[Cricket] England v India

[Simster]

England doing their usual level best to throw away a winning position.

India bowled out for 200
England 43/3

 

[Simster]

Useless twats.

 

[pasty]

54/4

 

[vegster]

Maybe its a duff wicket, if we keep India down to 200 how would you expect us to do ?

 

[Hotchilidog]

What an absolute shower. Thought the pitch looked a little dodgy this morning but all that is required is a little discipline.

 

[stripeyshark]

66-5

 

[The Wizard]

Oh dear oh dear. Bunch of bottle jobs after bowling them out for 200, 66/5? Utter shit England.

 

[pasty]

Bopara

66/5

 

[Bold Seagull]

What an absolute shower. Thought the pitch looked a little dodgy this morning but all that is required is a little discipline.

Exactly, not a huge total, so why is Ravi trying to cut a wide shoulder high ball? They've no brains when batting - that had nothing to do with the pitch, that was another England player gifting their wicket.

They've let the state of the pitch get to them.

 

[pasty]

WTF are they playing at? Direct hit would have got a simple run out there

 

[Titanic]

Headless chickens out there. That was shocking running... would have been out by yards.

 

[vegster]

It's the usual sad story again plus, I'm listening on 5Live sports extra, I'm having to cope with the indignity of gloating ABC coverage instead of TMS. I wondered why Aggers was in bed with his dog Wednesday night.

 

[The Wizard]

Why do some of these players STILL get in the team? Bopara has been failing for years but somehow he still gets a place? I don't get it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Why do some of these players STILL get in the team? Bopara has been failing for years but somehow he still gets a place? I don't get it.

At the point of being dropped, he always seems to deliver either a few wickets, or gets England out of a hole with the bat. In between these events, it is largely meh….

 

[maltaseagull]

Quite simply we are not good enough at any form of limited overs cricket.

 

[vegster]

Quite simply we are not good enough at any form of limited overs cricket.

Indeed. We have the odd good innings or good bowling performance but we consistently fail to close out a game on a regular basis. I wouldn't put a bean on us for the World Cup or The Ashes.

 

[The Wizard]

*Alert* Two of our players seem to be using their brains... 125/5

 

[maltaseagull]

*Alert* Two of our players seem to be using their brains... 125/5

It'll never last!

One of these two gets out with more than 30 needed and wheel loose

 

[Bold Seagull]

So pitch not so bad if you bat with a brain then?

 

[spring hall convert]

India outside the sub continent are a poor joke. Still got to beat them though.

We'll get murdered by the Aussies again in the final.