|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 15:47:58 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 15:56:21 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 16:20:44 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 16:38:18 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 18:26:22 GMT 1
WICKET! Jason Holder gets Rory Burns with his first ball of the spell. Burns looks to cut but it tucks him up for room and he can only steer it to Campbell at third slip. He departs for 16. England 35-1.
WICKET! Jason Holder again! Jonny Bairstow is looking to drive but it's through the gate and back goes his off peg. He goes for 14, England 49-2.
WICKET! Joe Root has gone for 7. No appeal from the bowler Alzarri Joseph but Jason Holder reviews it straight away. Hot Spot shows a nick on the way through, off the thigh pad and taken in the slips. England 56-3, trailing by 63.
WICKET! It's all going very wrong for England. Joe Denly shoulders arms to Alzarri Joseph - and it clips the top of his off stump. Denly is dismissed for 17. England are 59-4, trailing by 60.
Innings defeat looming??
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 2, 2019 19:35:10 GMT 1
England 73/4, trailing by 46. Last chance saloon right here.
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 2, 2019 20:50:59 GMT 1
England 118/7 and sinking fast.
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 2, 2019 20:53:41 GMT 1
The Fat Lady is standing at the side of the stage.
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 2, 2019 20:56:08 GMT 1
118/8! still 1 run behind.
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 21:00:30 GMT 1
WICKET! Kemar Roach gets Ben Stokes. It's full and wide, Stokes looks to drive but can only inside edge it onto his stumps. He goes for 11. England 88-5, trailing by 31. WICKET! Kemar Roach bowls Moeen Ali. Ali plays down the wrong line, it flicks his pad and there are stumps everywhere. Ali goes for 4, England are 96-6. Trail by 23. WICKET! "Yes please", says Jason Holder. And yes please is what he gets. A Roach inswinger wraps Foakes on the pads. It's given not out bur Holder immediately asks for a review and DRS shows it's out. Foakes 13, England 118-7. Trail by 1. WICKET! It's a second in four balls for West Indies! Jason Holder traps Jos Buttler in front. He goes for 24. England are 118-8, trailing by 1.
Looks like an extra couple of days of for the lads!
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 2, 2019 21:01:40 GMT 1
At least we won the Rugby today.
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 21:02:44 GMT 1
WICKET! That is plumb. Kemar Roach wraps Stuart Broad on the pads and he has gone for a second-ball duck. England 125-9, a lead of 6.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 21:03:09 GMT 1
It's a good job England Rugby Union team got a fabulous win in Ireland to lift the mood.
Great timing to hit form again in World Cup year where as the opposite applies to England Cricket team.
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 2, 2019 21:05:49 GMT 1
Two days on an Antiguan beach for the team it would seem!
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 21:15:50 GMT 1
WICKET! That is that. Anderson's shot loops up and Alzarri Joseph takes a good diving catch rushing in from mid-on. Jason Holder finishes with four wickets. As does Kemar Roach. West Indies require 14 runs to win the Test match and the series
132 all out!
The England 2nd innings was only 37 balls longer than Bravo's innings!!
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 21:17:13 GMT 1
Two days on an Antiguan beach for the team it would seem!
|
|
|
Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 2, 2019 21:25:10 GMT 1
4 . . . . . 1 1 . 4 . .1lb 6
done n dusted
WI 17-0 and win by 10 wickets
2-0
|
|
|
Post by thesensationaljt on Feb 3, 2019 0:39:28 GMT 1
At least we won the Rugby today.
May I take the opportunity to thank you so much for this information. I love the rugby and have recorded the game to watch later when the dragon has finished watching her load of owd nonsense. I managed to avoid the winning team, so it gives me advance satisfaction to know who Juan.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 11:47:03 GMT 1
Suddenly England are facing a series whitewash. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago?
What's worrying is that our one and only world class batsman is going down hill rapidly. I think the first decision the selectors need to make is take the captaincy of Root. Let him concentrate on his batting.
As for the Windies, they really showed England how to play test cricket.
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 3, 2019 12:11:07 GMT 1
Suddenly England are facing a series whitewash. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago? What's worrying is that our one and only world class batsman is going down hill rapidly. I think the first decision the selectors need to make is take the captaincy of Root. Let him concentrate on his batting. As for the Windies, they really showed England how to play test cricket. But who would you give the Captaincy to? Here's an idea. Bring in Darryl Mitchell for Jennings and give him the captaincy. He's had years of captaincy experience at Worcester. Bit like bringing in another Brearley, in that you need someone to captain who is ok as a batsman.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 12:40:45 GMT 1
I don't see a go to captaincy candidate within the current team, no. I did think of Burns with his experience at Surrey but he's yet to cement his place in the top order.
