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The Cricket Thread

markysimmo said:
Women lose the Ashes
Bell going for 26 in the last over cost them the game
Shame that
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I don't watch too much women's stuff but seems a lack of real power hitting TBH, England never looked like knocking those runs off at the end despite it being in the wheelhouse runs wise
 
johnola said:
Michael Vaughan talking bollacks in the Telegraph today that picking Bairstow above Foakes is the right call.

Ultimately he claims it is about the strike rate as Foakes’s test average is better, and the ability to catch as a wicket keeper is just about practice.

Bairstow is averaging 23 in this series to date. That he is not in the pitch very long to score this paltry amount is not a net positive. And any dropped catch costs the team many overs they could employ to score at less risk.

Can’t he just say it’s because he plays for Yorkshire, so his face fits better, and be done with it.
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Vaughan is a total bell piece
 
England have recalled James Anderson in place of Ollie Robinson for the must-win fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford.

Anderson, 40, comes in on his home ground after being rested for the third-Test victory at Headingley.

Robinson struggled with back spasms in Leeds, but was considered fit to play in Manchester.

Australia lead the series 2-1, so England must win to have a chance of regaining the Ashes.

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England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

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Moeen Ali has been confirmed to bat at number three after being promoted up the order for the second innings of the dramatic three-wicket win at Headingley.

Harry Brook, who batted at three in the first innings of that match, remains in the number-five position where he scored a match-winning 75 in the second innings.

Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, struggled in the first two Tests of the series, both of which England lost.

After returning from a groin injury suffered playing for Lancashire, he managed only three wickets against the Australians on unresponsive surfaces at Edgbaston and Lord's.

Anderson now returns for what could be his last Test at Old Trafford, hoping to break a run that has seen him not play in a win against Australia since 2015.

Indeed, England have not beaten Australia on this ground since 1981 - the visitors retained the Ashes with victory in Manchester four years ago.

The weather could play an important role across the week. The forecast is mixed for the Test and England were forced to train indoors on Monday morning.

Australia are yet to name their team, with questions surrounding under-pressure opener David Warner and their all-rounder's position.

Warner made 66 in the first innings of the second Test, but was out for four and one at Headingley, twice dismissed by old nemesis Stuart Broad.

Cameron Green missed the Leeds Test through injury, with his replacement Mitchell Marsh coming into the side and scoring a century.
 
Out of interest why do they need to name the side 2 days ahead of time. Wouldn't it be better to keep the bowlers a secret until an hour before they start etc.?
 
dingdongo said:
Out of interest why do they need to name the side 2 days ahead of time. Wouldn't it be better to keep the bowlers a secret until an hour before they start etc.?
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Interesting, used to be a squad of 13ish and they would name the final side on the morning. Not sure if its now fixed or its a preference thing now, someone else probably knows
 
England have dropped the ball with these selections. Bairstow in both unfit and mentally cooked. Anderson is not hitting the pitch hard enough and unless he bowls in conditions condusive to swing he will be carted once again.
 
Ben Stokes has teased the prospect of an even more aggressive England as they brace for a possible race against time, with rain forecast ahead of the fourth and defining Ashes Test in Manchester.

England arrive at Old Trafford knowing they must win to keep their hopes of a famous comeback in tact after halving Australia's lead with a three-wicket victory in the third Test at Headingley.

The hosts' expansive play under Brendon McCullum, coupled with errors in the field, has reaped mixed results against the Pat Cummins-led tourists, but with heavy rain expected towards the backend of the week, there could be a greater onus on England to ramp up the tempo. If that is possible

"It might bring more out of us again knowing we might have to push the game on more than we normally do," said skipper Stokes.

"We'll have to wait and see. If the weather is what it is predicted to be, we might have to."
 
Am away to Rhodes tomorrow for a week with the family
Not sure how much of the Ashes and The Open I will get to see !!
Going to have to sneak off for a few lunchtime/early afternoon beers with my Dad I think !!
 
johnola said:
I didn’t notice the Australians hadn’t named theirs. So yeah makes you right.
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Not against your point but I am sure I saw Aussies named their side today and now it seems to have disappeared, Green in for the Spinner and Hazlewood in for Boland
 
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