• The forum upgrades are now largely complete.
    Please read this thread for more details.
    New user registrations are currently disabled.

[1st Test] England v Pakistan (Old Trafford)

Status
Not open for further replies.

scaly_piscine said:
Beyond me why you'd want Archer (who's been rather hot and cold after the Ashes last year - prolonged periods of medium fast mediocrity) as your only bowler who can potentially pose a threat when the pitch flattens out in a 5 man attack. Can't do much about the spin department but you can't pick Woakes & Broad & Anderson all together. Yet they still do it. They knew the weather forecast. Baffling.
Click to expand...

Shit captaincy from Root, let Pakistan right off the hook after Lunch and is now letting this game drift. Pakistan are 2/1 and that is a f***ing great price. If they get 300, we’re fucked.
 
scaly_piscine said:
Beyond me why you'd want Archer (who's been rather hot and cold after the Ashes last year - prolonged periods of medium fast mediocrity) as your only bowler who can potentially pose a threat when the pitch flattens out in a 5 man attack. Can't do much about the spin department but you can't pick Woakes & Broad & Anderson all together. Yet they still do it. They knew the weather forecast. Baffling.
Click to expand...
It’s a bit weird how archer has somehow got this reputation as being rapid. Apart from his first few tests he sits around 84-88mph, he’s a very good bowler but far from some kind of express pace merchant he is billed up to be.
brandon said:
Shit captaincy from Root, let Pakistan right off the hook after Lunch and is now letting this game drift. Pakistan are 2/1 and that is a f***ing great price. If they get 300, we’re fucked.
Click to expand...
Just had a decent bet on them half hour/45 mins ago at 5/2.
 
cooky said:
It’s a bit weird how archer has somehow got this reputation as being rapid. Apart from his first few tests he sits around 84-88mph, he’s a very good bowler but far from some kind of express pace merchant he is billed up to be.

Just had a decent bet on them half hour/45 mins ago at 5/2.
Click to expand...

I don’t get it either. If you want express pace, tell him to crank it up and bowl him in 3/4 over blasts of 90mph plus OR pick Wood. If you want innocuous right arm over, between 80-85mph - you’ve got Woakes, pick another batsman.
 
brandon said:
I don’t get it either. If you want express pace, tell him to crank it up and bowl him in 3/4 over blasts of 90mph plus OR pick Wood. If you want innocuous right arm over, between 80-85mph - you’ve got Woakes, pick another batsman.
Click to expand...
I quite like archer, especially in the one day format. I also have no issue with him being in the test team but the issue is he’s put in the bracket of a real quick who can come on and bowl express spells, he isn’t that at all at the moment and hasn’t been in a good while.
SAFC11 said:
God knows why the chose one of the wetest areas in England to be the venue bubble for test cricket
Click to expand...
Only forecast to rain for half hour or so today and rest of week looks good. Also main reason is due to the on site hotel.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top