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Title: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: AJ2014 on June 29, 2021, 10:03:07 AM
Should be an easy series win for England!
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: SouthpawMark on June 29, 2021, 10:33:45 AM
This SL side is one of the worst teams I have ever seen England play against. I think Ireland would be a more suitable opponent.
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: rickjames on June 29, 2021, 10:40:02 AM
So glad I got a refund for Thursday

Shame we didn't bat first and pile on
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: six and out on June 29, 2021, 10:47:47 AM
England bowling 1st to be finished for the football!
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: SouthpawMark on June 29, 2021, 11:01:23 AM
Whoever gave the pitch a final cut is obviously Swiss.
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: mo_town on June 29, 2021, 12:01:31 PM
When will England realise how valuable Woakes is? For me, he should be one of the first names on the sheet in all three formats! Cant believe the guy struggled to get a game all winter!
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on June 29, 2021, 12:20:22 PM
ODI Woakes is such a stud
Title: Re: SL vs England ODI's
Post by: AJ2014 on June 29, 2021, 12:38:55 PM
England bowling 1st to be finished for the football!
Even time for a couple of drinks before the kickoff! 👍
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on June 29, 2021, 12:43:12 PM
That was village cricket at its best
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: AJ2014 on June 29, 2021, 01:25:40 PM
That was village cricket at its best
Hahaha
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on June 29, 2021, 02:10:01 PM
I do enjoy Bairstow teeing off
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on June 29, 2021, 04:02:53 PM
Superb from Root. Completely unhurried and calm, if only he didn’t have the pressures of Captaincy in the test side.
Must be up there with the best ODI batsman we have ever had. Can’t think of anyone better.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: AJ2014 on June 29, 2021, 05:07:19 PM
I wonder if England was watching Rootie or Footie? 🤔😃👍
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Manormanic on June 29, 2021, 08:28:02 PM
I do enjoy Bairstow teeing off

That wasn't teeing off, it was putting rubbish in the bin.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 01, 2021, 11:48:37 AM
I do wish someone would tell Morgan it's OK to bat first every once in awhile
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on July 01, 2021, 12:09:00 PM
Woakes rested. It beggars belief and to hammer it in T Curran plays instead.

It’s absolute village
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 01, 2021, 12:11:21 PM
Not as village as burning your reviews for two plumb ones after two overs
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: beaver5 on July 01, 2021, 12:16:44 PM
Why would you choose to bowl first against a team unlikely to pass 200?
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: edge on July 01, 2021, 12:30:44 PM
Why would you choose to bowl first against a team unlikely to pass 200?
Why wouldn't you?!
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on July 01, 2021, 01:00:34 PM
For the sake of the crowd is all I can think of at the moment.
We know they have had 3 sent home for COVID breaches but this is as weak a side as I can recall seeing.
Arthur could be on homework plus detention after this game for them
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Warneymonster on July 01, 2021, 01:01:48 PM
what was the point in bringing Banton in just to carry the drinks?
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on July 01, 2021, 01:08:24 PM
Cover for Jason Roy niggle I think
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on July 01, 2021, 01:23:26 PM
Why would you choose to bowl first against a team unlikely to pass 200?


If you want to win, it's EXACTLY what you do. What you don't do is bat first and risk getting out for a low score and giving them a sniff.. Only amateur teams do that as they are... well.... amateur and so dumb
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Alvaro on July 01, 2021, 01:30:19 PM
Not as village as burning your reviews for two plumb ones after two overs

You've got a posh setup at your village club if you've DRS.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 01, 2021, 01:45:38 PM
Aye, camera and everything.

