The Cricket Thread

Need a huge partnership from these two. Not that there's much hope of getting these runs.

 

Wasn't far wrong, was I?

 

Abject from England. Apart from Root and Cook, who were both dismissed by jaffas, none of the England batsmen know how to play a 5-day Test Match any more. Too much limited-overs cricket? Jennings and Ballance have to go, anyway. The thing that worries me most is, who is coming through to replace Anderson and Broad?

 

Samit for Dawson?

Stoneman for Ballance/Jennings?

Stoneman and Westley for Ballance and Jennings?

Stoneman and Westley for Dawson and Jennings, with Ballance dropping to 5?

Roland-Jones for Wood?

One of the Overton's or the Curran's for Wood?

Steven Mullaney is the outstanding allrounder in country cricket this season (D2 yes, but he's averaging 15 with the ball and 62 with the bat). Been quality for a few years now, but this season he has really stepped it up. But I can't see him ever being thought of as a fit at international level.

Newspaper reports over the weekend mentioned that Crane was in line to play a part in this series, but only if Woakes had been available - which he isn't. (Woakes and Crane for Dawson and Wood doesn't really weaken the batting, but it certainly improves the bowling - even if I believe it is probably too soon for Crane). If this is true though, then it remains a viable option for the WI series later in the summer. In which case leaving out Wood and/or Dawson during this series should not be much of an issue for the selectors (if they are planning on doing it later anyway).

 

Compton, Brendy. He can hang around for hours without scoring to much.

 

SA Ladies finish on 218-6 in the semi-finals v England. Reasonable target for England, but never presume anything.

 

Woakes. Tom Curran. Sam Curran. The Currans in particular are very talented.

 

Can't fathom the T20 schedules out, all week great weather, no games, come Thursday and Friday 2 games close together and nasty forecast!

 

England Ladies coasting but a few quick wickets have changed that. Need a run a ball....doesn't sound hard but SA playing it tight and England having to do it in singles. Another wicket falls....now 173-6. Shame to miss out on a final in your own country....come on, England. .

 

What an ending. Lost 2 more wickets....needed 2 from 3 balls. And a four does it. England to face India or Australia in final.

 

T20 bash, 7pm kickoff! Sussex at home. Looking forward to this. (Wonder if they will want us to bat first? )

 

Australia struggling against India in the Women's World Cup. 154-7 in 30 overs (out of 42). Kaur for India got 171 off 115 balls....hope we get her out early in the final.

 

H 28 - 3 not good 4 Overs

 

Time for the middle order to show what they can do.

 

30 - 4 that's what they are doing!

 

Bravo to Alsop fifty.

 

India win by 35 runs despite a spirited last wicket stand by Australia. Blackwell got 90 off 56 balls. India to play England on Sunday at Lords.

 

Chance for the ladies to put the first game right!

 

Oh dear!!!

 

Where's your bottom?