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Post by RedandWhite90 on May 12, 2022 13:37:42 GMT
Watched a bit of Dom Sibley batting against Lancs yesterday. He looks to be in good shape and his technique and setup look much better for scoring all around the wicket. If he gets runs in the next few weeks, possible recall? Interesting watching this round of matches with Root, Stokes etc involved. Rory Burns scored his first ton of the season, but I can't see him getting back in with that strange technique of his, he will get found out again. As a Warks fan, I've been following Sibley's efforts to remodel his technique over the winter. Noises were that it was looking good, then he got a golden duck in his first innings¡ But he seems to have got over that fairly well. Whether his technique will hold up under the pressure of a Test match is a moot point which we'll only find out if he gets a recall. England need an opener who can stick around for 25 overs even if not scoring highly just to take the shine off for the batsmen who follow. I'd give him another go this summer. Has he developed any sort of offside shot?
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Post by AlliG on May 12, 2022 16:20:22 GMT
Looking forward to seeing how McCullum gets on as England coach.
His test record is good enough (and recent enough) to earn the respect of the England squad as someone who knows what they are talking about. On the face of it he would also seem to have a similar outlook as Ben Stokes, which should reduce the potential for friction between coach and captain.
As long as the media accept that he can't make a silk purse out a sow's ear and that improvement is more likely to be slow and steady rather than dramatic it could be an interesting few years.
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Post by Bod on May 13, 2022 15:45:31 GMT
Hazelwood has just gone for 64 in his four overs and not even a wicket as consolation. Brutal.
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Post by Bod on May 14, 2022 21:41:01 GMT
Shit or bust in the IPL this week, before the playoffs start. Been a great bit of fun doing this fantasy league but has made me feel dirty when I’ve needed someone from Mumbai or RCB to get me points 😂
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 14, 2022 21:43:02 GMT
Shit or bust in the IPL this week, before the playoffs start. Been a great bit of fun doing this fantasy league but has made me feel dirty when I’ve needed someone from Mumbai or RCB to get me points 😂 I’ve not had chance to touch my team for a couple of weeks due to work and it shows, always the same with these fantasy leagues🙄
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Post by followyoudown on May 14, 2022 22:47:19 GMT
Only seems like yesterday England were trying to pick him. RIP
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Post by franklin on May 15, 2022 7:14:09 GMT
Only seems like yesterday England were trying to pick him. RIP Cricket Australia have lost some very high profile ex player recently very sad indeed.
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Post by partickpotter on May 15, 2022 17:02:09 GMT
Can’t believe I’m writing this but… is Buttler for the axe? He looks like he’s running out of puff. He’s got another game this week, but he’s got to start hitting the accelerator a lot harder at the start of his innings if he wants to stay in my 11. I’m just too fucking nice. Buttler’s being playing like he’s in a test match since I posted this. Big selection decisions coming up as we move into the eliminator process.
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Post by partickpotter on May 15, 2022 17:06:56 GMT
As to the county championship, two of my main men didn’t even play - one was rested, the other had a back strain.
I need to find a way to avoid having big bucks tied up in players who don’t even make onto the ground.
So, I have to be satisfied with just over a thousand points.
Some careful thought needed though for next week. Changes are required!
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Post by partickpotter on May 16, 2022 6:16:17 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on May 16, 2022 6:57:03 GMT
As a Warks fan, I've been following Sibley's efforts to remodel his technique over the winter. Noises were that it was looking good, then he got a golden duck in his first innings¡ But he seems to have got over that fairly well. Whether his technique will hold up under the pressure of a Test match is a moot point which we'll only find out if he gets a recall. England need an opener who can stick around for 25 overs even if not scoring highly just to take the shine off for the batsmen who follow. I'd give him another go this summer. Has he developed any sort of offside shot? Praise the Lord, yes! Scores more evenly around the wicket so far this season. Currently averaging 53 from eight innings.
