Topic: Ashes 2017-18 (Read 407162 times)

rickjames · « **Reply #390 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:39:00 PM »

Bit baffled by Burns not being selected; one of the top 3 run scorers in the Championship

Manormanic · « **Reply #391 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:40:21 PM »

Quote from: Buzz on October 02, 2017, 12:33:16 PM

No room for Sam Northeast, Rory Burns, Tom or Sam Curran.
There must be some serious talent in English cricket right now if those guys don't get picked.

Quite agree - I have nothing against anyone in the squad that was picked - they are all either young and up and coming (in the case of Amar Virdi, very young!) or recent England picks. But I am very surprised by some of the omissions - the two Curran lads, I would have expected to be in there (though I suspect Tom will play all of the ODIs and probably go on the New Zealand tour, so it is probably more a case of managing his workload), and I am amazed that Ben Coad has not been selected as one of the two standout quicks in the top division this season. I would also have thought that Matt Parkinson and Daniel Bell-Drummond might have been in there.

Burns...now there is an odd one; his method is so ugly that it is easy to miss that he does make a huge amount of runs. The only problem is, he makes them on a shirtfront at the DrOval which makes it very difficult to tell whether they are a sign of quality, or of the fact that most club players could make runs on a pitch that never deviates.

Sam · « **Reply #392 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:43:42 PM »

Wasn't Tom Curran being tipped for a BBL contract?

northernboy1987 · « **Reply #393 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:43:50 PM »

Coad, Burns, Hameed and the Currans were the big surprise for me, perhaps they already feel they know enough about Tom Curran but thought Sam might have gone.

*EDIT*

Unless Hameed's hand won't have recovered in time, maybe that's why he's missed out.

rickjames · « **Reply #394 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:48:10 PM »

Also with my bias I like both Tom/Sam, but they've hardly barked up trees this year in what has been a piss poor bowling attack. Time and time again this year they've all failed to knock tails over, depressingly bad to watch.

six and out · « **Reply #395 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:35:12 PM »

None of the white ball players were selected so it makes me think that they are going to try and get them BBL contracts.

Hameed wasn't selected because of his hand injury apparently.

I do feel for Coad, Burns and Northeast though. But like others have said I don't have any issue with anyone in that squad.

golders · « **Reply #396 on:** October 03, 2017, 10:36:29 PM »

Little update on the Stokes affair:

Ben Stokes: England all-rounder to miss Ashes if inquiry ongoing when tour starts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41490875

Hoping against hope that the charges are dropped...

ppccopener · « **Reply #397 on:** October 04, 2017, 06:15:15 AM »

Yes as we thought it practically impossible for stokes to be cleared before the squad departs or for the case to be concluded in six weeks. The police don't put time limits on investigations so Stokes won't be playing in the Ashes . The ECB won't take him whilst it's on going as the article says.

The longer it goes without these two guys coming forward as well the worse it will be for him, if the two guys exist at all.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #398 on:** October 04, 2017, 10:25:08 AM »

Quote from: golders on October 03, 2017, 10:36:29 PM

Hoping against hope that the charges are dropped...

Really can't see that happening, I'm afraid.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #399 on:** October 04, 2017, 10:28:04 AM »

Quote from: six and out on October 02, 2017, 04:35:12 PM

I do feel for Coad, Burns and Northeast though. But like others have said I don't have any issue with anyone in that squad.

Northeast and Burns seem to have quite idiosyncratic techniques. I wonder if that goes against them.

ppccopener · « **Reply #400 on:** October 04, 2017, 11:01:44 AM »

Don�t think there is a cat in hells chance the charges will be dropped, it�s just a case of whether there is provocation and witnesses to back up Stokes

Abh is pretty serious and the cops won�t care how long it takes to get the evidence.

I�d be amazed if he not withdrawn from the ashes squad in the next few days

InternalTraining · « **Reply #401 on:** October 04, 2017, 12:53:02 PM »

What's going with those two "witnesses"?

ppccopener · « **Reply #402 on:** October 04, 2017, 01:30:29 PM »

Quote from: InternalTraining on October 04, 2017, 12:53:02 PM

What's going with those two "witnesses"?

The police have appealed for them to come forward, Stokes is bang in trouble anyway but the police want to know if he was trying to defend them and there was provocation

There is also the possibility Stokes is lying....

Really....this is a bad situation all round , can�t remember the last time something this bad happened

Neon Cricket · « **Reply #403 on:** October 04, 2017, 01:43:21 PM »

Has everyone seen the snapchat screenshots that are floating around of Hales/Stokes?

Put it this way, Stokes may never play for England again...

Although on a positive he's got his autobiography title sorted: "Girls, Cocaine & England Helmets"

golders · « **Reply #404 on:** October 04, 2017, 01:54:26 PM »

Quote from: Neon Cricket on October 04, 2017, 01:43:21 PM

Has everyone seen the snapchat screenshots that are floating around of Hales/Stokes?

Put it this way, Stokes may never play for England again...

Although on a positive he's got his autobiography title sorted: "Girls, C
Quote from: Neon Cricket on October 04, 2017, 01:43:21 PM
Has everyone seen the snapchat screenshots that are floating around of Hales/Stokes?

Put it this way, Stokes may never play for England again...

Although on a positive he's got his autobiography title sorted: "Girls, Cocaine & England Helmets"

ocaine & England Helmets"

Only the Harvey "you're a c#*@"ones from a week or so ago , are there more?!

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