***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

[Steulen]

Read 125, Geraint Jones 103...what's the world coming to?

I have a great idea...let's have an England wicket keeper debate!

 

[TT Boy]

Oh I'm sure Surrey will take him back, the way things are going. Bowled out for 131 I see, but at least we've got Derby seven down. Who's injured though - Nel, Jordan or Dernbach? All have unfinished overs on the scorecard.

No mention on Surrey’s website about what happened there, so hopefully it isn’t serious. If Nel’s gone they are truly ****ed. When is Ramps (and Butcher) coming back?

 

[TT Boy]

Good fightback by Chilton and Croft, gets us back in the game. Nice to see Prince get a few on his CC debut, great for Chilton to get runs in his best spot and Croft has been in awful form in recent weeks really so great for him as well.

Just a shame he got out to a complete pie, said he just had to hit the ball, it was that wide and short. Ashwell also said that Jimmy bowled very well, swung the ball both ways at a lively pace with great control.

 

[superkingdave]

On Prince's batting position

“When I arrived Peter asked me what position I prefer. I said ‘Look, for most of my career I have batted at number five in Test matches, but I have opened before too’. I would prefer number four if I had a choice, but I have told him I am happy between number one to number five. Wherever they want to use me, I am happy. I have always put the team first. Wherever they want me, I will try and do the best I can.”

great attitude, certain England players could take a leaf out of Prince's book

 

[Richard]

Read 125, Geraint Jones 103...what's the world coming to?

I have a great idea...let's have an England wicket keeper debate!

Funny thing is I'm fairly sure Read is actually a better long-form batsman than Jones (there's absolutely no doubt he's better in the shorter game)... but I never thought that once between 2004 and 2006.

 

[four_or_six]

Funny thing is I'm fairly sure Read is actually a better long-form batsman than Jones (there's absolutely no doubt he's better in the shorter game)... but I never thought that once between 2004 and 2006.

Read's pretty okay, I reckon he could have done a good job for us if handled properly. He just didn't fit in with Fletcher's ideas. And he had that unfortunate incident ducking the full ball that everyone remembers.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Read just doesn't cut it mentally. He would have been rubbish regardless of how he was handled. Same with Ian Bell, same with Mark Ramprakash.

 

[Goughy]

Read just doesn't cut it mentally. He would have been rubbish regardless of how he was handled. Same with Ian Bell, same with Mark Ramprakash.

Ramps may have been a better player if he would have waited for selection. He was selected when he was a dick and carried a huge ego and chip on his shoulder. He wasnt capable of handling the pressure or failure and the handling didnt help.

If he had been allowed to mature before playing then he may have had a chance.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ramps may have been a better player if he would have waited for selection. He was selected when he was a dick and carried a huge ego and chip on his shoulder. He wasnt capable of handling the pressure or failure and the handling didnt help.

If he had been allowed to mature before playing then he may have had a chance.

Yea because he was so much more mature and composed when he was trying to get his 100th hundred wasn't he...

 

[superkingdave]

Luke Sutton: Can Score Slowly

 

[four_or_six]

Good to see Anderson and Broad start so well, could be a big summer for them.

Today will be interesting, a few guys will bat. Vaughan, Bell, Strauss, Hughes...

 

[GIMH]

Read 125, Geraint Jones 103...what's the world coming to?

I have a great idea...let's have an England wicket keeper debate!

Lancs grinding it out at the minute to try and avoid a collapse

 

[Pothas]

North being called up by Australia is pretty much a disaster, dont't know if there will be any chance of getting a player in on a short-term contract, batting is going to be very fragile now unless everyone has a good season. There are at least some posotive signs from Crawley and Carberry.

 

[superkingdave]

We've managed to lose 3 wickets to Luke Wright. grrr...

 

[Steulen]

Essex winning easily, RTD picking up 8 wickets for the match. Git.

 

[Pothas]

we gave 2 to Rikki Clarke! Although he did go at well over 5 an over.

Good to see James Vince scoring a hundred for the second XI, only just turned 18 but would not be surprised if he got a couple of games before the end of the season especially in one day cricket or Twenty20 as he scores quickly.

 

[Uppercut]

375's a good total, especially considering the current chasm of quality between our batting and bowling. Tremlett to grab a few early poles.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah, would really like him to bowl a side out, can't remember the last time he ran through an opposition.

 

[four_or_six]

I saw North is going to arrive in Dubai on Friday with an Aussie call-up. Is he going to play today so he can bowl?

 

[Pothas]

Not sure to be honest, I assumed we would have him untill the end of the match.