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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: alexhilly1492 on February 11, 2020, 01:07:40 PM
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Eng squad announced today:
root, bess, broad, buttler, crawley, curran, denly, foakes, jennings, leach, parkinson, pope, sibley, stokes, woakes, wood
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Bairstow 'rested'. RESTED. Rest of it more or less seems fair for a two test series, if maybe one more seamer than needed.
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The pro Foakes brigade have got their wish. What will they talk about now??
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Yeah i just read that! i do wonder if that statement is more designed to keep johnny happy as we all know he reacts badly to being dropped, we all knew it should happen and foakes should be back,
We gave johnny a test contract so resting him keeps the narrative going rather than the reality is that hes been dropped as lets not forget he was dropped for new Zealand
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Yeah i just read that! i do wonder if that statement is more designed to keep johnny happy as we all know he reacts badly to being dropped, we all knew it should happen and foakes should be back,
We gave johnny a test contract so resting him keeps the narrative going rather than the reality is that hes been dropped as lets not forget he was dropped for new Zealand
yes, England have 'indicated' he must come back as a batsman, which means a top 6 position and not keeper.
its a slightly confused picture I think but is there more clarity now for him 'to get back as a batsman only'
alternatively Foakes for 1 tour and he is back competing with Butler as a batsman keeper
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It will be interesting to see if Jennings has learnt how to bat with a front leg that isn’t dead straight, assuming he gets a chance.
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foakes - good. He's the best keeper in the most challenging conditions and deserves another run at proving himself with the bat
looks like root is going to be the 3rd spinner
Joe, if you're reading this - Don't bowl Wood in to the ground.
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Hopefully Leach takes a suitcase full of baked beans and bottled water with him, and doesn’t try any of the local delicacies.
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Hopefully Leach takes a suitcase full of baked beans and bottled water with him, and doesn’t try any of the local delicacies.
Jack Russell......that's what he did, apparently legend has it his tea bags have to stew for exactly 4 mins.....
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Jack Russell......that's what he did, apparently legend has it his tea bags have to stew for exactly 4 mins.....
I can get on board with that. When I make a pot with loose leaves it has to brew for exactly 5 mins. Teabags... a few stirs and it’s good to go.
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Why would you take your own teabags to Sri Lanka? Tea heaven.
Can't wait to go, three weeks of beaches, curry, cheap beer and cricket. Colombo moved to the SSC as well, lovely.
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Jos Buttler can take confidence from T20 knock to Sri Lanka, says Chris Silverwood
England head coach Chris Silverwood hopes Jos Buttler's return to form in the Twenty20 series finale against South Africa carries over into next month's two Tests in Sri Lanka.
Buttler hit 57 off 29 balls in the five-wicket win in Centurion as England secured a 2-1 series victory.
The wicketkeeper had a top score of only 43 in five Tests over the winter.
"Hopefully he'll take a lot of confidence from it and bring that with him to Sri Lanka," said Silverwood.
"Runs breed confidence within a batsman - to see him come off with a smile on his face in the way he did was superb."
Buttler's place had looked under threat for March's tour of Sri Lanka, which includes Tests in Galle and Colombo.
The 29-year-old struggled in four Tests against South Africa - returning scores of 12, 22, 29, 23, 1, 20 and 8 - and averages 22.05 in Tests since the start of last year's Ashes.
Silverwood said dropping Buttler from the Test squad was "not in my mind", but England have also recalled wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who was player of the series in the 3-0 whitewash win when England last toured Sri Lanka in 2018.
Buttler was rested for the drawn one-day series in South Africa, before returning to open in the T20s, scoring 15 and two before his half-century.
Silverwood reiterated England captain Eoin Morgan's backing of Buttler continuing as an opener in T20, rather than in a middle-order role.
"He's a very, very destructive player so we want him to face as many balls as he can," he said.
"Hopefully, this score will give him the confidence just to keep moving forward."
Silverwood said England are close to putting together their squad for the T20 World Cup, which takes place in Australia in October and November.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer missed the South Africa T20 series because of an elbow injury, while Somerset opener Tom Banton was left out after featuring in the 3-2 victory in New Zealand in October.
