Cricket thread

[Spartak]

Just picked up this thread ...

here's a couple of pics from the County Ground, Bristol taken earlier in the summer during The Women's World Cup game between Australia & New Zealand.

 

[rich p]

Badly but better than when forced to play in pyjamas.

At least in pyjamas the fielders know which side the batsmen are on...

 

[Dayvo]

Badly but better than when forced to play in pyjamas.

And the West Indies looked glorious in pink:

as opposed to the Kiwis 'all beige' (with John McEnroe in the front row):

 

[AndyRM]

Any significance? (honest question - there might be something sublime there that I didn't spot).

Nope, just a book I saw when I was walking home.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Go Somerset!




That is all.

 

[Dayvo]

Go Somerset!

That is all.

Essex don't need no help!

 

[AndyRM]

Moeen Ali had some knock there. Not the first time he's got England out a hole. Great player.

 

[Fnaar]

Miss Goodbody loves cricket. She's asked me to water the crease

 

[albion]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ary-ballance-ashes-tour-tom-westley-australia

Stokes there, bowling decidedly weak. Out of form batsman Vince gets back so with 3 new caps this is quite a gamble tour if not fake news.

 

[rich p]

The bowling would be better with an in-form, fit Wood but the batting is worying me more.
Ballance again FFS, and Vince.
Not that I know who else to have chosen really.
We'll need to rely heavily on Root and Cook at the top and Moeen and Stokes to dig us out of the mire.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

We'll need to rely heavily on Root and Cook at the top and Moeen and Stokes to dig us out of the mire.

Isn't that what got us through the summer?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I am not sure that we will be able to rely on Stokes for anything.

Wearing my impossibly optimistic hat, I reckon Stokes is someone who learns by starting with a mistake and then learns from it.

 

[green1]

Wearing my impossibly optimistic hat, I reckon Stokes is someone who learns by starting with a mistake and then learns from it.

I doubt it. It's not the first time he's punched something, at least last time it made the press it was an inanimate object.

 

[psmiffy]

Bowling - is going to be well underpowered on Aussie surfaces when the Kookaburra ball has gone "off" - could be a lot of runs scored while waiting for the ball to start reversing - Spin is not likely to be the Answer - Plunkett?
Batting - Only Cook and Root have much experience of playing on Aussie pitches against good bowling - whoever they pick to back them up are going to have to learn fast - On the big grounds they will be playing on - see ball - hit ball may not be a good option - no idea who to put with Cook - 3? I suspect it will go to Ballance - 4 Root - 5 Vince - 6 Stokes - 7 Bairstow - 8 Moen

On the plus side the Aussies have similar problems - Decent enough bowlers if they stay fit - but only Smith and Warner really consistent

 

[psmiffy]

Joe Root (capt), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jake Ball, Mason Crane, Craig Overton.