***Official***Match #25- England vs Sri Lanka- October 26th-Bengaluru(D/N)#BottomDwellers

[Aidan11]

And I thought our poor performances were down to bowling first.

 

[GIMH]

Game over

 

[ashley bach]

Feels like that's a nail in a coffin.

 

[DriveClub]

Bad shot, stokes batting until 50th over was the only way

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Ill be owning his avatar for 4 years too

You really think NZ are beating SL?

 

[Prince EWS]

If only Rashid had made some First Class hundreds.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

10 FC hundreds?

 

[Athlai]

You really think NZ are beating SL?

Enthusiastically so

 

[GIMH]

If Wood plays as well as last game we will sneak to 200. Game on!

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Wood yes

 

[_Ed_]

Enthusiastically so

Yeah, would be pretty disappointed if we didn't. But if SL play like they are today, who knows?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

If Wood plays as well as last game we will sneak to 200. Game on!

Then we gotta hope he doesn't bowl like last game...

 

[Aidan11]

Will we even get to 150?

I've got a spleen that needs venting.

 

[Prince EWS]

Then we gotta hope he doesn't bowl like last game...

Extra bowling option this game so he won't be required, he's in for his superior batting like Garner.

 

[Spark]

I think the criticism has more been that they don't play ODIs anymore either. England have played amongst the least ODIs of any team since the last World Cup, and in many of those they played B and C teams. Not playing List A cricket doesn't matter if you've got a competitve group of players regularly playing ODIs, but they... didn't.

I do think that has played a part, especially since they did the total opposite in the last cycle.

Oh I'd agree with that criticism but what I've been specifically seeing is that they don't play domestic List A games and that just seems completely misplaced to me. When was the last time any top side had its internationals playing List A games?

 

[DriveClub]

Wood yes

You mean Wiley?

 

[ashley bach]

3 runs an over still gets 200. Just need to stop throwing it away.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Imagine what a shambles this would be if they'd reviewed Bairstow 1st ball.

 

[GIMH]

Oh I'd agree with that criticism but what I've been specifically seeing is that they don't play domestic List A games and that just seems completely misplaced to me. When was the last time any top side had its internationals playing List A games?

Agree on that point, but Mark Butcher made the point that the fact our List A comp is basically a 2nd XI Trophy shows how poor the ECB’s attitude towards one day cricket is. And then you add that point I made earlier RE how are you going to make your case for selection. If you’re a promising youngster you’re probably playing in the Hundred. So then you have Brook and Atkinson picked on T20/long form ability and potential rather than 50 over credentials.

 

[GIMH]

Imagine what a shambles this would be if they'd reviewed Bairstow 1st ball.

Root would still be out there if that had happened