Van der MoodHoover Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thought I'd start a thread on this as distinct from The Ashes.Being a dreadful homer, I managed to lumber down to the Ageas Bowl yesterday for the ODI to see our gallant lads captained by the English Dubliner return to depressingly familiar form.In an innings that seemed eerily familiar to Rams fans, a bright start and a position of real promise turned gradually sour as England failed to kick on, and as pressure built the side showed they had no bottle whatsoever by collapsing in a heap.Woakes is the new Keogh - put down a routine c&b and got a golden duck. Booooooooooo............Anyhow - my prediction for the 5 match series 4-1 to Aus.Anecdotes/experiences/predictions invited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Why change the 20/20 team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 England line upHales, roy, taylor, Morgan, buttler, stokes, woakes, rashid, Ali, wood, finnHow much different to the 20/20 team is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 England line upHales, roy, taylor, Morgan, buttler, stokes, woakes, rashid, Ali, wood, finnHow much different to the 20/20 team is that? Taylor,Woakes, Rashid . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Taylor,Woakes, Rashid .rashid got most of the aussie wickets with some cunning leg stump full tosses.Taylor looked quite good.Woakes had a mare. So not exactly successful changes ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Taylor was not aggressive enough IMHO.Keeping the run rate down is more important than wickets , we had them , and let Wade take it away from us.Personally I would have played the side that played against the Kiwi's, the 400 side.Don't get why Root is not playing, unless its his back, don't want to think its the too much cricket/needs a rest reason, other players play just as much, some a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I also think the new rules are a bad thing, no power play late on, and an extra fielder outside the ring cuts down the boundaries, surely that's what the spectators got to see, fours and sixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Taylor mmm no too negative . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Taylor mmm no too negative .Sods law as soon as I wrote this he brightened up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Middle order looks pretty feeble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Cheating ******* Aussies , win at all costs, remember they once bowled underarm last over to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Smith should probably have withdrawn the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Didn't Collingwood once refuse to withdraw an appeal?Looks like we cannot bat anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Root inBairstow in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 very ordinary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 If I am honest, I would have been very disappointed if I was Australian and Stokes didn't get given out. I know all the pundits have defended him, but if you watch his eyes he keeps them firmly on the ball, right to the moment he has stopped it, then he turns to try to get back in his ground. If you were purely trying to get out of the way, why would you increase your surface area by extending an arm away from you?I'm afraid it's a case of us doing everything to defend our own, in spite of the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 I think the Stokes incident is deflecting attention away from the fact that we seem to have gone backwards from the thrilling stuff we played against NZ.We're back to achieving 4-5 per over in an innings whereas Aus have seemingly little trouble in accelerating at will. Their bowlers have more pace but even so we don't appear to be at the races.Can see a 5-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 If I am honest, I would have been very disappointed if I was Australian and Stokes didn't get given out. I know all the pundits have defended him, but if you watch his eyes he keeps them firmly on the ball, right to the moment he has stopped it, then he turns to try to get back in his ground. If you were purely trying to get out of the way, why would you increase your surface area by extending an arm away from you?I'm afraid it's a case of us doing everything to defend our own, in spite of the facts.Watch it at normal speed, not slow motion.The pundits, Australian and English alike, are all former professional cricketers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 If I am honest, I would have been very disappointed if I was Australian and Stokes didn't get given out. I know all the pundits have defended him, but if you watch his eyes he keeps them firmly on the ball, right to the moment he has stopped it, then he turns to try to get back in his ground. If you were purely trying to get out of the way, why would you increase your surface area by extending an arm away from you?I'm afraid it's a case of us doing everything to defend our own, in spite of the facts.In slow motion perhaps. In real time, you see an object coming towards you, you make evasive action. You swerve out of the way if you have enough time to think about it and have full control of your body. If you don't you try to protect yourself, perhaps with your hands. If you are doing so and move your hand towards the object, you block it regardless of whether it's going to hit your body or not.The third umpire should not have watched it in slow motion. It gives a false impression of the batsman's intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Warne said Smith was wrong, Merv put the finger up and told Stokes to go, two differing opinions from two very Australian, Australians . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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