One of my all time heroes ,Clive Lloyd , in the Sky studio as a pundit on the South Africa v West Indies game
Shame is , I don't believe him when he says that the omission of Bravo and Pollard from the World Cup squad was not in response to the aborted tour of India. How can you go from Captain to not in the squad when there haven't been any games played !!
Don't think Clive believed himself either !!
Pollard is hideously over-rated when it comes to anything that isn't T20, and at International level he's just over-rated at that.
Dwayne Bravo though is a solid performer, so should be in.
Pretty straightforward.........England batted first and scored 100 runs below a competitive total and the Aussies are just rattling them off in their own time with very little pressure
One outstanding thing..........Morgan scored half England's runs, 121 off 136 balls. Maybe he'll come to the party now he's captain ?
Pretty straightforward.........England batted first and scored 100 runs below a competitive total and the Aussies are just rattling them off in their own time with very little pressure
One outstanding thing..........Morgan scored half England's runs, 121 off 136 balls. Maybe he'll come to the party now he's captain ?
been up watching it all night , this thread has been pretty dead so been chatting about it elsewhere
don't think we were 100 runs short but definitely 40-50
morgan played a cracking innings considering the situation and having little support
lets hope its a good sign as he was the one member of the top 7 who really needed runs
Well that is one positive if conditions in Australia suit Morgan as much as they do Ben Stokes.
As to the rest, is it to be like our last visit to these shores?
Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns had denied lying in a match-fixing libel action by saying he "never, ever cheated at cricket and nor would he ever contemplate such a thing"
The 44-year-old appeared before the Old Bailey to enter a not guilty plea to a charge of perjury and to perverting the course of justice by inducing fellow cricketer Lou Vincent to provide a false witness statement during a Skype call
Looking at Cricinfo, KP seems to be playing a blinder for the Melbourne Stars.
They are chasing a much needed high run rate, the win being near guaranteed after a couple of overs.
Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns had denied lying in a match-fixing libel action by saying he "never, ever cheated at cricket and nor would he ever contemplate such a thing"
The 44-year-old appeared before the Old Bailey to enter a not guilty plea to a charge of perjury and to perverting the course of justice by inducing fellow cricketer Lou Vincent to provide a false witness statement during a Skype call
Seems like the verdict will be due just as the World Cup starts. Could be a big distraction
The cases of the three Pakistani cricketers imprisoned for " match fixing" is to be reviewed following doubts about the evidence given by the "Fake Sheik" in other cases. To me this was one of the most absurd cases ever brought. They were set up by a newspaper and did the most trivial things imaginable, such as bowling the odd no ball. They may well have been guilty of more serious matters in previous games but they were not on trial for that.
The Cairns case comes up in October this year, and I have no doubt he will be sent to prison if found guilty, our justice system is far harsher on those that lie in court that if you commit gbh
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Pollard is hideously over-rated when it comes to anything that isn't T20, and at International level he's just over-rated at that.
Dwayne Bravo though is a solid performer, so should be in.
That's a fair point about Pollard although I'd have him in the squad so that he can be permanent substitute fielder
He's worth 10+ runs in the field (at Least)
Pretty straightforward.........England batted first and scored 100 runs below a competitive total and the Aussies are just rattling them off in their own time with very little pressure
One outstanding thing..........Morgan scored half England's runs, 121 off 136 balls. Maybe he'll come to the party now he's captain ?
been up watching it all night , this thread has been pretty dead so been chatting about it elsewhere
don't think we were 100 runs short but definitely 40-50
morgan played a cracking innings considering the situation and having little support
lets hope its a good sign as he was the one member of the top 7 who really needed runs
Aussies 5 down and need another 20 odd off about 12 overs
"Morgan's appetite for Australian pitches and bowling is well known"
Well that is one positive if conditions in Australia suit Morgan as much as they do Ben Stokes.
As to the rest, is it to be like our last visit to these shores?
Same old England though :-(
The 44-year-old appeared before the Old Bailey to enter a not guilty plea to a charge of perjury and to perverting the course of justice by inducing fellow cricketer Lou Vincent to provide a false witness statement during a Skype call
http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/article/2/9648389/chris-cairns-denies-lying-in-match-fixing-libel-action
Seems like the verdict will be due just as the World Cup starts. Could be a big distraction
He was late for the game. He went to the wrong Stadium ...
They are chasing a much needed high run rate, the win being near guaranteed after a couple of overs.
The cases of the three Pakistani cricketers imprisoned for " match fixing" is to be reviewed following doubts about the evidence given by the "Fake Sheik" in other cases. To me this was one of the most absurd cases ever brought. They were set up by a newspaper and did the most trivial things imaginable, such as bowling the odd no ball. They may well have been guilty of more serious matters in previous games but they were not on trial for that.
The Cairns case comes up in October this year, and I have no doubt he will be sent to prison if found guilty, our justice system is far harsher on those that lie in court that if you commit gbh
No replacement called up
Freddie has joined the England squad in the nets to help motivate/coach them
http://www.espncricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/current/story/821723.html
Rossouw given out LBW, immediately reviewed and to the naked eye it was obvious that their was a deflection off the bat but Snicko showed otherwise !
The correct decision was made and the decision was overturned
Aussies get the 15 in the 49th over to win
Didn't notice that it had got close. Australia looked to be cruising
Been watching South Africa
AB is on 38* from 12 balls so far...
51* off 16 balls !
nb and the West Indies put SA in
Hit 10 from the next 2 too.
68* off 20 so far
Top stuff 104* off 31 balls
10 x 6 and 8 x 4
Wow