Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:01 am  

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Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:07 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

I hate to throw a negative into all this, but Eoin Morgan is not a test player.....I'd very quickly get him out of there and get another youngster in the side.

Morgan looks like a modern day Neil Fairbrother....One day wonder, poor Test match player.

If he struggles against this attack, god knows what the South Africans will do to him....

BUMP......

I stick by this assessment.....he will never be a Test batsman of any repute.

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:59 pm  

Aggers seems to have grown tired of some of the online indian support, blocking loads of them http://twitter.com/#!/Aggerscricket

Aggers seems to have grown tired of some of the online indian support, blocking loads of them http://twitter.com/#!/Aggerscricket

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:36 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

I stick by this assessment.....he will never be a Test batsman of any repute.

I've always thought the same myself, although my judgement may be clouded by the fact I don't think he should be playing for England in the first place. I accept there are going to be players with dual nationality, or individuals who relocate to another continent and make their home there, but "upgrading" to a better neighbouring national team when you've already played at senior level for your native country just doesn't seem right to me. Boyd Rankin has even playded ODIs for Ireland and England (Lions) in consecutive months now.

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:59 pm  

what about 'downgrading' like Gavin Hamilton?

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:34 pm  

Quite amusing how all the cricket fans in the office today were hoping for Sachin to get his ton, as soon as he was out the sentiment quickly changed to let's finish them off ASAP, which we did.

I'm now a bit sad that there's no more England test cricket until 2012.

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:37 pm  

India won the toss and will bat = India will win.

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:59 pm  

kieswetter has got the iron gloves on i see

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:07 pm  

flipper wrote:

kieswetter has got the iron gloves on i see

Not good enough is he? Admittedly he is a great clean hitter but does his one in a few decent score justify the dropped catches and missed stumpings? I dont think so.

A couple of stats re. keepers...

Prior ODI average 24.18 ODI SR 76.76
Kieswetter ODI average 31.64 ODI SR 88.19
Davies ODI average 30.5 ODI SR 105.62

Prior IT20 average 21.16 IT20 SR 127
Kieswetter IT20 average 24.18 IT20 SR 117.18
Davies IT20 average 20.40 IT20 SR 124.39

I can't see the harm in picking Prior in the ODI team especially considering the form he's currently in. And anyone a little surprised that Davies hasn't been picked for England since his coming out???

Re: Super Cricket - England vs India : Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:11 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

And anyone a little surprised that Davies hasn't been picked for England since his coming out???

I'm assuming you're being facetious there. I'm a big Davies fan but I don't think he's really produced in his outings in international cricket. Also, as a Surrey fan, he makes a huge difference when he plays for us - so I would say that, wouldn't I?