Eng v Aus

[Behind Enemy Lines]

a couple of shocking displays from England - so they've shook things up & caught the Aussies off guard by picking the same team again

you couldn't make it up

England batting 41-0; what time for the collapse to start?

[Stanley Leisure]

a couple of shocking displays from England - so they've shook things up & caught the Aussies off guard by picking the same team again

you couldn't make it up

England batting 41-0; what time for the collapse to start?

 

[Des]

How about now? Bopara and Prior gone already.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

(going to appear stupid - but what the hell) who's he?

[Serko]

41-2 now so it didn't take long.

[Des]

(going to appear stupid - but what the hell) who's he?

 

Richard Littlejohn. "You couldn't make it up" is his catchphrase.

[Mike]

bopara...the joke is over now surely?

[Bailo]

bopara...the joke is over now surely?

Did he swagger off like he'd accomplished something? Then grin?

[The Hitman]

Needs a good,long stint in county cricket.

His confidence is now shot.

[Sion]

Terrible decision there to get Shah out

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Richard Littlejohn. "You couldn't make it up" is his catchphrase.

ahr - the Daily Mail - never read it - can't think of any reason why I would want to either!

[Behind Enemy Lines]

gawd - here we go again.

Prior ought be lower in the order - probably 5 or 6

Shah ought not be in the team - so many chances - so few results

Bapara - not in form

Trott - in form - pay him

Cook - in for (relatively) play him

atm England are a 1 man batting line up - Strauss

[smithdown]

atm England are a 1 man batting line up - Strauss

 

out, good catch though

[The Hitman]

Not sure about Morgan either,to be honest.

Who the f*ck should we play-Cook is in form,but I still don't think he's a ODI player.

 

Personally,I reckon we should just give up on them entirely and retire from One Day Internationals as a country.

They're crap anyway.

[The Hitman]

Collingwood out now-think somebody should really be pushing him for his place in the side too,in both forms of the game.

 

Seems like it's a massive effort for anybody to try and score anywhere near a run-a-ball.

[Sion]

Not sure about Morgan either,to be honest.

Who the f*ck should we play-Cook is in form,but I still don't think he's a ODI player.

 

Personally,I reckon we should just give up on them entirely and retire from One Day Internationals as a country.

They're crap anyway.

 

I've been banging the 'what we should do' drum for a while. whoever wins the 2020 cup should get to represent England, with two/three players, say Strauss, Pietersen and Broad replacing the internationally retired/foreign players

[Chili Palmer]

Collingwood out now-think somebody should really be pushing him for his place in the side too,in both forms of the game.

 

Seems like it's a massive effort for anybody to try and score anywhere near a run-a-ball.

 

 

Wright should take his place and this would allow another 'hitter' in.

 

His bowling is about the same standard as Collingwoods.

[The Hitman]

I know.

It's hilarious whenever I see him pushing his case for a place in the Test side as a "genuine all rounder".

He's complete cross-we should just go the whole hog and select Napier.A much better bowler.

[The Hitman]

I mean,look at this sh*t:

 

Collingwood: 4 hundreds and twenty two fifties in 164 games.

Shah: 1 hundred and 11 fifties in 62 games.

Even Strauss: 3 hundreds and 16 fifties in 87 games.

 

Not very good is it?

[Stanley Leisure]

Another wicket.

 

That shot didn't luke wright.

[Mike]

are we really using our power play for the bowlers again.

 

we are dire.

[Woodsyla]

are we really using our power play for the bowlers again.

 

we are dire.

We are.

 

Have we selected a sqaud of 18 players that we can't deviate from or something, that's the only explanation I can think of for Bopara to continue being anywhere near an England shirt in any form of cricket. Prior is way too far up the order.

 

And why is Rashid not playing ?

 

Bring Wright back up the order drop Prior down the order is must if we have to stick with this set of players.

[Snoeker]

Didn't watch this game but it seems that Ferguson is the re-incarnation of Damien Martyn in the unflustered way he gets runs quickly and with little risk.

[muleskinner]

Broad and Pietersen make the side look a lot stronger. Anderson seems to have lost his way a bit at the moment, he needs a break IMO. Rashid needs a run in the team and I think he will play the next 4 games.

 

Morgan, despite his 43, needs f***ing off.

[Raj]

Wholesale changes are required for the next game. I am sure that the selectors will pull it off.

 

Cook for Bopara

Bell for Shah

etc.