2019 ASHES: 2nd Test Australia v England, Lords Aug 14-18

[Haffa]

Review it Root!!

 

[Pommy]

It's lovely to see you, quite appropriately I only seem to spot you when England are on top, what's going on there?

I made the mistake of going to watch Souths haven’t been back that long.

 

[blaza88z]

it's a joke the ECB bent the eligibility rules for Archer. Can't seem to produce their own talent, so go and poach players from other nations

There's about 3-4 players in their list who aren't even English, their ODI captain also captained Ireland at one point ffs

 

[blaza88z]

I made the mistake of going to watch Souths haven’t been back that long.

What about the last test? I was concerned about you

 

[undertaker]

No they didn’t, archer has two nations and chose to play for the nation which plays test cricket.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...gible-england-selection-next-year-ecb-change/

Rules were definitely changed to fast track Jofra into the World Cup squad. He would've had to wait until 2022 under the previous eligibility criteria, but when England have barely produced many 150km/h+ bowlers over the years and their lack of express pace has been criticised, why run the risk and wait another 3-4 years whilst Jofra was still in his early-mid 20's and hadn't had any major? Feel sorry for David Willey, who got shafted.

But whether it's West Indies during the '80s and '90s, or South Africa during the 2000's, the ECB have a notorious history of simply being half-arsed to produce their own talent and simply easier to poach players from other nations.

 

[Pommy]

There's about 3-4 players in their list who aren't even English, their ODI captain also captained Ireland at one point ffs

There’s 3 players in our ashes squad who were foreign born, the exact same number as Australia.
We only have two who weren’t British at birth though, so a third less than you guys.

 

[Pommy]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...gible-england-selection-next-year-ecb-change/

Rules were definitely changed to fast track Jofra into the World Cup squad. He would've had to wait until 2022 under the previous eligibility criteria, but when England have barely produced many 150km/h+ bowlers over the years and their lack of express pace has been criticised, why run the risk and wait another 3-4 years whilst Jofra was still in his early-mid 20's? Feel sorry for David Willey, who got shafted.

But whether it's West Indies during the '80s and '90s, or South Africa during the 2000's, the ECB have a notorious history of simply being half-arsed to produce their own talent and simply easier to poach players from other nations.

Rules were brought in to line with the ICCs rules, that’s not the same as bending them though. How do you poach someone who’s a citizen?

 

[jargan83]

There's about 3-4 players in their list who aren't even English, their ODI captain also captained Ireland at one point ffs

Wasn’t Morgan the Irish Captain when Ireland beat England at the 2011 World Cup?

Edit: looked it up and my original thought is wrong.

Still pretty stupid that you can captain one country and just swap over when it suits you.

 

[Pommy]

What about the last test? I was concerned about you

I certainly posted in here during it, probably not a lot. Sorry I will correct it if you miss me xxx

 

[blaza88z]

Wasn’t Morgan the Irish Captain when Ireland beat England at the 2011 World Cup?

Pretty sure he was, it's a joke really, imagine someone who genuinely represented another country becoming the captain of our national side, there would be an unbelievable uproar

English don't seem to care

 

[Haffa]

Forget eligibility. Anyone willing to defend not checking in and having a laugh while the player is on the ground?

 

[jargan83]

Forget eligibility. Anyone willing to defend not checking in and having a laugh while the player is on the ground?

I hope Patty and Haze have a new rock when he comes out to bat next time.

 

[undertaker]

There's about 3-4 players in their list who aren't even English, their ODI captain also captained Ireland at one point ffs

Eoin Morgan is one of the reasons why ODI cricket has become a batsman's game. Absolutely spoilt brat. When he had a massive whinge over an ODI loss at Lord's a year or so ago which only had a fraction of grass on the pitch, he just sounded like a pompous, arrogant twit, like pitches should always be made to ensure his team gets 300+ every time.

I'm glad the ICC bucked the trend and did produce some good sub-250 surfaces at this year's World Cup.

 

[Pommy]

Forget eligibility. Anyone willing to defend not checking in and having a laugh while the player is on the ground?

People make mistakes, ask Steve

 

[Pommy]

Eoin Morgan is one of the reasons why ODI cricket has become a batsman's game. When he had a massive whinge over an ODI loss at Lord's a year or so ago which only had a fraction of grass on the pitch, he just sounded like a pompous, arrogant twit, like pitches should be made to ensure his team gets 300+ every time.

So when’s this South African coming on for you?

 

[Hutty1986]

People make mistakes, ask Steve

Lol, comparing last year's storm in a teacup to a potentially fatal situation. Even for a pom (and a souffs mong), you're an epic flog

 

[8Ball]

Smith looks like he's padded up in the dressing room

 

[Pommy]

Serious question why don’t they insist players wear those additional guards that became the fashion after the sad incident with Phil Hughes?
Seems crazy it isn’t mandatory PPE in the workplace

 

[Pommy]

Lol, comparing last year's storm in a teacup to a potentially fatal situation. Even for a pom (and a souffs mong), you're an epic flog

Lol you’re such a precious merkin.

 

[blaza88z]

People make mistakes, ask Steve

Good one, dickhead