Cricket

[summerisle]

Take a break from the transfer thread.

 

[Mildredblues]

The other wildcard is Rashid. I would be very tempted to move in this direction. He’s a leg spinner, which I sense you need to be in Australia, and again quite a handy number 8. The concern would be his control- where Leach gives good control, he will leak runs but get wickets. A lot depends on what they are doing with the rest of the attack. An attack of Wood, Archer, Rashid and Broad could go for a lot of runs quickly.

I would probably go the Rashid route, but fully understand if they see the package of Bess- as a bowling allrounder is hard to ignore. I’ll do a evaluation of where the batting is at in a following post.

Leggies/spinners without control tend to get battered down under. I remember South Africa taking Imran Tahir(very good LOI bowler) there and ending up with figures of 0-250 in a game. I think they had to overwork their pacers for control and one of them(Steyn) got injured.

 

[summerisle]

England 8-0, 1 over.

 

[summerisle]

Buttler giving it a bit, 24-0, 2 overs.

 

[summerisle]

35-0, 3overs.

 

[Mildredblues]

Both really strong first team sides put out.

 

[summerisle]

Bairstow out (8), 43-1, 4 overs

 

[Mildredblues]

Looks like the Aussies haven't become "rusty" going by their catching efforts.

Jordan at 7 looks to be a gamble. Last partnership remaining for England.

 

[Walken]

Be tough for the bowlers, only buttler and malan coming to the party. Unless Ali bowls well you have to think he is just not delivering often enough anymore

 

[ToffeeTim]

Definitely a batter short in that line up, curran not a no.7.

Suppose that shows the importance of stokes

 

[Dannymini]

Definitely a batter short in that line up, curran not a no.7.

Suppose that shows the importance of stokes

Whole dynamic changes with stokes and Roy back

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Rarely critical of Morgan but he shouldn’t have started with the two pacemen

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Need about 3 quick wickets. Can’t see it

 

[catcherintherye]

Leggies/spinners without control tend to get battered down under. I remember South Africa taking Imran Tahir(very good LOI bowler) there and ending up with figures of 0-250 in a game. I think they had to overwork their pacers for control and one of them(Steyn) got injured.

Finger spinners do as well dont they?

What spinner would you take mate?

 

[Walken]

this is over