Sri Lanka in England/Netherlands
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I know Lords won't be green; I'm just referring to the way we always seem to produce wickets which suit the opposition better than they suit us when, whenever you play away, the home team obviously do the opposite.
My theory with England is that we need to play on pitches that help bowlers cos our batsmen seem to get themselves out regardless of how good the pitch is!
I know Lords won't be green; I'm just referring to the way we always seem to produce wickets which suit the opposition better than they suit us when, whenever you play away, the home team obviously do the opposite.
My theory with England is that we need to play on pitches that help bowlers cos our batsmen seem to get themselves out regardless of how good the pitch is!
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
Not completely true Barmy. Our batsman like a pitch with good pace and bounce that comes onto the bat. Most of them are fairly strong off the backfoot and when it comes onto the bat they like to punish anything with width. There are a few different types of batsmans pitches, and it is the ones that are quick without a lot of seam movement that our lads like most. However when the pitch is reasonably low and slow with no real help for quick bowers and patience being the key you are spot on, our batsman seem to find endless ways to get themselves out, normally by trying to cut balls that aren't actually getting up high enough or sweeping balls that aren't on the right length to sweep 
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It is true however that we rarely produce pitches to favour our bowlers although as I mentioned it is more often than not the overcast conditions that play into our bowlers hands. If its overcast Hoggy becomes a nightmare, whilst if its not and the pitch has bounce and carry Freddie and Harmy do the damage. By being hard they are also normally abbrasive which aids Freddie, Hoggy (and the unfortunately absent SiJo) in getting their "reverse swing" going.
My one concern with playing Lewis is if the weather is lovely and the pitch a belter then he could really struggle to make an impact, whilst Plunkett has the ability to get up and around the batsmans throat at a decent pace and extract some bounce.
Still Lewis has a reasonable amount of experience and has been the form bowler so far this season and if he continues to pick up wickets in the second innings against Sri Lanka in this tour game it would be pretty harsh to not select him.
:It is true however that we rarely produce pitches to favour our bowlers although as I mentioned it is more often than not the overcast conditions that play into our bowlers hands. If its overcast Hoggy becomes a nightmare, whilst if its not and the pitch has bounce and carry Freddie and Harmy do the damage. By being hard they are also normally abbrasive which aids Freddie, Hoggy (and the unfortunately absent SiJo) in getting their "reverse swing" going.
My one concern with playing Lewis is if the weather is lovely and the pitch a belter then he could really struggle to make an impact, whilst Plunkett has the ability to get up and around the batsmans throat at a decent pace and extract some bounce.
Still Lewis has a reasonable amount of experience and has been the form bowler so far this season and if he continues to pick up wickets in the second innings against Sri Lanka in this tour game it would be pretty harsh to not select him.
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Sri Lanka all out for 179 and England A 96-2. I expected more the other way around. And Sri Lanka's lower order saved them from getting an even lower score then that.
The good thing that 12 wickets fell on the first day is that a result will come from this match, since it's a four day's match.
And just in case this news wasn't posted. But Muralitharan will come back.
Muralitharan takes time off tour
http://uk.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/current/story/246170.html
The good thing that 12 wickets fell on the first day is that a result will come from this match, since it's a four day's match.
And just in case this news wasn't posted. But Muralitharan will come back.
Muralitharan takes time off tour
http://uk.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/current/story/246170.html
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
To be fair it is a very strong England A team and I wouldn't rate it too far behind the Sri Lankan first team. I think it would be fair to say the likes of Ali Cook, Rob Key, Ed Joyce, Owais Shah, Liam Plunkett and Jon Lewis would all be in and around the Sri Lankan first team where they not England players. Cook, Key, Shah and Plunkett as it is are in and around the England first team whilst Lewis has always been one of the chaps top of the rest and performed adequately against the Aussies when conditions suited him.
tsyrmas
Club Cricketer
good to see Sri Lanks struggle against England A. hopefully this gets it out of their system and they play good cricket from here on in. CMON lankans, put the poms away in their own backyard!
tsyrmas
Club Cricketer
AHAHA still, i have a point. it's not too often you see a team play two obismal 3/4/5 day matches in a row, and rarely on one tour. i may be wrong, but i still think it's better then thrashing ENgland A with out a contest. also, this will test the bowlers for Sri Lanka
You certainly do have a point.
For me it's the fact that the seam movement is there for most of the innings, not just the first 10 overs like on some sub continent pitches.
Not too often see a team play 2 obysmal matches in a row?
Leics and Essex?
For me it's the fact that the seam movement is there for most of the innings, not just the first 10 overs like on some sub continent pitches.
Not too often see a team play 2 obysmal matches in a row?
Leics and Essex?
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Just found out Simon Jones is going to be out for atleast six weeks with his current knee injury, missing both the test and ODI series against Sri Lanka.
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
It's been a good day for the English lads today. Strauss got a ton, Bell got some runs, Panesar with a 5-for, Trescos first innings ton, Lewis has struck again to take his match figures to 7 wickets now, Key with a 50. All in all, a good couple of days work.
I still feel Panesar should use the majority of this year to work on his game, develop the flight and the subtle variations whilst not quite under the pressure of Test cricket.
I still feel Panesar should use the majority of this year to work on his game, develop the flight and the subtle variations whilst not quite under the pressure of Test cricket.