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Post by partickpotter on May 16, 2022 7:18:27 GMT
Has he developed any sort of offside shot? Praise the Lord, yes! Scores more evenly around the wicket so far this season. Currently averaging 53 from eight innings. Good for him finding some form. But… He’s a long way from topping the averages - he’s 27 in Division 1 (and 25th in terms aggregate). There’s also another 20 or so in league two with a better average or scored more runs. Ok, there are some overseas players in those numbers but plenty of English batsmen. I reckon Sibley is a long way off selection. Or should be… But, we have a big problem in our top 3 (yeah, I know… tell me something new). But, as Joe Root will now play at 4 our top 3 look like they will be very inexperienced. Based on performance you’d imagine Lees and Brook will be selected with a third place going to the man in place Crawley. But, his form ain’t great not to mention his record is pretty modest and his technique and approach has many questions. So, it might be that we need to bring in one of the players we’ve dumped previously just to add some experience. So Sibley may be that man. Or Vince. Or Malan. Or Jennings. Or Burns. We have plenty of failures to choose from if we go down that road.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on May 16, 2022 7:20:30 GMT
Looking forward to seeing how McCullum gets on as England coach. His test record is good enough (and recent enough) to earn the respect of the England squad as someone who knows what they are talking about. On the face of it he would also seem to have a similar outlook as Ben Stokes, which should reduce the potential for friction between coach and captain. As long as the media accept that he can't make a silk purse out a sow's ear and that improvement is more likely to be slow and steady rather than dramatic it could be an interesting few years. We now have a skipper with just one FC captaincy under his belt (standing in for Root in a Test) and a coach with zero red ball coaching experience...It's certainly an interesting and novel approach!
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on May 16, 2022 7:24:50 GMT
Praise the Lord, yes! Scores more evenly around the wicket so far this season. Currently averaging 53 from eight innings. Good for him finding some form. But… He’s a long way from topping the averages - he’s 27 in Division 1 (and 25th in terms aggregate). There’s also another 20 or so in league two with a better average or scored more runs. Ok, there are some overseas players in those numbers but plenty of English batsmen. I reckon Sibley is a long way off selection. Or should be… But, we have a big problem in our top 3 (yeah, I know… tell me something new). But, as Joe Root will now play at 4 our top 3 look like they will be very inexperienced. Based on performance you’d imagine Lees and Brook will be selected with a third place going to the man in place Crawley. But, his form ain’t great not to mention his record is pretty modest and his technique and approach has many questions. So, it might be that we need to bring in one of the players we’ve dumped previously just to add some experience. So Sibley may be that man. Or Vince. Or Malan. Or Jennings. Or Burns. We have plenty of failures to choose from if we go down that road. Sensible enough. I said previously that if Sibley continues in this vein, I'd give him another go this summer. He should've got over the initial step up nerves, will have some familiarity with the set up and we have several home Tests to allow him the best opportunity to show what he can do. You might get a decent Test opener out of him. If not, it's pretty much as we were, with no other stand out candidates really.
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Post by prestwichpotter on May 16, 2022 15:03:08 GMT
Another England quick, another stress fracture:
From dropping Anderson and Broad to them being our only two fit seamers.....
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Post by chuckrocky on May 16, 2022 16:17:53 GMT
Another England quick, another stress fracture: From dropping Anderson and Broad to them being our only two fit seamers..... We’re certainly down to the bare bones in the fast bowling department although Matty Potts looks a very exciting prospect and will almost certainly be in the squad for the New Zealand series.
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Post by professorplump on May 16, 2022 17:11:39 GMT
Looking forward to seeing how McCullum gets on as England coach. His test record is good enough (and recent enough) to earn the respect of the England squad as someone who knows what they are talking about. On the face of it he would also seem to have a similar outlook as Ben Stokes, which should reduce the potential for friction between coach and captain. As long as the media accept that he can't make a silk purse out a sow's ear and that improvement is more likely to be slow and steady rather than dramatic it could be an interesting few years. We now have a skipper with just one FC captaincy under his belt (standing in for Root in a Test) and a coach with zero red ball coaching experience...It's certainly an interesting and novel approach! Although McCullum hasn't any red ball coaching experience, I don't think that will be a problem. He played over 100 tests for NZ and captained them in 30 and he played a big part in their surge up the test rankings. He will of course have a team of coaches working under him as well.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 16, 2022 17:49:51 GMT
Anyone one know when Jofra fucking Archer is going to be fit enough to play again?
