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Post by Worthy4England » Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:51 pm

^^ Bairstow has always had the talent. 2016, he was the best wk bat in the world by some distance, so England selectors thought they'd fcuk about a bit. I think a many, myself included, thought he'd lost it for tests...but I guess that's why we differentiate between form and class

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Post by jimbo » Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:48 am

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^^ Bairstow has always had the talent. 2016, he was the best wk bat in the world by some distance, so England selectors thought they'd fcuk about a bit. I think a many, myself included, thought he'd lost it for tests...but I guess that's why we differentiate between form and class
Agreed. He was great on 2016 but then had 5 years where he looked out of his depth and all anyone had to do was bowl straight and he’d miss it, while at the same time becoming the best ODI opener in the world. Seeing him now I can’t help but think the message from the previous coaching regime was probably too confusing, trying to make ‘test’ batsmen out of talented ODI players rather than focusing on their positive attributes. The amount of innings where Bairstow and Buttler just looked in a muddle scratching around for an hour before a tame dismissal suggests that.

Buttler for me will always be a great ‘what if’ in test cricket. I’d love to have seen what he could do in the current side, but I don’t think we should go back there now. Let him focus on white ball and give Foakes a decent run.

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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:07 am

Two of the years after 2016, they have him batting 3 at some points. He was up and down the order and generally all over the place. It's not the same (even in Club cricket) for a batsman would can punish a 25 over old ball, than facing openers with a one over old ball. Some people might adapt, plenty not.

I find the "make a test batter out of a ODI batter" interesting. He's certainly a great ODI player but He'd played 12 ODI's by start of 2016 but 41 test match innings. I'd say they found an ODI player in the test squad.

I think for both Buttler and Ali at the moment, like you, it would be a brave call to make a change right now.

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Post by Prufrock » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:13 am

It would be nice to see Jos in the current team but I don't think the white ball captain can play test cricket, especially a keeper.

He was also interviewed the other day and asked about it and I can't see him coming back to test cricket.

Too many conflicts in the schedule. You can't have your white ball captain missing games to play test cricket, and I don't think you want to be chopping and changing your WK
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Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:19 am

Great ton, Joe! Wonderful to watch.

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Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:55 am

And another for Johnny - phenomenal. Just wow.

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Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:03 pm

Pi$$ easy, this. I'm gobsmacked.

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Post by TANGODANCER » Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:00 pm

What price words; actions are louder than them? That said, lets glory in them. All done with confidence and pzzas. Hat's off to all the team. :pray:
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Post by nicholaldo » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:34 pm

I don't envy anyone trying to score runs against this kind of bowling on this kind of pitch.

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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:17 pm

India 170-8 in the T-20. England to bat now. .
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:14 pm

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India 170-8 in the T-20. England to bat now. .

Edit. Got beaten 49 short. Arise another Eoin Morgan.
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Post by Prufrock » Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:33 am

So the red balls go flat and do nothing, and the white ones are swinging around corners. Fun.
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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by Worthy4England » Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:39 am

Prufrock wrote:
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So the red balls go flat and do nothing, and the white ones are swinging around corners. Fun.
You can hear the conversations from the Dukes manufacturing plant from here...."which ass painted red and white on them boxes!?!?"

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Post by nicholaldo » Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:05 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:39 am
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Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:33 am
So the red balls go flat and do nothing, and the white ones are swinging around corners. Fun.
You can hear the conversations from the Dukes manufacturing plant from here...."which ass painted red and white on them boxes!?!?"

These white ones are Kookaburra. Apparently, they only tend to swing for about two or three overs.

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Post by Worthy4England » Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:07 pm

nicholaldo wrote:
Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:05 pm
Worthy4England wrote:
Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:39 am
Prufrock wrote:
Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:33 am
So the red balls go flat and do nothing, and the white ones are swinging around corners. Fun.
You can hear the conversations from the Dukes manufacturing plant from here...."which ass painted red and white on them boxes!?!?"

These white ones are Kookaburra. Apparently, they only tend to swing for about two or three overs.
Yeah. Didn't swing much back in the day...but then they're not designed to...

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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by BWFC_Insane » Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:13 am

England won yesterday in the final T20. Great batting performance but bowling a bit naff. Missing Woakes, Rashid and obviously perma injured Archer.

Topley though was outstanding with the ball.

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Post by Prufrock » Sat Jul 16, 2022 6:59 pm

Lanky started well in the field in the T20 final.
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Post by BWFC_Insane » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:26 pm

Prufrock wrote:
Sat Jul 16, 2022 6:59 pm
Lanky started well in the field in the T20 final.
Just a hint of danger they might bottle this. Should be a walk in the park. But they look a bit scared.

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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by BWFC_Insane » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:52 pm

Well that was honestly one of the most embarrassing bottle jobs you will ever see. Completely embarrassing.

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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by nicholaldo » Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:54 pm

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Well that was honestly one of the most embarrassing bottle jobs you will ever see. Completely embarrassing.

I've found the whinging about the umpires on the final delivery - whatever the merits - quite unedifying.

We got ourselves into a position where we needed six runs an over with six wickets in hand and we ended up hopping the tail could scrape us across the line. We should never have found ourselves in that position.

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