Topic: England v Sri lanka (Read 45369 times)

Jlscarroll17 · « **Reply #360 on:** January 22, 2021, 08:51:54 PM »

Carse on his day can consistently bowl 87-90+ but he�s had a lot of injuries, last season was the first time he�s managed to get through what we�d call a season without an injury. I�ve had the luxury of keeping to him whilst playing club cricket and he certainly hits the gloves very hard !!

rickjames · « **Reply #361 on:** January 23, 2021, 04:43:19 AM »

JIMMY

billyb · « **Reply #362 on:** January 23, 2021, 05:33:11 AM »

Woakes is a better player than Curran right now. I'm not sure Curran has done much on this tour so far.

He's talented for future, sure, but why play him above Woakes?

rickjames · « **Reply #363 on:** January 23, 2021, 05:58:36 AM »

Maybe this pitch will turn in about 20 years time

alba caerulea · « **Reply #364 on:** January 23, 2021, 06:36:57 AM »

Quote from: billyb on January 23, 2021, 05:33:11 AM

Woakes is a better player than Curran right now. I'm not sure Curran has done much on this tour so far.

He's talented for future, sure, but why play him above Woakes?

To be honest there is absolutely no need for a 3rd seamer. Certainly not a medium pace orthodox swing bowler

Curran is filling a 3rd spinner shaped hole

ppccopener · « **Reply #365 on:** January 23, 2021, 07:55:05 AM »

5 for Anderson, he really is different class.

rickjames · « **Reply #366 on:** January 23, 2021, 08:05:37 AM »

Shame the spinners have been a bit rubbish

Rez · « **Reply #367 on:** January 23, 2021, 08:09:30 AM »

Amazing from Jimmy but such a shame we are relying on him for the heavy lifting in Galle of all places

ProWannabe88 · « **Reply #368 on:** January 23, 2021, 08:21:50 AM »

Be interesting to see how the SL spinners get on. Inconsistent length is costing bess and leach on a flat pitch

ppccopener · « **Reply #369 on:** January 23, 2021, 08:35:43 AM »

Quote from: Rez on January 23, 2021, 08:09:30 AM

Amazing from Jimmy but such a shame we are relying on him for the heavy lifting in Galle of all places

Absolutely, and Wood is putting in a great effort here as well with 2 wickets and still getting it thru head high.

I'm listening on the radio, no turn for our guys but it's a better wicket so far by the sound of it.

But is we cannot hold one end down in India we will get taken apart.

Perhaps the most important bowlers in India are going to be our seamers.

billyb · « **Reply #370 on:** January 23, 2021, 09:10:43 AM »

Would you take Ali and Rashid over Leach and Bess?

Pretty worrying even if there isn't much turn.
Leach 0-119
Bess 0-76.

Those figures will kill us in India...

ppccopener · « **Reply #371 on:** January 23, 2021, 09:30:10 AM »

England desperately wanted Ali to play now despite his poor form in recent years.
Can't see Rashid touring he has a dodgy shoulder and maybe worried Root would bowl him too much with the 2020 WC coming up.

I think Leach is our best spinner and then we have Bess, don't know much about Parkinson.

Think it's fair to say this pitch has not helped the spinners so far, but we will struggle in India. If it follows similar tours they will attack spin so the seamers don't get a chance to rest.

If we don't have 3 spinners good enough we may even play an extra batsman in the team.

We are going to struggle in the next tour I think, a drawn series would be a great result but I can't see it.

Manormanic · « **Reply #372 on:** January 23, 2021, 09:59:08 AM »

Word is Rashid was interested in a Test recall toward the end of last Summer but when he tried to get through a full day of bowling in the nets at Leeds he woke up in serious pain the day after. Its a shame, because he is certainly better than the two we have here, but I doubt that we will ever see him play the long form of the game again.

rickjames · « **Reply #373 on:** January 23, 2021, 10:03:46 AM »

Sigh

SouthpawMark · « **Reply #374 on:** January 23, 2021, 10:06:44 AM »

Can�t think of many English batters who have been worse at playing spin than Sibley.

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