*Official* Warm up Matches Discussion

[Top_Cat]

Well, he's proven he is better at getting gully slicers out than any non-Faulkner in the side - pick him in the Test side.

 

[Spikey]

Interesting that Hughes is our frontline gully; thought Smith or Rogers would get the nod.

Well the field at time was Clarke at first, no-one at 2nd or 3rd, Watson at 4th slip/almost gully and then Hughes, so it's not a typical field. In the first tour match I remember Lyon was at gully (Watson at 1st, Clarke 2nd) on the first morning of the game.

 

[Ruckus]

New Road sounds like a pretty big road

 

[Expressway76]

Maybe a bigger test for a warm up would've been better (for both sides). Worcs' bowling attack is poor and it's clearly a road, even Twatto has made good runs.

 

[Spikey]

Excellent backing up saves 4 runs. Smitteh of course.

 

[Ruckus]

It's good to see the quicks haven't been bashed around though. All have economies under 3.

 

[ajdude]

philip hughes joins varsity match for practice, match loses first class status, sam agarwal is sad

CambU 18/0 (4.2 ov, NVS Senaratne 5*, PH Hughes 12*, J Marsden 0/6) | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Ruckus]

Can't believe Hughes used to average 60 in FC. 60 to 25 that's a hell of a decline.

 

[Ruckus]

Has anyone actually seen Agar bowl (plate). What's the consensus?

 

[Spikey]

it's just about impossible to find a picture of Smith batting that doesn't make him look stupid

 

[Jarquis]

Don't think I can continue my support of Compton now I've seen he wears his pads on the wrong legs

 

[Cooky Monster]

Fair play to Compton, gotta admire the fight hes been showing.

He should never of been binned to start with, its weird in that once he got those back to back tons in NZ that it seemed to put him under even more pressure, you would of thought he would of felt the pressure was off and played a bit more freely both physically and in the mind.

After NZ Compton should of been told his place was safe for Trent Bridge, for me he had done more than enough in India and NZ for him to be guaranteed to start the Ashes.

 

[grecian]

Well he hasn't been binned yet, and hopefully won't be. Done all that has been asked of him, unlike the Tyke duo.

 

[Tromperie]

philip hughes joins varsity match for practice, match loses first class status, sam agarwal is sad

CambU 18/0 (4.2 ov, NVS Senaratne 5*, PH Hughes 12*, J Marsden 0/6) | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

And is out for 21...

 

[theegyptian]

Paging Scaly....

 

[Spikey]

Bird forever Siddle never

 

[Spikey]

Bird has 4 for the innings. Coincidently, Siddle has 4 wickets in his 4 games in England

 

[Spikey]

clarke shells one. wouldn't've happened if he was at 1st.....

 

[Cooky Monster]

Well he hasn't been binned yet, and hopefully won't be. Done all that has been asked of him, unlike the Tyke duo.

True, Bairstow doesn't convince me at all yet, Compton has done a lot more than him to deserve a place in the side.

 

[Arachnodouche]

So if Bird stays fit then Harris has to miss out surely seeing how they can't risk having both guys in the XI? Pattinson, Starc (variety), Bird and Lyon would be good.

Edit: Unless Harris' isn't a big liability fitness-wise all of a sudden.