England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)

MrOneLung

They all bat to be fair. 

Blackheathen

The England Women’s cricket side thumped the Silver Ferns in yesterday’s ODI in Christchurch yesterday having no trouble passing the NZ side’s 178 in 34 overs.  NZ won the toss in scorching weather and elected to bat on a friendly pitch.

England are the current World Champions and the next tournament is in NZ next year.  Hopefully NZ might do a little better in the meantime.  They have lost 10 ODI on the trot, their last win was against India in February 2019 when there was nothing at stake.

golfaddick

Day/night test match starts on Wednesday. 9am start so should be able to watch it all during the day whilst I WFH.

Dave Rudd

golfaddick said:

Day/night test match starts on Wednesday. 9am start so should be able to watch it all during the day whilst I WFH.

Hope you don't work in air traffic control.

thai malaysia addick

Dave Rudd said:

golfaddick said:

Day/night test match starts on Wednesday. 9am start so should be able to watch it all during the day whilst I WFH.

Hope you don't work in air traffic control.

It’ll give a whole new tragic meaning to “that’s one down”

Alwaysneil

Bollocks, got up early forgetting it was a 9am start.

MrOneLung

England win the toss and bat

Addick Addict

We have won the toss and will bat. Anderson, Archer, Bairstow and Crawley come in place of Burns Lawrence Stone and Moeen

Addick Addict

So going in with the one front line spinner which will see, presumably, Root bowling more

North Lower Neil

Yay to winning the toss! 

Addick Addict

Indians have three spinners by comparison 

killerandflash

If the first ball turns square England will have a long time to regret their team selection!

AshBurton

AshBurton said:

I’m increasingly convinced Jofra is battIng three places too high

Oh good, Archer promoted to No 8

Addick Addict

Amazed that India only have two slips and a gully in the first over of a Test

MrOneLung

SIBLEY DUCK

Addick Addict

2-1

Some things just don't change. They bowled 6th stump to Sibley prior to that and the minute they let him have one on off peg, he nicks off.

Addick Addict

Addick Addict said:

Amazed that India only have two slips and a gully in the first over of a Test

I still don't get this

oohaahmortimer

Addick Addict said:

Addick Addict said:

Amazed that India only have two slips and a gully in the first over of a Test

I still don't get this

Trying to make it last 5 days 
bookies orders 

North Lower Neil

Tough start this, two top class bowlers & the pink ball doing all sorts.

Come on Zak.

Leuth

Crawley gives me feelings I haven't experienced since Trescothick

Addick Addict

The worst thing anyone could say here is that Crawley looks superb and a proper Test opener. But if one was allowed to do so then I'm sure they would!

bolloxbolder

When was the last time we had such a long tail? Archer at 8, unbelievable. 

Addick Addict

That's a surprise - Bairstow asking for the review even before consulting his partner!!!!

AshBurton

Blimey, he’s missed that by miles 

bolloxbolder

Bairstow and his reviews are a joke. Someone in authority needs to have a serious word.

Addick Addict

So there we have it again. Two down with not many on the board.

Leuth

This is what got Bairstow dropped in the first place and the way he keeps waltzing back in puts serious questions of the integrity of the selectors and Root

Big William

bolloxbolder said:

Bairstow and his reviews are a joke. Someone in authority needs to have a serious word.

This. Absolute f******g joke, he would review it if he was clean bowled.

North Lower Neil

Bairstow isn't good enough.

Who would honestly want him playing Down Under vs their pace attack?  

killerandflash

Awful review, I can’t understand how someone can review so quickly when the ball was straight and not near the bat