The Cricket Thread

[Mel Evo]

Well. That just happened.

Now off to Wolverhampton to watch Munetsi ‘leave it all out there’.

A, erm, character building weekend.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

At least you don't get to combine it with being a Wales rugby fan.

 

[Tredman]

At least you don't get to combine it with being a Wales rugby fan.

Ah, I'd go to bed before wolves play if I were you. Could be a horrendous day of sport for you.

 

[jd1981]

In our last 16 test matches in Australia we read as PL 16 W 0 D2 L14

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bar the packer years and a brief bit of the late eighties when they were briefly a bit average, if not shit, it has been pretty much like that since Jardine and Larwood

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Ah, I'd go to bed before wolves play if I were you. Could be a horrendous day of sport for you.

I expect the All Blacks to score 100.

 

[jd1981]

Bar the packer years and a brief bit of the late eighties when they were briefly a bit average, if not shit, it has been pretty much like that since Jardine and Larwood

Losing a series in Australia fair enough that’s no disgrace it’s the 4-0 & 5-0 batterings we’ve had that hurts. 82/83 lost 2-1, 94/95 lost 3-1, 98/99 lost 3-1 all defeats but not walking away mauled.
I think we’ll probably win a dead rubber in Sydney or Melbourne and walk away grateful we weren’t whitewashed.
On the whole I agree that England only win this side of WW2 in Australia when they’ve got a very shit side. 78/79 I think was a virtual B team, 86/87 very poor Australia side.
2010/11 very average side some good players but all ageing and past their best.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

which is exactly what 98/99 was

 

[jd1981]

which is exactly what 98/99 was

Nah I think going into day 5 at Sydney we needed 210 with 7 wickets in hand to tie the series.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I thought that was the dead rubber win when Darren Gough bowled quite well. I may have the wrong series then.

 

[jd1981]

I thought that was the dead rubber win when Darren Gough bowled quite well. I may have the wrong series then.

Gough got a hat-trick in that game, 02/03 was a dead rubber win in Sydney when we lost 4-1 but the players paraded around like they’d won the series.

 

[RoscoPedro]

Can’t believe what I watched, couldn’t sleep for excitement ahead of day one, 4am this morning was all looking nice and rosey and by 10am was job done and dusted! Stokes needs to have a serious look at tactics. Onwards and upwards! UTB (Up The Bazball)

 

[jd1981]

Bazball is entertaining and works well in the absolute niche conditions but what’s most entertaining is winning matches and series.

 

[Tony Towner]

Flat track bullying poor teams in a 1 day style does nothing to prepare us for proper tests. I'm bored of Bazball, I just want it over and done with

Still this

 

[Wolftone]

Still this

I think you are being proven right.
There's entertainment and there's winning.
I get my entertainment by beating Australia and winning The Ashes.