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chris78 · December 2022

Root is the leading run scorer in test cricket in 2022.
If he’s not scored any in a year, feel free to question his form, but he got a 73 2 tests ago

crunchman · January 2023

Why are we assisting the Aussies?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-s-steven-smith-set-to-sign-for-sussex-ahead-of-2023-ashes-1353625

sev112 · January 2023

Cos we have always done so before the beginning of time with the summer touring team. It brings money in for the employing country, and also for the counties he/they play who don’t have tests against the country.

scrumhalf · January 2023

SA v Eng ODI just started.

Willey bowling to de Kock.

Fnarr fnarr.

guitars4you · February 2023

Aussies humiliated in India within 3 days and by 100 plus runs and an innings

crunchman · February 2023

guitars4you said:

Aussies humiliated in India within 3 days and by 100 plus runs and an innings

Always nice to see the Aussies get walloped.

16 out of 20 wickets to spinners though. Not sure how much bearing it will have on the Ashes.

guitars4you · February 2023

crunchman said:

guitars4you said:

Aussies humiliated in India within 3 days and by 100 plus runs and an innings

Always nice to see the Aussies get walloped.

16 out of 20 wickets to spinners though. Not sure how much bearing it will have on the Ashes.

agree on the above comments

scrumhalf · February 2023

There are accusations that India were a little spin-friendly in their preparation of the pitch.

I wonder if the Aussies will pick Sandy Paper for the next test.

scrumhalf · February 2023

Well, that was a bit of a thumping for NZ.

I'm beginning to think that we might get the Ashes back this summer if everyone stays fit. Where does YJB fit into this? Opener-in-waiting?

guitars4you · February 2023

And Anderson + Broad now the #1 bowling duo based on aggregate wickets

scrumhalf · February 2023

Harry Brook - wow. What a player.

I went to bed just after the third wicket fell and thought we'd be lucky to get 150. I don't remember seeing a wicket so green in a test match.

I just watched ten minutes if highlights on YouTube, most of which was Brook smacking the cover off the ball with the occasional glorious Root shot.

Early start, 9:30 UK time tonight. I might watch a bit...

crunchman · February 2023

He was lucky early on before the pitch flattened out and bowlers started to tire. There was a pull shot that he ballooned up that should have been caught, but Southee was on his heels and didn't get there to catch it. One or two early through the slip/gully area as well.

I went to bed at lunch, but from the morning session, I would say that Root's innings was actually better as he didn't offer those chances.

Brook is still a very good player. Sometimes you just get the luck going your way. Lara was dropped on 18 on his way to his record 501*.

guitars4you · February 2023

Just seen the stat that shows Brook has scored more runs after his first 9 matches than any other player in the history of test cricket - Can't see how Bairstow will get back in the side

crunchman · February 2023

guitars4you said:

Just seen the stat that shows Brook has scored more runs after his first 9 matches than any other player in the history of test cricket - Can't see how Bairstow will get back in the side

It's a nice problem to have. I don't know if Brook's game is tight enough to bat at three, where he will be facing the new ball, especially with Crawley opening.

Gassage · February 2023

guitars4you said:

Just seen the stat that shows Brook has scored more runs after his first 9 matches than any other player in the history of test cricket - Can't see how Bairstow will get back in the side

JB can open. Simple.

camf · February 2023

^^^ I thought this too.

guitars4you · February 2023

Gassage said:

guitars4you said:

Just seen the stat that shows Brook has scored more runs after his first 9 matches than any other player in the history of test cricket - Can't see how Bairstow will get back in the side

JB can open. Simple.

camf said:

^^^ I thought this too.

Is it possible he might get the gloves back ? - Just a thought

Can't recall if he has opened for England in a test match - I know he has in various T20 and/or ODI - I think he might have opened for England, but with no/little success (need to check that so just a fading memory and/or gut feeling)

crunchman · February 2023

guitars4you said:

Gassage said:

guitars4you said:

Just seen the stat that shows Brook has scored more runs after his first 9 matches than any other player in the history of test cricket - Can't see how Bairstow will get back in the side

JB can open. Simple.

camf said:

^^^ I thought this too.

Is it possible he might get the gloves back ? - Just a thought

Can't recall if he has opened for England in a test match - I know he has in various T20 and/or ODI - I think he might have opened for England, but with no/little success (need to check that so just a fading memory and/or gut feeling)

He shouldn't. Foakes is a far better keeper, and Foakes bats pretty well anyway. If Bairstow gives someone a life and they go on to make a big score, it negates his superior batting.

