Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's the non-Sandhu right armer.
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CA XI vs England
- Thread starter brockley
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vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Pretty sure he was playing for Tasmania last year.
mackembhoy
International Debutant
Just realised there’s another day. So we might actually lose this.
Heaven help us
Heaven help us
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
As far as the majority of England is concerned there's no cricket on at any point #Sky
mackembhoy
International Debutant
Pink ball probably swinging under lights against players who are used to no sideways movement perhaps?
That’s got to be our best hope in the series.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This is the sort of collapse that reminds me of my school cricket days. Or the last Ashes.
Dunno why Jimmy wouldn't give Sandhu a full one coming back in first up.
Dunno why Jimmy wouldn't give Sandhu a full one coming back in first up.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Whatever happens between now and the second Test, England will have a smile on their face about their chances at Adelaide even more after this.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That's what we all thought about Vince...
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Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
In other news England's lower order/tail performing as I expected. It's one thing to be strong at home, but another to do it conditions you're less used to. There was all this talk last time about Swann/Broad etc. providing lots of lower order runs. Instead they were knocked over for fun.
That's the difference between Woakes and Stokes and other proper batsmen. Stokes can perform anywhere. Woakes' batting average away is 21, at home it is 44. Broad is 25 at home, 13 away (although obviously he's now useless everywhere). Moeen drops a bit, but not nearly as much. If England's 7-8 are Moeen/Woakes - then it's not strong in Australia. They're just average numbers 7/8 really. In England it would be like having two proper batsmen.
That's the difference between Woakes and Stokes and other proper batsmen. Stokes can perform anywhere. Woakes' batting average away is 21, at home it is 44. Broad is 25 at home, 13 away (although obviously he's now useless everywhere). Moeen drops a bit, but not nearly as much. If England's 7-8 are Moeen/Woakes - then it's not strong in Australia. They're just average numbers 7/8 really. In England it would be like having two proper batsmen.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
I think that is going to be the contest of the summer tbh. The English middle/lower order is ridiculously good, weakened by no Stokes granted, but still ****ing strong. Starc does do well at finishing sides off but he wouldn't have bowled to many 8,9 and 10's of the quality that England will put up.
Runs from the lower order are going to be essential for Eng to be competitive, if Starc does find a way to run through them consistently then it will indeed be a long and painful summer for us.
Moonsorrow999
U19 Debutant
Imo a lower order of Woakes, Overton, Broad and Anderson doesn't look particularly inspiring. I don't think Woakes is true all rounder class at international level, especially away, people barely blinked when he got injured. Overton did nothing in warm up and Broad is nothing with a bat anymore. Granted yeah it's not at full strength.