| How many Tests will we lose by 10:41 - Aug 4 with 2640 views | chicoazul |
To India?
I’m saying 1-3 to them, because we just can’t bat.
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 17:45 - Aug 4 with 843 views | Reuser_is_God |
Christ we are sh1t. |  |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 18:42 - Aug 4 with 827 views | BlueForYou |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 17:02 - Aug 4 by Chrisd |
A good effort there Blue for you, I doff my cap to you. |
I have followed Cricket for over 50 years, some of that in Australia. I know the game & know what it takes to win there. Currently we have no chance. Our Test game is going downhill fast. Changes must happen to our Test selection, attitude, & administration. The game here is a mess. We will always have the talent, it's so sad the way this is heading. I hope I am horribly wrong. |  | | |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 19:04 - Aug 4 with 809 views | Radlett_blue |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 16:57 - Aug 4 by Steve_M |
At some point the ECB will find that people aren't willing to pay £100 plus to watch a format they don't give much of a fk about. |
Plus drink beer at £6 or so a pint.
If England go to Australia with the current seam attack - no-one getting above 85mph - Australia will be licking their lips & scoring 4-500 each time. |  |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 19:46 - Aug 4 with 798 views | chicoazul |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 17:45 - Aug 4 by Reuser_is_God |
Christ we are sh1t. |
Truly pathetic batting as so often. How are we rated as high as 4 in test cricket. | |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 21:15 - Aug 4 with 775 views | jimmyvet |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 16:57 - Aug 4 by N2_Blue |
4-0 India.
England top 6 is probably worst I have seen. It basically consists of Root and not a lot else |
Exactly the ECB don’t give a damn about red ball cricket we absolutely honk Root aside the next 5 miles away from top draw test batsman plus our seam attack is old and we have zero to replace them, sad times indeed for English test cricket. |  | | |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 21:17 - Aug 4 with 772 views | jimmyvet |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 19:04 - Aug 4 by Radlett_blue |
Plus drink beer at £6 or so a pint.
If England go to Australia with the current seam attack - no-one getting above 85mph - Australia will be licking their lips & scoring 4-500 each time. |
We can’t bat … we don’t t have a decent spinner and pace attack is old and going downhill … we will get honked 5 0 or 4 1 down under sadly … | | | |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 08:24 - Aug 5 with 727 views | Chrisd |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 19:46 - Aug 4 by chicoazul |
Truly pathetic batting as so often. How are we rated as high as 4 in test cricket. |
Scathing assessment from Vaughan. Apart from Root, you could say this applies to all England’s batsmen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58094117 | |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 09:17 - Aug 5 with 709 views | Radlett_blue |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 17:08 - Aug 4 by Chrisd |
Very true. I saw a tweet last night and it asked how many overs our batsmen have faced since the NZ series with the red ball? 4 or 5 of them had faced 0!! I love the longer format of the game, it still provides the sternest test for batsmen and bowlers IMO, but something needs to be done as white ball cricket is now beginning to take over and dictate player's availability. |
Indeed, the summer schedule was heavily criticised when it came out.
Bairstow was playing his first First Class game of the summer, Buttler hasn't played first class cricket since February & Lawrence & Root haven't had a first class knock for almost 2 months. The ECB continue to chase the 1 day dollar & as long as Test crowds hold up, they won't care. | |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 09:35 - Aug 5 with 700 views | chicoazul |
He’s spot on. It’s true we are asking players who haven’t played this form to suddenly adapt; it’s also true that they have to be adaptable and basically, good enough mentally and skill wise to do it.
The Aussies are going to rinse us in the next two ashes if this carries on. | |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 10:53 - Aug 5 with 685 views | N2_Blue |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 18:42 - Aug 4 by BlueForYou |
I have followed Cricket for over 50 years, some of that in Australia. I know the game & know what it takes to win there. Currently we have no chance. Our Test game is going downhill fast. Changes must happen to our Test selection, attitude, & administration. The game here is a mess. We will always have the talent, it's so sad the way this is heading. I hope I am horribly wrong. |
This 100%. Couldn't agree more unfortunately BlueForYou.
England's current shambles in Test cricket is the thing I'm most sad about in sport other than where ITFC find themselves of course.
It's an absolute travesty that English Test cricket finds itself in this state. The resources and money the ECB have, it's scandalous and frankly unacceptable. |  |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 13:11 - Aug 5 with 666 views | Plums |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 10:53 - Aug 5 by N2_Blue |
This 100%. Couldn't agree more unfortunately BlueForYou.
England's current shambles in Test cricket is the thing I'm most sad about in sport other than where ITFC find themselves of course.
It's an absolute travesty that English Test cricket finds itself in this state. The resources and money the ECB have, it's scandalous and frankly unacceptable. |
It’s almost as if they are wilfully destroying it. The irony is of course that our white ball success is built on a foundation of test and county cricket. By the time the dimwits at the ECB realise this, it will be too late. |  |
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| How many Tests will we lose by on 19:04 - Aug 5 with 636 views | BlueForYou |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 17:32 - Aug 4 by gordon |
Looking forward to some regulation catches going down in the slips now. |
Sibley was your man! Looked defeated to me, will be surprised if he survives past this match. Robinson bowled superbly in the morning session, & then Anderson came to life. After praying for rain to save us, it then hindered us. Only Test cricket has these twists & turns. We must never allow it to fade away! | | | |
| How many Tests will we lose by on 18:26 - Sep 6 with 506 views | chicoazul |
1-3 is on lads | |
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