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England Cricket 2023

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.
    It's thanks to his experience's at Sussex that he is playing well now. It's why he and others such as Labuschagne come here to play. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,017
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.

    Honestly one of the worst overseas spells I've seen for Sussex. Looked completely out of form in all formats. Only good thing was him not playing last season got us Pujara. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    MarcusH26 said:
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.

    Honestly one of the worst overseas spells I've seen for Sussex. Looked completely out of form in all formats. Only good thing was him not playing last season got us Pujara. 
    Shadab Khan is really throwing his hat into the ring for worst overseas this season!  :D
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    MarcusH26 said:
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.

    Honestly one of the worst overseas spells I've seen for Sussex. Looked completely out of form in all formats. Only good thing was him not playing last season got us Pujara. 
    You obviously haven't seen some of Kent's overseas recruits - the "best" has to be Miguel Cummins. He took 6 wickets in 8 matches and each one cost 104 runs!!! 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    MarcusH26 said:
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.

    Honestly one of the worst overseas spells I've seen for Sussex. Looked completely out of form in all formats. Only good thing was him not playing last season got us Pujara. 
    Was he nicknamed Beachy Head?
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    India getting absolutely pumped
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    We're going to see a ton of Smith and his stupid leaves this summer aren't we?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    We're going to see a ton of Smith and his stupid leaves this summer aren't we?
    Smith must be the worst best player ever...
  • I can't think of many sportsmen I dislike more than Steve Smith.  He really irritates me & also has a very punchable face!!!
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Pffft like to see him do it against our boys.....
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    The Aussie middle order looking a bit ominous.

    Head will be targeted with the short stuff by England 
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    I can't think of many sportsmen I dislike more than Steve Smith.  He really irritates me & also has a very punchable face!!!
    i really disliked him but after his incredible innings at lords whilst being booed etc after his suspension he kind of won my respect. You can't deny he's probably the best batsman in the world.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    The Aussie middle order looking a bit ominous.

    Head will be targeted with the short stuff by England 
    Think it shows that Wood needs to play 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,659
    Aussies getting in a good bit of red ball practice before the Ashes.
    Never mind England played a world class Irish team.
    Plus the only thing that matters is the Hundred. 

    Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuts
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,678
    I can't think of many sportsmen I dislike more than Steve Smith.  He really irritates me & also has a very punchable face!!!
    i really disliked him but after his incredible innings at lords whilst being booed etc after his suspension he kind of won my respect. You can't deny he's probably the best batsman in the world.
    Yeah but his face. I think the police will give you a pass if you punched him. Bloke looks like a jelly fish. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    With Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow putting on an unbeaten 269 in the second innings at Edgbaston last Summer, it's now 520 runs since India last took a fourth wicket in a Test in England. And counting. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Chizz said:
    With Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow putting on an unbeaten 269 in the second innings at Edgbaston last Summer, it's now 520 runs since India last took a fourth wicket in a Test in England. And counting. 
    They looked pretty toothless out there. It will be very interesting to see how dangerous the Aussie bowlers are.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,678
    Jelly fish ...wtf am I talking about!!?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    5 defeats on the bounce. We probably need to now win at least 7 of our last 8 games to have any chance of making the quarter finals. That isn't happening so time to concentrate on staying up in the CC and winning the One Day Cup. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    5 defeats on the bounce. We probably need to now win at least 7 of our last 8 games to have any chance of making the quarter finals. That isn't happening so time to concentrate on staying up in the CC and winning the One Day Cup. 
    Yeah, Stokes and McCullum out  ;)
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Headball v Bazball

    May be an image of 1 person and text that says UIALIA OTRALIA Andrew McGlashan andymcg_ Travis Head changing the game Gabba v England 195 for 5 85-ball hundred Hobart England 12 for 3 112-ball hundred Gabba SA 27 for 3 92 off 96 balls Oval V India 76 for 3 106-ball hundred WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Espicricinfo
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    The Aussies easing their way into the day. 9 of the first three balls, Smith reaches his ton, steps away and Siraj in a temper tantrum throws the ball, instead of bowling it at the stumps. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Good grief this is dross from India
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Just snuck a San Pellegrino into The Oval. Fuck the system 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    Mitchell Starc might prove to be an asset to England in the Ashes.  

    The lumbering left-armer typically bowls over the wicket and his size 13 Kookaburra boots help cut up rough patches outside left-handers' off stumps.  And that is, of course, to the benefit of off-spinners bowling to left-handers.  

    Warner, Khawaja, Head and Carey won't appreciate rough outside their off stumps when facing an off-spinner. So, with England's spin attack - presumably Moeen Ali and Joe Root - being exclusively off-spin, England may have an advantage they wouldn't have been afforded had Jack Leach not been injured.  So there's good reason to believe that England will perform better with the ball if Starc is playing. 

    But, of course, there is another side to the equation.  Surely Nathan Lyon will benefit from Starc's foot marks? 

    Well, one interesting rebuttal is that England's two main left-handers are four wickets apart, so England are less likely to have two left-handers in tandem. 

    But, more interesting is Lyon's record: 

    Every bowler in the Australian team has a better record as a bowler when Starc is in the team, than when he isn't.  You can understand why - he's influential, a point of difference and creates different problems for batters to solve.  Every bowler, that is, except one: for some counter-intuitive reason, Lyon's bowling record is worse when Starc is in the team than when he isn't.  

    I can't fathom why that might be.  But it's a good portent. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Leuth said:
    Just snuck a San Pellegrino into The Oval. Fuck the system 
    Some people smuggle in flares and pyros. Others smuggle in alcohol or coke. But the real rebels smuggle in citrus flavoured drinks  ;)
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Leuth said:
    Just snuck a San Pellegrino into The Oval. Fuck the system 
    My surname would be so much jazzier if I was Italian! 
  • Gary Poole
    Gary Poole Posts: 1,874
    Leuth said:
    Just snuck a San Pellegrino into The Oval. Fuck the system 
    Bet you were walking funny with that in your prison pocket
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Leuth said:
    Just snuck a San Pellegrino into The Oval. Fuck the system 
    My surname would be so much jazzier if I was Italian! 
    Good chat, Rhino