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England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread
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wpdavid
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Others may have already known this, but I only came across it today.
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It's official, folks.
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Gremlin
U19 Vice-Captain
Some good news at long last for English cricket
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Tom Harrison steps down as ECB chief executive
Clare Connor, ECB director of women's cricket, will replace Harrison on an interim basis
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Lillian Thomson
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Good news of sorts, but it's not going to teach Dan Lawrence where his off stump is. 
Chubb
International Regular
Sic semper tyrannis.Some good news at long last for English cricket
Tom Harrison steps down as ECB chief executive
Clare Connor, ECB director of women's cricket, will replace Harrison on an interim basis
wpdavid
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Good riddance to the sick ****er?
Starfighter
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The selection of Crawley is just disgusting. He's never done anything deserve it and now averages just 30.39, and is averaging 19.5 in a season where everyone except Leicestershire is making hay.
No Parkinson was predictable as well - not sure there'll be a better home season to debut him in.
No Parkinson was predictable as well - not sure there'll be a better home season to debut him in.
flibbertyjibber
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Joke that Crawley stays in though you can argue that every one else has been tried and failed anyway.
Glad Brook is in, he better play now. Looks like Pope or Bairstow at 3. Bit of a gamble.
Glad Brook is in, he better play now. Looks like Pope or Bairstow at 3. Bit of a gamble.
Starfighter
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I'd think there's quite a few top three batsmen in County cricket averaging over 30.39 who haven't been tried.
To be honest I think the best thing for the English test team might be to have a selection panel with no Englishmen on it.
Red_Ink_Squid
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Has anyone seen Potts bowl? Seems to have a bit of hype around him this year and has taken a stack of wickets (albeit in Div 2).
Starfighter
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He looks okay from the footage available. Significantly quicker than Overton. Ian Pont likes him which is a bad sign (or maybe I just dislike Pont).
Surprised you haven't searched for him on YouTube. OTOH if you're looking for impressions viewed live at the ground, can't help you.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Me being lazy shouldn't come as a surprise tbh. (Also currently at the office so no Youtube.)
Gremlin
U19 Vice-Captain
Feels like there's missed opportunities doesn't it?
Crawley should have been moved to three as a bare minimum, given that they seem determined to invest in his future, there's Sibley, Robson or Compton who could have opened. Pope at 3 feels wrong somehow but good luck to him. Also surprised at Bairstow being considered (I thought the word was he was going to be rested after the IPL) and whilst I get the logic that Leach deserves a run given that he's been buggered about over the years Parkinson is just getting better and better.
On the plus side, exciting for Brook and Potts, they seem to be good form picks.
Crawley should have been moved to three as a bare minimum, given that they seem determined to invest in his future, there's Sibley, Robson or Compton who could have opened. Pope at 3 feels wrong somehow but good luck to him. Also surprised at Bairstow being considered (I thought the word was he was going to be rested after the IPL) and whilst I get the logic that Leach deserves a run given that he's been buggered about over the years Parkinson is just getting better and better.
On the plus side, exciting for Brook and Potts, they seem to be good form picks.
Starfighter
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Hope they're in good drinks-carrying form.
ImpatientLime
International Regular
Parkinson will bowl on dead wickets in Pakistan, average about 80 and never get picked again. feels like a total missed opportunity.
having a 'point of difference' in the bowling attack outside of 80mph rfm is not just about high pace guys like archer, wood and stone. ffs he is a wrist spinner with 100+ fc wickets at 23. he might not be it but when was the last time england had a leggie doing that in CC? certainly not in my lifetime.
also, overton? lol. ok.
having a 'point of difference' in the bowling attack outside of 80mph rfm is not just about high pace guys like archer, wood and stone. ffs he is a wrist spinner with 100+ fc wickets at 23. he might not be it but when was the last time england had a leggie doing that in CC? certainly not in my lifetime.
also, overton? lol. ok.