"We played what we believe is our strongest side in these three T20 games," said Silverwood.
"The more they've played together, the better they've got - we've seen the improvement throughout the series so I don't think we're a million miles away.
"There's Banton, Archer to come back and then we'll keep an eye on who's doing well out there as well.
"But we'll obviously refocus now on the Test series against Sri Lanka and look to pick up where we left off here."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51536039 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51536039)
Can we assume this means Foakes will be carrying the drinks?
Or will Buttler retain his place as a specialist batsman?
I'm hoping it's the latter as Foakes has to play (and should be the Test keeper going forward) but I have a horrible feeling that won't happen.
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Wouldn't mind Buttler as a specialist bat given his ability against spin but Foakes not keeping would be a joke.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51536039 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51536039)
Can we assume this means Foakes will be carrying the drinks?
Or will Buttler retain his place as a specialist batsman?
I'm hoping it's the latter as Foakes has to play (and should be the Test keeper going forward) but I have a horrible feeling that won't happen.
After this I really can't see anything else than Foakes carrying the drinks for the series - unless injury occurs of course. I don't think Buttler can play as a specialist bat with the form he's in.
So it will be the same top 7 that finished SA, with 8-11 to be decided dependent on the pitch and fitness, eg. 2 or 3 spinners, is Leach fit etc...
I can see something like...
Sibley
Crawley
Denly
Root
Stokes
Pope
Buttler
Woakes or Curran
Bess
Leach
Broad (or Parkinson if it's a bunsen)
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Why would you take your own teabags to Sri Lanka? Tea heaven.
Can't wait to go, three weeks of beaches, curry, cheap beer and cricket. Colombo moved to the SSC as well, lovely.
I went to the last tour, had an amazing time, beautiful country.
If you have time to have a meal at Sangakarras restaurant in Colombo it is well worth it
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With the Rugby Six Nations deciding to cancel the Ireland vs Italy game due to the Coronvirus issue in northern Italy. I was wondering if the ECB would say something regarding the Sri Lanka tour and the Cricketer have just written this piece on it.
https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england/ecb_confident_coronavirus_england_tour_sri_lanka_precautionary_measures.html (https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england/ecb_confident_coronavirus_england_tour_sri_lanka_precautionary_measures.html)
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Wood out of series with side strain
Saqib Mahmood called up, squad leaves monday
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With the Rugby Six Nations deciding to cancel the Ireland vs Italy game due to the Coronvirus issue in northern Italy. I was wondering if the ECB would say something regarding the Sri Lanka tour and the Cricketer have just written this piece on it.
https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england/ecb_confident_coronavirus_england_tour_sri_lanka_precautionary_measures.html (https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england/ecb_confident_coronavirus_england_tour_sri_lanka_precautionary_measures.html)
The FCO doesn’t seem unduly worried about Sri Lanka at the moment. There have been one case in SL, a Chinese tourist who was quarantined pretty much immediately. It is believed they are on top of the situation. My wife is heading to SL for a day next week, and part of her day will be to ascertain what the SL government is saying in public is the same as what’s actually happening.
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I don't know if it's frustrating that Wood has moved from ankle injuries to side strains, but I'm not in the least bit surprised about it.
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Shame about Wood, bet he's annoyed and would love to be fit.
The FCO doesn’t seem unduly worried about Sri Lanka at the moment. There have been one case in SL, a Chinese tourist who was quarantined pretty much immediately. It is believed they are on top of the situation. My wife is heading to SL for a day next week, and part of her day will be to ascertain what the SL government is saying in public is the same as what’s actually happening.
Nice to read that these types of checks are being carried out, considering their reasonable proximity. I did a headline search on the Government of Sri Lanka's website for Corvid-19 and Coronavirus and no results came back which did surprise me a little.
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No sign of people worrying about coronavirus over here. I guess it could change in a couple of weeks?
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Fist bumps all round then... 🤜🤛
England players will not shake hands on Sri Lanka tour because of coronavirus - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51714298 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51714298)
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I believe it is now 'elbow bumping' as even fisting is not allowed in the England camp any more.
