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[InternalTraining]

Pakistan dropped Hafeez and I sense a renewed vigor and vitality in the team. That pecker head professor is gone.

[InternalTraining]

Them Greene King IPA adverts look funny. Vitality dachshund was hilarious!

[Northern monkey]

England Gotta replace hales asap
Clueless !

[InternalTraining]

For 26 overs, that ball looks pretty beat up.

[ElPerro]

England Gotta replace hales asap
Clueless !

It's a shame the ego/attitude isn't reflected in runs

[ppccopener]

It's a shame the ego/attitude isn't reflected in runs

Yep dont like slagging off someone in a England shirt but the Oval did for Hales.
England are loyal these days but technically he aint got it,one dayers or tests and its bloomin obvious.
Runs against sri lanka yes but what standard is their attack? Yorkshire? No way..Surrey? Nope.maybe another County div 1 side.
The selectors cant get everything right but the wrong horse has been backed here.

[Northern monkey]

Boycott was spot on, in that he's just not good enough,
Playing or timing one or two cover drives is not enough against world class bowling from any country.
Compton was the same, and to me, hales is worse

[Buzz]

This is garbage, Hales is a little out of form, he will come good again in odi cricket. Give him a break, it is rare that all batsman in a team are in form at the same time.

[Northern monkey]

Give him a break? Why?
They are 'paid' cricketers. As such should we not expect results?

I tell you what mr buzz, you get a bit aggressive with your replies at times, you had a bit of a go at me on the brexit topic.

[Seniorplayer]

Give him a break? Why?
They are 'paid' cricketers. As such should we not expect results?

I tell you what mr buzz, you get a bit aggressive with your replies at times, you had a bit of a go at me on the brexit topic.

Disagreeing with the old guard is not  allowed

[ProCricketer1982]

Give him a break? Why?
They are 'paid' cricketers. As such should we not expect results?

I tell you what mr buzz, you get a bit aggressive with your replies at times, you had a bit of a go at me on the brexit topic.

Now, I'm no hales fan or any white ball style player tbh.. However, without looking at the stats his odi record is decent. Sure he's played some tonk teams on flat roads but unless you are brain dead that's the story generally now in the game. He's having a bad run that's all. He's the man in possession and why does he deserve less time than bell, cook etc got.

They are paid however so unlike clubbies have to produce the goods.. Having said that, when is the last time someone lost their cricket career at that level over mediocre performances

[Gelds]

Don't get all the Hales bashing! Yes, he has struggled in test cricket but he's a very decent one-day opener. He had a great series in South Africa over the winter against a decent attack. A couple of low scores doesn't mean he should be dropped.

[smilley792]

Cricket is a Wierd sport. Mainly for how it's played.

But in football, if you are having a lean spell, a bad run, you go on the bench, or don't get picked for the national squad. When the goals return. You are back in.


Cricket due to the national team playing all year(especially if you play all formats) when your out of form you have to knuckle down and get through it, if you don't and enough people call for your head, your out and out for a while even if the runs start flowing st county level.


Do I believe hales needs dropping? Nope, wasn't long ago him and Roy had a few hundreds between them.
If he get no runs at all this season, he will be watched in the next series closely, and if he's still struggling, he may be replaced. It's just a case off if there's someone out there to replace him?

[brokenbat]

Pretty soon we'll need a new thread just for Hales.

[Calzehbhoy]

So the Mrs has just been offered 2 seats for free in hospitality for the game at Trent Bridge tomorrow! My first ever ODI and visit to TB so am pretty stoked!

Weather is supposed to be set fair and all the beer/food is free. Wednesday may well be a right off!