I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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Schedule usually comes out later this year.
I’d have London 2 last as Aus have a good record at Lords, Edgbaston should always be first!
It’ll prob go
Edgbaston, Lords, OT, Headingley & Oval
All the Aussies will have spent plenty of time in county cricket practising by then, that’s not the order of the tests is it as England should start at the real home of cricket to ensure a win before they go off to London
Schedule usually comes out later this year.
I’d have London 2 last as Aus have a good record at Lords, Edgbaston should always be first!
It’ll prob go
Edgbaston, Lords, OT, Headingley & Oval
Agree, it has to be 5 days although when you play a windies etc it’s no more than 4 days
Another reason not to have 4 day tests!
Wow, how about this for a shocking stat:
This is the 15th time since 2016 that we have conceded 600 runs against us in an away test.
Well I thought that stat looked really outrageously bad. I got that quote from the BBC site. Obviously an error on their part.No it’s the 5th time I’m 15 away tests since 2016.
Was thinking they’ve been bad but not that bad surely!
cancel the open top bus tour Otis..The positive side of it all though being that Australia expected to win 5-0, so this is a bit of a minor triumph for England.
I am making ticker tape as we very speak.
like ISSS stated earlier in the thread, Results are becoming polarised with home teams battering touring teams on a more regular basis. Everyone is getting better and better in their own conditions. The only exceptions are the Asian teams and England-S/A- New Zealand where conditions on the countries are similar to a degree and series a bit closer.
For England, there aren't enough fast, hard and bouncy wickets available for us to get near to playing at a decent level in Australian conditions. Also tours are not set up to help visiting teams acclimatise now. There are very few 4 day warm up games like they used to have.
doesn't help that the schedule for 4 day cricket in the domestic season sees the bulk of games scheduled for beginning & end of season when conditions favour swing over pace. Fast bowlers andd spinners aren't seeing enough cricket on wickets that may closer resemble overseas wickets.like ISSS stated earlier in the thread, Results are becoming polarised with home teams battering touring teams on a more regular basis. Everyone is getting better and better in their own conditions. The only exceptions are the Asian teams and England-S/A- New Zealand where conditions on the countries are similar to a degree and series a bit closer.
For England, there aren't enough fast, hard and bouncy wickets available for us to get near to playing at a decent level in Australian conditions. Also tours are not set up to help visiting teams acclimatise now. There are very few 4 day warm up games like they used to have.
I think it goes back to an earlier point on test cricket not lasting 5 days and the public seem to be favouring ODI and T20 cricket. We only have Cook who can dig in for the day and I must admit watching him bat for the day isn’t fun as sadly too infrequent now. I heard today that he averaged under 50 even with his double century!doesn't help that the schedule for 4 day cricket in the domestic season sees the bulk of games scheduled for beginning & end of season when conditions favour swing over pace. Fast bowlers andd spinners aren't seeing enough cricket on wickets that may closer resemble overseas wickets.
Doesn't help that selectors have made a dog's breakfast over last 18 months of developing a side.
Also basically sent the same type of side that has been well-beaten last tour down under.
key issue this obsession with batsmen who can score quickly. Hit or bust. It's a 5 day game still what's wrong with playing batsmen that can show patience and build an innings.?
Very few sides win away from home and Australia will lose here, this has bee a poor you but I think the emphasis is on white ball cricket.
Install Hameed as opener, drop Stoneman to 3.
Vince out forever.
Moeen out forever.
Need a real spinner.
Need a real fast bowler.
Root never captains again.
We're certainly giving it our best shot!Roy gone for 170, Morgan gone for a single. Even we can’t fuck this up..... can we
Roy got 180. Let's not cheat him out of 10 runs!Roy gone for 170, Morgan gone for a single. Even we can’t fuck this up..... can we
And cleared for selection by England. All seems a bit odd. Can't play when he hasn't been charged, gets charged and is allowed back in!Stokes charged with affray.
If I was Ben Duckett I'd be seething. Not only was he sent home but he's left out of the Feb Windies Lions tour. Whereas Stokes is brought straight back in. Talk about making someone a scapegoat!And cleared for selection by England. All seems a bit odd. Can't play when he hasn't been charged, gets charged and is allowed back in!
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