I just listened to espn cric info podcast and I had to turn it off, couldt believe what I was hearing
England have a mediocre top 5 for sure but like 4 tests ago? I think? We were top of the test championship after winning on a flat one in India
we won on 2 flat pitches in Sri Lanka
we won in South Africa on flat pitches against an excellent attack
we won both series last summer
now I’m told we can’t bat on flat ones? We picked players to do so and they have done to a degree
now I’m hearing the likes of that idio George dobell saying it’s as bad as we have ever been.
we were awful against NZ and it’s not a great lineup sure
but I can’t believe the reception by the media, so arrogant they are.
I can imagine the match threads were tasty on here but I can’t be the only one thinking we aren’t as bad as people are making out?
we won a hell of a lot of games
it comes back to my same annoyance, when we win it’s never because we are good it’s because the opposition were awful
however if we lose then those are the games that really count and we are awful
dobell’s sentiment was that English cricket is a mess and we got lucky with stokes n archer, 2 non uk born cricketers, his words
it really bugged me listening to that, I’ve worked with him a few times and he’s an absolute arsehole who loves the sound of his own voice
so maybe I just need to vent!
England have a mediocre top 5 for sure but like 4 tests ago? I think? We were top of the test championship after winning on a flat one in India
we won on 2 flat pitches in Sri Lanka
we won in South Africa on flat pitches against an excellent attack
we won both series last summer
now I’m told we can’t bat on flat ones? We picked players to do so and they have done to a degree
now I’m hearing the likes of that idio George dobell saying it’s as bad as we have ever been.
we were awful against NZ and it’s not a great lineup sure
but I can’t believe the reception by the media, so arrogant they are.
I can imagine the match threads were tasty on here but I can’t be the only one thinking we aren’t as bad as people are making out?
we won a hell of a lot of games
it comes back to my same annoyance, when we win it’s never because we are good it’s because the opposition were awful
however if we lose then those are the games that really count and we are awful
dobell’s sentiment was that English cricket is a mess and we got lucky with stokes n archer, 2 non uk born cricketers, his words
it really bugged me listening to that, I’ve worked with him a few times and he’s an absolute arsehole who loves the sound of his own voice
so maybe I just need to vent!