The International Cricket Thread

[tomd2103]

Leave our Bob alone. We need Victor Meldrew in the punditry line up.

He rightly has legendary status, but he was made to look foolish.  I would recommend anyone with an interest in the tactical side of the game should look that up if possible.  Hearing McCullum talk about attacking tactics and intent was fascinating.

He also explained why most captains would have sent Morgan out ahead of Buttler.  He said you ideally want a left-hand / right-hand combination out there when it's a short boundary.  That and it puts pressure on a captains field placing at a critical time in the game.

[PaulWinch again]

Whilst I agree with that in principle, Buttler is a freak player and I’d view him as an exception to normal thinking. If we lose a wicket around the 30 over mark he should always be coming in.

[olaftab]

tom2103 agreed. Even Kohli struggled with defending the lopsided boundary at Edgbaston on Sunday and if ever a batting skipper is gifted  with left/right combo in his batting line he should maximise that. I have been a fielding captain in situations like that and whilst you start off well switching your fielders around after a while you are muddled up, not necessarily with your primary position but secondary fielders.

[olaftab]

Off to Edgbaston  now. Hoping for a good match and.......... COME ON Bangladesh.

[UK Redsox]

Jimmy injured in a county match. Not much info yet

[PaulWinch again]

Off to Edgbaston  now. Hoping for a good match and.......... COME ON Bangladesh.

I’d rather India win, that gives some potential contingency if England balls it up tomorrow.

[UK Redsox]

Bangladesh are bowling themselves back into this

[UK Redsox]

MSD time

[ADVILLAFAN]

Have to support India, Bangladesh lose and then beat Pakistan and we're through. If they win both, then we can be knocked out.

[PaulWinch again]

Exactly. However that batting effort from India after than start was poor and they’re under threat now.

[UK Redsox]

Paul Farbrace is a great addition to TMS

[PaulWinch again]

Not when England are playing he isn’t!

[olaftab]

Off to Edgbaston  now. Hoping for a good match and.......... COME ON Bangladesh.

I’d rather India win, that gives some potential contingency if England balls it up tomorrow.

I was thinking purely as a cricket fan there😊

[tomd2103]

tom2103 agreed. Even Kohli struggled with defending the lopsided boundary at Edgbaston on Sunday and if ever a batting skipper is gifted  with left/right combo in his batting line he should maximise that. I have been a fielding captain in situations like that and whilst you start off well switching your fielders around after a while you are muddled up, not necessarily with your primary position but secondary fielders.

It is a nightmare mate!  On top of that you have to try and keep track of how many overs each bowler has bowled and working out how many overs their potential replacement has got left.

That's after spending all week to cobble a side together and having to make some frantic last minute calls as someone has phoned that morning to say they can't make it!!

[tomd2103]

Whilst I agree with that in principle, Buttler is a freak player and I’d view him as an exception to normal thinking. If we lose a wicket around the 30 over mark he should always be coming in.

I think the same about Buttler Paul, but it was interesting to hear the reason why he didn't come in earlier.