Cricket .. England in South Africa & Sri Lanka 2019/2020

Alwaysneil said:

Stones was out and for 120 then not soon after went Buttler for 1

Stones should have stuck to football. 

I just dont think Buttler has it with the bat at test level.

Addick Addict said:

Alwaysneil said:

Stones was out and for 120 then not soon after went Buttler for 1

The only thing worse than getting out for next to nothing is sitting with your pads on for six hours and then doing it!

Surely, getting out for nothing is also worse than getting out for next to nothing

Foaking hell, can’t believe people are still suggesting players who’s names begin with B as the best wickie option for England. 

SoundAsa£ said:

Mmmmm.....Butler not doing much with the bat lately.....Bairstow back in the frame again maybe?

Or maybe the keeper who is widely regarded as the best in the country and one of the best in the world who also has a test batting average over 41.

cantersaddick said:

SoundAsa£ said:

Mmmmm.....Butler not doing much with the bat lately.....Bairstow back in the frame again maybe?

Or maybe the keeper who is widely regarded as the best in the country and one of the best in the world who also has a test batting average over 41.

Who can that be?

Addick Addict said:

Lincsaddick said:

Addick Addict said:

Nasser and Michael Holding going head to head is fantastic TV. But Nasser you are so wrong because, as Holding says, a lot of senior cricketers have stopped playing because of the antics of some younger players and a lot of Umpires, including myself, have stopped officiating for that reason.

It is not the celebration but the fact that he runs straight up to Root so much so that Root has to walk around him to leave the pitch.

sorry to read that you have quit umpiring due to player's bad behaviour .. I get that young, indeed some older players at club level are apt to copy the behaviour of famous test players appearing on the telly .. a similar problem to amateur officials having problems in all too many sports 

Thanks and it wasn't one particular incident. I just got tired of the unsubtle intimidation of players and lack of respect shown to Umpires. I will still score when required because I am away from what's going on in the middle.

Don't get me wrong we always had what I would call "banter" when I played and I was probably the most vociferous in that respect. But whereas I might have said to a batsman "your pads have a lovely middle you'll have to let me know where you bought them afterwards" to someone who kept padding up but now you hear "try use that fxxxxxx thing in your hand you useless cxxx". And it all then kicks off from there. Offering each other out in the car park. Pathetic behaviour.

I played football at a fairly decent level and you expected that sort of thing. Unfortunately, it has migrated to cricket too. 

Where to start? 

The game at the top level has to set an example...rabadas actions could quite easily have started a free for all in a club game. Firstly his skipper should have publicly admonished him and he should have apologised at the end of play

I can't defend Buttlers behaviour in the previous game and he shouldn't escape censure. Broad and Anderson are always giving it too.

It really is such a bad example.Responsibility lies with leaders on and off the pitch.if I sound like a reactionary old fart but when I first started playing cricket and behaved poorly I would have been in physical danger from half of my older team mates(some of whom would have served in the war)

In this instance rabada could have wheeled away towards cover or gulley,he had got the wicket ...that's all he needed to do 

This isn't specifically a criticism of rabada, it's a criticism of leadership and how poor behaviour has besmirched the game 

Pope getting bit bogged down here. 

405-6

Pope 94
Curran 36

Pope 100 no

Bess out 1

426-8 

Tea taken.

Pope has played brilliantly, almost throughout the innings.  What a great pleasure to see someone scoring what will surely be one of many, many hundreds.  

He should be inked in for the number six spot for a very long time.  He may, eventually, be pushed up the order, but I hope the urge to experiment in that way is resisted.  If England want to be the best in the world, they need to have the best player in the world in as many positions as possible.  Stokes, Pope, Broad and Anderson could become the best numbers five, six,, ten and eleven in the world in the world.  We need to fill a few more spots, but Pope should be the fourth piece in the jigsaw. 

Very, very impressed. 

kentaddick said:

Chizz said:

Pope has played brilliantly, almost throughout the innings.  What a great pleasure to see someone scoring what will surely be one of many, many hundreds.  

He should be inked in for the number six spot for a very long time.  He may, eventually, be pushed up the order, but I hope the urge to experiment in that way is resisted.  If England want to be the best in the world, they need to have the best player in the world in as many positions as possible.  Stokes, Pope, Broad and Anderson could become the best numbers five, six,, ten and eleven in the world in the world.  We need to fill a few more spots, but Pope should be the fourth piece in the jigsaw. 

Very, very impressed. 

I agree, but broad and Anderson aren’t getting any younger. I think archer and Curran could replace their roles, with archer being the strike bowler. 

I think jury’s still out on sibley and Crawley, burns when he’s fit should get back in the team. 

Sam Curran is no Stuart Broad.