England Cricket chat

[Doobs]

That was the most fearsome fast bowling attack I've seen since the West Indies team of the late 70s and early 80s.

And according to the experts day 3 and 4 was when batting should have been easiest on that pitch.

England have zero shot of winning this series unless a couple of them get injured.

or for Tikay to say something like that?

Come on Tikay, declare the series over.  Give us some hope.

I was sleeping for much of it, but they are 5th in the World and a fair few of our batsmen got going.  It feels a bit premature to put them that high.   

[Magic817]

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#BREAKING The ECB is investigating reports English batsman Jonny Bairstow headbutted Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft in Perth earlier this month.

[nirvana]

That was the most fearsome fast bowling attack I've seen since the West Indies team of the late 70s and early 80s.

And according to the experts day 3 and 4 was when batting should have been easiest on that pitch.

England have zero shot of winning this series unless a couple of them get injured.

Fk me, you aint watched much cricket since then. That's a very ordinary attack, even when just compared with Australian attacks since that period.

[Woodsey]

That was the most fearsome fast bowling attack I've seen since the West Indies team of the late 70s and early 80s.

And according to the experts day 3 and 4 was when batting should have been easiest on that pitch.

England have zero shot of winning this series unless a couple of them get injured.

Fk me, you aint watched much cricket since then. That's a very ordinary attack, even when just compared with Australian attacks since that period.

I just assumed he was being sarcastic, if not he couldn’t be further out of touch with cricket...

[nirvana]

That was the most fearsome fast bowling attack I've seen since the West Indies team of the late 70s and early 80s.

And according to the experts day 3 and 4 was when batting should have been easiest on that pitch.

England have zero shot of winning this series unless a couple of them get injured.

Fk me, you aint watched much cricket since then. That's a very ordinary attack, even when just compared with Australian attacks since that period.

I just assumed he was being sarcastic, if not he couldn’t be further out of touch with cricket...

aah yes, it was too subtle for a dolt like me :-)

[kukushkin88]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

[nirvana]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Flintoff, Jones, Harmison ?

[kukushkin88]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Flintoff, Jones, Harmison ?

They were good but not quick.

[kukushkin88]

By comparison.

[The Camel]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Oh, I don't think they are the best. I think they are the most hostile I've seen since Holding, Croft, Marshall and Roberts.

I don't watch much cricket, and there may well have been an attack I haven't seen that were more aggressive, but these Aussie guys obviously scared the shit out of the England players. Haven't seen fear like like that for years.

[DungBeetle]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Oh, I don't think they are the best. I think they are the most hostile I've seen since Holding, Croft, Marshall and Roberts.

I don't watch much cricket, and there may well have been an attack I haven't seen that were more aggressive, but these Aussie guys obviously scared the shit out of the England players. Haven't seen fear like like that for years.

Pretty sure the England players were more terrified of Mitchell Johnson last time Ashes were here.  He consistently ripped through them test after test!

[nellberg]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Oh, I don't think they are the best. I think they are the most hostile I've seen since Holding, Croft, Marshall and Roberts.

I don't watch much cricket, and there may well have been an attack I haven't seen that were more aggressive, but these Aussie guys obviously scared the shit out of the England players. Haven't seen fear like like that for years.

Pretty sure the England players were more terrified of Mitchell Johnson last time Ashes were here.  He consistently ripped through them test after test!

Johnson far more hostile than Starc/Cummins imo.

[The Camel]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Oh, I don't think they are the best. I think they are the most hostile I've seen since Holding, Croft, Marshall and Roberts.

I don't watch much cricket, and there may well have been an attack I haven't seen that were more aggressive, but these Aussie guys obviously scared the shit out of the England players. Haven't seen fear like like that for years.

Pretty sure the England players were more terrified of Mitchell Johnson last time Ashes were here.  He consistently ripped through them test after test!

That's one bowler.

Individually, Brett Lee, Allan Donald or Curtly Ambrose all fit the bill.

But this was sustained aggression from all three. No respite. Whereas although Glenn McGrath was a better bowler than any of these three, he didn't physically scare anyone.

[tikay]

The Bairstow "headbutt incident" all seems like something & nothing that the Media have blown out of proportion.

Even so, this video interview is all a bit weird;



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42133452

[nellberg]

So are we thinking Keith meant fast when he said fearsome? Let's hear the faster bowling trio's that there have been?

Oh, I don't think they are the best. I think they are the most hostile I've seen since Holding, Croft, Marshall and Roberts.

I don't watch much cricket, and there may well have been an attack I haven't seen that were more aggressive, but these Aussie guys obviously scared the shit out of the England players. Haven't seen fear like like that for years.

Pretty sure the England players were more terrified of Mitchell Johnson last time Ashes were here.  He consistently ripped through them test after test!

That's one bowler.

Individually, Brett Lee, Allan Donald or Curtly Ambrose all fit the bill.

But this was sustained aggression from all three. No respite. Whereas although Glenn McGrath was a better bowler than any of these three, he didn't physically scare anyone.

Hazlewood is a fine bowler, but definitely more in the McGrath mould. He shouldn't be scaring you out.