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  1. Chin Music

    India A Tour of England/England Lions 2 unofficial Tests

    Jaiswal played an utter hack shot to get out to Eddie Jack. It was appalling!
  2. Chin Music

    *Official* West Indies Tour of Ireland and England- May/June 2025

    It looks like fair spinner in Motie is a good deal harder for them to get away. Grateful for a bit of insight from those watching the game atm?
  3. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Ah! I was obviously restricted to men's football. Some achievement for Arsenal that.
  4. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Yeah, you and me both since Europa League was an all English club affair.
  5. Chin Music

    How should England go about developing spinners?

    We play until the end of September in the county championship. September can suit spinners but equally can be damp and the seamers cash in again.
  6. Chin Music

    How should England go about developing spinners?

    I know, fella. I know!
  7. Chin Music

    How should England go about developing spinners?

    Sadly, that wouldn't work here with our climate. If we actually played more FC cricket in high summer, when it is largely warmer and drier that would help.
  8. Chin Music

    England players and selection discussion thread

    Gus Atkinson ruled out of England's ODI series v West Indies with hamstring injury - BBC Sport Perhaps this was part of the reason Atkinson was down on pace? Probably not a bad thing that he misses out on ODIs. There has been little on show from his previous performances that suggest he is...
  9. Chin Music

    How should England go about developing spinners?

    Is it a case of a bit too much, much to young with him? I guess while we get excited with leg spinners, that is the hardest bowling type to master. He doesn't have much of a leg-break although you can say similar for Rashid who has relied on his wrong'un to get the success that he has had in...
  10. Chin Music

    England players and selection discussion thread

    The problem is that the county championship breaks soon for the blast. At best, Archer/Wood play games at the back end of the CC season, you would have thought. Even then, I have my concerns for both of them given the length of time away from the FC/test game and injury prone nature of the two...
  11. Chin Music

    How should England go about developing spinners?

    I think the identification of Bashir, Hartley and Rehan was the clearest indication that it isn’t easy to use the CC as a guide for spinner selection as you say and the selectors look for attributes that they see as being those they can mould a bowler from. You can’t get certain spinners to...
  12. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    I was at the Oval today. I thought Surrey seamers were dreadful in the opening spell with lots of width either side being given the full treatment . When Curran came on, he took a wicket nigh on immediately. There were a fair few edges that went to third man too on a lightening fast outfield...
  13. Chin Music

    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    in the same way some folk were hoping he picked up a stack of wickets to give the selectors an ‘I told you so’. I don’t see how one game proves them right. I have my thoughts that Cook would trouble to be effective against good batters away from seam friendly conditions but you can’t rule him...
  14. Chin Music

    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    Possibly we might have reckoned on them being a little better but even so, I can’t help thinking of the 1980’s when a nascent Sri Lanka test team used to regularly play first class fixtures in England. Surely a game or two against Lions prospects would help Zimbabwe and other developing teams.
  15. Chin Music

    Would you have both Warne and O'Reilly in your ATG XI?

    Not if they were playing in Australia, it would have to be Warne only. In Asia, yes although of course Warne struggled in India.
  16. Chin Music

    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    Did you think that this wasn't always likely to be a bit of a case? I would be surprised if the England bowlers didn't take the opportunity to depress their average.
  17. Chin Music

    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    Realistically, they need to take wickets this morning as it is likely to be more batting friendly in the afternoon.
  18. Chin Music

    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    I will confess I did not know that the test match was taking place at Trent Bridge and assumed it was at Lord's! That said, I have been to TB a fair few times over the years and like it as a place and a town to watch cricket.
  19. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Sorry about that, it was my fault! Perera is clearly a decent player.
  20. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Thanks for that. My memory wasn't so clear but I remembered the basics ok. It was talked about at the time on the old forum I was a member of and used to do admin for. One of the folks on there called Kim, who sadly passed away just over a decade ago (I think) was all over that story and that's...

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