English cricket.

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:33 am

Aussies 23/5 after 6 or so overs, so they are lucky yet again

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:19 am

50/9 sack the entire team

mikkyx · **Joined:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:52 pm **Posts:** 3659

I'm not usually a fan of cricket but even I have to ask: what the fuck is going on? :lol:

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:28 am

mikkyx wrote:

I'm not usually a fan of cricket but even I have to ask: what the fuck is going on? :lol:

They read Darlo Pete's opinion of them and thought what a load of shite, we will show him

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:33 pm

England can only play the team that is in front of them, obviously the Aussies haven't turned up today.

comeondarlo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:20 pm

Oz 60 all out.

New England 32 for 1.

Loving watching New England

Darlogramps · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:21 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:

England can only play the team that is in front of them, obviously the Aussies haven't turned up today.

Do you stand by your original assertion that England are rubbish, aren't in the same league as Australia and should give up international cricket?

darlo_baron · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:32 pm

Surely Pete is a troll to come out with this stuff.

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:55 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:

England can only play the team that is in front of them, obviously the Aussies haven't turned up today.

Seriously, do you actually believe the stuff that pops up in your mind enough to type it down? For once admit you are completely wrong and England have a decent team

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:14 pm

It's like if we beat the bottom side in our division 10-0, it doesn't automatically mean we are a great side. The aussies are clearly pants at the moment and would struggle to beat Darlington RA on their current form.

loan_star · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:24 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:

as we are just not in the same league as the Aussies.

Darlo_Pete wrote:

The aussies are clearly pants at the moment and would struggle to beat Darlington RA on their current form.

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:34 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:

It's like if we beat the bottom side in our division 10-0, it doesn't automatically mean we are a great side. The aussies are clearly pants at the moment and would struggle to beat Darlington RA on their current form.

I have never seen such contradictions in one thread in my life, Aus are good, Aus are bad....... please make your mind up, must take you hours to get dressed in the morning

comeondarlo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:44 pm

Bogratsteve wrote:

Darlo_Pete wrote:

It's like if we beat the bottom side in our division 10-0, it doesn't automatically mean we are a great side. The aussies are clearly pants at the moment and would struggle to beat Darlington RA on their current form.

I have never seen such contradictions in one thread in my life, Aus are good, Aus are bad....... please make your mind up, must take you hours to get dressed in the morning

It's those big shoes and the face paint that use the time up!

lo36789 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:40 pm

Yet if England have a bad day we should give up on international cricket?

I similarly don't really watch cricket but today all I could think of was darlo_petes post.

Darlogramps · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:18 am

All being good, today we should wrap up the series.

Got to admit I, along with the vast majority England supporters, didn't expect a series win. And certainly not in such an emphatic fashion.

There are still some issues. Our batting (minus Joe Root) is too brittle, we're short of a quality spinner and I worry about the strength in depth, particularly in the bowling department.

But Trevor Bayliss seems to have instilled confidence and positivity since coming in.

It's certainly a much better situation than we were in after the World Cup.

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:30 am

Agreed on those points, just great to see us regain the Ashes.

Hopefully Stokes & wood can develop more and be the mainstay with Broard for a few years.

The spinner is more concerning short term

comeondarlo · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:12 am

Darlogramps wrote:

All being good, today we should wrap up the series.

Got to admit I, along with the vast majority England supporters, didn't expect a series win. And certainly not in such an emphatic fashion.

There are still some issues. Our batting (minus Joe Root) is too brittle, we're short of a quality spinner and I worry about the strength in depth, particularly in the bowling department.

But Trevor Bayliss seems to have instilled confidence and positivity since coming in.

It's certainly a much better situation than we were in after the World Cup.

This is better! Proper cricket fans chatting, those who know what they are on about.

I can't disagree with you on any of the points.
On the batting situation, I agree but the New England approach is always going to cause problems every now and again. I think we've got it about right tbh.
The spinner is a big problem, we need to get some International game time into Rashid. Prehaps if we win this test we can't put him in for the final test.
On the bowling, we've still got Jimmy to come back in! Footitt is decent but maybe not quick enough.

