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England v West Indies 2017

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  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    I must admit I was baffled by Woakes being picked ahead of TRJ. He didn't bowl well in the first innings and wasn't much better in the second. What we need is a bowler who can bowl at 90 MPH regularly. Also a leg spinner. The fast bowling was a bit similar yesterday.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    dickplumb said:

    I must admit I was baffled by Woakes being picked ahead of TRJ. He didn't bowl well in the first innings and wasn't much better in the second. What we need is a bowler who can bowl at 90 MPH regularly. Also a leg spinner. The fast bowling was a bit similar yesterday.

    We had to give Woakes a couple of games before the ashes. It seems in this match he didn't show the same pace and aggression that made him a threat before his injury. But hopefully that's not permanent and will come back with a few games.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Riviera said:

    Did Covered End deal his way out of losing his £20?

    No he didn't. A Test team rarely gets a total that high in the 4th innings, as we all know.

    My mate had been telling me, how he'd won every bet (about 10) in the last few years, backing the team batting 4th to lose, (chasing a decent total).

    Nothing worked yesterday. A wicket nearly always goes down as soon as I leave the room, but did it yesterday ?

    Did it $%*$

    Can anyone spare some change ?
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Covered End said:

    Riviera said:

    Did Covered End deal his way out of losing his £20?

    No he didn't. A Test team rarely gets a total that high in the 4th innings, as we all know.

    My mate had been telling me, how he'd won every bet (about 10) in the last few years, backing the team batting 4th to lose, (chasing a decent total).

    Nothing worked yesterday. A wicket nearly always goes down as soon as I leave the room, but did it yesterday ?

    Did it $%*$

    Can anyone spare some change ?
    Lol!

    Knowing how shrewd you are financially CE, I doubt you'll starve. ;-)
  • Brown Bear
    Brown Bear Posts: 122
    cantersaddick said:

    dickplumb said:

    I must admit I was baffled by Woakes being picked ahead of TRJ. He didn't bowl well in the first innings and wasn't much better in the second. What we need is a bowler who can bowl at 90 MPH regularly. Also a leg spinner. The fast bowling was a bit similar yesterday.

    We had to give Woakes a couple of games before the ashes. It seems in this match he didn't show the same pace and aggression that made him a threat before his injury. But hopefully that's not permanent and will come back with a few games.
    But why not win the series first, and then give Woakes the last test? Never mess around with the form players is what I always think, and to drop TRJ (who has done well), and to bring in Woakes (who was miles underdone) was a big mistake.

    Bring TRJ back on his home ground, and let Woakes get his bowling back for Warwickshire in the Championship.

    More worryingly is that Broad looks to be struggling as well, with more or less everything coming into the right handers, and he seems to have lost the knack of making it hold its line against the right hand batsmen.

    What with Stokes also carrying a knock, we looked very weak bowling wise in that 4th innings.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    Barbados were bowled out for 59 by guayana in the Caribbean T20. Tanvir bowled 4 overs conceding 3 runs and taking 5 wickets!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    happyvalley said:

    I find it hard to believe that Hope is the first player to get a ton in each innings of a first class game at Headingly. I know the ground is not a batting paradise but some great players have played there over the years.

    me too ... quite remarkable
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    meanwhile in the Caribbean premier league

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41145541

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,845
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41142117

    There's a decent gap between the 2nd and 3rd Test, but instead the Windies played some sort of 2 day game with all the squad involved.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    We're going Thursday, is anyone else ?
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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Got tickets to all days of the Sydney Ashes test. Loving it
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    JT said:

    Got tickets to all days of the Sydney Ashes test. Loving it

    I always wanted to sit on "the hill", but I believe it's long gone.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,845
    Covered End said:

    We're going Thursday, is anyone else ?

    I assumed that this series would be a walkover for England so didn't bother buying tickets! Always worried about September weather too
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    killerandflash said:

    Covered End said:

    We're going Thursday, is anyone else ?

    I assumed that this series would be a walkover for England so didn't bother buying tickets! Always worried about September weather too
    Me too. We got them last week, there were still a few left.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    killerandflash said:

    Covered End said:

    We're going Thursday, is anyone else ?

    I assumed that this series would be a walkover for England so didn't bother buying tickets! Always worried about September weather too
    Weather probably more reliable in September than in July tbh. There is a little bit of rain forecast for Friday afternoon, but apart from that all fine.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    McBobbin said:

    Graeme swann is about as entertaining as a bloody stool

    Found out today that guess who is commentating for BT Sport in 2017/2018 Ashes........Graham Swann.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,845
    The_President said:

    McBobbin said:

    Graeme swann is about as entertaining as a bloody stool

    Found out today that guess who is commentating for BT Sport in 2017/2018 Ashes........Graham Swann.
    Swann and Vaughan are both in the BT advert (with Deli Alli) so no real surprise!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    killerandflash said:

    The_President said:

    McBobbin said:

    Graeme swann is about as entertaining as a bloody stool

    Found out today that guess who is commentating for BT Sport in 2017/2018 Ashes........Graham Swann.
    Swann and Vaughan are both in the BT advert (with Deli Alli) so no real surprise!
    Have they got Delle ALi commentating as well ??

    Also includes Ricky Ponting (who is very insightful imo)$

    They are using the old BBC Olympic studios at Stratford
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Covered End said:

    JT said:

    Got tickets to all days of the Sydney Ashes test. Loving it

    I always wanted to sit on "the hill", but I believe it's long gone.
    It is. I was there in 1991, and 1992, when they changed it for the World Cup. Even when seated, still some good times to be had but now they have extended the big stand and it is just the same as anywhere else on that side.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Useless facts -

    Lord's is the only international cricket venue in the world where spectators can bring alcohol into the ground.
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    Covered End said:

    Useless facts -

    Lord's is the only international cricket venue in the world where spectators can bring alcohol into the ground.

    On the condition they don't leave with any!!!!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Covered End said:

    Useless facts -

    Lord's is the only international cricket venue in the world where spectators can bring alcohol into the ground.

    That's because its owned by The MCC and their customs still exist - a match at Lords is like no other in the UK at least. Every game I go to with mates we take a bottle of Champagne, or 5 Sapporo cans at least (coz they are the biggest-and you are only allowed 4 cans or 1 bottle) and then we nip out to the local Tescos in St Johns Wood High st at Lunch and buy a warm bottle of Veuve Cliquot and swap for a cold one at the Veuve Cliquot Tent at the Nursery End.
  • kigelia
    kigelia Posts: 2,582
    Covered End said:

    We're going Thursday, is anyone else ?

    Yep. Off there tomorrow with my dad.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,845
    TRJ plays instead of Woakes
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    killerandflash said:

    TRJ plays instead of Woakes

    Makes sense to play TRJ in his own back yard.

    Woakes batted well at Headingley but didn't do much with the ball.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited September 2017
    West Indies win toss and elect to bat and name an unchanged side.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    I hope we've figured out a way of dealing with Hope and Braithwaite. I'm sure a team of analysers have been all over it
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    Cookie has got the yips at first slip it seems.

    He drops Brathwaite on 3 off Anderson.

    4-0.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    Cook dropped Brathwaite on 4 in the second innings at Headingley - he went on to make 95.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Anderson gets Braithwaite

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