International cricket thread

Sounds like bluffing but you never know with him. It suits Australia’s fast bowlers and their batsmen will feel at home. It negates Jimmy and Robinson but it definitely suits the England batsmen not named Joe Root and allows them to go six runs an over. Flat pitches have served England well in the last year.

So NZ already 3-0 down against Pakistan in the 5 game ODI series… not hammered per say but all pretty convincing wins for Pakistan.

Later in the summer NZ have 4 T20’s and 4 ODI’s vs England…. They’d want to get their arses in gear..

just noticed 9 out of 11 of the NZ team are over 30… that’s not including Southee or Boult who are not selected

We live in a society where attention spans are shrinking. it was the American Psychological Association and their counterparts in Denmark who claim that over the last 15 years, attention spans of humans has decreased and rapidly continues to.

that is not good for Test cricket. Test cricket is an investment… time, effort and $$$

in addition ODI formats….

• cheaper
• less physically time demanding
• Less dependent say for an inexperienced cricketing aficionado, casual observer being properly nuanced as to the laws…look at any Test crowd and even ODI vs T20 ….Test and ODIs attract cricket fans. T20s attract lots of day trippers and borderline event junkies. A social event. VERY popular with families and young kids, the investment required by all, time, attention, £££ is far less. It’s not an accident, it’s marketed to those demographics … ‘families’… and those similar demographics…there are fireworks, dancers, cheerleaders, bands, people dressed up as dinosaurs or whatever mascot. Between innings obstacle course races, wheelbarrow races…with aforementioned inflatable mascots…

what are the guardians of the game doing to cricket ? It’s becoming a priority to run it as a business, a circus, a sport that uniquely requires investment from the fan….or did, certainly is departing its core values.. looks like a garish parody eclipsing the on field experience.

the guardians of cricket really have to sort their **** out but like in every level of society it’s now seen as a crime not to be pandering to families, kids and the 🤪

test cricket is the ultimate test of all cricketing skills, team selection, tactics, nouse, bravery, game management and performance over 5 long days… 450 overs…minimum if the weather is fair.

How long before international cricket lovers will be expected to invest in T10 cricket ? Happening in certain domestic markets around the world. Round robin tournaments or some silly shït.

Yeah, that IPL circus leaves me cold….. I am really really hoping for a good Ashes series..

the aggregate score over the last 3 Ashes series is Australia up 10-2 with just 3 drawn tests.

its been a forceful return of Aussie dominance similar to the 1990’s when Australia were all over the English.

Jordan was one of those players that looked decent in county cricket, a good county cricketer for Surrey & Sussex… at that level he could bat a bit too, three first class hundreds…but a few years ago he went all mercenary and has just been going from city to city, country to country, immersing himself in franchise cricket. since 2017 he’s travelled the globe playing for 7 different cricketing ‘franchises’, 7 cities, multiple countries….

******

So the Ashes, just looking at the schedule June 16th - July 31st. Five tests in six and a bit weeks…. Probably with the World Cup approaching it’s been shoehorned into a smaller window.

can’t see it doing anything but slightly detracting from the series….Stupid really, I doubt Anderson and Broad will feature in all 5 tests.. probably why they’ve picked a squad so heavily weighted with fast bowlers…yes Stokes has an injury although making positive noises in interviews, confident he’ll bowl and bat…

Jack Leach out of the Ashes with a stress fracture of his back. I don't think the Aussies were quakeing in their boots about facing him but England management have a lot of faith in him.

Moeen probably the likely pick going by what the media is insinuating…

Jacks… is a solid all rounder but he didn’t set the world alight out in Pakistan as regards taking wickets, so a risk. He took a five for and did nothing in the other 3 innings. In fact he only picked up a single wicket in the other 3. Ok so Pakistani pitches are not so spin friendly conditions but still. Would the English leadership be brave enough to allow him to resume his international career in an Ashes series ?

Ahmed... a seriously exciting prospect but someone so inexperienced going into an Ashes series, they’ve only 1 test under their belt. That said, no fear, no baggage….he’s 18… not 19 until August. That would be rolling the dice on that decision.

Moeen Ali… I’d say he’s the safe bet. Experience in abundance, a savvy cricketer… not a prolific wicket taker either but can certainly bat, chew up overs with the ball while not going for many. The downside is compared to the other two he’s a very ‘known’ quantity to the Aussies.

btw just as an aside, be nice to have a dedicated Ashes thread like last time ?

Australia vs India, World Test Championship final today at the Oval. Earlier start at 10.30.

Don’t think a one off game will change the fact India have beaten Australia in Australia two series on the trot but it should be a good game.

Moeen has come out of international retirement, so you and the media appear correct. Shows the poor state of slow bowling in the County Championship how few options there were.

Enquiring about tickets for the Ireland vs England match at a Headingly….. I used a general contact form page on the Headingly website. I get an email telling me I need to phone the office to enquire….

Good afternoon,

Please call our ticket office, they will be happy to assist. 0115 8990300 9.30am-4.30pm weekdays.

Kind regards

What organisation, an organisation dealing with international sporting events, international enquiries from internationally based people in 2023 is asking people to call on international land lines for them to make straight forward enquires… when the rest of the planet for decades is dealing in electronic communications. Seriously…

welcome to 1987.

Ended in a tie 374 each

5th ball gone for 6, and 4 from the last one. 30 runs off it, mad

Next 2 only 2 singles, all over barring accidents