What's worrying for England is that if they don't buck up their ideas pretty smartish they could drop to 5th even 6th in the ICC test rankings.
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 3, 2019 15:50:04 GMT 1
Suddenly England are facing a series whitewash. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago? What's worrying is that our one and only world class batsman is going down hill rapidly. I think the first decision the selectors need to make is take the captaincy of Root. Let him concentrate on his batting. As for the Windies, they really showed England how to play test cricket. Root's captaincy hasn't been so good in this series which is a shame as in Sri Lanka I thought his captaincy made good progress. This is the trouble with the modern way of appointing captains, they effectively have to learn on the job. I don't really see any alternatives in the side other than Anderson or Broad but I don't think that will happen. Buttler is the current vice captain but hasn't yet established himself back in the side, despite a promising summer against India. There was much talk ahead of this series about needing to establish a settled top three going into the Ashes, but we're no nearer to that than we were last summer. I think Burns is well worth persevering with but Jennings is too suspect against pace. Also, although it's through no fault of his own, I think having Foakes in the side has upset the balance of the side and resulted in some of the strange selection decisions around the bowling attack. I really think we missed a trick several years ago with Hasib Hameed after the last but one tour of India. He really looked the part in that series in India before his injury. He was in no sort of form the following summer and was overlooked as a result but I do wonder if England had shown a bit more faith and said to him he was in the side for a run of games whether that might have paid off. Sadly his form had pretty much disappeared since. We'll soon be back to retrying this openers we have already tried as there won't be any other options. In which case I'd go back to Sam Robson who, of those tried and discarded, I thought was possibly the mostly harshly treated.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 17:17:33 GMT 1
News in that Jason Holder will miss the final test as he has been given a one match suspension by the ICC. All because of his side's slow over rate in the second test.
Harsh that given that the test was over in 3 days!
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 3, 2019 18:07:44 GMT 1
I'm all for that. Something really needs to be done about slow over rates, tougher penalties are required, eg penalty runs, but I don't think the cricket authorities have the balls to do it.
|
|
|
Post by Minormorris64 on Feb 4, 2019 15:14:54 GMT 1
Another excellently written article from George Dobell
www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25908096/outclassed-fought-england-boy-racers-run-road
"We know this England batting line-up has some talent. But talent works best when it is allied to rigour and discipline. At present, this England set-up is looking a little too cosy, a little too forgiving. That dressing room - especially that batting line-up - could do with a dose of cold reality. It isn't quite what it thinks it is"
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 4, 2019 16:02:36 GMT 1
'When you add to that the lack of fast bowlers and quality spinners and you are left with a domestic system - squeezed into spring and autumn, as it is - that is simply not delivering enough players of Test quality. It might be noted, however, that it is delivering limited-overs players. It's not hard to see where the ECB's priorities have led us'.
And they'll be leading us even further down the road to hell with this ill advised City Franchise 100 ball nonsense that hardly any existing cricket fans want.
|
|
|
Post by Minormorris64 on Feb 4, 2019 16:30:59 GMT 1
Falling participation = 14 years of NO coverage of LIVE Test matches on Terrestrial TV, simple as, no $hit Sherlock
|
|
|
Post by northwestman on Feb 4, 2019 17:46:05 GMT 1
Falling participation = 14 years of NO coverage of LIVE Test matches on Terrestrial TV, simple as, no $hit Sherlock And yet the last live Test Matches on Terrestial TV were the 2005 England v Australia games which captivated a nation. The ECB could have built on that, but instead sold out to Murdoch. 14 years later the ECB realises that cricket needs a terrestial audience so what do they do? Sell them the dross that is 'The Hundred'.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 18:18:07 GMT 1
What annoys me is the often heard quote from the England camp, that the batsman are at their best when playing their "natural" game.
In other words go for their shots come what may. It's no wonder therefore that we end up posting poor scores, we are not capable of adjusting to the conditions.
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Feb 4, 2019 18:50:13 GMT 1
Falling participation = 14 years of NO coverage of LIVE Test matches on Terrestrial TV, simple as, no $hit Sherlock And yet the last live Test Matches on Terrestial TV were the 2005 England v Australia games which captivated a nation. The ECB could have built on that, but instead sold out to Murdoch. 14 years later the ECB realises that cricket needs a terrestial audience so what do they do? Sell them the dross that is 'The Hundred'. There are two sides to that though. The Counties have received a significantly higher amount of money from the ECB during the period that the cricket has been on Sky.
|
|