Cricket

[onlyonejackwalker]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

what sweeping changes do you want to see? 

Only Root, Archer and Stokes should remain.

I like to see Stokes remain as captain.

Someone needs to be responsible for what has been served up. Stokes individual performamces have been ok, but the team has been pathetic across all disciplines.

Is Bethall ready to be England number 3?

He can't do any worse.

who should opener with Crawley?

Crawley isn't an opener. Hes proven that for years. Im sick of being 15 for 1.

He should be given a chance at 5. If he fails at 5, bin him for good. If hes too thick to learn ges too thick to play.

what pace bowlers should be our future? 

We went for all out pace on this trip but its backfired spectacularly. Start afresh focusing on accuracy.

when did this last happen? I can't see Australia cricket agreeing to that or England wanted that. 2 warm up games before the first test and a first class game between 3rd test and 4th test

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

On their 6 day bender, the players were given the chance to go on a run at 7am. Three turned up.

Three! Pricks.

No one comes out of this tour with any credit. No one. 

Australia havent even got out of 2nd gear.

 

[onlyonejackwalker]

12 minutes ago, Gav said:

The players being on the piss is criminal for me, as more and more stories come out about the the 6 day piss up when fans have paid thousands to travel. I'd fine them the players fees for the remaining tests as a minimum, astounding they they think thats acceptable. 

English cricket was in a very good place before we left for Oz, the numbers don't tell lies, make changes now and its back to 2 wins in 17 tests, stick with the current regime for me, let me own this Ashes series and make adjustments to suite.

The fans form part of my thinking as well. As usual, the best sporting fans in the world. 

Who on earth gave those players permission to go on the raz mid series? They had only played 6 / 7 days at that point. Badly i might add.

Yup. Mcullum and Stokes. The ones you wish to keep. 

Mcullums record.

44 tests - 25 wins - 17 defeats - 2 draws.

Won 10 out of the first 11.

Won 15, lost 16, drawn 2 of the last 33.

Decent improvenent against the average teams. Little improvement against India and Australia. Bashing up Afganistan, Bangladesh, the West Indies and Outer Mongolia.

All English fans want positive, aggressive cricket. I would rather lose trying to win anyday. 

But these players have no filter. Carte blanche to do as they please. No one ever gets dropped. Once they get these central contracts we are stuck with them for two years.

I believe our players were undercooked and not prepared and are better than they have shown to date. 

And that is the fault of those in charge. The ones you wish to keep.

Stop rewarding failure.