JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Ali has kept us in this game with that innings. It's a bloody good job our lower middle/lower order can bat or we would have been hammered by Pakistan in this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I was at the Oval the last two days. Our bowling attack looked quite toothless, with the exception of Woakes. Ali has a wonderful ability to play well when his place in the side is under threat. Magnificent innings on day one. The biggest problems are the shaky middle order, lack of an obvious second spinner for India and the decline of Broad and Anderson. Personally I'd pick Dawid Malan instead of Vince and start considering pushing Hales down the order so he can play more of an attacking game, with Bell-Drummond coming in as an opener. There's lots of reason to be sceptical but I could see Jason Roy being in with a chance of making the team too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Looks as though Pakistan are going to level the series. Just chanced on the dying embers of the W.I. v India test and really wonder what's the point - there's more spectators at our village green matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 3 hours ago, Posh Ram said: I was at the Oval the last two days. Our bowling attack looked quite toothless, with the exception of Woakes. Ali has a wonderful ability to play well when his place in the side is under threat. Magnificent innings on day one. The biggest problems are the shaky middle order, lack of an obvious second spinner for India and the decline of Broad and Anderson. Personally I'd pick Dawid Malan instead of Vince and start considering pushing Hales down the order so he can play more of an attacking game, with Bell-Drummond coming in as an opener. There's lots of reason to be sceptical but I could see Jason Roy being in with a chance of making the team too. Roy wont be a test player. Not sure about Hales either. Or Vince. I think that we have to find better batsmen.. we depend too much on Cook and Root, with Bairstow and Ali chipping in every now and then. Better fielders would help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 On 8/13/2016 at 20:54, PistoldPete2 said: Roy wont be a test player. Not sure about Hales either. Or Vince. I think that we have to find better batsmen.. we depend too much on Cook and Root, with Bairstow and Ali chipping in every now and then. Better fielders would help too. I think you're right about Roy, but he's an aggressive and talented batsman and a good fielder - qualities Bayliss seems to like. I think for the tour of India, I'd make one change - drop Vince for Jack Leach who has been one of the best spinners in the Championship this year. Ali isn't good enough to be a front-line bowler but I'd keep him in the side purely on his batting and hope that he can offer a secondary spin option. Actually, I'd also leave Anderson at home for Finn, he looks a bit knackered. Hales doesn't look like a Test batsman at the moment but he's learning. I'd rather he gets another chance than throwing a young opener like Daniel Bell-Drummond or Haseeb Hameed into the fire. Line-up something like this: Cook Hales Ballance Root Ali Stokes Bairstow Woakes Broad Finn Leach Reserves: Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 At the England one day game with Pakistan just before rain stopped play, suspect England will win on Duckworth Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Pakistan 2-2 at Lords Woakes and Wood with a beauty get the wickets Sami caught behind off Woakes and Sharjeel bowled by Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Make that Pakistan 2-3 Woakes gets Ali A caught behind by Buttler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Wow , all over then , near enough .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 7 hours ago, mozza said: Wow , all over then , near enough .. England won by 4 Wickets. Root 89 and Morgan 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 England smash 444-3 at Trent Bridge - the highest ODI total of all time by anybody. In the process, Hales scored the highest-ever ODI total by an Englishman (171), and Buttler hit the fastest ever 50 by an Englishman (22 balls). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 17 minutes ago, eddie said: England smash 444-3 at Trent Bridge - the highest ODI total of all time by anybody. In the process, Hales scored the highest-ever ODI total by an Englishman (171), and Buttler hit the fastest ever 50 by an Englishman (22 balls). Are the rumours true that Buttler hit one into the shitty ground and Fawaz now has it up on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 32 minutes ago, rynny said: Are the rumours true that Buttler hit one into the shitty ground and Fawaz now has it up on eBay? Some of the stats were amazing - Buttler had 1 off 7 balls, yet got 50 off 22. He had 21 balls he didn't score off, and bludgeoned 90 off the other 30. Pakistan going like a train too - 45-1 off 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Just caught up with this . What a score by England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Sharjeel 52 in 26 deliveries , game on , 78 for 2 , Pakistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, mozza said: Sharjeel 52 in 26 deliveries , game on , 78 for 2 , Pakistan Out now m8 Woakes has 3 Wickets Pakistan 84-3 off 10 overs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hope Pakistan go all out for it , could be an entertaining couple of hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 26 minutes ago, mozza said: Hope Pakistan go all out for it , could be an entertaining couple of hours 111-5 now. They need another 40-odd to avoid the heaviest-ever defeat of all time (that includes teams like Afghanistan and Ireland getting thrapsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 3 hours ago, eddie said: England smash 444-3 at Trent Bridge - the highest ODI total of all time by anybody. In the process, Hales scored the highest-ever ODI total by an Englishman (171), and Buttler hit the fastest ever 50 by an Englishman (22 balls). Was it Shane Warne who said we will soon see 500 scored in ODI innings... I think he's right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Record breaking day all round , very entertaining .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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