1st ODI (MCG)

[The Voice Of Reason]

I am over the moon Hales is upset that Roy has broken his record.

It means Hales will be doing his best to get his record back.

Looking forward to Roy, Hales, Bairstow or Root becoming the 1st Englishman to score 200 in a 1 day international.

Just great to watch a win after all the suffering!

On another note let me know if you get that game sorted in MH memory we would be keen to be involved

 

[Aleem Dar]

Excellent news to wake up to.

Hoping to catch some highlights somewhere.

Good 20 mins here:

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Wonder why they couldn’t do that for the Test series?

 

[stephen cartwright]

Good 20 mins here:

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Wonder why they couldn’t do that for the Test series?

excellent, thank you

 

[Bri]

Was that Tye at Chester or am I mixing him up

 

[Former Player]

Was that Tye at Chester or am I mixing him up

Yes he was

 

[Bri]

Good 20 mins here:

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Wonder why they couldn’t do that for the Test series?

They did.

 

[Steak Pie]

As soon as I saw the scores I won little bet with myself that there'd be people on here calling for Roy to be called up to red ball, and I won.

Great win but people need to wrap their head round that fact that red ball and white ball are becoming separate sports.

 

[smoker]

I just new someone would put this forward If Jason Roy was chairman of selectors he wouldn't even pick himself for the test team. Surrey wont pick him up the order in red ball cricket and having good mental strength is all well and good but no good if 90% of the balls you face are where you are weak technically.

Some players are good enough to play in all formats but only a child would use ODI performance as a strong indicator for how someone would play in test cricket.

Whereas performance in the County Championship is a cast-iron guarantee of international quality....

Not getting into Surrey's team is as much an indication of their batting depth. SB can't get a game either and this forum were trumpeting his England call up for years.

Plenty of players have made the step from white ball slogger to test player.

You just couldn't resist the opportunity to show how much more 'knowledgable' you are by tossing off a well worn truism.

As if Roy would be looking to hit risky sixes and fours in test cricket

He needs to have a good season, like Hales did last year to be considered. However, we are in no shape batting wise to discount players who can step up to the plate when the pressure is on.

Hales should have been given a go in England towards the end of last season as he was in the form of his life in all forms of the game. It was a disgrace he wasn't even given a chance and an even bigger mistake to pick Ballance for the Ashes.

Obviously the Bristol thing put a cloud over things but the selectors had already made their decisions.

But County Championship...

 

[rentaghost]

As soon as I saw the scores I won little bet with myself that there'd be people on here calling for Roy to be called up to red ball, and I won.

Great win but people need to wrap their head round that fact that red ball and white ball are becoming separate sports.

Me anarl - I also won a bit extra by mentally naming 'Smoker' as the likely candidate.

 

[rentaghost]

As soon as I saw the scores I won little bet with myself that there'd be people on here calling for Roy to be called up to red ball, and I won.

Great win but people need to wrap their head round that fact that red ball and white ball are becoming separate sports.

His knock today has surely damaged his growing test match credentials

 

[Steak Pie]

His knock today has surely damaged his growing test match credentials

I presume that after today he's "mentally weak".