Comments on: Is a turning pitch a bad pitch?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:45:44 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Agree re Jones, Bailout – and it was a tough decision not to pick him but I decided on the basis of overall career showing in the qualifying period and wanted Vaughan in there as Captain (Obvious) alone – he’s the best captain of ‘my’ generation, I’d say, and his record as batsman was good overall, albeit he never replicated that golden run in 2001/02.

By: BailOut

BailOut — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:28:15 +0000

In reply to daneel. Outstanding work.

By: Ameya

Ameya — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:07:25 +0000

In reply to daneel. Only English selectors in the 90s could outdo this. Top class.

By: Ameya

Ameya — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:03:06 +0000

About the pitch, I have no problem. The pitch wasn’t bad, the batting was terrible.

By: daneel

daneel — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:57:38 +0000

In reply to Ameya.

Lathwell
Knight
Gallian (c)
Hick
Ramprakash
Crawley
Blakey
Salisbury
Lewis
Ilott
Mullally

12th Capel

By: Ameya

Ameya — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:54:51 +0000

In reply to Ameya. Just realised there's no obvious Captain (or Captain Obvious? Hehe). Don't mind Cook on most recent evidence. Dare I say, KP?

By: Ameya

Ameya — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:51:36 +0000

As a mid – 30s Indian who’s followed the English travails of the 90s, collective emotional release of 2005, and subsequent rise, here’s my England XI :

Trescothick
Cook
Stewart
KP
Thorpe
Freddie
Prior
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Gough

12th: Collingwood

By: daneel

daneel — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 17:06:34 +0000

In reply to Mike. No Robin Smith? Boo, I say. Boo.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 13:03:09 +0000

In reply to Ged. We move that drawn Test matches unaffected by weather be relabelled 'unresolved'.

By: BailOut

BailOut — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 11:52:30 +0000

In reply to Ged. I detest "sporting" declarations. Declaration bowling can be quite funny sometimes, but it's the kind of farce that fails the "could you explain it to an American while somehow keeping a straight face that this was a positive part of the game and something spectators should be charged to see" test.