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

[Chin Music]

When you want him but do not need him, he goes, like a cricketing Nanny McPhee

The person who hated easy runs the most was the sadly departed GP Thorpe.

 

[Molehill]

Congrats England. This is a fire side you have with Cherrington at the helm.

Hats off

No doubt the Top 6 is a very powerful batting unit now, but the bowling remains a massive concern. The seamers are decent but not top class and whether Rashid makes the 2027 World Cup remains to be seen....and there is no one even close to him as back up.

 

[FBU]

No doubt the Top 6 is a very powerful batting unit now, but the bowling remains a massive concern. The seamers are decent but not top class and whether Rashid makes the 2027 World Cup remains to be seen....and there is no one even close to him as back up.

What about the T20s?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

No doubt the Top 6 is a very powerful batting unit now, but the bowling remains a massive concern. The seamers are decent but not top class and whether Rashid makes the 2027 World Cup remains to be seen....and there is no one even close to him as back up.

Why aren’t they pushing Rehan more?

 

[Ali TT]

Why aren’t they pushing Rehan more?

Cause he's a batter these days

 

[chris.hinton]

And All-rounder but becoming a better batsman

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

No doubt the Top 6 is a very powerful batting unit now, but the bowling remains a massive concern. The seamers are decent but not top class and whether Rashid makes the 2027 World Cup remains to be seen....and there is no one even close to him as back up.

I suppose if they are picking him now, the plan is that Rashid will carry on playing until then, but while we will of course miss Root when he retires (and with a busy schedule in all formats I don’t suppose he’ll carry on after 2027), a quality batter is easier to replace for us than a quality spinner

 

[Molehill]

I suppose if they are picking him now, the plan is that Rashid will carry on playing until then, but while we will of course miss Root when he retires (and with a busy schedule in all formats I don’t suppose he’ll carry on after 2027), a quality batter is easier to replace for us than a quality spinner

Buttler will surely retire then too. But Smith, Duckett, Brook and Bethell represents a good core who should be around for a while.

 

[Hungry Llama]

I hope Rashid can play until hes 40+, cos the rest of our bowlers are crap. Carse looks a shadow of the bowler he was in 5 tests last winter. And injuries have taken the sharpness off Mahmood. 3-0 to us, but what would have happened against a side who can catch?

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

I hope Rashid can play until hes 40+, cos the rest of our bowlers are crap. Carse looks a shadow of the bowler he was in 5 tests last winter. And injuries have taken the sharpness off Mahmood. 3-0 to us, but what would have happened against a side who can catch?

Mahmood was very good, Carse was a bit expensive, but he at least looked a genuine wicket threat (he took 4 in 3 games and also was unlucky with some bad drops coming off his bowling). Not sure ODIs are his best format, but I don’t think there’s anything to worry about wrt to his Test form, I watched him play for Durham the other day and I thought he was very good in helping them to force a win on a road

 

[Molehill]

I hope Rashid can play until hes 40+, cos the rest of our bowlers are crap. Carse looks a shadow of the bowler he was in 5 tests last winter. And injuries have taken the sharpness off Mahmood. 3-0 to us, but what would have happened against a side who can catch?

You could argue the second ODI was only close because of England's abject fielding that day (well Duckett's especially). The other 2 were not.

T20's start tonight and should be crackers. No Salt for this one as on some form of paternity/IPL leave (I'm not entirely sure which) so Banton likely to open.

 

[kevinw]

Jyd Goolie is the best named player in the WI squad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

IPL champ, Romario Shepherd, with the breakthrough.

Jamie ‘Gilchrist’ Smith, smacking it around

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Russell is Russty

 

[ashley bach]

Jos still a gun in this format

 

[ashley bach]

123-4
Roston 1-11 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[kevinw]

England's middle order has probably lost this game.

 

[ashley bach]

Bethball 22*(22) @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Jos still a gun in this format

No ton today alas but one of the greats of the format for sure.

 

[MW1304]

Quite incredible to fall well short of 200 considering the start. That Bethell over where he took all the strike for five runs with an on fire Buttler sitting on his hands at the other end was atrocious.