***Official*** Ireland v England at Dublin

[Prince EWS]

Haha classic Trott shot.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Pitch looks v green.

Fittingly for the Emerald Isle, I suppose.

Thread should be stickied for the game at least tho, surely? Ireland being treated as 2nd class citizens by the cricketing authorities again. Disgrace, BCCI, etc...

 

[MW1304]

Sedate start considering how likely it is that this will become a rain-affected slog.

Woah some serious bounce there.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Where's John Mooney got that lift - and pace - from?

Can't be that long since he was the definition of military medium.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Kieswetter looking clueless against seaming ball non-shocker. 3 from 20. Great effort from the pinch-hitter.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Will Jefferson & James Taylor

 

[wpdavid]

Sedate start considering how likely it is that this will become a rain-affected slog.

'Sedate' is something of an understatement, even allowing for not wanting to expose Taylor et al to a 10 for 2 start. 12 off six overs is a real throwback.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pitch looks v green.

Fittingly for the Emerald Isle, I suppose.

Thread should be stickied for the game at least tho, surely? Ireland being treated as 2nd class citizens by the cricketing authorities again. Disgrace, BCCI, etc...

Done. Would've done it earlier but I didn't realise. New Posts user here.

 

[wpdavid]

Will Jefferson & James Taylor

Looks like a dads & sons school match.

 

[Uppercut]

I think it's a pretty good tactic from England. Very short boundaries so the powerplay is effectively meaningless but given the pitch and conditions the new ball is something to be wary of.

 

[MW1304]

How exactly has that gone for six. Deserved to be out, completely squared up.

 

[Neil Pickup]

The ground is possibly smaller than Taunton straight.

Right, Taylor time. Looking forward to seeing him here.

The Tannoy sounds horrific...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lovely nut from Mooney. Swung in, seamed away or straightened at least. & Kies is out of our misery.

 

[MW1304]

Nice leg cutter that. Very nice.

Come on Tayles!

 

[Prince EWS]

Where's John Mooney got that lift - and pace - from?

Can't be that long since he was the definition of military medium.

I've heard he's always had the ability to bowl a little quicker but tends not to bother at this level as he sprays it around a bit when he does so and figures that acurrate medium pace is going to be of much more use that brisk medium pies.

Looking a proper bowler here in these conditions though; awesome signs. And he picks up a proper bowler's wicket as I type this post.

 

[wpdavid]

Kieswetter looking clueless against seaming ball non-shocker. 3 from 20. Great effort from the pinch-hitter.

Only managed a RR of 53 during his 26 balls even after the 4 & 6.

Anyway, a tricky start for Taylor: lets see what he's made of.

 

[superkingdave]

Taylor at no.3, hope he does well, but equally hope people don't make rash judgements if he struggles

 

[wpdavid]

I've just noticed that Onions isn't playing - can't be a good call in these conditions, you'd have thought.

 

[Spark]

First I've seen little Taylor - and boy is he little.

 

[BoyBrumby]

First I've seen little Taylor - and boy is he little.

Yep. His sheer lack of inches always astounds.

His old man was a jockey, so presume that's where the lack of stature comes from.