Maltaran Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 17 wickets in a day? WTF is up with the pitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 There's one more. England are in serious trouble here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 There's one more. England are in serious trouble here. They're effectively 102/5 in their second innings. Given how the Windies batsmen struggled in the first innings an England lead of 200 might be enough, but there's still a lot to do tomorrow to get there. Another failure from Trott might have spelled the end of his international career, although a future comeback in the middle order could be a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 So England end up with a lead of 191. That's pretty even for me given the Windies relatively weak batting lineup. How England's spinners go in the second innings could be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 That was embarrasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 How England's spinners go in the second innings could be key. Not very well seems to be the answer. I know Moeen Ali did perform well against India last year, but I think in this case they really should have had a proper specialist spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The way England are playing, you'd think the Black Caps will be fancying their chances of a rare win on English soil this summer...let alone the Aussies. Any of the England fans reckon KP should be recalled for the Ashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desire Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 LOL England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Any of the England fans reckon KP should be recalled for the Ashes? I think it seems unlikely, England may have a lot of issues but I wouldn't say the middle order is the main area of concern and while KP did seem to be made a bit of a scapegoat for the Ashes debacle it's got to be hard to pick him after he criticised so many of his team-mates in his book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Jonathan Trott has announced his retirement from international cricket. It's a pity that his career ended on a low note, at his best he was probably one of the most dependable batsmen in world cricket and he was crucial to multiple Ashes wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Peter Moores sacked as England coach (it was always coming) and Strauss has been appointed "Director of Cricket". No word on who the new coach will be...but funnily enough some Australians are in the mix. Supposedly Jason Gillespie and Tom Moody are in with a good chance. I know Moody has a good reputation as a coach but I had no idea Gillespie had taken up a coaching gig, and apparently has done a great job for Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Yeah, Gillespie's been good. He might well be the favourite. I'm not particularly convinced by bringing in Strauss to take charge. He was a good captain but it's not like he had a different philosophy to the current conservative approach which isn't working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Peter Moores sacked as England coach (it was always coming) and Strauss has been appointed "Director of Cricket". No word on who the new coach will be...but funnily enough some Australians are in the mix. Supposedly Jason Gillespie and Tom Moody are in with a good chance. I know Moody has a good reputation as a coach but I had no idea Gillespie had taken up a coaching gig, and apparently has done a great job for Yorkshire. I never really understood why they went back to Moores after he'd been mediocre in his first stint as England coach. He did a decent job of bringing in some young players, but I think there was also a lot of mistakes in terms of selection and tactics and the series win over India was about the only good result he got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Yeah, there were some murmurs that Strauss wasn't the right man for the job. I don't really know what a "Director of Cricket" is supposed to do, anyway. Maybe integrate across the youth, first-class and national team setups? Or more of a selectorial sort of role ahead of the cricket (a bit like a General Manager / Director of Foodball type of role). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 KP has scored a triple century in a First Class match (admittedly Leicestershire probably aren't the most difficult opposition he's faced). Somehow I suspect it's likely to leave the England selectors unmoved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 KP has scored a triple century in a First Class match (admittedly Leicestershire probably aren't the most difficult opposition he's faced). Somehow I suspect it's likely to leave the England selectors unmoved. Yeah, there was a bit of talk Graves might have been interested in bringing him back but once Strauss was appointed you'd have to think that was the end of any chance he had. On that note he's apparently been told he has no chance. I actually feel a little sorry for Pietersen in all this, which takes a bit of an effort on the part of the ECB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeric Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I really can't understand the Strauss appointment. Hes still too closely linked to the current crop of players and depending on what actual power he has even beyond this whole KP thing, I don't think his objectivity can be trusted. Can you see him ever making the decision of sacking Cook, if Cook reverts back to the form he was in before the WI series with the bat and that his Captaincy nonce continues being a very dreary beige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I think Strauss was appointed purely because they wanted someone young (not far removed from their playing days) and someone who had presided over a reasonably successful period in English cricket. If they were doing so they should have gone one further back and appointed Michael Vaughan. He at least is removed enough from the current crop of players, and yet close enough to still be up to date and open to ideas. There was an article written about it somewhere and it persuaded me. Anyway, until we know what Strauss's responsibilities really are, I guess it's too early to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It all makes me feel young again. Ah, the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alester Florent Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 If they were doing so they should have gone one further back and appointed Michael Vaughan. He at least is removed enough from the current crop of players, and yet close enough to still be up to date and open to ideas. There was an article written about it somewhere and it persuaded me. It is my understanding that Vaughan turned the job down; it didn't have enough power for him (that is actually the reason given). Whether he was actually offered the job or just ruled himself out, I don't know. I'm not convinced Vaughan would have been the right candidate, though. He was a good captain, especially pre-2006, but in recent years I have found him irritating and modish in his commentary and opinion. He reminds me of Warne in that sense: they both clearly have a functioning brain and possess(ed) some insight but too often these days resort to mindless platitudes or cheerleading. I like Strauss and always have, although with the spectre of KP still hanging over the team perhaps someone further removed from that debacle would have been a better choice. Really it was irresponsible of Graves to raise the KP issue when he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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