Cricket

[Number 1 Jasper]

AB De Villiers 166 from 66 balls..............


SA 408-5 after 50 overs .

[Weybridge]

Going to be a hell of a chase. Gayle had better be in the mood!

De Villiers is in incredible form lately. Better technique than Gayle too.

[Number 1 Jasper]

Going to be a hell of a chase. Gayle had better be in the mood!

De Villiers is in incredible form lately. Better technique than Gayle too.

Gayle out for 3 .........

Now 16-2 .....

[Weybridge]

Windies now 87-7.

Could be the biggest ever ODI win at this rate...

[Number 1 Jasper]

Windies now 87-7.

Could be the biggest ever ODI win at this rate...

Yes . Think they have to get to 118 ?

[Number 1 Jasper]

All out for 151 .

[Earl Grey]

150-9

Wee Steyn gets a wicket.

151 all out...

Now let's see. MOTM is a tricky one...errrmmm....

[Weybridge]

Just seen Jason Holder's figures.

1-29 from his first 7 - very tidy and respectable. Finally finishing with 1-104 from 10...

Enough to make a grown man weep.

[Earl Grey]

Ah....the Peter Moores juggernaut careens perilously close to the cliff edge in the latest saga of England's travails in the Cricket WC.

309?

Easy...shouldn't lose more than a wicket topping that....given the generosity of the fielding side we face in their bowling and catching.

Still, gives Geoffrey something to moan about.
"Even if England do make it to the quarter-finals, it won't matter because they're not playing well enough to win. There are too many things that aren't right. If you are a captain, coach, bowler, batsman and you can't cut it you have to go. If you can't cut it somebody has to pay the price."

[pompeygunner]

England are a bit crap against the better teams.

[the-future-is-blue]

[quote="Earl Grey"]Ah....the Peter Moores juggernaut careens perilously close to the cliff edge in the latest saga of England's travails in the Cricket WC.

Peter Moores juggernaut meets ice road truckers, we all know it only takes a bit of ice and snow to bring England to a halt !
One of the worse World Cup campaigns I can remember - moan over, love the quality of the top teams.

[Lost in Transportation]

Doesn't help that England just spoon-feed opposition batsmen or that they lose their heads after a dropped catch (hey Broadie). There are elements of a good side there (Ali, Root, Buttler) but the bowling is seriously weak and one-dimensional. If you look at New Zealand, they have strived to develop more pace as the game has become more extreme. The likes of Anderson, Broad and Finn have dropped their pace through age, injuries and technical problems respectively.

[Number 1 Jasper]

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[Weybridge]

Doesn't help that England just spoon-feed opposition batsmen or that they lose their heads after a dropped catch (hey Broadie). There are elements of a good side there (Ali, Root, Buttler) but the bowling is seriously weak and one-dimensional. If you look at New Zealand, they have strived to develop more pace as the game has become more extreme. The likes of Anderson, Broad and Finn have dropped their pace through age, injuries and technical problems respectively.

I think we can safely say the four seamer approach is dead in the water. At home its great, where we can guarantee plenty of movement - but as you say, overseas its too one dimensional.

Broad doesn't deserve his place and hasn't for a little while now, but for some reason he's the ECB golden boy and seems protected. Ballance and Broad need to go in place of Hales and Bopara. I know Bopara isn't everyone's favourite but he doesn't give runs away too easily and doesn't get bogged down with the bat.

And longer term, I'd play Kieswetter (once he's recovered) as wicket keeper and play Buttler as a specialist batsman. Buttler is not good enough behind the stumps, too many missed stumpings and awkward takes.

[Number 1 Jasper]

Doesn't help that England just spoon-feed opposition batsmen or that they lose their heads after a dropped catch (hey Broadie). There are elements of a good side there (Ali, Root, Buttler) but the bowling is seriously weak and one-dimensional. If you look at New Zealand, they have strived to develop more pace as the game has become more extreme. The likes of Anderson, Broad and Finn have dropped their pace through age, injuries and technical problems respectively.

I think we can safely say the four seamer approach is dead in the water. At home its great, where we can guarantee plenty of movement - but as you say, overseas its too one dimensional.

Broad doesn't deserve his place and hasn't for a little while now, but for some reason he's the ECB golden boy and seems protected. Ballance and Broad need to go in place of Hales and Bopara. I know Bopara isn't everyone's favourite but he doesn't give runs away too easily and doesn't get bogged down with the bat.

And longer term, I'd play Kieswetter (once he's recovered) as wicket keeper and play Buttler as a specialist batsman. Buttler is not good enough behind the stumps, too many missed stumpings and awkward takes.

Is there any news on Kieswetter ? Last I read he was struggling and may not come back .