Commonwealth Bank Series
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RoboRocks
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Bopara will porbably play.
BBC say he is going to open the batting.
Don't like this against McGrath and Lee, if there playing of course.
Tremlett instead of Lewis has to be the England thinking.
BBC say he is going to open the batting.
Don't like this against McGrath and Lee, if there playing of course.
Tremlett instead of Lewis has to be the England thinking.
symonds_sixes
Club Cricketer
How on earth does Lewis get into a county team let alone a national team!?
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
symonds_sixes said:
He gets into a county team with a record that reads -
574 wickets at 26 in FC cricket and 211 wickets at 27 in List A cricket
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
He is swings the ball when its new and is accurate, plus he has made runs for Glouster and he is also captian now I think.
symonds_sixes
Club Cricketer
Shows you how poor the batting is in country cricket. Wouldn't get a game over here, that's for sure.puddleduck said:He gets into a county team with a record that reads -
574 wickets at 26 in FC cricket and 211 wickets at 27 in List A cricket
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
symonds_sixes said:
It actually shows that we get a lot more cloud cover and that the dukes and readers balls swing more than the kookaburra ball, but whichever way you want to look at it
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RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
He troubled Pakistan in the ODI's before Christmas.
BigCrickNan
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It must be a tough life for Lewis he has a couple of bad games and now gets slaughtered by everyone. Unlike Mahmood or someone who is allowed to carry on bowling crap.
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
Drewska said:
I think Mahmood has been slagged off by just about everyone on here.
Lewis was nearly really going to make an impact in Australia to be honest.puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
The difference I think Drew is that Mahmood is a young inexperience bowler who at times looks world class no matter what the surface, so if he improves his accuracy and control will be a good addition to the side.
Lewis on the other hand, is pretty much bowling as well as he can, and has only looked effective on home conditions, and when he's bowling in your standard English weather. I did think he would be able to adjust, but the Aussies in particular really look like they are going to go to town on him, even in that last match against New Zealand the pitch was actually more suited to him than Jimmy or Fred and he was outbowled. The reports from the academy were also bad with apparently every team they came up against taking a liking to his bowling. With the consistent bounce the Aussie pitches offer and with there sometimes being no swing on offer, he doesn't have enough about him to still cause problems.
Might turn out to be a horses for courses bowler, as if there is cloud cover, or some seam movement, or even in England, he is a very different prospect.
Lewis on the other hand, is pretty much bowling as well as he can, and has only looked effective on home conditions, and when he's bowling in your standard English weather. I did think he would be able to adjust, but the Aussies in particular really look like they are going to go to town on him, even in that last match against New Zealand the pitch was actually more suited to him than Jimmy or Fred and he was outbowled. The reports from the academy were also bad with apparently every team they came up against taking a liking to his bowling. With the consistent bounce the Aussie pitches offer and with there sometimes being no swing on offer, he doesn't have enough about him to still cause problems.
Might turn out to be a horses for courses bowler, as if there is cloud cover, or some seam movement, or even in England, he is a very different prospect.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Time to give Tremlett a go IMO.
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
RoboRocks said:
Yep I agree, he's the sort of bowler who should do well in Australian conditions...
Oh and check your reps, stop it dammit
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