Cricket Thread

[VR46]

Anyone been following the Test against India ?, we played well yesterday, then as I have just discoved, lost our last six wickets for 30 runs this morning.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/latest_scorecard/default.stm

[VR46]

Where are all you cricket fans ? just seen on the TV, England's innings ended with five consecutive 6's, amazing stuff, after we made a shaky start as well, 316 runs should do it, if not, will be an amazing win for India

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6978311.stm

[Gareth C]

You have to love Tendulkar though, his run rate is brilliant and they will no doubt ramp it up a bit more over the next few overs. Would be a great match to watch.

[VR46]

Kiss of death there mate, Sachin out for 94 and Ganguly gone also, should be home in time for last few overs

[Gareth C]

[djjimbob]

Ayyyy, Mashceranas!

[Gareth C]

Great match, and nice and close at the end there to the level the series.

[prinnysquad]

I wonder if that whinging old tosspot Geoffrey Boycott is going to crawl into his hole for a few months after that series win.

Well done to Colly and the boys. Collingwood may be a dull bat, but he doesn't come near the same 'level' as Auld Paint Dryer.

[MonkeySteve]

Leave good old Boycs alone Although he can be quite negative and forthright, a lot of what he says is actually pretty accurate...

Great stuff from the boys today though. When we lost that first match I thought we'd get hammered, but we stuck in there and got our reward.

First India, now Sri Lanka...maybe we've finally got the hang of this one day game...

[prinnysquad]

I wonder if that whinging old tosspot Geoffrey Boycott is going to crawl into his hole for a few months after that series win.

Well done to Colly and the boys. Collingwood may be a dull bat, but he doesn't come near the same 'level' as Auld Paint Dryer.

Good on Geoff Boycs.

What a shambolic display, full of characterless pussies and tosswagons.

[prinnysquad]

Well folks, that's two new captains needed for the Test and One Day sides. Can't understand why Colly stepped down, I thought the one day team was making some progress.

Anyone but The Show Pony for captain?

[NW2013]

I wonder if Vaughn will even be picked for the team going forward. His performances would suggest not!

Maybe Colly is having a bit of a 'I challenge you to find someone better' moment after all the press criticism?

[prinnysquad]

I think on the bbc site it says Vaughan won't play in the next test either.
I guess Colly must be thinking that all change is needed in the whole set-up - younger players growing into the captaincy roles like Smith and Ponting have.

I'd like to see this line up for the next test:

Cook
Strauss
Show Pony
Bell
Colly
*Newbie batsmen*
Ambrose (last chance before position is reviewed).
Broad
Fat Fred
Sidebottom
Panesar

That's 6 batsmen, wk and 4 bowlers (Flintoff and Broad as bowlers who can bat). Anderson to rest.

And give young Cook a gig with the captaincy.

[Big Seany]

Makes me cross hearing KP called a showpony. He is clearly the world's most destructive, exciting batsman, is a pure winner, is rarely injured, loves playing for England as will make a fantastic, arrogant, winning captain in my opinion. I bet you wouldn't see him get out the way he did on 94 if he had the responsibility of captaining the side.

The only other man I can think of for the job would be Kent's Robert Key (who I hope gets another chance in the batting stakes anyway). I just hope they don't play it safe and go for Strauss. Flintoff may have been in with a shout but needs to concentrate on his own fitness and game without any other pressure.

[vanpeebles]

Hes a show pony and not even English.