**The Official Cricket Thread** (serious)

[jimbob007]

Wonder who the guy on the bridge was-Flower, Gooch or Cook?

[Bunk247]

Wonder who the guy on the bridge was-Flower, Gooch or Cook?

After getting dropped, Prior probably wouldn't of been so keen to save them if it was lol

[AJL1]

So Matt Prior saves an English man from jumping off a bridge, whilst KP looks like he's played his last game for England.

Might be hard been an England fan at times, never dull though!

An absolutely disgrace if this is true.

[Bunk247]

An absolutely disgrace if this is true.

Looks like Flower or Pietersen, one of them goes.

Personally i'd keep Pietersen, make him vice captain and get Collingwood in as coach. Flower is great with the details, but our defensive style has more to do with him than it does Cook imo.

The way Test cricket is going, you have to be bold it seems. We also need to look at County cricket and the pitches in general. They were showing highlights of our young talents who will come in over the next year, after seeing Australian pitches for the last two months, the bowling looked like 50mph throw downs. No wonder our batsmen have looked so out of their depth.

[AbusiveParents]

Looks like Flower or Pietersen, one of them goes.

Personally i'd keep Pietersen, make him vice captain and get Collingwood in as coach. Flower is great with the details, but our defensive style has more to do with him than it does Cook imo.

The way Test cricket is going, you have to be bold it seems. We also need to look at County cricket and the pitches in general. They were showing highlights of our young talents who will come in over the next year, after seeing Australian pitches for the last two months, the bowling looked like 50mph throw downs. No wonder our batsmen have looked so out of their depth.

lol this is what i found playing in England. The pitches are all slow as ****. The one time i had a nice hard pitch i got 4/6 from 4 overs.

[Bunk247]

lol this is what i found playing in England. The pitches are all slow as ****. The one time i had a nice hard pitch i got 4/6 from 4 overs.

Sad but true lol. The rain we get does make it tough, but there has to be some modern ways to improve them.

They'll never be as quick and bouncy as South Africa or Australia, but something has to be done.

You ever played in the Birmingham league?

[AbusiveParents]

Sad but true lol. The rain we get does make it tough, but there has to be some modern ways to improve them.

They'll never be as quick and bouncy as South Africa or Australia, but something has to be done.

You ever played in the Birmingham league?

I've only played one season in the UK, I was playing in the Worcester County League Div 1. I think Birmingham league is a step above. I went on tour with one of the clubs from Birmingham league div 1 though.

[Bunk247]

I've only played one season in the UK, I was playing in the Worcester County League Div 1. I think Birmingham league is a step above. I went on tour with one of the clubs from Birmingham league div 1 though.

Nice! Cannock is my local club, played there from age 7-16, you might of come across them or at least heard of them.
They were the ones who brought Pietersen over and he played here for a couple of seasons before moving to Nottinghamshire, we actually won the Birmingham league for the only time in 2000.

[jimbob007]

joe root

He has a great future-if they can decide where he will be batting.

[Doomster23]

If Harris/Johnson comes in for Coulter Nile, and Lyon for Doherty (can't believe that shunt is playing...) for the world cup then I reckon we are favourites. India v Aus is my pick for the final.

[Bunk247]

If Harris/Johnson comes in for Coulter Nile, and Lyon for Doherty (can't believe that shunt is playing...) for the world cup then I reckon we are favourites. India v Aus is my pick for the final.

2-30 in 10 overs. Think you'll find England will be favourites.

Sad thing is, i'm starting to reach the point where this has actually been a decent start lol.

[FiLL]

Dominated that one dayer!

[edyn123]

Nice! Cannock is my local club, played there from age 7-16, you might of come across them or at least heard of them.
They were the ones who brought Pietersen over and he played here for a couple of seasons before moving to Nottinghamshire, we actually won the Birmingham league for the only time in 2000.

Who do you play for now pal?

[7THSIN]

Dominated that one dayer!

we.
can.
not.
lose.

ever.

[AusPeacemaker]

Love the cricket but 20/20 every night is a bit overkill

[Hitch23]

ODI's are boring as fukk. Middle overs are basically just singles out to long on/off or deep backward square

[kiwiguy68]

I'm sure most of you eng/aus brahs aren't following the NZ/WI series with the ashes going on, but I am pretty excited about us unearthing this guy...got up to 153k in the t20 just gone, average speed was like 147k



Here's hoping he stays fit...NZ hasn't had anyone with genuine pace since Bond, and for decades before him....And I hope they get him into our test team

Also, I fukking hope we prepare some joocy greentops so our seamers can run through India...

[AbusiveParents]

For a lulzy summation of the ashes series, check this out:

http://rooterscricket.com/2014/01/06/poms-are-s h i t-a-review/

(remove the spaces)

[JazB]

Aussies are far away from being the top test team. they got the pacers and the fielders but batting is still fragile and they miss having a world class spinner. Saying that, no excuse for them not to win the world cup. Harris and johnson will run through teams on fast pitches. then you have finch, warner, watson, clarke and bailey to bat. Got some allrounders like maxwell too.

[jded]

Aussies are far away from being the top test team. they got the pacers and the fielders but batting is still fragile and they miss having a world class spinner. Saying that, no excuse for them not to win the world cup. Harris and johnson will run through teams on fast pitches. then you have finch, warner, watson, clarke and bailey to bat. Got some allrounders like maxwell too.

That can be said for the Australian team in both test and ODI formats, I think.

We have a excellent fast bowling stable which will prepare us for now and the future. Batting is the real issue.

[kiwiguy68]

For a lulzy summation of the ashes series, check this out:

http://rooterscricket.com/2014/01/06/poms-are-s h i t-a-review/

(remove the spaces)

pretty classic. Was fuarking pretty pissed, shelled out like $200 for tickets to day 4 of MCG and went overseas (to Melbourne from NZ) for the main purpose of watching ashes, then the weak kunt poms get bowled out an hour before tea, so I only see exactly half a days play....ffs

[kiwiguy68]

pretty classic. Was fuarking pretty pissed, shelled out like $200 for tickets to day 4 of MCG and went overseas (to Melbourne from NZ) for the main purpose of watching ashes, then the weak kunt poms get bowled out an hour before tea, so I only see exactly half a days play....ffs

That should have said - the weak kunt poms bowled pies so Aus chased down the target an hour before tea. wrong way around

[Bunk247]

Who do you play for now pal?

Nobody unfortunately, with work and family, all weekend is a bit much. Are you from round here too?

As for the odi at the moment, great innings from Morgan. Buttler has to be the keeper for the test team aswell imo.

[woodsmash]

Oh lawd Faulkner!!!

[IJustWannaPuke]

Such a epic finish

[FlashWad3]

Faulkner, wow.

Poms confirmed as *******s

[FiLL]

Faulkner you star! Wow...

[7Friez]

rofl wow, what was that like 57 last partnership? cot damn that was edge of your seat stuff

[glenn777]

Faulkner you star! Wow...

I couldn't even sit for the last 10 minutes.

[Land_Down_Under]

Awesome stuff by maxwell then Faulkner. It's even better that he's done it a few times before in India