*Official* England Tour of West Indies 2019

[Groundking]

We might win the World Cup and Ashes this year as we have home advantage but I for one can't wait till the coach is gone as under him we are all or nothing and I am totally fed up of it. I'd give the job to Silverwood seeing as appointing the best coach around Gillespie is unrealistic.

The sad thing is is that he should have been ****ed off years ago.

Another beaten through the gate, awful.

 

[vcs]

The end is coming..

 

[wpdavid]

I see that England has upset Ireland in the 6 Nations Rugby. What will be a bigger deal in England - losing in the Caribbean or winning in Dublin? (Or are people more interested in the EPL?)

Winning in Dublin was not at all expected, whereas this capitulation was 100% on the cards. I suppose that makes the rugby a bigger deal for those of us who follow those sports. But most of the population will be far more interested in the football.

 

[fredfertang]

I'm glad this isn't a five Test series

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The end is coming..

Hope it is over today. Windies deserve the days off.

 

[wpdavid]

How does Ali get to bat in the top 7 nowadays? Utterly spineless. Not that he's the only one.
Clearly most of the players don't give a ****. Ditto the clowns ruining our domestic system.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Almost never happens when England lose. Can't really remember the last time England lost a tight game.

It is great to see a West Indies attack this good though.

When Jimmy cried probably

 

[flibbertyjibber]

How does Ali get to bat in the top 7 nowadays? Utterly spineless. Not that he's the only one.

As well as he played in first dig he has been a number 10 for 18 months and he now averages nearly 30 instead of mid 30's as before.

 

[Pothas]

We might win the World Cup and Ashes this year as we have home advantage but I for one can't wait till the coach is gone as under him we are all or nothing and I am totally fed up of it. I'd give the job to Silverwood seeing as appointing the best coach around Gillespie is unrealistic.

Might have a few less performances like this I suppose but nothing much will change if they can't find more than one batsman that can score runs in the top 6. It is actually kind of impressive how many Tests they do win if you think about it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Might have a few less performances like this I suppose but nothing much will change if they can't find more than one batsman that can score runs in the top 6. It is actually kind of impressive how many Tests they do win if you think about it.

Might show some fight under someone else though. This lot are big time charlies who have no bottle.

 

[vcs]

When Jimmy cried probably

Didn't they get close to saving the game they lost to NZ? Though you could probably credit the weather for that to some extent..

 

[Flem274*]

man england really can't handle the west indies. every time they tour it feels like at least one west indian bowler finds a new level and leads his team home.

 

[Groundking]

Might have a few less performances like this I suppose but nothing much will change if they can't find more than one batsman that can score runs in the top 6. It is actually kind of impressive how many Tests they do win if you think about it.

I disagree, the players have regressed under Bayliss' stewardship and when you consider that the vaste majority of these players are young and should be improving its ****ing criminal. The best 2 examples are Root who averaged just shy of 100 in 2014, then every year since Bayliss has been in charge his yearly average has gotten worse year on year. Then we have Bairstow who finally got sent back to country cricket got coached by Gillespie he rips the county championship apart, gets back into the team has a year where he averages nearly 60 then starts regressing again.

The only player we can really say that's not regressed whilst being in the test team is Jimmy.

 

[Pothas]

Shame he is still a mid 30's average hack like most of the rest of the side though.

How we would love a couple of openers that could manage to average that many.

 

[vcs]

England need one of their typical lower order troll jobs here.

 

[Groundking]

Awful again but I can forgive him a little bit considering he's obviously struggling with his hand.

 

[vcs]

Excellent review.

 

[vcs]

Can't really do much about one that jags back that sharply.

 

[Pothas]

I disagree, the players have regressed under Bayliss' stewardship and when you consider that the vaste majority of these players are young and should be improving its ****ing criminal. The best 2 examples are Root who averaged just shy of 100 in 2014, then every year since Bayliss has been in charge his yearly average has gotten worse year on year. Then we have Bairstow who finally got sent back to country cricket got coached by Gillespie he rips the county championship apart, gets back into the team has a year where he averages nearly 60 then starts regressing again.

The only player we can really say that's not regressed whilst being in the test team is Jimmy.

He can certainly take his share of the blame for the attitude that contributes to this sort of performance but none of that changes the basic problem of not having any good batsmen. Blaming the coach just seems very football to me.

 

[vcs]

That's probably the game.