Sam Curran bouncing people out both pleases and amuses me
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: beaver5 on July 01, 2021, 01:47:14 PM

If you want to win, it's EXACTLY what you do. What you don't do is bat first and risk getting out for a low score and giving them a sniff.. Only amateur teams do that as they are... well.... amateur and so dumb

I disagree. It's a meaningless game against a poor side, so why not get the batsmen to work on getting a big score. Morgan often says he wants pressure on his team in this sort of game, as that's where you learn and progress as a team.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Byo on July 01, 2021, 01:54:03 PM
I disagree. It's a meaningless game against a poor side, so why not get the batsmen to work on getting a big score. Morgan often says he wants pressure on his team in this sort of game, as that's where you learn and progress as a team.
Win the series and then experiment with how you go about putting pressure on your team.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Jimbo on July 01, 2021, 01:56:07 PM
As was pointed out on TMS earlier, England have struggled lately with chasing middling scores. Seems Morgan wants his team to work on that aspect of their ODI cricket.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on July 01, 2021, 02:24:30 PM
You've got a posh setup at your village club if you've DRS.

Doesn't cost as much as you think for a billy basic DRS :)
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: SouthpawMark on July 01, 2021, 03:31:52 PM
Tom Curran adds zero to this England side. Worse than Dernbach.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 01, 2021, 03:38:57 PM
Bit harsh, bowled reasonably well today, some back luck with that 9th over
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: SouthpawMark on July 01, 2021, 04:09:47 PM
Don’t think it is harsh at all. Three wickets in his last 11 ODIs (one was against the might of Ireland) and the 2nd worst bowling economy rate of any England ODI cricketer ever (only behind Dernbach).
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on July 01, 2021, 04:26:49 PM
Bit harsh, bowled reasonably well today, some back luck with that 9th over


What does he offer?


Doesn't score many runs
Not consistent
Lacks pace


I think the only two things are : Offers Aggression and 'left arm'...

sadly we have yet another over rated England player.. ECB and media coo over him and some fans just go along with it. There are many better prospects both in red and white ball than Curran and yet he keeps getting the gig.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Alvaro on July 01, 2021, 04:32:44 PM
You can’t even moan about the right Curran.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Jimbo on July 01, 2021, 04:33:38 PM

What does he offer?


Doesn't score many runs
Not consistent
Lacks pace


I think the only two things are : Offers Aggression and 'left arm'...

sadly we have yet another over rated England player.. ECB and media coo over him and some fans just go along with it. There are many better prospects both in red and white ball than Curran and yet he keeps getting the gig.

You're confusing your Currans. Sam is well worth his spot in the white ball setup, increasingly unconvinced by his brother. Woakes is a better all round proposition as is Willey. When Stokes is back in the fold I don't see a role for TC.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on July 01, 2021, 04:42:08 PM
Sam is decent and may be good enough in red ball to potentially be a middle order player and forth seamer.
I don't see how TC gets picked over Woakes in an match at all. Woakes being rested is beyond any logic.

I'm glad Willey has had two good matches now, not a mad fan of his but he's decent. You would have to say also he was unlucky to get cut from the squad before the World Cup last time round. He can also put bat to ball down the order.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: ppccopener on July 01, 2021, 04:42:36 PM
You can’t even moan about the right Curran.

 :)
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 04, 2021, 10:44:42 AM
What are we learning by bowling first again
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: beaver5 on July 04, 2021, 10:52:24 AM
Stupid decision to bowl first! We already know we can beat a second rate time when we bowl first. Also why not play Garton, Banton and Dawson. What are we going to learn from the current team that we don't already know?
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Jimbo on July 04, 2021, 10:56:34 AM
Think you already know what you get with Dawson but would have been nice to give Banton and Garton a run out against a very weak Sri Lanka side.
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: rickjames on July 04, 2021, 10:58:03 AM
Also why not play Garton, Banton and Dawson. What are we going to learn from the current team that we don't already know?

Would stink of hypocrisy if he didn't pick his strongest team available whilst Root didn't have such luxury when it came to the New Zealand...
Title: Re: England vs SL ODIs
Post by: Jimbo on July 04, 2021, 11:47:14 AM
Would stink of hypocrisy if he didn't pick his strongest team available whilst Root didn't have such luxury when it came to the New Zealand...

Morgan didn't decide the test squad though did he? If you give the like of Willey a game out of the side and played Garton then that's got absolutely nothing to do with the test team.