Bowling coaches should concentrate on psychology above technique. England's recent bowling coaches clearly not doing this with younger bowlers.
― VENIET IMBER (imago), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 15:45 (ten years ago) link
swann and anderson hated KP. now Swann has gone maybe things will improve? Or will Anderson and other players say they dont want KP in and back Flower? I can see it coming to that if the ECB dont back flower to dump KP.
If Flower hasn't denied that Guardian story by tomorrow then it must be true and we will have seen the last of KP (and be a laughing stock to other countries).
Clearly they cant drop him due to form as he still outscored and out averaged the other batsmen and they would need to be dropped too.As for age clarke/rogers/haddin are all older.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 15:54 (ten years ago) link
good news :)
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/08/andy-flower-kevin-pietersen-england-future?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 05:38 (ten years ago) link
wowhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25650615
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 12:30 (ten years ago) link
All very Phil Brown
― pandemic, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 12:33 (ten years ago) link
Thrilling Test breaking out between Pakistan and Sri Lanka
― Flame Out at Jagbans (imago), Saturday, 11 January 2014 11:50 (ten years ago) link
Kumar Sangakkara bowling in a Test, y'all
― Flame Out at Jagbans (imago), Saturday, 11 January 2014 12:35 (ten years ago) link
Misbah likes getting out in the 90s doesn't he.
Dead jet lagged today, but I'm sure you'll all be on tenterhooks to hear my Melbourne/ Sydney Ashes thoughts. If you can't wait I was actually quoted in the Guardian in this article:http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/jan/04/ashes-2013-14-england
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Saturday, 11 January 2014 12:43 (ten years ago) link
Cook you are a fucking useless captain. resign now ffs
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 11:58 (ten years ago) link
bollocks
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:02 (ten years ago) link
i.e. that is bollocks, it wasn't Cook's captaincy that was the problem, just as it wasn't his captaincy that was the problem during the Ashes
he doesnt have a clue
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:03 (ten years ago) link
I think that's wrong. Arguably he shouldn't have bowled Stokes in the penultimate over, but what else do you think he did badly?
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:04 (ten years ago) link
Bopara had the best figures yet he didnt bowl at the end. Stokes had been flogged all game. He doesnt have a clue. I'm done with him as captain.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:07 (ten years ago) link
you lose a test series 5-0 where everyone knew at 2-0 it was going to be 5-0 and this clown is still captain beggars belief. He is not a good captain. Hes not even been good enough to play in the team this past year yet KP is the one ppl want to kick out.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:09 (ten years ago) link
yes "everyone" knew that. I don't think his form has been poor enough to be dropped. The calls to drop KP are because he's a disruptive influence. Until someone comes along who is better able to lead the team, Cook is the best we have.
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:12 (ten years ago) link
you worry that KP is going to be scapegoated, I think dropping Cook as player or captain would be a similar knee-jerk reaction. Sorry to appeal to authority, but not a single commentator has seriously suggested Cook should be dropped.
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:14 (ten years ago) link
im talking abut being dropped as captain
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:16 (ten years ago) link
and no one, to my knowledge, is currently suggesting he should stop being captain, even one-eyed Aussies
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:17 (ten years ago) link
(sorry to any optically challenged Antipodeans who might be reading this)
its affected him. NZ and both ashes series his batting has been poor. Its not a recent thing thats a whole year and 3 series. His averages for those 3 series are worse than any senior batsmen and its because hes captain.A captain needs to lead. He hasnt been doing that.If he wasnt captain he would go back to scoring runs.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:18 (ten years ago) link
aussies were a shambles 1st 2 tests in the summer. rain saved us in 3rd.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:19 (ten years ago) link
youre right anyway nothings going to change hes gonna stay as skipper and will hopefully return to form against inferior opposition in may/june. He will have cleared his head by then hopefully.
btw what the hell have the coaches done to finn???
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 January 2014 12:39 (ten years ago) link
Can we LJ's thoughts on this too. Or is he out celebrating?
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 17 January 2014 13:05 (ten years ago) link
It was magnificent work. Faulkner has become a fearsome finisher, was clearly not over until he was out or stranded
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Friday, 17 January 2014 13:23 (ten years ago) link
it's a shame Stokes served up some nice pies to hit into the stands, but there we go.
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 17 January 2014 14:34 (ten years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25791500
"England ponder change of tactics"Finally, a plan b?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 18 January 2014 13:34 (ten years ago) link
Well, winning something would be a change of tactic.
― Ian Glasper's trapped in a scone (aldo), Saturday, 18 January 2014 13:41 (ten years ago) link
They should just blame the legacy left by the last Labour government and be done with it
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 January 2014 13:43 (ten years ago) link
Another terrible defeat in the worst tour ever. Could be another 5-0
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 11:26 (ten years ago) link
lost the Carlton Mid Series...is there any hope left for England??
― wow such doge of venice (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 19 January 2014 11:47 (ten years ago) link
could be some bizarre imbalanced times ahead for the international game
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/710707.html
― JLB Credit (Jack BS), Sunday, 19 January 2014 12:58 (ten years ago) link
reckon england and australia wdnt be cunts abt it but india completely would, to their own hilarious detriment
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:03 (ten years ago) link
India pretty much controls cricket anyway as it is
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:06 (ten years ago) link
this is just gonna lead to only 3 countries playing tests eventually
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:07 (ten years ago) link
You mean the only three countries that are actually interested in test cricket?
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:14 (ten years ago) link
you think south africa arent?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:21 (ten years ago) link
now being "reported" cook may give up the one day captaincy.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:29 (ten years ago) link
would think NZ, Pakistan and SL care a little bit too. WI sadly not a factor and perhaps in need of a kick up the arse. spare them until Chanderpaul goes
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:52 (ten years ago) link
haha but of course I am not in favour of reducing the Test roster on principle. tier 2 tests - would these count for one's official stats? Darren Bravo'd make a killing
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Sunday, 19 January 2014 13:54 (ten years ago) link
I dont like the idea myself. the other nations are just gonna go fuck it lets concentrate on 20/20
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 15:41 (ten years ago) link
looks like Pakistan are going to chase down 302 in Sharjah
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Monday, 20 January 2014 13:41 (ten years ago) link
am watching, it's been an amazing effort, abetted by hilariously shit & negative tactics from SL. will these fucks (ever international team except aus & nz) never learn?
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Monday, 20 January 2014 13:43 (ten years ago) link
pretty dark now is it? Azhar Ali has just gotten out
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Monday, 20 January 2014 13:45 (ten years ago) link
Misbah's the man, yet again!
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Monday, 20 January 2014 13:50 (ten years ago) link
all over, umpires took no shit from SL re: bad light due to timewasting. very similar to England chase in Pakistan 13 years ago to win final Test, except the chase was twice as big this time :D
― lovely cuddly fluffy dope (imago), Monday, 20 January 2014 13:51 (ten years ago) link
I was thinking more of the crowds who attend test matches, I don't think too many do in SA (I could be wrong though). They certainly don't in NZ.
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 January 2014 14:15 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Np4BciX.jpg
― ۩, Tuesday, 21 January 2014 15:16 (ten years ago) link
too small; didn’t read.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 January 2014 22:07 (ten years ago) link
tour back on track, it's all looking rosy now!
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 24 January 2014 10:55 (ten years ago) link