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I believe it is now 'elbow bumping' as even fisting is not allowed in the England camp any more.
"Breaking news - Ashley Giles bans England cricketers from fisting"
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No handshakes but they'll continue to spit and sweat on the ball and hand it round?
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I am waiting for the icc to allow the use of sanitisater on the ball...
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England side for the second warm up game:
crawley, sibley, denly, root, pope, stokes, buttler, curran, woakes, bess, leach
looks like the XI that will line up for the first test to me
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Another big warm up score for Crawley, he's starting to look like a very special player.
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Another big warm up score for Crawley, he's starting to look like a very special player.
Starting to look like the player his potential is promising, certainly starting to look good, hoping he can translate this into meaningful test knock
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With Sibley getting his maiden ton in South Africa and looking the part as a Test opener and Crawley now starting to get scores, is Burns guaranteed an immediate recall?
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With Sibley getting his maiden ton in South Africa and looking the part as a Test opener and Crawley now starting to get scores, is Burns guaranteed an immediate recall?
Crawley hasn't got the test runs to make that an interesting question just yet. Burns comes back regardless I think, but if Crawley does get scores on this tour then Denly looks very vulnerable.
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With Sibley getting his maiden ton in South Africa and looking the part as a Test opener and Crawley now starting to get scores, is Burns guaranteed an immediate recall?
Surely if anyone is under threat its Denly. Burns was the only opener on either side that looked like they'd held a bat before during the Ashes - and the management think highly of him.
I dont see any problem with Crawley slotting in at 3.
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Burns will come straight back into the team, unless Denly scores a mountain of runs.
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With Sibley getting his maiden ton in South Africa and looking the part as a Test opener and Crawley now starting to get scores, is Burns guaranteed an immediate recall?
Big fan of Denly and glad England picked him, maybe he was a stop gap pick but got shoved up and down the order and proved he is a team man.
I actually think he will have a good tour with both bat and ball, Sri Lanka are not great let’s be honest and his leggies could pick up a few wickets.
But there’s always one eye on the future and Sibley, Burns and Crawley look to be doing well. If we pick young players we have to give them chances and time.
A long winded answer to the question but yes...Burns back when fit so someone makes way, Denly himself probably knows it is likely to be him.
When he gets in(Denly) he does not quite do enough does he?
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2020/03/13/ben-stokes-pulls-sri-lanka-tour-match-abdominal-injury/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2020/03/13/ben-stokes-pulls-sri-lanka-tour-match-abdominal-injury/)
Ummmmm
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When he gets in(Denly) he does not quite do enough does he?
This is it, He seems like a good bloke and digs in but seems to hang around and then get out for 30. I'd much rather see a young gun exposed to test cricket early and bed down a top order
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Planned this holiday for 7 months. Absolutely gutted. Planned on going regardless but if the players are coming back immediately then it just makes sense to go.
Trying to recoup back as much as I can on the phone with hotels etc now, this is awful.
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Sorry to read your troubles. At least it has been cancelled, so you have a better stance to take it up with your travel insurance and credit card issuers. Good luck.
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Planned this holiday for 7 months. Absolutely gutted. Planned on going regardless but if the players are coming back immediately then it just makes sense to go.
Trying to recoup back as much as I can on the phone with hotels etc now, this is awful.
Id still be going personally, had a great time in Sri Lanka when i went, beautiful country.
I just got back from Morocco. The dodgiest part of the whole trip was Stansted, overcrowded and filthy!
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Me and my other half discussed it at length last night and were both on and off about just going; initally this morning we were fine and thinking we'd make 3 weeks of it, but the inevitable news just deflated me. Plus this stuff doesn't seem to be dying down anytime soon and I'd hate to put myself (and her) in a situation where we have issues getting out of the country.
Got most of my flight money back and cancelled two hotels we hadn't paid for. Now speaking to two other booked hotels about getting a refund at such a late stage, one has kindly agreed but I have to go through hotels.com to sort it; have been on hold for about 3 hours this morning
As of now, probably £330 down, but I appreciate that many others will be a lot worse off...