This is funny.
The luck oh the Oirish ;-)
The luck oh the Oirish ;-)
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[Cricket] *** Official thread: England v Ireland, First (and only) Test Match, Lord's ***
- Thread starter Audax
- Start date
England 85 all out (23.4 overs)
Murtagh 9-2-13-5
Adair 7.4-1-32-3
Rankin 3-1-5-2
What a morning.... well bowled Ireland, but a truly woeful performance from England with the bat.
Murtagh 9-2-13-5
Adair 7.4-1-32-3
Rankin 3-1-5-2
What a morning.... well bowled Ireland, but a truly woeful performance from England with the bat.
studio150
Well-known member
Stop giving them praise that batting performance wasn't that good
Thank goodness this nonsense isn't on FTA TV
Fourth time in three years England have been bowled out in a single session. Why are people not getting sacked? No one questions Root, no one questions Bayliss. Still they will front up at the end of the day offering the usual platitudes and will carry on playimg the same shite brainless cricket, picking the same series of one day dashers and techniqueless idiots. I've had enough of this rubbish.
blue-shifted
Banned
Just say you were Joe Root, or Bairstow, or Roy or any of those England bats.
What’s your motivation in a test match? I mean your real motivation.
In a tricky situation, a few wickets down, Are you thinking,
“I need to dig in to save this test for my country at all costs”
or are you thinking,
“if my test strike rate is 100+, that’s going to increase my chances of getting an IPL contract. I’ll have a dart and if I get out, I’ll say I was playing my natural game”?
That’s why we’ve been bowled out in a session 4 times in the last 3 years.
Now when I was getting into cricket, was the time of Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Michael Atherton. Men who would give away their first born sons, before selling their wickets cheaply. Watching us now hurts.
What’s your motivation in a test match? I mean your real motivation.
In a tricky situation, a few wickets down, Are you thinking,
“I need to dig in to save this test for my country at all costs”
or are you thinking,
“if my test strike rate is 100+, that’s going to increase my chances of getting an IPL contract. I’ll have a dart and if I get out, I’ll say I was playing my natural game”?
That’s why we’ve been bowled out in a session 4 times in the last 3 years.
Now when I was getting into cricket, was the time of Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Michael Atherton. Men who would give away their first born sons, before selling their wickets cheaply. Watching us now hurts.
blue-shifted
Banned
I suppose Bayliss is on his way out and has survived this far as a test coach on the back of his ODI success. Wrong I know
Root is undroppable as a batsman, but could be stripped of the captaincy. But for who? They are all as bad as each other
Root is undroppable as a batsman, but could be stripped of the captaincy. But for who? They are all as bad as each other
blue-shifted
Banned
Part of me is thinking this is a good thing.
A bit of a kick up the arse before the serious business. Hope they take the message though
A bit of a kick up the arse before the serious business. Hope they take the message though
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,999
I don't agree. Bairstow and Root are grafters. Today they were out in defensive mode. They have always been motivated. It's just a rotten, and transitional, day at the office.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Our best ever test score v Ireland
blue-shifted
Banned
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,999
I still think England will win this match. Should deliver a strong performance with the ball in the next session or so and once the pitch settles down begin to build.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,749
1. Complacency.
2. Predictable.
3. Aussies just been given a massive boost.
2. Predictable.
3. Aussies just been given a massive boost.
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,999
There was nothing complacent about what I saw this morning. If anything they were lacking confidence. That said, it was hardly predictable either.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,749
The most predictable thing in test cricket is that England will be 3 down before we've reached 50. It's been like this since Strauss retired, regardless of the opposition.
Buttler, the only one who seems to have his head screwed on in the test team. He always seems to assess the pitch and state of the match so well in ODI cricket. I am aware that this is a bit of a contradiction championing a one day cricketer for the test captaincy though.
Of course now Bayliss has won the WC getting rid of him could be a quick win, bring in Ashley Giles as interim for the Ashes then appoint a new guy in the Autumn like they were already planning on doing. The Root one is interesting though as who could realistically replace him as being guaranteed a place in the team? Jos Buttler is the only realistic choice, Bairstow is too skittish and poor with reviews, Broad and Anderson are both long in the tooth (and bowlers rarely seem to make good captains), Stokes it seems has burnt his bridges and nobody else is guaranteed a spot.
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,999
Can't disagree with that.
blue-shifted
Banned
We might beat Ireland. That's what your saying?
It's the rest of the summer I'm more worried about
It's the rest of the summer I'm more worried about
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
In fairness to Ireland It helps when they have a bowler who's taken 291 First Class wickets at Lord's too before today.