Stephen Bailey
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Good to see Loye called up, shame Flintoff is the man to replace Vaughan...
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davefryer
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Best comment I've heard all night. He may be fine or the tension may get to him but he's earned his chance. I still believe, however, that a team should be settled upon and perservered with and if that doesn't happen you never get a content team. If you haven't got that you might just as well give up.andrew_nixon said:
Mars Maximus
International Coach
You know if Freddie, KP (if he were here uninjured), Vaughan, Flemming, Bond etc., were in top form, and fully fit, then this series, heck even the world cup, would see some terrific on field battles! Cricket would be a joy to watch! But now it seems that the games in this series are just a formality. Pity. I hope the world cup has a more hopeful outlook...
cricketmad09
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Harmison retired. You can't count retired players.wfdu_ben91 said:
Think about who we had out last match.
Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Shane Watson and we still won by over 100 runs.
evertonfan
Chairman of Selectors
Are England's selectors a complete bunch of dweebs? Why has Flintoff scored 47* and 75* in the last two innings? Answer, because he wasn't burdened with captaincy. So what do they go and do? Make him captain again and ruin any slim chance of reaching the final in the series.
Ah well, at least they've called up Loye to carry the drinks.
Lol, Watson.
Ah well, at least they've called up Loye to carry the drinks.
cricketmad09 said:
Lol, Watson.
aussie_ben91
School Cricketer
It's not a comparison of Australia vs England though is it?cricketmad09 said:
Looks like Bond's career could be over. Shame, he had the potential to be the best ever bowler produced by New Zealand.
evertonfan
Chairman of Selectors
wfdu_ben91 said:
Ben, every one of Cricketmad's comments are just full of biased Aussie stuff because he loves being the best in the world and everything non-Australian isn't fit to lace his boots.
Shame about Bond; He was better than a lot of out and out fast bowler in the modern game but injury really took a liking to him.
valvolux said:
Of course you would, your a completly biased and bigoted Aussie aren't you?
: Your also ingnoring the fact that they've never beaten us and have actally beaten you.aussie1st said:
I've always said Lewis would struggle outside of England and his performances in India and on this tour have proved that. Give Tremlett a go methinks.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Also the thing is he has been unlucky, Ian Botham pointed his action won't trouble him.
Hes just been so unlucky, his career could be over soon if he keeps getting these injuries.
There is only so much a human being can take.
Hes just been so unlucky, his career could be over soon if he keeps getting these injuries.
There is only so much a human being can take.
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
evertonfan said:
To be fair, he only bowled 10 overs in the Champions Trophy and took 1-35! But I do agree that he is out of his depth in Australia and generally batsman friendly conditions.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Tremlett should surely play then.
They say he in a big threat on these pitches, then get him playing.
They say he in a big threat on these pitches, then get him playing.
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
Englands selectors again guilty of being afraid to rock the boat. Freddie is unfortunately a proven failure as captain, and they need to step back and realise that. Give it to Strauss and let Freddie lead by example as a player, and not get overburdened as captain. Instead they take the "don't want to possibly upset Freddie" when in reality it's proven to be the wrong way to go. You need a fairly mild mannered captain, because if you have a bowler who is full of passion skippering you, then that passion gets burried beneath responsibilty and invariably the performance level drops.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Well I guess a problem is that Strauss hasn't made any runs in the series so far.
The last he wants is to captian a team which is low on confidence and form.
Freddie's captincy isn't that bad he has just been let down by his players.
Its up to him t pick the players up with Vaughan injured.
The last he wants is to captian a team which is low on confidence and form.
Freddie's captincy isn't that bad he has just been let down by his players.
Its up to him t pick the players up with Vaughan injured.
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
RoboRocks said:
Strauss batted better than he did for a long time when he was captain. Flintoff is a poor captain, too defensive and he is more than capable of leading by example as a player, like he did before he was given the captaincy.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Its it worth the risk to throw Strauss back the captincy after a poor series thus far?
I think you have to stick with Flintoff.
Its bad enough with players getting injured and all this chopping and changing.
Flintoff must stay captian.
I think you have to stick with Flintoff.
Its bad enough with players getting injured and all this chopping and changing.
Flintoff must stay captian.
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