CategoryWindies v England 2019

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Are England Losing Momentum Ahead Of The World Cup?

Positivity. Positivity. Positivity. It’s the MO of Eoin Morgan’s team. When disaster strikes it’s essential to brush yourself off, pretend it’s an aberration, and get right back on that saddle. As a strategy this isn’t the worst approach in the world. England would be daft to try something new with the World Cup just around the corner. Changing course at the last minute would be a huge  gamble. It’s not like 50 free spins thunderstruck no deposit. There would...

Back To Earth in Barbados. Hundred Playing Regs Revealed.

Well you can’t win ’em all. Even when you’re No.1. Our record breaking ODI team, which registered England’s highest ever chase in the 1st game of the series, returned to earth with a bump last night. It’s just one loss, so there’s no need to panic, but it shows there’s still work to do ahead of the World Cup. Those who expect us to lift the trophy on home soil shouldn’t count their chickens just yet. In fact, just looking at England’s recent...

The Clubber and The Caresser

Yesterday was another reminder that English cricket has been turned on its head. Ten to twenty years ago we used to win test series at a canter (bit of a generalisation but you catch my drift) and then get pummelled in the subsequent ODIs; therefore limited overs contests were utterly forgettable and very much after the Lord Mayor’s show. I remember those days fondly. The test team was settled and usually successful. There was consistency of selection, a core of experienced players (some...

Cheer Up Misery Guts

Some might call TFT and its readers pessimists. And to be fair they’re probably right. There’s been a lot to grumble about in recent years, from the ECB’s marginalisation of the championship to their irritating and elitist tendency to hire yes men or men cut from a certain kind of cloth (you know what I mean) to top off-field jobs. This makes me a tad cantankerous. And because I’m in a bad mood generally I have a habit of looking at events through a somewhat cynical lens...

Root Ignores Own Advice, Scores Ton

Yesterday England’s batsmen had their best opportunity all series to score some runs. The pitch wasn’t easy but the Windies attack was seriously depleted. Their captain, Jason Holder, was sitting in the stands. And his replacement Keemo Paul was carted off the field with a nasty looking injury. Suddenly the remaining Windies quicks had a lot more work to do, and fatigue inevitably set in. Enter the two Joes. Neither had looked convincing thus far on tour. Root had received some...

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