8th Match - Afghanistan v England

[ashley bach]

Well done Zadran

 

[Daemon]

Great effort. Hash batted slow but did an ok job too considering the circumstances.

 

[mackembhoy]

Especially Wood. He is 35 years old. theres no history of a single successful long career of an express quick above that age. Most express quicks retire by that age on average. Id say this is the last year of his career- and in Tests, he will definitely be overlooked for Gus, Potts and Carse who are the first picked now.

Archer is only 29, less than when Bumrah had his big comeback recently. Again they would just keep Archer for shorter format stuff.

England aren't going to overlook Wood our top wicket taker in 21/22 and our best bowler along with Woakes in 2023.

He's our first choice bowler for the Ashes. It's just how well they manage him through this tournament and English summer.

They definitely will want Archer for the Ashes too.

 

[chris.hinton]

We don't have enough top bowlers

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Good fightback this from Afghanistan.

 

[mackembhoy]

We don't have enough top bowlers

I'd have had Topley/Woakes in the squad. Just Key/McCullum obsessed with the fastest bowlers they can pick.

Side is completely unbalanced without a proper all rounder too.

As Livingstone/Root ain't a good enough fifth bowling option when Wood/Archer/Rashid aren't at the same level as they've been in the past.

Overton is just a pointless pick in this format.

 

[Molehill]

300 definitely on here. As with a number of games, get through the new ball and then it seems very easy to bat. But England's bowling has offered up so many boundary balls again, there's just no control.

 

[govinda indian fan]

England aren't going to overlook Wood our top wicket taker in 21/22 and our best bowler along with Woakes in 2023.

He's our first choice bowler for the Ashes. It's just how well they manage him through this tournament and English summer.

They definitely will want Archer for the Ashes too.

I wish you guys rest wood this summer to keep him fresh for ashes

 

[Silly Point 2.0]

Have I ever said how much I hate this side

 

[ashley bach]

Wood is going to get carved to pieces if he plays in the ashes.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Wood is going to get carved to pieces if he plays in the ashes.

Why do ya reckon this? Obviously depends on his fitness but he did well in the last two Ashes, home and away. He's bowled a lot better in Tests than ODIs the past few years.

 

[halba]

Wood is going to get carved to pieces if he plays in the ashes.

hes too injury prone to bowl in tests now. hes had so many injuries since that Ashes, not the same bowler.

 

[ashley bach]

Why do ya reckon this? Obviously depends on his fitness but he did well in the last two Ashes, home and away. He's bowled a lot better in Tests than ODIs the past few years.

Yeah he's been good before but reckon he'll be cooked by the time the ashes roll around.

 

[mackembhoy]

hes too injury prone to bowl in tests now. hes had so many injuries since that Ashes, not the same bowler.

He took 11 at 22 last summer in England?

 

[ashley bach]

234-5 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Darwin Award]

... Still too early IMO for Zadran & the rest of the batsman left to completely pull the trigger as they run the risk of getting bowled out for less than 260.

This is a great chance for 300+ if they bide there time with about 4 or so overs to go and then unleash.

With wickets in hand they could be up to 260-270 then.

 

[ImpatientLime]

He took 11 at 22 last summer in England?

look at who you are responding to

 

[Athlai]

Zadran is h4x

 

[ImpatientLime]

is joverton playing as a specialist bat or bowler today? absolute insanity he's getting a pick over mahmood.

 

[mackembhoy]

look at who you are responding to

I know but you have to challenge peoples views all the same.

Maybe they might stop trolling. But then again you were right the first time