Prem - 15 current plus 7 old , just missing Sheff U
Champ - 18 current plus 9 old, missing Plymouth
League 1 - 12 current plus 5 old, missing 8
League 2 - 14 current plus 1 old, missing 10
National league - 8 when they were in league
Plus some which are even lower now
Done old and new grounds...
Too much doom and gloom!
The three main fast bowlers on each side are I think fairly evenly matched. Aussies probably have better 4th seamer and spinner. And England's batting is probably better, especially with YJB and Mo at 7&8. (Crawley a bit of a ?)
So I reckon we could be in for a close...
I think we're quite decent at red ball. Let's see how we go now that we have two overseas quicks (maybe not quite Imran and Le Roux).
T20 is just mickey mouse anyway.
I was there for the 5-0 and 2-2 games already mentioned. My first visit was a 4-2 defeat in (I've just had to look it up to check the year) 1967. Probably been to a few more but can't remember now.....
I understood what he said quite the opposite way to that - younger players will only be selected on merit and we will play a strong team. But who knows?
Just to add to the sorry tale, I just received an emission zone penalty charge because I forgot to pay the charge. £80. That makes it quite an expensive as well as disappointing day.
The stats on Mitoma are wrong then. Early in his half he beat the full back and got into the box but couldn't find the right pass/cross. I accept he had a poor game though.
Felt sorry for Undav as we failed to create any chances for him to finish.
Hopefully the game will be a reality check for...