England's Cricketing Winter : Bangladesh and India

summerisle · October 4, 2016

First day of the tour. The only practice match : BCB Select X1 309-9, 50 overs. In reply, England 313-6, 46.1 overs. Moeen 70, Jo's Buttler 80 n.o. of 64 balls.
The first of 3 one dayers starts on Friday, with two Tests, starting on 20th October.
Squads.

England Test squad Alastair Cook (Essex; captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Gareth Batty (Surrey), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), .

One-day international squad Jos Buttler (Lancashire; captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex).

Jimmy Anderson hopes to be fit for the Test matches.

joey_macmo · October 4, 2016

Anderson is out of the Bangladesh tour, might be back for India. He was only selected for the test matches anyway

summerisle · October 4, 2016

joey_macmo said:
Anderson is out of the Bangladesh tour, might be back for India. He was only selected for the test matches anyway

My mistake, looks like he might be miss India along with Mark Wood.

roydo · October 4, 2016

Slightly off topic, but the ECB havnt half given Durham some clog today.

Bruce Wayne · October 4, 2016

summerisle said:
My mistake, looks like he might be miss India along with Mark Wood.

I admire that he's willing to give it a go, but I don't fancy his chances much.

summerisle · October 4, 2016

Bruce Wayne said:
I admire that he's willing to give it a go, but I don't fancy his chances much.

Haven't had me tea yet so weak and feeble mistakes have occurred. Soon to be rectified.

Elong · October 4, 2016

India are still heavily doctoring their pitches based off the NZ series. I understand home advantage, but they're beyond a joke. Good luck.

summerisle · October 4, 2016

Aussies getting hammered in South Africa. Lost two one dayers by 142 runs, and 6 wickets, 14 overs left, De Kock 178. lol

Minimeister · October 4, 2016

Elong said:
India are still heavily doctoring their pitches based off the NZ series. I understand home advantage, but they're beyond a joke. Good luck.

And they move 132 points clear in the ICC Alternative Kopite league rankings.

Sunderland afc · October 4, 2016

roydo said:
Slightly off topic, but the ECB havnt half given Durham some clog today.

The more I read about it the more I get annoyed. I will renew next season but it seems pointless as it is almost impossible for us to go up.

Well and trully shafted.

roydo · October 4, 2016

Sunderland afc said:
The more I read about it the more I get annoyed. I will renew next season but it seems pointless as it is almost impossible for us to go up.

Well and trully shafted.

Not fully versed in the ins and outs, but from what I can gather, they were encouraged to build a Test ground, then bid for Tests, then get given, frankly, the less attractive ones.

So Durham leaked cash, and the ECB step in. Then lamp them with a shermon tank.

Am I close?

summerisle · October 4, 2016

roydo said:
Not fully versed in the ins and outs, but from what I can gather, they were encouraged to build a Test ground, then bid for Tests, then get given, frankly, the less attractive ones.

So Durham leaked cash, and the ECB step in. Then lamp them with a shermon tank.

Am I close?

There's been virtually universal condemnation within the media with regards to the penalties imposed on Durham.
This a good precis of the details of the saga.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/cricket/how-being-invited-ball-left-11974332

roydo · October 4, 2016

summerisle said:
There's been virtually universal condemnation within the media with regards to the penalties imposed on Durham.
This a good precis of the details of the saga.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/cricket/how-being-invited-ball-left-11974332

Aware that this is an England Winter Cricket thread, it seems relevant. Havnt Durham supplied quite a few England Test players over the last few years?

Edit. Excuse my limited knowledge, but Stokes, Harmison, Collingwood, Harmisons mate in the 2005 Ashes win, probably more. All local as well?

Edit 2. Hoggard.

summerisle · October 4, 2016

roydo said:
Aware that this is an England Winter Cricket thread, it seems relevant. Havnt Durham supplied quite a few England Test players over the last few years?

Edit. Excuse my limited knowledge, but Stokes, Harmison, Collingwood, Harmisons mate in the 2005 Ashes win, probably more. All local as well?

Edit 2. Hoggard.

As well as Mark Wood, Scott Borthwick, Liam Plunkett and Graham Onions. Little thanks from the beanpushers at the ECB.

Sunderland afc · October 4, 2016

roydo said:
Not fully versed in the ins and outs, but from what I can gather, they were encouraged to build a Test ground, then bid for Tests, then get given, frankly, the less attractive ones.

So Durham leaked cash, and the ECB step in. Then lamp them with a shermon tank.

Am I close?

Durham have made mistakes. But, we were told that they had to have a home ground, had to develop it, had to bid for England game and then given terrible ones. The last being Sri Lanka in early may a week after the Leeds test.

Some great articles out from non Durham people. The club have supplied and continue to supply England with players.

The main thing is loads of clubs have higher debts but have sugar daddies or local authorities willing to help out, while Durham haven't.

Fair enough I can take the relegation as a punishment but everything else just seems spiteful. As I've said I'll renew but it's seems pointless as the ecb have decided that we can't go up or even really compete in anything.