*Official* Warm up Matches Discussion

[Burgey]

SHUT IT, LOVE ACTUALLY! z

 

[Furball]

What's Rogers generally like at rotating the strike. It's something I think Watson struggles with. Really important to do it early on

Do you really want Watson running singles?

 

[Maximas]

Yeah because England are going to drop root for making 20 odd in a warm up match...

It's only hypothetical if say, Compton and Bairstow both ton up - then what are the selectors left with?

 

[Furball]

Disgusting that they didn't give us the Lions at any point, England get WA, NSW and Aus A when they tour...

Lions need competitive games to develop.

 

[Maximas]

Watson gone, I got my wish, I'm kinda hoping Cowan fails now, I'd rather see Smithy or Ussie in the team rather than this guy, I can't take another year of him making starts when he needs runs and not capitalizing when batting is easier.

 

[Furball]

Watson

Also Sky, can we have more Rob Key and less Nick Knight in the box this summer.

 

[3703]

You can drag up as many comparisons you like but its irrelevant to the facts that they have a woeful fitness record. Some, like Cummins, have a fitness record as bad as Shaun Tait.

This is just ridiculous.

Cummins has been injured as a teenager. He was bowling thunderbolts at 17 years of age. Do you not understand that fast bowlers historically haven't been even a blip on the radar at senior level by this point? It is an unnatural punishment to put your body through, it takes time to strengthen the body and become accustomed to the rigours.

Tait was a crap athlete. Always overweight, always struggling for aerobic capacity, well into his 20s. Cummins is a jet, lean and fit, and only just leaving his teens. Apples to oranges.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

It's only hypothetical if say, Compton and Bairstow both ton up - then what are the selectors left with?

Root well ahead of both anyway. If Compo tons up it may save his place but that may be at 6 not as an opener.

 

[Furball]

I doubt they'd be stubborn enough to do that.

 

[Spark]

I can't help but ask... Owais Shah? Really? Is this a warm up or a centre-wicket net session?

 

[Furball]

I can't help but ask... Owais Shah? Really? Is this a warm up or a centre-wicket net session?

Topley and Rankin are going to bowl for Essex so the game's losing its First Class status.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I don't think you can take much out of either match being played really, just a bit better than a net really given the standard of the teams. Mills and Craddock have impressed but bowling Westley and now Shah is pretty poor. As for the Worcestershire attack, deary me.

 

[Spark]

I don't think you can take much out of either match being played really, just a bit better than a net really given the standard of the teams. Mills and Craddock have impressed but bowling Westley and now Shah is pretty poor. As for the Worcestershire attack, deary me.

Yeah has a decided "free FC hundred here!" look about it

 

[Spikey]

Topley and Rankin are going to bowl for Essex so the game's losing its First Class status.

so an english leg spinner takes a bag and then the match loses it's fc status eh

 

[Furball]

Yeah has a decided "free FC hundred here!" look about it

Not anymore, Masters and Mills injured themselves hence the prank attack.

 

[Furball]

Topeley bowls 3 balls and rain stops play

 

[Spark]

Not anymore, Masters and Mills injured themselves hence the prank attack.

The Worcestershire attack?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Really moving along at a good pace here.

 

[ajdude]

so an english leg spinner takes a bag and then the match loses it's fc status eh

i'd be genuinely spewin if i were craddock or bresnan

 

[Furball]

The Worcestershire attack?

Apologies, I thought you were talking about Essex's Shah led attack.