5th Test: England vs Australia at the Brit Oval

[aussie1st]

That was pretty obvious, the English selectors are so easy to read. They were never going to bring in Ramprakash or any other bowler.

 

[Leicester Fox]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES.

I have been waiting for this for ages.

Get. In.

 

[evertonfan]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES.

I have been waiting for this for ages.

Get. In.

But...Panesar.

 

[Howsie]

That was pretty obvious, the English selectors are so easy to read. They were never going to bring in Ramprakash or any other bowler.

Yea I pretty much thought all week that's how they would go.

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

Hold on, I havn't been following but can someone tell me this; is Panesar playing instead of Fred?

Congratulations Australia if that's the case.

 

[angryangy]

Sometimes you are blinded by stats. He is averaging over 100 in the county setup.

Just to digress a bit, but surely the latter case is equally capable of obscuring one's line of sight. Yes, you can overcomplicate with statistics, but something like county runs is also a statistic, one which often provides terse detail into a player's capability. Jacob Oram raised a great point months ago about the 'intangibles' that are used in baseball. In cricket we have plenty of things that could be quantifiable, but simply aren't. In particular, we could record better fielding stats. The point serves to highlight the fact that there are players who defy statistics and those who fail to fulfil them.

 

[Hooper]

Hooper, he's a legend to us. Deal with it. Don't go having your period over it.

Manee, that is how you talk and Lee, that's how you talk too.

evertonfan added 13 Minutes and 25 Seconds later...

Btw, Ashes gone;

England drop Ravi Bopara and bring in Jonathan Trott for Ashes finale | Sport | The Guardian

I'm more inclined to believe the Guardian than any other news rag.

Interesting.

Very interesting..

What about Fred, is he worth picking? I don't think he warrants a spot.

 

[Will_NA]

Panesar will not come in.









Will he?

 

[Hooper]

Haha, if he does I think the match will be ours.

An attack of Broad, Panesar, Swann, Flintoff and Anderson isn't really that scary.

 

[Cricketman]

Flintoff scares the daylights out of the Aussies. Fact.

 

[Ollie_H]

Cricketman I love you avvie

 

[Sureshot]

Hold on, I havn't been following but can someone tell me this; is Panesar playing instead of Fred?

Congratulations Australia if that's the case.

Squad hasn't been announced.

 

[Ollie_H]

England Lions 1st innings  	R  	M  	B  	4s  	6s  	SR
JJ Sayers 	not out 	3 	37 	31 	0 	0 	9.67

What a strike rate! That is really something, well played lad.

 

[aussie1st]

If you guys want 2 spinners then Panesar is a given, so you guys better pray your selectors don't want 2 spinners.

 

[Hooper]

Flintoff scares the daylights out of the Aussies. Fact.

Only Simon Katich and Michael Hussey - the two dumbarse left handers who can't handle the ball hitting the top of off.