a disaster for the women and when you hear them talk they don't even acknowledge there's an issue! Too many players in the team on name and not performance. Have a clear, get the younger players in and start building to something.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Definitely, this winter has been a disaster for the women and when you hear them talk they don't even acknowledge there's an issue! Too many players in the team on name and not performance. Have a clear, get the younger players in and start building to something.

It looks a closed shop to me the opening bowlers are both overweight and create little, I am not a fan of the men’s hundred but it has helped the women’s game get more of a stage and how Lauren Bell isn’t getting in front of Shrubsole or Brunt I have no idea and other players in the hundred looked streets ahead of this lot.

 

[chiefdave]

It looks a closed shop to me the opening bowlers are both overweight and create little, I am not a fan of the men’s hundred but it has helped the women’s game get more of a stage and how Lauren Bell isn’t getting in front of Shrubsole or Brunt I have no idea and other players in the hundred looked streets ahead of this lot.

Think they've done that thing where we started womens cricket ahead of a lot of other countries so had an advantage but we haven't moved forward and others are catching up. Looks like there's a Womens IPL on the way which will boost them massively.

 

[Otis]

Think they've done that thing where we started womens cricket ahead of a lot of other countries so had an advantage but we haven't moved forward and others are catching up. Looks like there's a Womens IPL on the way which will boost them massively.

We have moved forwards, but merely to the front of the Krispy Kreme donut stand.

 

[tisza]

Joe Root leading from the front

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Nothing beats a bit of European league t10 cricket on free sports, some of them look as fit as me.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Nothing beats a bit of European league t10 cricket on free sports, some of them look as fit as me.

Most of it really is sunday afternoon at the memorial park level