The Cricket Thread

[Tony Towner]

This bloke is at the delusional stage now

https://twitter.com/x/status/1827775450573308157

 

[Tony Towner]

England Men's IT20 Squad:

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) - Captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Josh Hull (Leicestershire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Dan Mousley (Warwickshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
John Turner (Hampshire)

England Men's ODI Squad:

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) - Captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Josh Hull (Leicestershire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
John Turner (Hampshire)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I really wish Curran would go away

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Quite a few post-2015 perennial picks that I think are probably done for good now in all formats.

Mo, Bairstow, Billings, Malan, Vince, Jordan, Roy (plus Willey and Hales retired last year).

As well as others on the outskirts like Parkinson, T-Curran, the hunchback Overton twins and Banton.

Interesting that there's no Root in the ODI squad, not like he's been particularly overworked.

I suspect Stokes will never play white ball for England again too (I know he's injured anyway).

No Hain in either squad, seems his face just doesn't fit.

 

[jd1981]

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Can just imagine the sledging he would’ve been getting towards the close of play pmsl

 

[Sniffer]

Can just imagine the sledging he would’ve been getting towards the close of play pmsl

The oppositions opener must be spitting blood. 186 and all the attention goes on a man who is 0*.

Global attention for Derby club cricketer's 0 not out off 137

Ian Bestwick's steely spell of wicket-protecting attrition delights not just his team-mates.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[visage]

The oppositions opener must be spitting blood. 186 and all the attention goes on a man who is 0*.

Global attention for Derby club cricketer's 0 not out off 137

Ian Bestwick's steely spell of wicket-protecting attrition delights not just his team-mates.

www.bbc.co.uk

Saw a suggestion that the oppo opener was a ringer, so the response was a deliberate protest.

Not convinced though. Im on the committee at my local club and if a 1st XI player suddenly drops down to the thirds then questions would be asked. We had a scenario a couple of years back where the 3s needed a win to stay up, the 1s and 2s were safe, but it was very clear that if anyone dropped down the league would consider it cheating and we'd forfeit the match.

 

[Sniffer]

Saw a suggestion that the oppo opener was a ringer, so the response was a deliberate protest.

Not convinced though. Im on the committee at my local club and if a 1st XI player suddenly drops down to the thirds then questions would be asked. We had a scenario a couple of years back where the 3s needed a win to stay up, the 1s and 2s were safe, but it was very clear that if anyone dropped down the league would consider it cheating and we'd forfeit the match.

Part way through the season the Warwickshire league produces a list of players who have played so many games in the season at 1st/2nd/3rd team level and prevents them from dropping down a level/s for the remainder of the summer.

 

[Tony Towner]

England have replaced the injured Wood with the soon to be injured Stone

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

SL evidently spooked by being 6/3 and 1/2 in Manchester, choosing to bowl on a cloudless day at Lord's.

 

[Sniffer]

Archie Vaughan makes his first class debut for Somerset against Durham today.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Dreadful shot by Pope, he is a proper feast or famine merchant.

 

[Sniffer]

Dreadful shot by Pope, he is a proper feast or famine merchant.

According to Andy Zaltzman on TMS, he has the worst record for getting out early compared to any other England top 6 batsman who has played a number of test innings.

 

[Sniffer]

3 wickets given away this morning.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Might be struggling to make 300 here. Root and the elongated tail left and only sat on 216.

 

[Kenny]

Might be struggling to make 400 here. Root and the elongated tail left

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[Deutsch Wolf]

Atkinson has played very well, but some of the bowling has been rank. Let us off the hook.

 

[Sniffer]

Gus Atkinson take a bow.

Paul Reiffel tried his best to prevent it but thankfully reviews were still available.

 

[Stan Hullis]

What an innings!

103 in 103, 6th fastest test century at Lords and it's his maiden first class ton.

 

[Carrotdude]

I don’t think anyone saw this coming when he was selected!