I didn't watch the T20s as there is lots of sport on elsewhere. Well done to the one day teams in the last couple of weeks. Two out of three ain't bad as the song used to go I think.
almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory , woakes just redeemed himself
hard to say what our best team is if everyone is fit , gonna be at least a couple of guys that will feel unlucky to be left out
edit : had a quick think and this team looks quite dangerous
hales
roy
root
morgan
buttler
moeen
stokes
willey
rashid
jordan
plunkett
7 bowling options, 3 spin and 4 seam and right down to #11 we have guys that can clear the boundary
would ideally remove Jordan for parry if the conditions suit.
No idea what pitches india will give but think parry might have more success than jordan in the tournament.
Doubt the pitches will turn barring the knock-out games although no one really knows how many pitches being used, what ground etc.
would ideally remove Jordan for parry if the conditions suit.
No idea what pitches india will give but think parry might have more success than jordan in the tournament.
Doubt the pitches will turn barring the knock-out games although no one really knows how many pitches being used, what ground etc.
yeah was thinking that as well actually
especially in a tournament environment when the pitches tend to get used a few times and can get a bit life-less
Oops brain freeze lol 😀. At the time I realised I meant bat slowly and eventually hit the target but after a day at work I had completely forgotten what day it was when I posted.
What a great finish to the T20 and I actually enjoyed seeing Afridi get a bit of his mojo back - he is such an engaging character.
almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory , woakes just redeemed himself
hard to say what our best team is if everyone is fit , gonna be at least a couple of guys that will feel unlucky to be left out
edit : had a quick think and this team looks quite dangerous
hales
roy
root
morgan
buttler
moeen
stokes
willey
rashid
jordan
plunkett
7 bowling options, 3 spin and 4 seam and right down to #11 we have guys that can clear the boundary
Topley surely plays ahead of Willey ATM, would rather Woakes for Jordan too, billings gets my vote over Stokes, but it's not really a criticism of your side, but more saying we genuinely do have a lot of options for once.
almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory , woakes just redeemed himself
I'd go as far as saying Woakes just got lucky and didnt redeem himself. Only because it was Nos9 & 10 batting did he get away with bowling 2 legside balls to the leftie when all his fielders were on the off-side (although one of them did go for 4). And his final ball of the match was straight up length and should've disappeared! Thank goodness it didn't though because we deserved that win being the better team for more of the match.
Our batting is absolutely world class, fielding more than good, up front bowling and middle overs not too shabby. But i still think we're no nearer solving our death bowling problems, which will cost us at some point. No side is perfect though and i'm loving watching us in T20s and ODI's since the embarrasment of the WC, the improvement is immense.
Our batting is absolutely world class, fielding more than good, up front bowling and middle overs not too shabby. But i still think we're no nearer solving our death bowling problems, which will cost us at some point. No side is perfect though and i'm loving watching us in T20s and ODI's since the embarrasment of the WC, the improvement is immense.
one of the reasons i picked the team balance the way i did above is i dont think we really have any standout bowling options , sure we could pick topley for willey or finn for jordan etc etc but in t20 almost anyone can go for runs so without that standout bowler i'm happy to just pack the team with guys who can clear the ropes at the bottom of the order and just tell everyone to go for it, dont worry about losing wickets just keep pushing
and even contributions like 10-15 at a s/r of 200 from guys like jordan or plunkett at the end can turn a good score into a winning score
almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory , woakes just redeemed himself
hard to say what our best team is if everyone is fit , gonna be at least a couple of guys that will feel unlucky to be left out
edit : had a quick think and this team looks quite dangerous
hales
roy
root
morgan
buttler
moeen
stokes
willey
rashid
jordan
plunkett
7 bowling options, 3 spin and 4 seam and right down to #11 we have guys that can clear the boundary
hales 1
roy 2
root 4
morgan 5
buttler 6
moeen...............No....Vince at 3
stokes 7
willey or Woakes at 9
rashid. 8
jordan................No....Parry at 11
plunkett....10
australia 117-8 and lyon looks to have got a top edge on one , given not out on field and upheld by the 3rd umpire even tho there looked to be a mark on hotspot
partnership has now put on around 70 more runs which in the context of a low scoring game is absolutely crucial, not sure if starc is going to bat as well so that would have been end of innings
Can't believe Lyon was given not out . He's lucky he didn't leave the field as he made his way off after watching the replay on the big screen
Awful decision
Starc comes in as last man and biffs Craig for some sixes
Australia have a handy lead of 22
Looks like another Test may not make the final day
one of the reasons i picked the team balance the way i did above is i dont think we really have any standout bowling options , sure we could pick topley for willey or finn for jordan etc etc but in t20 almost anyone can go for runs so without that standout bowler i'm happy to just pack the team with guys who can clear the ropes at the bottom of the order and just tell everyone to go for it, dont worry about losing wickets just keep pushing
and even contributions like 10-15 at a s/r of 200 from guys like jordan or plunkett at the end can turn a good score into a winning score
Well, Woakes is a better bat than Plunkers, Rashid or Jordan IMHO, and his 15 arguably won us the match yesterday, we could have easily got a lot less after our collapse.