A really good keeper opens up other options as well. Broad asked Foakes to stand up to the stumps to keep a batsman in his crease. Bairstow just isn't good enough to give you that option.

axisus · February 2023

scrumhalf said:

Harry Brook - wow. What a player.

I went to bed just after the third wicket fell and thought we'd be lucky to get 150.

Funny enough, I have spent a lifetime following miserable England cricket and got so used to failure, but with this team even at 21-3 I felt that we wouldn't collapse. Brook - incredible!

crunchman · February 2023

Another good day.

I watched the first session before going to bed.

The funniest bit might have been Gower talking about Williamson's dismissal. He can't really talk about people getting out to balls outside off stump that they should have been leaving. How many times did he get out wafting outside off stump?

guitars4you · February 2023

They certainly know how to create box office drama

Some great historic stats as well - NZ 2nd innings of 483 is the 4th highest score by a team following on - Only the 4th time in test history a side has lost a match after enforcing the follow on - Only the 2nd ever defeat by one run in test match history (think that is by any side)

Even with just one or two balls to go, all 4 results were possible

axisus · February 2023

I can't believe how painful that loss was. Feel gutted for some reason.Very disappointing.

Oh well, all credit to NZ, well played guys.

I'm my younger naive days I always thought that to enforce a follow on was a total no brainer. What I didn't consider at the time was the fact that it tires out the team much more to all be working in the field and bowling twice in a row.

crunchman · February 2023

A lot of the England players didn't show much composure. Pope looked like a headless chicken. Root had a complete brain freeze running out Brook. Duckett got out to a flat footed Gower-esque waft outside off stump.

The bigger worry going forwards is Stokes's knee. If he can't bowl then it causes issues with the balance of the side. Maybe he can reinvent himself as a number 3 batsman. He'd be better than Pope, and it would allow them to bring back Bairstow while keeping Foakes in the team.

guitars4you · February 2023

crunchman said:

A lot of the England players didn't show much composure. Pope looked like a headless chicken. Root had a complete brain freeze running out Brook. Duckett got out to a flat footed Gower-esque waft outside off stump.

The bigger worry going forwards is Stokes's knee. If he can't bowl then it causes issues with the balance of the side. Maybe he can reinvent himself as a number 3 batsman. He'd be better than Pope, and it would allow them to bring back Bairstow while keeping Foakes in the team.

A good option and I'm sure the likes of McCullum will look at such options as he is far less of a 'text book' operator than many of the old school/tie brigade

J Kallis towards the end of his career bowled spasmodically - Recall he batted at 3 or 4 most of the time

sixstringsupplies · February 2023

A great game. Can't believe England lost but oh well.

I am going to the first day of the Ashes at Edgbaston and I can't wait.

crunchman · March 2023

Shane Warne has been gone a year today.

crunchman · April 2023

Seeing stuff on news websites that the Hundred may be binned and replaced with a T20 tournament. Seems like a step in the right direction.

guitars4you · April 2023

crunchman said:

Seeing stuff on news websites that the Hundred may be binned and replaced with a T20 tournament. Seems like a step in the right direction.

I'm not a fan of the 100 - Main reason is I don't have a side to support - I'm a Yorkshire lad, but effectively our 'team' is the Northern Super Charges - But Root and Bairstow don't play for that team

However my daughter (now 21) is getting into cricket after watching the 100 - I've watched the odd game on telly with her as it is obviously a 'bonding' experience - But if it's job is to bring new supporters to the game then its done its job - She is coming with me to the first day of the Ashes test at Headingley

Could never understand the idea of a 120 ball game to be made shorter by 20 balls either - Yes have the franchise format as the IPL has proved how successful/big it is - Ditto Big Bash - But make it a T20 at least

chris78 · April 2023

crunchman said:

Seeing stuff on news websites that the Hundred may be binned and replaced with a T20 tournament. Seems like a step in the right direction.

Just invest more in the blast. Great tournament and finals day is my favourite day out of the year

scrumhalf · April 2023

The Hundred was a mistake.

In cricketing terms it made no sense - playing a format that nobody else played. Commercially it has proved to be a drain on the game instead of a contributor.

The creation of franchises that pitched together adjacent counties together to form teams with no roots flew in the face of hundreds of years of the local game.

It's bad enough that out-grounds have disappeared, this format shrunk the number of grounds where you could see a game even further.

I welcome any steps towards its demise.

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