English cricket

England may have found their own leggy if so they could really be something special

I've heard the he's on his way to Rwanda in the near future , according to Braveerman

Some good news for England in their preparations for the all important Ashes series this summer. Jofra Archer back bowling at 90+ MPH & taking 6 wickets in England's one day victory against South Africa. A small step I admit as bowling 8 overs at full throttle in 3 or 4 spells ain't no 5 day test loading but good first steps at least. 

Fscarlet wrote: Aye he looked like he was easing himself back into things in the first ODI before being rested in the 2nd. Will be interesting to see how England use him in the build up to the Ashes.

RR1972 wrote: A fit Archer is lethal stone looked sharp to. I rate this brook as a bat if  bairstow and stokes plays england win the 50 over world cup just too many runs in that team

GPR - Rochester wrote: Australia warming up nicely for the Ashes - bowled out for 91 on the way to an Innings defeat in the 1st test in India.

Did you read about the dodgy pitch preparation where the watering was everywhere but where left arm spinners would pitch? Michael Vaughan was probably the most outspoken of the pundit quotes I read. The Aussies pundits were quite good at highlighting the (seeming) malpractice in a diplomatic manner akin to a declaration bowler delivery to a big hitter.

Hone advantage in cricket is now way too much of a thing. For me you should have neutral ground staff to ensure all wickets of a even standard. India are nigh on impossible beat in india at the moment, tests over inside 3 days doesn’t make for a good watch though

Edited by RR1972 - 11 February 2023 at 10:10am

Eastern outpost wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: Eastern outpost wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: Australia warming up nicely for the Ashes - bowled out for 91 on the way to an Innings defeat in the 1st test in India.  Did you read about the dodgy pitch preparation where the watering was everywhere but where left arm spinners would pitch? Michael Vaughan was probably the most outspoken of the pundit quotes I read. The Aussies pundits were quite good at highlighting the (seeming) malpractice in a diplomatic manner akin to a declaration bowler delivery to a big hitter. Yes nothing that unusual when playing in India. when you've got World Class spinners makes a lot of sense.  I get the preparation of the whole pitch to suit your attack, however, to be so specific as this instance was takes it too far imo. AUstralia have stacks of left-handed batters and it was in this area that the targeting was carried out. India had one left-handed (scored a century iirc), while Aussies had about 6.