Darlogramps · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:43 am

comeondarlo wrote:

Darlogramps wrote:

All being good, today we should wrap up the series.

Got to admit I, along with the vast majority England supporters, didn't expect a series win. And certainly not in such an emphatic fashion.

There are still some issues. Our batting (minus Joe Root) is too brittle, we're short of a quality spinner and I worry about the strength in depth, particularly in the bowling department.

But Trevor Bayliss seems to have instilled confidence and positivity since coming in.

It's certainly a much better situation than we were in after the World Cup.

This is better! Proper cricket fans chatting, those who know what they are on about.

I can't disagree with you on any of the points.
On the batting situation, I agree but the New England approach is always going to cause problems every now and again. I think we've got it about right tbh.

The spinner is a big problem, we need to get some International game time into Rashid. Prehaps if we win this test we can't put him in for the final test.
On the bowling, we've still got Jimmy to come back in! Footitt is decent but maybe not quick enough.

I agree about Rashid. I'd like to see him get a chance at the Oval. The only danger with that is a refreshed Australia with nothing to lose decide to go after the new guy. Exactly that happened to Simon Kerrigan in the last series.

But we do need a quality spinner, otherwise we'll struggle, particularly away from home where the flatter pitches don't offer as much to fast bowlers.

With the batting, no Englishman, other than Root, has scored a century this series. They all need to step up, particularly the top 3. I hope we stick with Lyth too. We've gone through too many openers since Strauss retired. Repeatedly chopping and changing is no good.

joejaques · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:45 am

As Mr. Zimmerman said, "It's all over now, Baby Blue". :roll:

comeondarlo · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:20 am

Well there we have it!

The rubbish England cricket team (who should give up) get a flukey Ashes win over the Aussies!

Come on New England, let's make it 4-1.
Grind them Aussies into the dirt.

Quakerz · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:28 pm

Darlogramps wrote:

I've said before, Darlo_Pete doesn't believe most of the stuff he writes.

It's deliberately over-the-top or nonsensical in order to get a reaction. Quite sad really.

He's always been the same Gramps, always. Since forever. And no he doesn't believe half of the stuff he writes, he just likes to "provoke debate" and it amuses him.

It is physically impossible for any human to be as clueless about everything as Pete pretends to be.

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:22 pm

Normal service is resumed. :lol:

Bogratsteve · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:15 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:

Normal service is resumed. :lol:

When there is nothing to play for there arses stay intact!

Darlogramps · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:12 am

Darlo_Pete wrote:

Normal service is resumed. [emoji38]

Yep, you're still contradicting your previous arguments. I thought one swallow didn't make a summer?

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:16 pm

England were feeble. Not my words, but the words of a 5 Live Commentator.

al_quaker · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:54 pm

Yes but over the whole summer we've done very well. It's a young side with plenty of talent, but a lack of consistency. The challenge for the team going forwards, in all formats, is eradicating those days where everything goes wrong.

I normally think you get a hard time on here Pete, but you are being a right plum on this

Darlogramps · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:37 pm

All things considered, it's been a positive summer for England.

Wins in the Ashes series and the ODI series v New Zealand, as well as the test series draw v the Kiwis is much better than most would have thought possible at the start of the summer.

Even a 3-2 ODI series defeat to world champions Australia isn't a disgrace.

On top of that, there've been steps towards a much more positive way of playing cricket, with more aggression, particularly against New Zealand.

There's still fragility in the batting and the side needs to become more consistent.

But given the position of English cricket after the World Cup six months ago, it's in a much brighter position and the summer on the whole can be regarded as a successful one.

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:56 am

al_quaker wrote:

Yes but over the whole summer we've done very well. It's a young side with plenty of talent, but a lack of consistency. The challenge for the team going forwards, in all formats, is eradicating those days where everything goes wrong.

I normally think you get a hard time on here Pete, but you are being a right plum on this

It's alright Al I've got very broad shoulders, you need them on here sometimes.

Darlo_Pete · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:33 pm

England pretty poor again against Pakistan.

joejaques · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:33 am

Darlo_Pete wrote:

England pretty poor again against Pakistan.

And how good are Pakistan in England, Australia or South Africa? :roll:

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