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[Buzz]

He was timing those balls to perfection nearly every time... Hardly looked clueless.

of all the issues with the odi team, I am pretty certain Moeen isn't near the top!

[ProCricketer1982]

The least of the teams worries is Ali's timing of the ball.. Plenty of other idiots to worry about currently in that team and squad.

[jamesisapayne]

Have you scored an ODI hundred off 60 odd balls?

No, it because Moeen Ali is English and as we all know Gerry literally cannot wait to jump in and slag off English players any opportunity he gets. It's as predictable as much as the sun rising and setting.

Yawn!

[uknsaunders]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30396782

bugger

[Stuey]

'The way we've approached our batting, the tempo at the top of the order especially, has been brilliant," he said.
i must be watching a different game to Joe Root, more corporate cricket cr8p.
Cook back, Hales out....sums up the whole sham!

[InternalTraining]

^ hehe

[InternalTraining]

Cook's GN XRD has a serious bow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30396782

bugger

[FattusCattus]

Hmmm, I guess this doesn't interest us much anymore, as we are all a little frustrated with the team, the management and the selection.

Notable that Tredders has put in a good spell here - although I fear for England's batting on a tricky, spinning pitch.

[ProCricketer1982]

I think we all still care but the people I speak to have simply had enough of the ECB and the selection policy. The ECB has to coin a phrase from football 'Lost the dressing room'.

The players are to blame as well to a degree but some of them probably shouldn't have been picked etc. Management are paid the bucks so should carry the can.

[rich041187]

Lets just hope the England lads have been reading the thread on how to play off spin

[WalkingWicket37]

Lets just hope the England lads have been reading the thread on how to play off spin

I hope they have and all of them employ this technique!

I like to charge a 1/3 of the way up the track and flat-bat it through the leg side for 4 on the full.

Letting it bounce is very poor form.

[FattusCattus]

Gosh - a six-fer for Woakes, he can't really be as poo as some members have mentioned?

[WalkingWicket37]

WICKET - A Mendis b Woakes 0 (SL 239 all out)
That's how to bowl to number 11 - fast and straight, Ajantha Mendis is bowled, and Woakes - already the first England player to take an ODI five-wicket haul, has a six-for!

Is that badly written, or have the BBC cocked up on their stats?

[FattusCattus]

The made a large cock-up - he's the first Englishman to take 2 x 6-fers in ODI's.

[Rob580]

And the first England fast bowler to take a 5-fer in ODI's in Sri Lanka