AndyinLiverpool Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Our bowlers (test) are fine, but the batting is poor in all forms of the game.Im not sure if its ego or just not good enough at present . Morgan talks a good game, then we go out and do the opposite , they seem oblivious to how us fans think . Sacking the best batsman never helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 This has not just happened, for years now we have struggled to get three hundred in fifty overs.If you can not get at least that you have no chance.KP or no KP we did not get big scores when he played either , simply because we had the wrong approach , India , Sri Lanka , and the Aussies knock the s*** out of the ball right from the off , we , (although Ali has tried to push it since opening ), poke the ball back down the wicket for about fifteen overs, then try to up the tempo, trouble is we have mostly lost three or four by then.Lets live or die by the sword , give it some , from the first ball , if its there to be clouted, clout it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 England have the whole of England, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland to select their team from, and frequently do. Ireland have three pubs left (that England haven't noticed yet) to select theirs from. West Indies 304-7, Ireland 307-6 in 45.5 overs. It's all about balls - and Ireland's are about as big as a planet right now. West Indies are an even bigger joke than England right now. That helped a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 West Indies are an even bigger joke than England right now. That helped a lot If England play them, I'd put money on Sammy getting his maiden ODI century and eight wickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 If England play them, I'd put money on Sammy getting his maiden ODI century and eight wickets. And he would deserve it too. Not the most talented, but a superb professional. I actually feel sorry for the West Indies. Dwayne Bravo, Pollard and Narine are huge misses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 And he would deserve it too. Not the most talented, but a superb professional. I actually feel sorry for the West Indies. Dwayne Bravo, Pollard and Narine are huge misses. Massive. I'm a big fan of the Guinness-swillers though - they have a fantastic attitude. I reckon that Sammy must have Irish blood in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Massive. I'm a big fan of the Guinness-swillers though - they have a fantastic attitude. I reckon that Sammy must have Irish blood in him. And UAE up next so they have a great chance to win two in a row. Fingers crossed for a decent Scotland performance tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 And UAE up next so they have a great chance to win two in a row. Fingers crossed for a decent Scotland performance tonight. Currently 22-4 - not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Currently 22-4 - not looking good. Horror start. I'm a big fan of Machan, so I'm pleased to see him start relatively well. They just need to see off Southee and Boult, then they can attempt a rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 New Zealand are serious contenders for this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 And Milne too. New Zealand are bloody good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 ...wow... England... wow...Net run rate may very well come into this in the end. At this rate England could well have a net run rate beyond -4 after today, making absolutely thrashing Scotland vital and beating Bangladesh and Sri Lanka crucial for England to make the quarters. New Zealand are looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 ...and it's over... in 12.2 overs...England's net run rate so far is around -3.95. A staggering 6.05 below Bangladesh. England may as well forget about net run rate and turn their attention to just beating all their remaining opponents, any losses now could put them out of the tournament. Eyes must turn to England v Bangladesh, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka and England v Sri Lanka, they may well end up deciding who goes through at this point, and that's before taking into account that Afghanistan and Scotland could still have a say. For context, Scotland put up a bigger fight against the Kiwis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 For crying out loud. I just woke up to listen to this for a few hours only to find that we've plumbed new depths. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Feeble is the word for it. Compare the intensity of the Kiwis who really made it look like this was a World tournament against England's tentative prodding.I'm not going to rant about it, but putting Ballance at three completely changed the set-up we had worked on in the warm-ups and Treadwell has been our most reliable bowler.Finn got what his bowling deserved in the first game. The hat-trick he got then, made up of outfield catches, belied the fact he was well down on pace and general confidence.Scotland must be confident! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 It's amazing that England's best players in all of this are Alistair Cook and Kevin Pietersen!!I've had a fiver on Tim Southee to be top wicket taker in the tournament. Those 7 are most welcome thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 7 wickets for 19 runs fook me , bring the tw ats home , its embarrassing PS sorry about the bold lettering ,did not press I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ovis aries Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 The deluded p ricks still think they have a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The captain says they won't panic. A bit of panic might do them the world of good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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