*Official* English Domestic Season (2004)

[V Reddy]

Another nice column of Chopra

Not the greatest learning experience

 

[chris.hinton]

Worcester are hithing back

And Bell got a Double Century good on the lad Now he has to kick on from this

 

[marc71178]

How good a form is Rob Key in?

Pity he's now way down the queue!

 

[twctopcat]

I know, from nowhere england seem to have a plethora of good middle order batsmen. All we need is a decendant of Jim Laker to pop up and the ashes is ours!

 

[PY]

3 centuries in 7 innings.

 

[Neil Pickup]

3 centuries in 4 innings, Pete.

Two against the Kiwis last week, and today's.

 

[marc71178]

I know, from nowhere england seem to have a plethora of good middle order batsmen.

Not that many just yet, but it is improving...

 

[PY]

3 centuries in 4 innings, Pete.

Two against the Kiwis last week, and today's.

I meant this season.

 

[marc71178]

4 in 8 now isn't it though?

 

[PY]

Maybe, I went on CricInfo domestic averages page. May or may not have been updated.

Sorry for any emotional damage this mis-information may have caused.

 

[Langeveldt]

Another nice column of Chopra

Not the greatest learning experience

I think Chopra's moaning a bit.. I hope he wasnt expecting it to be as dry as Gujarat, but it isnt that awful if your playing on covered wickets in a high standard of competition....
He should have come down south anyway, to flipping cold up there for constructive human thought...

 

[twctopcat]

Not that many just yet, but it is improving...

Suppose so, i always get over optimistic at the thought of england becoming a consistent force

 

[Rich2001]

4 in 8 now isn't it though?

Certianly is Marc

* 118 vs Gloucs
* Two vs the Kiwi's
* 173 today


Hopfully it will continue for a long time to come, apprantly he sorted a minor fault out during the summer and it's worked a treat, he only hit what 500 runs in total last season and already he must be close to wipe that out.

But in general there has been alot of top batting efforts in the last week allround the country

 

[Neil Pickup]

754 FC runs last year, 507 CC runs last year

608 FC runs this year, 377 CC runs this year

 

[marc71178]

Suppose so, i always get over optimistic at the thought of england becoming a consistent force

All I'll say on the matter is that we're heading in the right direction (at long last)

 

[Neil Pickup]

All I'll say on the matter is that we're heading in the right direction (at long last)

Despite certain people's constant complaints...

 

[Langeveldt]

I cant see England cricketers doing a rugby and being world beaters, but yeah they are going in the right direction and the days of being near the bottom seem to have vanished...

As for ODI's though, bit of a mixed bag

 

[Rich2001]

As for ODI's though, bit of a mixed bag

Certianly is... hard to say with a bit of experiance it will become a force, or if it simply isn't a good enough team, if that's the case though what is our best side?

 

[Langeveldt]

Certianly is... hard to say with a bit of experiance it will become a force, or if it simply isn't a good enough team, if that's the case though what is our best side?

Tough one.. my two cents

1. M Trescothick
2. A Strauss
3. M Butcher
4. G Thorpe (if available?)
5. M Vaughan
6. A Flintoff
7. I Blackwell
8. G Jones
9. R Johnson
10. J Anderson
11. M Hoggard

No room for Harmison... There will be once he proves he is as good in ODI's as tests...
No room for Giles, the superior bat of Blackwell gets him in..
Butcher must really play ODI cricket before its too late.. Sod WC2007, lets think about today
Not sure about Thorpe's status.. If not get Collingwood, later Pietersen in

 

[Neil Pickup]

Why think about today? What's to be gained?