**Official** Ireland in England 2019

[mr_mister]

I thought the only quota in the England team was the Saffer quota, here filled by Roy.

Lol. Could also have been related to how Moeen is just seen as a star now based on his success a few years ago and is deemed undroppable. Like why Starc will never be dropped from tests even if he deserves to be

Starc was on way too many TV ads last summer for someone of his test ability. He's got the golden ticket

 

[Groundking]

I thought the only quota in the England team was the Saffer quota, here filled by Roy.

And SCurran.

 

[Uppercut]

Those first two overs were total crap. Promising.

 

[wpdavid]

Does anyone here know Broad's figures in the CC this year?

 

[Groundking]

Does anyone here know Broad's figures in the CC this year?

17 wickets @ 29.94 7 games played.

 

[morgieb]

17 wickets @ 29.94 7 games played.

When you consider that Anderson's averaging like 8 or something that is kinda crap.

 

[Groundking]

When you consider that Anderson's averaging like 8 or something that is kinda crap.

Very crap, Anderson has had 30 @ 9.37

CC2 tho tbf, but still, Broad is finished imo, but he won't get dropped because he's an established player. Nice to see him wasting the new ball again

 

[DriveClub]

Jeepers the way he takes out the kid in the rugby game. Reminds me of the Monty Python skit from Meaning of Life

Even worse was the rugby tackle in what looks like a charity football game lol

 

[morgieb]

Murtagh's taken 33 wickets @ 17.27, for reference.

 

[Prince EWS]

When you consider that Anderson's averaging like 8 or something that is kinda crap.

Tough comparison because Anderson's in Division 2.

Gregory has 44 wickets @ 13 I suppose, but Division 1 in general has been much higher scoring, even ignoring the overall quality gap.

 

[Groundking]

Bowled far too short and with no threat here. Rubbish.

 

[vcs]

Broad's been rather poo for a while now I think, though he still produces a killer spell or two once every 3-4 Tests.

 

[Groundking]

Broad's been rather poo for a while now I think, though he still produces a killer spell or two once every 3-4 Tests.

He doesn't even do that anymore.

 

[Starfighter]

Broad's been rather poo for a while now I think, though he still produces a killer spell or two once every 3-4 Tests.

That's what he did when he was good.

 

[Groundking]

In Broads past 37 matches he's only had 1 5 for and has averaged north of 30 with a S/R of 66.6

 

[vcs]

Yeah they're fewer and farther between now, obviously. Still remember one good spell in each of his last two series (I think they were 4-fors though).

 

[vcs]

So Ishant > Broad now, officially.

 

[Prince EWS]

In Broads past 37 matches he's only had 1 5 for and has averaged north of 30 with a S/R of 66.6

That's not much different at all to his career average to be fair. It seems like he's just become slightly more consistent and accurate at the expense of some potency and match-changing ability, which is fairly normal for a fast bowler in his 30s. It's not an exaggerated change either.

More worrying is the fact that he's bowling visibly **** in this game. I don't think those stats are particularly damning really.

 

[Uppercut]

That's what he did when he was good.

At his best his effectiveness varied, but he was pretty consistently accurate. I don't remember him bowling any spells this bad in the 2011 summer.

 

[King Pietersen]

8% full from Woakes is not good enough on this deck.