The Cricket Thread

[darlowolf64]

Worcestershire CC have announced that spin bowler Josh Baker has died, aged just 20

 

[Tony Towner]

Sam Hain is back from his personal issues which is good to see

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Saqib Mahmood also back for Lancs

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sam Hain is back from his personal issues which is good to see

Got a shocker it seems:

28.6 given! Hain is fuming. The final ball before lunch, on a length in the channel outside off stump. Surrey appeal for the caught behind as Hain comes forwards to defend, but Hain thinks the noise is just his bat hitting his front pad. He doubles over in disbelief as the finger goes up! 88/3

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Jimmy Anderson to end Test career this summer as England look to future

In a face-to-face meeting Brendon McCullum told England’s record-breaking seamer this summer will be his last in the Test team as they build for the Ashes

www.theguardian.com

Jimmy finishing this summer. While I knew this day would come soon, not ashamed to admit I shed a bit of a tear reading this.

Unreal longevity. I was still at uni when he made his Test debut. I'm 43 now.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Confirmed now that he's going to play the First Test vs West Indies and then that's it.

 

[Tony Towner]

Feels like McCullum has done him dirty

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I know we have to move on one day but there's already a gap with Broad gone, Woakes isn't going to play away from home ever again (or much longer, as he's 35) and Wood is 34 now with all his long-standing issues. Then a lot of those who haven't played much or even debuted yet don't seem to be the most robust. Or in the case of say, Sam Cook, I don't doubt he'd take wickets for England in England but is he really a bowler for Australia away, which as ever we seem relentlessly focused on to the detriment of everything else. Relying on Archer playing Test cricket again seems far-fetched, we're not sure we can trust him to bowl 4 overs a day as it stands.

I didn't see an issue with giving him the summer, providing he continued to merit a place. Creating a problem you didn't need to (albeit we should beat WI and SL at home regardless).

 

[darlowolf64]

He should have been allowed to go out at Old Trafford

 

[Tony Towner]

Planning for an Ashes series is all well and good, but more often than not we can't plan properly for the Test we are currently playing so seems pointless.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Of those on the periphery:

Robinson: Attitude, attitude, attitude
Cook: Superb figures and I like watching him bowl...but as I say I would worry about him being a bit Woakes away from home
Tongue: Not played since August 2023 and no recent news on his recovery
Stone/Mahmood/Archer: Can't stay fit
Potts/Carse: Averaging 62 and 286 (!) respectively with the ball for Durham this season
Atkinson: Maybe, although he doesn't have a huge body of work to pick from
Fisher: Looked nowhere near good enough in his one cap to date
Overtons: Hunchback rubbish
Currans: Popgun rubbish

 

[Tony Towner]

Nice little thread

https://twitter.com/x/status/1789366972263682219

 

[Squeak]

I remember seeing Jimmy at the World Cup in the West Indies in 2007 and thinking this guy has something.... but never in this world did I think he'd still be playing in 2024. A terrific career, a really professional attitude and a player that will be greatly missed. Maybe he's heading to Burnley ....

 

[Mel Evo]

Hoping the Lords test goes to day four - bagged a couple of tickets on the punt that will be his last day.

 

[Squeak]

Hoping the Lords test goes to day four - bagged a couple of tickets on the punt that will be his last day.

You might get lucky with rain making it last that long....

 

[Mel Evo]

You might get lucky with rain making it last that long....

Yep, that’s pretty much my punt.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Windies gave Oz a proper game over here. Think all the tests went to the fifth day and they won at the gabba.

It won’t necessarily be a walkover.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Livingstone leaves IPL early to get his knee 'sorted' ahead of T20 World Cup

It is understood that his knee injury is not serious but requires a period of rest before England play Pakistan later this month

www.espncricinfo.com

Nowhere near a good enough/important enough player to take if he isn't fit

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Mate, if you want to be a left arm spinner, just be one!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1789986431550558719

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Round-Up Edition

Batting, Div 1

J Clarke 495 runs @ 70.71
R Yates 470 runs @ 78.33
H Hameed 429 runs @ 61.28
J Cox 365 runs @ 52.14
K Jennings 343 runs @ 42.87
O Robinson 325 runs @ 65.00
B Duckett 323 runs @ 53.83
J Smith 322 runs @ 64.40
A Lees 279 runs @ 46.50
M Potts 253 runs @ 84.33
T Banton 249 runs @ 35.57
J Bohannon 194 runs @ 24.25
D Lawrence 176 runs @ 44.00
C Overton 168 runs @ 84.00
L Dawson 165 runs @ 33.00
B Foakes 133 runs @ 44.33
S Cook 115 runs @ 23.00
T Hartley 107 runs @ 26.75
J Rew 107 runs @ 15.28
O Stone 98 runs @ 49.00
O Pope 92 runs @ 23.00
M Parkinson 73 runs @ 12.16
Z Crawley 67 runs @ 11.16
B Carse 52 runs @ 17.33
S Hain 51 runs @ 25.50
J Overton 38 runs @ 19.00
D Pennington 24 runs @ 6.00
G Atkinson 18 runs @ 9.00
S Bashir 12 runs @ 6.00
S Mahmood 6 runs @ 6.00

Bowling, Div 1

S Cook 25 wickets @ 11.20
L Dawson 17 wickets @ 34.17
D Pennington 16 wickets @ 27.50
M Parkinson 16 wickets @ 49.81
R Yates 11 wickets @ 33.18
G Atkinson 9 wickets @ 20.88
C Overton 9 wickets @ 36.66
D Lawrence 8 wickets @ 29.25
M Potts 8 wickets @ 49.75
O Stone 4 wickets @ 48.00
S Bashir 4 wickets @ 74.75
S Mahmood 2 wickets @ 41.50
T Hartley 1 wicket @ 178.00
B Carse 1 wicket @ 294.00

Batting, Div 2

H Brook 388 runs @ 77.60
J Root 365 runs @ 60.83
T Haines 349 runs @ 49.85
J Bracey 307 runs @ 43.85
J Carson 176 runs @ 29.33
R Ahmed 155 runs @ 51.66
J De Caires 124 runs @ 31.00
M Crane 114 runs @ 28.50
O Robinson 60 runs @ 60.00
M Fisher 20 runs @ 20.00
G Scrimshaw 10 runs @ 5.00

Bowling, Div 2

M Crane 14 wickets @ 35.42
J Carson 11 wickets @ 29.36
M Fisher 9 wickets @ 37.33
O Robinson 8 wickets @ 37.50
D Bess 5 wickets @ 20.80
J Root 5 wickets @ 47.40
R Ahmed 4 wickets @ 48.25
G Scrimshaw 4 wickets @ 54.00
J De Caires 2 wickets @ 176.00