Cricket

[Busaholic]

Hmmm ?...if you want to mention bludgeon and Bairstow in the same sentence, I suggest you watch his late father, bless him, who was not noted for the finesse of his stroke play...and was an overlooked and excellent keeper as well.

Funny how fickle people are..last year, Bairstow J could do no wrong...this year, summary execution beckons.

I don't think David Bairstow was overlooked, exactly, but in test cricket Alan Knott and Bob Taylor were geniuses and the quirky Knott proved in his successful one day appearances for Kent that he could excel there too, not least in his batting. I'd have had Bairstow over Geoff Humpage for ODIs any day, as Humpage was no great keeper imo, but the selectors took a different view!

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

How does Johnny B still have the gloves? He's got table tennis bats as hands.

Move over Bazball. Bisonball is here. Fair effort from Marsh to save the innings.
In other news

Same old England? New Ashes image ‘proves Stokes’ words are meaningless’

Same old England? New Ashes image ‘proves Stokes’ words are meaningless’

www.foxsports.com.au

Stokes is basically full of it.

 

[Whistler40145]

Except for Foakes, who else in County Cricket would be good enough as a replacement keeper

 

[Harvester]

Except for Foakes, who else in County Cricket would be good enough as a replacement keeper

Only Jos Butler springs to mind as good enough to keep, and bat well at international level. In the modern game wicket keepers are required to be good batsmen, and excellent keepers from the past like Wally Grout (a number 10 batter) would be overlooked at Test level today!

 

[Mikey C]

Except for Foakes, who else in County Cricket would be good enough as a replacement keeper

There are plenty of better keepers. Sam Billings, Ollie Robinson are both better with the gloves, albeit the former has had a terrible summer with the bat.

 

[SteveM70]

Except for Foakes, who else in County Cricket would be good enough as a replacement keeper

Peter Handscomb at Leicestershire

 

[Falcon1200]

So Bairstow will not be bludgeoning a match-winning score, not in this innings at least. If he is not keeping well, and not scoring runs, should he really still be in the team, despite past achievements?

 

[SteveM70]

Bairstow out flashing at a wide ball with England 87/4. Utterly stupid, but the Baseball acolytes will doubtless defend him as say he's just playing his natural game, we'll come harder next match. How long before people wake up and realise there's a time for just seeing the bowling off?

 

[Whistler40145]

Peter Handscomb at Leicestershire

He's an Aussie

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Not one but two Victorian's bowling.
We need Bill Lawry commentating. He would be ecstatic. As a proud Victorian myself so am I.

 

[SteveM70]

He's an Aussie

I know. Hence the

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Meanwhile in the Rugba Leeg in Australia.

https://i.imgur.com/tNuG3vD.jpg

The Milk do an impression of Bairstow's dismissal.

 

[SteveM70]

Bairstow out flashing at a wide ball with England 87/4. Utterly stupid, but the Baseball acolytes will doubtless defend him as say he's just playing his natural game, we'll come harder next match. How long before people wake up and realise there's a time for just seeing the bowling off?

And Moeen. Absolutely brain dead

This pick Ben Stokes’ mates Bazball concept just isn’t working against the Aussies

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

These continuous stoppages in play by the English batsmen for the physio are outrageous. Face up or get off.

 

[DarloRich]

England will be following on at this rate!

 

[Purple Train]

Move over Bazball, hello Baseball.

 

[75A]

7 catches, 7 wickets oh dear still 121 behind @ lunch

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

I do not get this short bowling stuff from Australia.

 

[Purple Train]

At least Stokes is still in. Ironic that he alone seems to be capable of batting sensibly and batting to the field in this series.

This looks like 5-0.

 

[SteveM70]

And Moeen. Absolutely brain dead

This pick Ben Stokes’ mates Bazball concept just isn’t working against the Aussies

And now Woakes

Senseless

Australia aren't winning this, England are losing it

I do not get this short bowling stuff from Australia.

Its very effective against stupid batsmen obsessed with playing attacking shots

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

And now Woakes

Senseless

Australia aren't winning this, England are losing it




Its very effective against stupid batsmen obsessed with playing attacking shots

If you put it on the stumps while playing attacking shots you'll get wickets the same way.

 

[SteveM70]

If you put it on the stumps while playing attacking shots you'll get wickets the same way.

Not as much. No lateral movement at the moment so less chance of an edge than playing a cross-batted shot

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Not as much. No lateral movement at the moment so less chance of an edge than playing a cross-batted shot

After lunch we are leaking runs left right and centre because of this short nonsense. It is moronic cricket.
A 5 year old could figure it out to put the ball on the stumps.

 

[Purple Train]

After lunch we are leaking runs left right and centre because of this short nonsense. It is moronic cricket.
A 5 year old could figure it out to put the ball on the stumps.

That logic does work for someone like Mark Wood or Ben Stokes, but the England upper order will hit it down your fielders' throats.

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

That logic does work for someone like Mark Wood or Ben Stokes, but the England upper order will hit it down your fielders' throats.

I'd bowl short to Broad because of his history. Others though spread the field and make it look like you're bowling short and just bowl at the stumps.

England should be all out by now if you bowl properly.

Stokes is a cheat though. Clearly he's not injured and called for the trainers multiple times. If the umpires did thier jobs correctly he told to face up or retire hurt.

 

[75A]

Wow what an hour of cricket that was
Well done to Steve Smith for holding 5 catches, well done to Pat Cummins for 6 wickets, but best of all well done to Ben Stokes, that was awesome..

 

[Cletus]

Another crazy period of cricket there.

Stokes clearly isn't fit. He might as well stay in the changing rooms until he's needed in the 4th innings to try for another miracle. Will Robinson be fit to bowl?

 

[Purple Train]

10 wickets, all caught...

Brilliant by Stokes despite him rapidly becoming the bloke from Operation. England trail by 26 but really should be leading by 100 or so, if they'd taken their chances.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

England score a further 95 runs in 10.2 overs at the start of the second session, losing their last three wickets in the process. Wood scored 24 from the 8 balls he faced and Stokes eventually dismissed for 80 (5 x 6 and 6 x 4) and England all out for 237. just a small deficit on first innings totals. It is rumoured that Stokes is carrying two different injuries. Six wickets for Cummings as bowler-captain.

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

That genuinely was some of the stupidest tactics I've ever seen from an Australian side. You bowl properly instead giving batters something to hit the lead is over 100. We seemed to be allergic to bowling at the blue things with rainbows on them.