Moeen’s been dreadful so far and his confidence must be shot to pieces but it’s amazing how quickly people forget. He’s been one of the first names on the team sheet the last couple of years and is one of the quickest ever to 2000runs/100 wickets.
Performances against lower ranked teams always look worse. They usually sit back, get 10 men behind the ball and allow us to attack. Obviously we’re atrocious at this and end up just knocking it about in our own half boring the country to death.
Yeah in 2010-11 we had Finn, Bresnan, Tremlett and Swann all in-form. So far all the Aussies have had to do is see off Jimmy and Broad and they’re pretty much set.
Yeah not really sure why the captain always gets blamed for the decision, it’s not as if he walks out then makes the decision on the spot. Chances are we’d be in this pickle if we’d batted first anyway.
Just tried a simulator and we ended with France, Egypt and Japan.
Not that it really matters but it would be much better if they didn’t have the rules about how many countries from each confederation can be in each group imo.
The thing that gets me is when you’re driving towards a pedestrian crossing, no cars in front of you, none behind and none coming the other way, and some douchebagette presses the button to cross. JUST CROSS ONCE I’VE GONE PASSED!!
Really gets my goat it does.
Jake Ball’s got the nod then. Would much prefer Plunkett in the side but Joe Root et al must see something in Ball they like.
The closer we get the more I think missing Ben Stokes will be what costs us. If both teams play as well as they can I think England are the slightly better team but I...