creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[bwfcdan94]

Didn't Derbyshire get 90 or something for the first day of a county championship game at Chesterfield, could be worse but your right more should of turned up.

[Bruce Rioja]

Not that the place would have otherwise been packed to the to the rafters, but it can't have helped that the DMB's were at home.

[thebish]

so much for the B team - slipping away to defeat...

[bwfcdan94]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

I'm trying to deduce from that who's been left out from the Summer squad?!

[BWFC_Insane]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

I'm trying to deduce from that who's been left out from the Summer squad?!

Bresnan. But he's injured.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

I'm trying to deduce from that who's been left out from the Summer squad?!

Bresnan. But he's injured.

Is that it?

[TANGODANCER]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

I'm trying to deduce from that who's been left out from the Summer squad?!

Bresnan. But he's injured.

Is that it?

Onions?

[bwfcdan94]

Woakes, Taylor and Kerrigan were all involved in the summer.

[bwfcdan94]

Personally I think this is the best squad we have had compared to the previous 3 sides. It is nice to see that I 3would have only made a couple of changes to this squad whereas normally I would have been naming reams of players.

[thebish]

Well there's your ashes squad for the winter

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior (vice-captain), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin, Chris Tremlett.

I'm trying to deduce from that who's been left out from the Summer squad?!

Bresnan. But he's injured.

Tredwell is probably the biggest name left out - but then the Oz did target him ferociously in the one-dayers....

also - onions and compton?

[bwfcdan94]

Did anybody watch the last day of the S.A vs India test today, one of the greatest test matches there has ever been, the final day was nothing short of breath taking inevitably it ended with a draw with South Africa finishing just 10 runs of the target of 460 had they achieved it, it would have been the highest score ever chased in the final innings of a test match. The only downer was that philander and MSD lost their bottle at the end and ended up settling for a draw. Scorecard below http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/88537

[Montreal Wanderer]

Did anybody watch the last day of the S.A vs India test today, one of the greatest test matches there has ever been, the final day was nothing short of breath taking inevitably it ended with a draw with South Africa finishing just 10 runs of the target of 460 had they achieved it, it would have been the highest score ever chased in the final innings of a test match. The only downer was that philander and MSD lost their bottle at the end and ended up settling for a draw. Scorecard below http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/88537

Not the highest score ever chased (see Ashes thread). Possibly the highest score ever successfully chased.

[Dujon]

Pedant alert!
Monty's on the prowl and is carrying a big stick.

Merry Christmas to you, Monty, and your fellow snow lovers.

[Dujon]

Might I also congratulate the Kiwis for their series win over the West Indies? After a significant dry period between drinks they did this one in style. Well done, cousins!

[Montreal Wanderer]

Pedant alert!
Monty's on the prowl and is carrying a big stick.

Merry Christmas to you, Monty, and your fellow snow lovers.

And to you, Dujon, even if you go to the beach for Xmas and make sandcastles instead of snowmen.

[bwfcdan94]

Might I also congratulate the Kiwis for their series win over the West Indies? After a significant dry period between drinks they did this one in style. Well done, cousins!

Surely NZ should be beating West Indies anyhow? NZ cricket would be in a dire position if they couldn't even beat the West indies.

[Dujon]

You wouldn't have said that a few years ago, Dan.

Today, though, you are probably right. Still 'n all I'm pleased to see ZL clock up a win, even though it was a three test series.

[TANGODANCER]

You wouldn't have said that a few years ago, Dan.

Today, though, you are probably right. Still 'n all I'm pleased to see ZL clock up a win, even though it was a three test series.

Too right Dujon. West Indian cricket has always been top class stuff. Just far too many stars to even list, but who'd want to face Courtney Walsh, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding to name but four fast bowlers. I'd never write off West Indies as a cricket force, ever.

[Bruce Rioja]

You wouldn't have said that a few years ago, Dan.

Today, though, you are probably right. Still 'n all I'm pleased to see ZL clock up a win, even though it was a three test series.

Too right Dujon. West Indian cricket has always been top class stuff. Just far too many stars to even list, but who'd want to face Courtney Walsh, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding to name but four fast bowlers. I'd never write off West Indies as a cricket force, ever.

I think it says something about the strength of the West Indies around that time that Sylvester Clarke couldn't get a game.

Saw us play WI at OT around 10 years ago, and with the notable exception of Brian Lara it was actually quite upsetting to see what a poor, poor side theyd become.