The Cricket Thread

[Jimmy Anderson]

Well at least we have won a match so we can't get white washed. Salt has been poor in this series but generally I'd say he's the best opener we could pick for the T20 team, he's certainly better than will jacks put it that way. Brook is capable of playing all 3 formats but he's probably better off dropping one due to work load. I just think with brook it maybe he can bat in India as he was poor when he played in the IPL the other year.

 

[Super_horns]

Bowling was good today which helped .

 

[Railway Blue]

England let it drift today from a strong position. 182 to win. Its still doable.

 

[Railway Blue]

Chucked it away.

 

[Super_horns]

This does seem a bit unfair

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/ce3nweyvywlo

But after a decent start with ball and bat lost our way .

 

[Jimmy Anderson]

Should have won today really but fell apart at the crucial times.

 

[Railway Blue]

England getting a right shellacking. Ind scoring at over 15 an over. Their opener has 50 off 17 ball. Archer is a liability.

 

[Railway Blue]

13 sixes off 9 overs 16 an over. 136/2. I think its time to end Bazball.

 

[Railway Blue]

That's England's worst ever bowling performance in a T20. 247/9 beating the 231 also against India. Some records also created. 135 by one of the openers. Also lost count of India's 6s.

 

[Super_horns]

A right old battering today.

Very disappointing.

 

[kieran_vale]

It’s almost like every single England innings is on a loop now. Brilliant start at 7 RPO. Wicket goes down then a couple others follow quickly. Needs at least 300 to be competitive on this track.

 

[Railway Blue]

The BBC (I don't usually believe a word they say) are saying the English cricket teams white ball teams are in the doldrums like the 1990s. Eoin Morgan came along and transformed them. Buttler is no Morgan. We are in the sh1t.

 

[kieran_vale]

4 wicket win for India. I will give the team a little credit for fighting to the end in the field but once again the batting just wasn’t good enough. Too many of these get starts then never go on with it.

 

[Jimmy Anderson]

Doesn't surprise me really. There failing to bat there overs out wether it's 20 or 50 overs. They always struggle against spin been a problem for England for 30 odd years really. India are a fat better side than England aswell.

 

[kieran_vale]

India win by 4 wickets again in the 2nd ODI. Getting really frustrated with how easily satisfied our batsmen get when they hit 50. Need someone to grasp the nettle and hit a hundred and turn that 300 into 350.

 

[Super_horns]

India win by 4 wickets again in the 2nd ODI. Getting really frustrated with how easily satisfied our batsmen get when they hit 50. Need someone to grasp the nettle and hit a hundred and turn that 300 into 350.

Exactly .

Needed a Rohit type innings .

 

[kieran_vale]

Exactly .

Needed a Rohit type innings .

Precisely that. Worst thing England can do is be fooled by the 4 wicket margin. India knocked that off with over 30 balls to spare. It’s a mentality thing with our players.

 

[kieran_vale]

Chasing 357 to avoid a whitewash in the series. Same old story so far, away to a flier with the bat and then both openers get out in really soft fashion to have India firmly in control. It’s really not good enough how easily satisfied they are.

 

[GTFCfish]

Doesn’t seem that long ago that we were brilliant in white ball cricket, now we get hammered every time what’s gone wrong?

 

[Railway Blue]

Yes ~~ we need a rethink generally. We've become easy pickings in white ball cricket.