Sky Blue Pete
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That sounds great what’s that on
That sounds great what’s that onMost of it really is sunday afternoon at the memorial park level
That sounds great what’s that on
422 on Sky. Its brilliant and its on pretty much all summer as its actually several different tournaments under one banner.Free sports on virgin it’s on 553 not sure if it’s on sky it’s played on an artificial wicket in places like Benidorm and Cyprus it’s sometimes on in the mornings so I watch it after I drop the kids off at school.
422 on Sky. Its brilliant and its on pretty much all summer as its actually several different tournaments under one banner.
One team was 6/6 a couple of weeks back
They have.It doesn’t look the best wicket but they should have got more than this.
But not in a good way.
this is a lame attack you’d have thought they’d at least have had Malan in the squad and really playing at number 3
I had forgotten about him these conditions would be ok for him. Olly Pope seems to have become a specialist drinks carrier. The way Lees is batting Sibley is a much better bet and has made some technical changes which should see him involved again fairly soon.
Root should be at number four.
Malan is apparently a difficult character and needs strong management. Root has to go. He’s a great player but a useless leader
Malan is apparently a difficult character and needs strong management. Root has to go. He’s a great player but a useless leader
I dunno. We have a lot of great bowlers but we cannot bat for toffee, in terms of openers weve never replaced Strauss let alone Cook, Root is world class. Lawrence is young and will be inconsistent, same as Pope. Bairstow only turns up when he’s pissed off. stokes world class, Foakes not a great batsman but by far the best wicket keeper. Buttler shite red balplayer.I’ve said before though if everyone’s fit and the right players are picked, we’re not as bad as recent results suggest. Just been terribly managed over the past 12-18 months. Batting needs work !
So true about Bairstow batting well when he's pissed off.I dunno. We have a lot of great bowlers but we cannot bat for toffee, in terms of openers weve never replaced Strauss let alone Cook, Root is world class. Lawrence is young and will be inconsistent, same as Pope. Bairstow only turns up when he’s pissed off. stokes world class, Foakes not a great batsman but by far the best wicket keeper. Buttler shite red balplayer.
crawley is going to live off that ton for 18 months, not convinced by him.
we need a serious reset and somehow get our batsmen to learn to play the longer format
I dunno. We have a lot of great bowlers but we cannot bat for toffee, in terms of openers weve never replaced Strauss let alone Cook, Root is world class. Lawrence is young and will be inconsistent, same as Pope. Bairstow only turns up when he’s pissed off. stokes world class, Foakes not a great batsman but by far the best wicket keeper. Buttler shite red balplayer.
crawley is going to live off that ton for 18 months, not convinced by him.
we need a serious reset and somehow get our batsmen to learn to play the longer format
think it was Vaughn that said you could only really make a case for one of Englands dismissals being a decent ball, the rest have just been wickets thrown away and in exactly the same manner they've been doing all winter. As you say we have a stack of coaches and analysts, why isn't the problem being solved as soon as it comes up.You do wonder what the batting coaches are doing !
Ps I’m not for a minute saying we’re a good team, just that selections, rotation, mixed priorities, management etc has made a bad situation worse. It was only 12-18 months ago when we’d beaten Sri Lanka away and India first test away (before they put a load of dodgy pitches out). Things have just unraveled badly since. Batsmens heads have gone
Analysts are the problem. There’s not enough instinct and ability to think for themselves.think it was Vaughn that said you could only really make a case for one of Englands dismissals being a decent ball, the rest have just been wickets thrown away and in exactly the same manner they've been doing all winter. As you say we have a stack of coaches and analysts, why isn't the problem being solved as soon as it comes up.
I've been of the opinion you have to keep Root as there's no other option but think we've moved past that point and now there's a danger its going to impact his batting.For me root needs a lot of hand holding. He’s a crap captain, but there’s no stand out candidate, Stokes already has too much pressure on him, broad and Anderson are being faxed out. The only real alternative is Bairstow - and again he’s in and out.
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