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Post by partickpotter on May 16, 2022 17:51:05 GMT
You need to keep on your toes with that fantasy championship cricket malarkey
Nearly half my team hasn’t got a match this week.
Big changes needed.
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Post by partickpotter on May 16, 2022 17:55:20 GMT
Anyone one know when Jofra fucking Archer is going to be fit enough to play again? He’s planning to be returning in the T20 whatever it’s called starting at the end of this month. When we’ll see him with a red ball in his hand is less clear. But, first things first. Let’s see how he does in the shortest format.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 16, 2022 18:03:47 GMT
You need to keep on your toes with that fantasy championship cricket malarkey Nearly half my team hasn’t got a match this week. Big changes needed. I’m doing what I do with the football version and not touching my team, with usually disastrous consequences🙄
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Post by prestwichpotter on May 16, 2022 18:56:03 GMT
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Post by stokeuk474 on May 16, 2022 19:01:40 GMT
Bloody hell, with Ollie Robinson struggling, and Mark Wood out too, looks like old our mate Craig Overton might be lining up in that first test 👀
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 16, 2022 19:08:01 GMT
Bloody hell, with Ollie Robinson struggling, and Mark Wood out too, looks like old our mate Craig Overton might be lining up in that first test 👀 What’s happened to Brydon Carse? Suppose he’s injured as well?
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Post by chuckrocky on May 16, 2022 19:32:03 GMT
Bloody hell, with Ollie Robinson struggling, and Mark Wood out too, looks like old our mate Craig Overton might be lining up in that first test 👀 Overton limped out of Somerset’s recent game after bowling just a couple of overs so you’d think he’s a doubt too. Broad and Anderson will certainly make the squad for the New Zealand series with Matty Potts almost certain to join them. After that you’re looking at the likes of Jamie Overton, Tom Hem and Sam Curran.
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Post by prestwichpotter on May 16, 2022 21:10:41 GMT
Bloody hell, with Ollie Robinson struggling, and Mark Wood out too, looks like old our mate Craig Overton might be lining up in that first test 👀 What’s happened to Brydon Carse? Suppose he’s injured as well? Made his comeback the other day……
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Post by Bod on May 17, 2022 7:41:27 GMT
Tried to salvage a crap IPL week last week and change it up for the final round of fixtures. Brought in Warner and Dube and dropped Kuldeep. The result? Warner got a golden, Dube a silver and Kuldeep took 2-14. 😂
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Post by Bod on May 17, 2022 7:57:34 GMT
Anyone one know when Jofra fucking Archer is going to be fit enough to play again? The England strength and conditioning team is proving itself to be as effective as Palacios on a windy (and non-windy) day.
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Post by prestwichpotter on May 17, 2022 8:13:38 GMT
Tried to salvage a crap IPL week last week and change it up for the final round of fixtures. Brought in Warner and Dube and dropped Kuldeep. The result? Warner got a golden, Dube a silver and Kuldeep took 2-14. 😂 all of my in form players absolutely bombed last week, and every time I get rid of a player who's done nothing he comes up with a match winning performance. The joys of Fantasy Leagues......
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Post by partickpotter on May 17, 2022 8:19:26 GMT
Tried to salvage a crap IPL week last week and change it up for the final round of fixtures. Brought in Warner and Dube and dropped Kuldeep. The result? Warner got a golden, Dube a silver and Kuldeep took 2-14. 😂 all of my in form players absolutely bombed last week, and every time I get rid of a player who's done nothing he comes up with a match winning performance. The joys of Fantasy Leagues...... It’s the equivalent of a captain following the ball while fielding. The bigger problem in the county championship game is the inconsistency of fixtures. 6 of my squad, and 5 of my best players aren’t playing this week and I can’t replace them all!
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