[Cricket] Ashes 2021-22

[jcdenton08]

Add the fielding to that…the stats on dropped catches between the two teams are already staggering.

Exactly. Some dreadful village green fielding going on certainly isn't helping!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I don't think any of this England side would get in my all time English Test XI - possibly Anderson when he was a bit younger, but definitely nobody else, not even Root.

 

[DJ NOBO]

I don't think any of this England side would get in my all time English Test XI - possibly Anderson when he was a bit younger, but definitely nobody else, not even Root.

That must be some seam attack you have in mind if the most prolific seam bowler of all time isn’t even sure of a place.
Ed Giddins and Dean Headley?

 

[A1X]

England test team - 1 win in 12 matches (after this week because let’s face it)

Albion - 1 win in 12

I hate sport

 

[Pavilionaire]

Silverwood has been an unmitigated disaster.

A team containing England all-time greats Root, Stokes and Anderson shoukd not be getting outplayed on every single day of every test match. This is staggering under-preparation.

 

[Pevenseagull]

England

13/2

120/4

198 all out


EDIT ......sorry, missed the 'bleeding obvious' bit

Predicting the predictable.

Actually 13/2 ; 115/5 and 185

 

[Cheshire Cat]

That must be some seam attack you have in mind if the most prolific seam bowler of all time isn’t even sure of a place.
Ed Giddins and Dean Headley?

Too short and too slow....

 

[banjo]

Did I hear right that Root has a slightly better record as captain than Cook.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I feel sorry for any pommie in aus whether visiting or worse still living there.
Is this the worse ever English cricket team?

 

[Deleted member 2719]

England test team - 1 win in 12 matches (after this week because let’s face it)

Albion - 1 win in 12

I hate sport

There is no comparable, Albion have always been in all the matches.


Look forward to seeing your usual Albion negativity later, whether we win lose or draw, you will find some.

 

[DJ NOBO]

I feel sorry for any pommie in aus whether visiting or worse still living there.
Is this the worse ever English cricket team?

People talk about the England 90s team being bad, but look at the Aussie team they were up against. Their 2nd eleven at the time was probably the second best team in the world.
The current Aussie team isn’t that great yet we are making them look like world beaters.
It’s a rotten England team atm in all department. Root must feel so let down by those around him.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Too short and too slow....

Well, yeah, he hasn’t been great in this series but he’s got 500-odd wickets in the bag. Bit disrespectful to say he wouldn’t make an all time England team imo. There’s a strong case for him making a best ever world eleven, let along England.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

People talk about the England 90s team being bad, but look at the Aussie team they were up against. Their 2nd eleven at the time was probably the second best team in the world.
The current Aussie team isn’t that great yet we are making them look like world beaters.
It’s a rotten England team atm in all department. Root must feel so let down by those around him.

Do we have any young talent coming through?
Is the coaching poor?

 

[DJ NOBO]

Do we have any young talent coming through?
Is the coaching poor?

It’s all of our own making.
Long form cricket isn’t a priority in the county game because it doesn’t make any money.
Then you get added BS like The Hundred and the overall cricketing schedule.
Eventually this leads to a crushing Ashes defeat.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

It’s all of our own making.
Long form cricket isn’t a priority in the county game because it doesn’t make any money.
Then you get added BS like The Hundred and the overall cricketing schedule.
Eventually this leads to a crushing Ashes defeat.

Exactly, until we can get some batsmen that leave the ball, I think the test team is screwed.


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[Deleted member 2719]

Exactly, until we can get some batsmen that leave the ball, I think the test team is screwed.


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Short term solution do we have any ball leavers we could have called on?
Any that they retired to early?

 

[DJ NOBO]

Exactly, until we can get some batsmen that leave the ball, I think the test team is screwed.


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The batsmen did leave it more last night, from what I saw. But the runs completely dried up.
It’s fun to speculate on “if we did this, if we did that”.
The reality is the Aussies would thrash this England team whatever we did.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

I think that a lot of you are being very unfair on the batsmen, sorry i mean batters the opening pair lasted for a good 30 minutes together before both were back in the pavilion.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

The batsmen did leave it more last night, from what I saw. But the runs completely dried up.
It’s fun to speculate on “if we did this, if we did that”.
The reality is the Aussies would thrash this England team whatever we did.

I agree I have thought 5-0 from the outset as England just aren’t good enough.
It’s more than about just leaving it to be honest I don’t think England’s set up is there to produce batsmen who can leave it and keep the scoreboard ticking. Which is one the the arts of test cricket, which is being lost due to all the money being in the short formats of the game.
The players are just a product of the system they are in to be fair to them and I’d say it’s very difficult to change this approach during a series with success.


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[Eeyore]

It’s all of our own making.
Long form cricket isn’t a priority in the county game because it doesn’t make any money.
Then you get added BS like The Hundred and the overall cricketing schedule.
Eventually this leads to a crushing Ashes defeat.

Yes, yes and yes. And it will continue.

That's why I spend more time wistfully watching old stuff in YouTube now.

Such a shame. Apart from, perhaps, Josh Bohannon, I can't see any batsman who will make a difference to this line up.

I don't think we even have Kolpak now !