[CFC91]

Test cricket is back, summer is here now?!

As for Derbyshire, need a result from somewhere..anywhere! Back home for the summer next monday so hopefully guna get to a couple of games if I can drag anyone along

[JonB]

Turned out crap for both Derbyshire and England....

[Westbars Spireite]

Thankfully heavy rain forecast for Saturday (Derbyshire-wise). Just need to get that far. With our batting I wouldn't bet on it.

[JonB]

Westbars Spireite, on 16 May 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

Thankfully heavy rain forecast for Saturday (Derbyshire-wise). Just need to get that far. With our batting I wouldn't bet on it.

Yep...part of the reason i've opted not to play on Saturday to give my back a week extra to have a chance of playing the following week. Not sure standing in the rain and cold would have done it much good. Only downside is returning a week on Saturday means a trip to Eckington!!

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 16 May 2013 - 04:54 PM, said:

Yep...part of the reason i've opted not to play on Saturday to give my back a week extra to have a chance of playing the following week. Not sure standing in the rain and cold would have done it much good. Only downside is returning a week on Saturday means a trip to Eckington!!

If the forecast is anything like accurate there'll be little cricket. Apparently they've smartened it up at Eckington over the winter in preparation for the Prem. I've never been when it's not been either cold/rainy or both.

[Johnnyspireite7]

Meanwhile at Edgbaston.........(without Rooty, Bairs and Bres!!!!!)

[JonB]

Westbars Spireite, on 16 May 2013 - 06:49 PM, said:

If the forecast is anything like accurate there'll be little cricket. Apparently they've smartened it up at Eckington over the winter in preparation for the Prem. I've never been when it's not been either cold/rainy or both.

Got drenched there and got stuffed there so not a happy hunting ground. Was asked to join them but wasn't interested then they got to the prem...suspect if have kept them down!!

[Cartman]

England pathetic this morning

all hope resting with a porkshire ginner

[JonB]

Been a bit dour from England but NZ have bowled well and it cant really be judged until they've batted well. Scrape to 250 and it could turn out to be a decent score.

Notice not getting Monty out last night meant that when we got him out this morning it allowed Ed Joyce to get back from his "family matter" and come in at 11 having been away from the ground all day yesterday. When we had them 5 down it looked promising only to let them off the hook.

[Cartman]

arrogant porkshire remmer (although think he plays for Notts) Billy Root got on the field for England as a sub

has he even played a county game?

7/1 NZ

Anderson now on 299 wickets

[JonB]

7-2 Fulton out and 300 for Anderson.

Maybe England werent that bad with the bat and 240 isnt a bad score!!

[Cartman]

Taylor showing how to bat on here

we really miss KP at 4

ok some players being cautious but when you have the whole top 5 with strike rates of 25 you have trouble, especially when wickets go down quickly

with KP out I'd be tempted to bat Prior or Bairstow at 4, just so we have an attack minded player in the top order

[JonB]

No KP does remove some tempo from the batting. Cook and bell can be slow at times whilst Trott and Compton definitely are. Root and Bairstow still learning so pressure on them if and when the top four don't set a platform. Unfortunately replacing KP is not easy.

That said Taylor has just played a few shots and chances his arm a bit..could easily have not worked. He's the only one on either side that's got away.

[Cartman]

good job Anderson has turned up

Broad useless as normal

[shaun1866]

Cartman, on 17 May 2013 - 04:15 PM, said:

good job Anderson has turned up

Broad useless as normal

I can't remember his last good game to be honest

[Cartman]

shaun1866, on 17 May 2013 - 04:22 PM, said:

I can't remember his last good game to be honest

needs dropping for good

Bresnan the better option, better bowler (and would at least pitch it up) and better batsman, also hardly lost a test match in an England shirt (feel bad bigging up a porkshire player)

Also need Tremlett back fit to replace Finn who is going backwards

Broad is even becoming a figure of fun to the commentators due to his arrogance

Anderson, Tremlett, Bresnan and Swann was the bowling line up at the test I wactched in Sydney in the last ashes series over there and with everyone fit I still reckon that's our best bowling attack

[JonB]

I cant make my mind up about Bresnan...his record of test wins is good but some of those he hasnt offered a lot. Probably would have been a good pick for this test mind you but sometimes you think he's been picked a bit for his batting!!

[martatcross]

Just been watching the IPL watching the actions of Lasith Malinga sorry but for me thats not bowling its chucking

[Paul Fisher]

martatcross, on 18 May 2013 - 01:52 PM, said:

Just been watching the IPL watching the actions of Lasith Malinga sorry but for me thats not bowling its chucking

Things need to be said in the Derbyshire dressing room, otherwise we'll struggle to get one win, ne-mind the four we hope we can get to stop up!

[JonB]

martatcross, on 18 May 2013 - 01:52 PM, said:

Just been watching the IPL watching the actions of Lasith Malinga sorry but for me thats not bowling its chucking

Under the laws it's perfectly legal. May look strange because in his arm is so low and not the traditional brushing his ear type high arm in terms if the rules about throwing its fine. The arm doesn't bend more than the 15 degrees permitted these days. The sad thing about Malinga was his decision to jack in test cricket so soon to rake it in playing stupid t20 cricket all over the shop.