The Ashes 2017/18

[kithnou]

Someone, hopefully root, needs to get a big score tomorrow and for us to bat all day.

You minx

 

[carlos21]

You minx

Hi

 

[kithnou]

Hi

 

[McBain]

Gday

 

[carlos21]

You good.

 

[carlos21]

Gday

Hello mate,

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Good to see others on here championing Liam Plunkett. I mentioned him earlier and think he'd have been ideal on Australian wickets.

He certainly would have offered more than Ball and probably Woakes.

We should have had a lead considering they were 209/7 but not for the first time England struggle to knock over a tail. We are still right in it but need a big partnership tomorrow, and Cook wants slaughtering for that ridiculous shot.

 

[summerisle]

Good to see others on here championing Liam Plunkett. I mentioned him earlier and think he'd have been ideal on Australian wickets.

He certainly would have offered more than Ball and probably Woakes.

We should have had a lead considering they were 209/7 but not for the first time England struggle to knock over a tail. We are still right in it but need a big partnership tomorrow, and Cook wants slaughtering for that ridiculous shot.

Plunkett's 32, last played a Test over three years' ago, has a bowling average of 37.46 and has only played 13 Tests. There's a reason for that : he's not very good.

 

[joey_macmo]

Plunkett has played 2 first class matches all season and got 7 wickets at around 30.00

If he can’t get in ahead of Jack brooks then that’s why he isn’t there.

 

[summerisle]

Plunkett has played 2 first class matches all season and got 7 wickets at around 30.00

If he can’t get in ahead of Jack brooks then that’s why he isn’t there.

But he's got pace.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Plunkett's 32, last played a Test over three years' ago, has a bowling average of 37.46 and has only played 13 Tests. There's a reason for that : he's not very good.

If he's not very good why is he still a permanent fixture in England's T20 and one day sides?

While I agree he isn't top class, I reckon his style of bowling would suit Australian pitches.

 

[McBain]

ELLLLCAAAAAAAABBBBBBB Where are you you great uneducated whopper.

Smiths boys gon hurt ya.

 

[summerisle]

If he's not very good why is he still a permanent fixture in England's T20 and one day sides?

While I agree he isn't top class, I reckon his style of bowling would suit Australian pitches.

Nowadays,totally different teams in the shorter game.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Nowadays,totally different teams in the shorter game.

So your criticism of him being not very good is a bit wide of the mark with him playing regular international cricket, whatever the form of the game.

 

[summerisle]

So your criticism of him being not very good is a bit wide of the mark with him playing regular international cricket, whatever the form of the game.

No, he's had his chance at Test Level and was found wanting. Playing 1 or 2 T20 matches and bowling a maximum of 10 overs in meaningless games is hardly comparable to bowling 25 overs in a day in Australia. But the main point is he's not good enough.