England Cricket 2023
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- psychoscoredthelot
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England Cricket 2023
Its going to be a big summer with the Ashes here
Im going to all 5 days of the Ireland test at Lords, all 5 days of the ashes at Lords & The Oval and all the one dayers
anyone else going to any cricket this year ??
Im going to all 5 days of the Ireland test at Lords, all 5 days of the ashes at Lords & The Oval and all the one dayers
anyone else going to any cricket this year ??
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Re: England Cricket 2023
Would normally have a day at the Lord's Test but not paying 150 quid. Will stick with Essex at Chelmsford.
- psychoscoredthelot
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No - im not paying that either - got a volunteer job over there with the advertising company that go round the pitch - get my expenses covered and get to watch all the cricket in a deck chair by the boundary rope - dream job for a cricket fan
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Can I volunteer to help you psycho?psychoscoredthelot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:37 am No - im not paying that either - got a volunteer job over there with the advertising company that go round the pitch - get my expenses covered and get to watch all the cricket in a deck chair by the boundary rope - dream job for a cricket fan
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What a jobpsychoscoredthelot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:37 am No - im not paying that either - got a volunteer job over there with the advertising company that go round the pitch - get my expenses covered and get to watch all the cricket in a deck chair by the boundary rope - dream job for a cricket fan
Have you gotta wear a cheerleaders outfit or have they not mentioned that bit yet ?
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I honestly can't wait.. for me nothing better than test cricket and especially the ashes.. I'll be watching every minute.
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Its not compulsory but I will anywaykenthammer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:14 pm What a job
Have you gotta wear a cheerleaders outfit or have they not mentioned that bit yet ?
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Have to join the queue mate - so many people have asked me this
Im hoping they need me to go to the west indies with them in the winter
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Archer injured again, they can't seem to be able to fix that elbow.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65531254
"Archer had minor surgery on his right elbow earlier in April after missing four IPL matches.
It was Archer's fifth surgery on the area in the past two years, having first struggled with the problem during England's tour of India in 2021."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65531254
"Archer had minor surgery on his right elbow earlier in April after missing four IPL matches.
It was Archer's fifth surgery on the area in the past two years, having first struggled with the problem during England's tour of India in 2021."
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Bin him off. In the unlikely event he's fit for the first test how much non 20/20 will he have played?
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Archer isn’t getting anywhere near that test squad anyway mate, even before this latest injury.
I feel sorry for him.
I feel sorry for him.
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He's crickets Andy Carroll. I know you can't help being injured, but, it's a waste of a contract.
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Off to the Friday of the Aus v India Test Final thingy...only tickets I could get hold of! Failed in the Oval ballot twice for the Ashespsychoscoredthelot wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:46 am Its going to be a big summer with the Ashes here
Im going to all 5 days of the Ireland test at Lords, all 5 days of the ashes at Lords & The Oval and all the one dayers
anyone else going to any cricket this year ??
then we head here afterwards.....https://sixescricket.com/
which will be interesting after a day out on the lash!
- psychoscoredthelot
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Yeah i think i am going to the 1st day of the india v aus thing too - my mate is Indian and they know how to support their side - mental fans
I went with him last year to the lords test and the manchester one ....he took a load of indian grub which the english fans around us loved, i took sausage rolls and pork pies which all the indian fans around us loved !!!
I went with him last year to the lords test and the manchester one ....he took a load of indian grub which the english fans around us loved, i took sausage rolls and pork pies which all the indian fans around us loved !!!
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Archer out for the summer. Sigh.
Foakes dropped which I think is pretty poor to be honest.
Foakes dropped which I think is pretty poor to be honest.
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So Bairstow on the basis of one good summer ar test level as opposed to plenty of other poor ones, is now indispensable over the number one keeper in the world.
To me it's another nail in the coffin of 4 and 5 day players with bazball making test cricket a white ball approach.
Foakes must be so pissed off.
To me it's another nail in the coffin of 4 and 5 day players with bazball making test cricket a white ball approach.
Foakes must be so pissed off.
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Agreed, although Bairstow's form last year was so outstanding that he couldn't be left out. Which sort of begs the question if not Foakes, then who else?Bend it like Repka wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 1:00 pm So Bairstow on the basis of one good summer ar test level as opposed to plenty of other poor ones, is now indispensable over the number one keeper in the world.
To me it's another nail in the coffin of 4 and 5 day players with bazball making test cricket a white ball approach.
Foakes must be so pissed off.
Just got to hope Bairstow can get close to repeating last year's heroics. He certainly can't surpass them - can he?
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I know there was talk about Crawley being the other guy at risk but realistically they were never throwing in Bairstow to open against this Aussie attack.
I feel like the one who can count himself very lucky is Pope. He's had some good knocks over the last 12 months but his second innings average is still down in the teens. Feels like they could have pushed Root/Brook/Stokes up one and brought Bairstow in for Pope.
All very harsh on Foakes. Shame he doesn't have the white ball pedigree to stick a middle finger up at them and go hunting for cash while all of this plays out to it's inevitable conclusion (Crawley getting dropped).
I feel like the one who can count himself very lucky is Pope. He's had some good knocks over the last 12 months but his second innings average is still down in the teens. Feels like they could have pushed Root/Brook/Stokes up one and brought Bairstow in for Pope.
All very harsh on Foakes. Shame he doesn't have the white ball pedigree to stick a middle finger up at them and go hunting for cash while all of this plays out to it's inevitable conclusion (Crawley getting dropped).
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I wonder if Foakes holing out in the NZ game when we were less than 10 runs away sealed his fate?
Hopefully we see Bairstow playing like he did last year and not a return to him being constantly bowled through the gate and then looking at the pitch in mock horror...
Hopefully we see Bairstow playing like he did last year and not a return to him being constantly bowled through the gate and then looking at the pitch in mock horror...