Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Opposing team fall apart on well-prepared spin-friendly pitch against talented spin attack in India shocker.

I've turned it off now, watching the end of the New Zealand T20 final instead. At least there's some element of jeopardy.

Can't believe Australia dropped Travis Head, Renshaw has been terrible.

[StanSP]

I was hoping to watch some of this game after the superbowl on Sunday but think I'll have to find something else to do on Monday morning

 

[Super_horns]

11 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

I've turned it off now, watching the end of the New Zealand T20 final instead. At least there's some element of jeopardy.

Can't believe Australia dropped Travis Head, Renshaw has been terrible.

I presume despite Head being in very good form they felt he wasn't very good against spin.

 

Might as well kept him in. 

[Tommy Fresh]

11 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

I presume despite Head being in very good form they felt he wasn't very good against spin.

 

Might as well kept him in. 

Regardless of ability against spin, Head was in ridiculous form. I looked it up and assumed he was injured and seems dropping him hasn't gone down particularly well with anyone back home. Ranked 4th in the world, probably their best batsman over the past year and can bowl a bit as well. I get your point though but seems a poor decision even before Renshaw failed.

Edited 11 February 2023 by Tommy Fresh

[Tommy Fresh]

Zimbabwe already look set to get thumped

[StanSP]

Eoin Morgan retires from all forms of cricket. 

[chrishlcfc]

Enjoyable start to the test match. As usual very entertaining cricket from England. Duckett feasting on the bowling.
 

Crawley was absolutely woeful again though. Dropped after a couple of balls, bowled off a no ball, played and missed at most of the others. Looked embarrassingly bad  

[leicsmac]

BazBall working everywhere it's been applied....so far.

 

Of course, home v Aus and then away v India will be the ultimate challenge of it.

[Super_horns]

Harry Brook carrying on from his exploits in Pakistan.

Good knock for Duckett.

Less said about Crawley the better !

[Tommy Fresh]

I'd say Crawley will get a 50 during this series and secure his place for the summer, however I think he could score another 10 runs all series and he'll still be getting selected.

[Osavo]

Waking up to another brilliant Harry Brook knock. Shock.

 

Sounds like Duckett played nicely too.

[Bert]

There’s a reason why many people call him Zak Key. 

[grobyfox1990]

Hopefully knock a few wickets off in this last hour

[ealingfox]

Jimmy Anderson has to be right up there on the pantheon of our greatest ever sportspeople.

[Stinkenzo]

Someone tell me the fun fact about this side

 

Lees

Burns

Pope

Root

Brook

Stokes

Foakes

Woakes

Wood

Broad

Leach

[Tommy Fresh]

2 hours ago, Bert said:

There’s a reason why many people call him Zak Key. 

His feet were well under the table before Key as well

[RowlattsFox]

I don't have the stats to back this up but has Root struggled under Bazball? Seems to be getting out playing unnecessary shots, I know it's risk and reward, but he doesn't need to take such risks so soon into his innings. 

[Super_horns]

Certainly helps when you have a Harry Brook in the team.

 

Then Jimmy doing his usual stuff with the ball .

 

Joe Root maybe needs more time to adjust his game to the new way of playing?

Edited 16 February 2023 by Super_horns

[Voll Blau]

I do sometimes wonder whether Flintoff or Pietersen would have thrived as captains under this kind of approach, but I think that's doing a massive disservice to Stokes's ability as a leader and a tactician.

[Bert]

2 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Certainly helps when you have a Harry Brook in the team.

 

Then Jimmy doing his usual stuff with the ball .

 

Joe Root maybe needs more time to adjust his game to the new way of playing?

I’m not sure. He’s the one where the batters like Brook, Stokes and maybe Pope could bat around getting quicker runs. It’s working well at the minute. 

[Bert]

4 hours ago, Stinky said:

Someone tell me the fun fact about this side

 

Lees

Burns

Pope

Root

Brook

Stokes

Foakes

Woakes

Wood

Broad

Leach

They’ve all got vowels in their surnames 

[Silebyfox_89]

8 hours ago, Stinky said:

Someone tell me the fun fact about this side

 

Lees

Burns

Pope

Root

Brook

Stokes

Foakes

Woakes

Wood

Broad

Leach

That side has never played together?

[StanSP]

8 hours ago, Stinky said:

Someone tell me the fun fact about this side

 

Lees

Burns

Pope

Root

Brook

Stokes

Foakes

Woakes

Wood

Broad

Leach

all one syllable.

[Stinkenzo]

@StanSPhas it. Just a weird thing I noticed years ago that a lot of players in and around the team have one syllable surnames

[chrishlcfc]

Leach is still crap then. I mean it isn’t offering a lot for the spinners admittedly but he offers no control whatsoever. So average