Hagley BlueCracking win. I’d genuinely never heard of Tom Hartley until 3 days ago.
Joe Root is due some runs as well so who knows what might happen in the next few tests. Should be good!
Him and Rehman have hardly played any first class cricket apart from white ball cricket.
My Blue HeavenTest cricket is fantastic
The first three days shows up silly people
I genuinely think England will win this series.
Holdsworth_MaraSonnerMy Blue HeavenTest cricket is fantastic
The first three days shows up silly people
I genuinely think England will win this series.
When i saw the line up i thought,effing hell but,that was a great performance. Hartleys come back after the first innings was astounding.I think we're in with a shout as well.
Hagley BlueCracking win. I’d genuinely never heard of Tom Hartley until 3 days ago
Not many scouse accents in test cricket
Well sort of scouse he's out of Ormskirk CC
Holdsworth_MaraSonnerMy Blue HeavenTest cricket is fantastic
The first three days shows up silly people
I genuinely think England will win this series.
And onto the next one. I guess Leach and Wood will be rested? Although Wood didn't bowl that many overs
madHoldsworth_MaraSonnerMy Blue HeavenTest cricket is fantastic
The first three days shows up silly people
I genuinely think England will win this series.
And onto the next one. I guess Leach and Wood will be rested?
Jimmy will probably come in for Wood. I felt sorry for him today,he started getting some movement. I think,if fit,Leach should start due to the inexperience of Rehman and Hartley.
According to Andy Zatzman only once previously have Australia and India lost a test match on the same day
14 January 1977, England beat India in Chennai, Pakistan beat Australia in Sydney.
I blame the county championship
madAccording to Andy Zatzman only once previously have Australia and India lost a test match on the same day
14 January 1977, England beat India in Chennai, Pakistan beat Australia in Sydney.
I blame the county championship
The County Championship needs a complete revamp but,i don't know how they can improve it without getting rid of some counties.If i'm off work and the suns out,i will go and watch Warwickshire but,it's just to sit in the sun with a beer. The standard of Cricket isn't great.
Totally disagree
Given all the sidelining of it the standard has held up remarkably
Better standard of overseas players in the CC last season (albeit for short spells) than they managed to procure for the 8 team crisp packet stuff
I think the standard in the CC is good too. Lots of good young players coming through. It’s true very few watch it.
newblueI think the standard in the CC is good too. Lots of good young players coming through. It’s true very few watch it.
Move a couple of the April games into mid-July and that late September game into early August
You'd then avoid the farce at the start of last season where Taunton's outfield wasn't ready and the farce at the end of the season when they gave up on Edgbaston despite it not raining at all that day
Hartley and Rehan might well get some overs for their counties then. England won't be selecting both at home
Put cricket on when its cloudy, dark and bloody chilly you bet nobody is gonna turn up to perish in that - would be the same for the tiddlywinks formats you'd get a few more huddled for an hour or so but they'd not hang around or be expected to
Australia hasn't won a series in England for over twenty years. Maybe they too need to cut their first class to 4 teams, 6 obviously being far too many South Australia these days would struggle in our top division I reckon
Same here, I actually don't think Indian's batting is that good and they tend to lose wickets in big clumps for few runs. Obviously Kohli will make a difference.
newblueThanks for this. It's wonderful!