[JonB]

Always a struggle for sides going to the sub continent but today was pretty poor. We've struggled for a proper plan for a while now and part of the issue is we don't play the amount of one day cricket that the likes of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka play as we concentrate on tests more.

The middle overs with both bat and ball are our main issues.

[SpireiteFitzy]

Well after watching most of that series im glad its over. We've been tonked by a team missing two of their most influential bowlers and coming off the back of a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of India.

I know it was more of an exercise in looking at players for the WC but we should be putting up more fight than that. I genuinely don't know what are starting 11 will or should be come February. There are positives though, Root has excelled and should have rubber stamped his plane ticket, Woakes for me has overtaken Jordan as he has added runs to his game and Jordan isn't consistent enough. Taylor needs to go, he's waited an age and took his chance.

Still not sure about Tredwell as spinner but who else do we really have? Rashid maybe? As for Cook well its too late to change captaincy as there's just that tri series left and I'd expect the WC starting 11 to be playing those to gel together. Morgan is also a man under pressure, shouldn't be going in the form hes in but when on form hes up there with the best so theyll probably take that chance

All due to credit to Sri Lanka though, the old guard still showing they can battle with the best of them, Sangakkara has been amazing all series especially

[The Peoples Champion]

JonB, on 29 November 2014 - 03:34 PM, said:

Always a struggle for sides going to the sub continent but today was pretty poor. We've struggled for a proper plan for a while now and part of the issue is we don't play the amount of one day cricket that the likes of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka play as we concentrate on tests more.

The middle overs with both bat and ball are our main issues.

Watched KP this morning while at gym in big bash in Australia got 66 all the class in the world.

What a shambles it has become when he cannot get in the one day team.

Laughable really

[JonB]

The Peoples Champion, on 18 December 2014 - 08:42 PM, said:

Watched KP this morning while at gym in big bash in Australia got 66 all the class in the world.

What a shambles it has become when he cannot get in the one day team.

Laughable really

Shame he was completely outshone in the game by some random Aussie as kp's lot were stuffed out of sight.

I'm not convinced he should have been dropped initially but since then it's not like he decided to go out, score a load of runs and make himself a case for getting back in. He sat around, barely played for Surrey, scored no runs when he did and whined about the situation in his book whilst chief cheerleader piers Morgan was a XXX on Twitter about it all.

[SpireiteFitzy]

Didnt really do anything with Delhi Daredevils either. I'd sooner have Ballance in there now, too much water under the bridge for kp to return now.

[Stents]

JonB, on 18 December 2014 - 10:28 PM, said:

Shame he was completely outshone in the game by some random Aussie as kp's lot were stuffed out of sight.

I'm not convinced he should have been dropped initially but since then it's not like he decided to go out, score a load of runs and make himself a case for getting back in. He sat around, barely played for Surrey, scored no runs when he did and whined about the situation in his book whilst chief cheerleader piers Morgan was a XXX on Twitter about it all.

Even if he had picked up the best form of his life once dropped and was scoring runs for fun in all forms of the game he still wouldnt of got back in the england side lets be honest.

[JonB]

Stents, on 19 December 2014 - 02:08 PM, said:

Even if he had picked up the best form of his life once dropped and was scoring runs for fun in all forms of the game he still wouldnt of got back in the england side lets be honest.

Every chance that may have happened but if he was as bothered about playing again as he claimed to be he should have at least tried instead of just whining about it.

[SpireiteFitzy]

Anyone watching South Africa - WI? A really good game, South Africa posting a very good score and now Gayle and Smith dismantling the SA bowling attack. Looking forward to the WC, should be a great spectacle.

Edit: Gayle on form is a joy to watch, anything you bowl is dispensed in the stand. Yes got 53 from 17 so far, unreal

This post has been edited by SpireiteFitzy: 09 January 2015 - 06:10 PM

[JonB]

Love Chris Gayle...on song on his day there are very few better at being utterly dismissive of any bowling.

[HistoricWarwick]

Looking at the England Lions touring side, it appears to be made up of Yorkists.

Plunkett, Rashid, Brooks, Lyth, Bairstow, Lees.

I would question one or two of those including Plunkett, Brooks and Bairstow.

[JonB]

Bairstow and Plunkett there on back if being in and around the test team recently. Brooks us decent to be fair although he looks a cock in that headband he always wears!!

Sadly with them being strong the CC in recent years it's going to happen.

[Stents]

Got our first friendly of the season penciled in, nets are starting soon as well. Like a kid at Christmas!

[JonB]

Club have nets booked in from Jan 25th down at Cricketal....whether i'm there that early is another matter!

[Stents]

JonB, on 15 January 2015 - 02:19 PM, said:

Club have nets booked in from Jan 25th down at Cricketal....whether i'm there that early is another matter!

We have Sunday nets booked at Netherthorpe school this year, used to be at the cricketal.

Sunday is probably the worst day for it so i've booked a bowling machine for Wednesdays at the cricketal as well.

[JonB]

Stents, on 15 January 2015 - 02:42 PM, said:

We have Sunday nets booked at Netherthorpe school this year, used to be at the cricketal.

Sunday is probably the worst day for it so i've booked a bowling machine for Wednesdays at the cricketal as well.

We're doing Sunday evenings 7 til 8 so it works quite well for me. Never really got on with evenings in the week before especially when we ended up doing 8:30pm til 10pm one year....was a right drag after a day at work to drag yourself back out again. I'm playing football on Sunday afternoons once every couple of weeks so i'll probably try and alternate it a bit.

[Stents]

JonB, on 15 January 2015 - 02:46 PM, said:

We're doing Sunday evenings 7 til 8 so it works quite well for me. Never really got on with evenings in the week before especially when we ended up doing 8:30pm til 10pm one year....was a right drag after a day at work to drag yourself back out again. I'm playing football on Sunday afternoons once every couple of weeks so i'll probably try and alternate it a bit.

Sunday evenings were always a pain after i'd played football Sunday morning then gone home had Sunday dinner and unwound. Was hard work getting up for it.

We have just stuck an hour in half 7 til half 8 on a bowling machine for 3 or 4 of us.

[Cartman]

problem I've had with cricketal was in recent years the lighting have made it like batting at 8pm in September and the mats make medium pace plodders (like JonB) think they are Brett Lee

[JonB]

Lighting was fine last year...even I could see it!

I can't even make is bounce in there these days!

[Stents]

Cartman, on 15 January 2015 - 09:53 PM, said:

problem I've had with cricketal was in recent years the lighting have made it like batting at 8pm in September and the mats make medium pace plodders (like JonB) think they are Brett Lee

In the last 6 months or so they have done a fair bit of work to make it better as.

Think its now run by an ex town player?

[valemadness]

Stents, on 16 January 2015 - 04:20 PM, said:

In the last 6 months or so they have done a fair bit of work to make it better as.

Think its now run by an ex town player?

Chris Marples