Oh Sulla wants Moeen dropped that's a surprise, only three matches ago won us the match against Oz. Oh and less bowling by replacing him with Vince too, so good move all-round.
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Quite agree
Other teams will be taking note as they prepare their World Cup dossier on England
An unlikely 3 would get us a Super Over
England win the series:)
phew........thank god for Woakesy.......:p
hard to say what our best team is if everyone is fit , gonna be at least a couple of guys that will feel unlucky to be left out
edit : had a quick think and this team looks quite dangerous
hales
roy
root
morgan
buttler
moeen
stokes
willey
rashid
jordan
plunkett
7 bowling options, 3 spin and 4 seam and right down to #11 we have guys that can clear the boundary
would ideally remove Jordan for parry if the conditions suit.
No idea what pitches india will give but think parry might have more success than jordan in the tournament.
Doubt the pitches will turn barring the knock-out games although no one really knows how many pitches being used, what ground etc.
yeah was thinking that as well actually
especially in a tournament environment when the pitches tend to get used a few times and can get a bit life-less
I would rather have Vince for Stokes. Still have 6 bowlers.
I still think there should be a place for Bairstow but how you get him in the X1, I haven't a clue !
Agree re Vince as well Darren. Would keep Stokes though as he's a game changer and our best fielder
i was just thinking about how reluctant they have been to use root as a bowler recently so having him as the only backup bowler wasn't my preference
but would love to try and fit vince in somewhere
yeah its gonna be hard , just for example in this albeit brief convo we haven't even mentioned billings either
And at brekkie I also caught some of Alison Mitchell spicing up the Australasia series. I assume I'll manage to catch more of that this weekend.
Oops brain freeze lol 😀. At the time I realised I meant bat slowly and eventually hit the target but after a day at work I had completely forgotten what day it was when I posted.
What a great finish to the T20 and I actually enjoyed seeing Afridi get a bit of his mojo back - he is such an engaging character.
Topley surely plays ahead of Willey ATM, would rather Woakes for Jordan too, billings gets my vote over Stokes, but it's not really a criticism of your side, but more saying we genuinely do have a lot of options for once.
I'd go as far as saying Woakes just got lucky and didnt redeem himself. Only because it was Nos9 & 10 batting did he get away with bowling 2 legside balls to the leftie when all his fielders were on the off-side (although one of them did go for 4). And his final ball of the match was straight up length and should've disappeared! Thank goodness it didn't though because we deserved that win being the better team for more of the match.
Our batting is absolutely world class, fielding more than good, up front bowling and middle overs not too shabby. But i still think we're no nearer solving our death bowling problems, which will cost us at some point. No side is perfect though and i'm loving watching us in T20s and ODI's since the embarrasment of the WC, the improvement is immense.
one of the reasons i picked the team balance the way i did above is i dont think we really have any standout bowling options , sure we could pick topley for willey or finn for jordan etc etc but in t20 almost anyone can go for runs so without that standout bowler i'm happy to just pack the team with guys who can clear the ropes at the bottom of the order and just tell everyone to go for it, dont worry about losing wickets just keep pushing
and even contributions like 10-15 at a s/r of 200 from guys like jordan or plunkett at the end can turn a good score into a winning score
hales 1
roy 2
root 4
morgan 5
buttler 6
moeen...............No....Vince at 3
stokes 7
willey or Woakes at 9
rashid. 8
jordan................No....Parry at 11
plunkett....10
australia 117-8 and lyon looks to have got a top edge on one , given not out on field and upheld by the 3rd umpire even tho there looked to be a mark on hotspot
partnership has now put on around 70 more runs which in the context of a low scoring game is absolutely crucial, not sure if starc is going to bat as well so that would have been end of innings
Awful decision
Starc comes in as last man and biffs Craig for some sixes
Australia have a handy lead of 22
Looks like another Test may not make the final day
"Could have been anything", they were saying, perhaps it was caused by a butterfly or something.
Well, Woakes is a better bat than Plunkers, Rashid or Jordan IMHO, and his 15 arguably won us the match yesterday, we could have easily got a lot less after our collapse.
Oh Sulla wants Moeen dropped that's a surprise, only three matches ago won us the match against Oz. Oh and less bowling by replacing him with Vince too, so good move all-round.