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Post by newby on Nov 3, 2023 9:05:04 GMT
Mixed emotions on this one. The smaller half of me wants the current England hierarchy to subjected to even more humiliation.
However the slightly bigger half knows it Australia and we want to beat them. Not quite sure how that is going to happen but at least the Aussies's are a couple of match winners short.
I read that Ben Stokes is going to have his postponed knee operation as soon as the World Cup is over. I'd suggest he gets a head start and catches the next plane home.
My team, for what it's worth.
Bairstow, Buttler, Malan, Root, Brook, Livingstone, Curran, Willey, Rashid, Atkinson, Carse.
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Post by tbsteve on Nov 3, 2023 10:55:03 GMT
Is Atkinson fit? I read he picked up a knock in training. Other than that, I'd go with your team but can't imagine the ECB considering dropping Stokes now.
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Post by newby on Nov 4, 2023 8:16:09 GMT
England have gone with the usual suspects, no Brook and having won the toss Buttler has put Australia in to bat. It looks a bit hot again but he's infatuated with the Dew theory.
Bairstow, Malan, Root, Stokes, Buttler, Livingston, Ali, Woakes, Willey, Rashid, Wood.
Either all the others have been totally rubbish in training, or they are taking stubborness to a new level.
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Post by karma on Nov 4, 2023 13:21:48 GMT
Of course, Butler could be right and everyone else wrong.
If what you are doing isn't working,change what you are doing.
And I agree with an earlier post that as Butler isn't "working' he should take one for the team, drop himself , bring in Brook and Bairstow to keep wicket.
He'll probably prove me wrong in this team and get a score for the first time this competition.
My head says Australia to win my heart say England, ugly or otherwise
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Post by newby on Nov 4, 2023 17:05:25 GMT
Well that just about puts the tin hat on it. A weakened Australia team and England couldn't get near them. Despite the commentators bigging them up and the almost respectable scoreboard I never felt they would get anywhere near it once Stokes, Buttler and Ali gave it away.
It takes two though so well done to Zampa and co for a very controlled bowling performance.
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Post by donnylad on Nov 4, 2023 17:11:40 GMT
Look at our bowling - 3 went for 7 an over across 20 overs between them - that even though Aussie were slowed up by Rashid.
Once again, 'death over' hitting put those extra runs on the board.
Terrific match for Zampa ...... overall ...... dross for England.
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Post by newby on Nov 4, 2023 17:17:06 GMT
I didn't hang around for the man of the match award but if it's not Zampa it's a fix.
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Post by karma on Nov 4, 2023 17:46:44 GMT
Nearer but still so far away from what is required.
I genuinely wanted England to win, purely because the opposition was Australia.
However, I will take some comfort that we stand a good chance of still being in the 'wooden spoon' position at the end.
International cricket comes low down on my list of priorities but I still want it to be successfu, given all the Yorkshire players that are sucked into its vortex never to appear for us again
There will the be serious and loud calls for changes in the make-up of the team, including blind faith in ageing players when some are 'past it', changes in 'carrying' clearly unfit and injured/injury prone players, a change in the captaincy , a change in not playing 50-overs a side 'practice'games.
Finally a change in the 'jobs for the boys' at the ECB is overdue. This has been a case of the clueless leading the brainless in charge of the inadequate
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Nov 6, 2023 10:34:22 GMT
Well I think Zampa may have got the MOM but yesterday a routine ton for Kohli at less than 100 SRR (101 not out of 123 balls) seemed to trump Jadeja taking 5 wickets.
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