Indian Tour of England 2014 (On Fox Sports)

[Belnakor]

Staggering. I don't know how much of this is linger aftershocks of That Ashes Campaign, how much is all to do with England, and how much is India, but the fate of the English cricket team over the last several months is surely one of the most amazing falls from grace since Wayne Carey picked the wrong toilet to walk into.

doesn't help they booted out a guy who basically averages 100 a test (KP) for a guy who can't buy a run (Stokes)

 

[drummond2fevola]

 

[Doodlesweaver]

AGB was keeping a list of Aus collapses for about the last 4 years, the Poms have some way to go yet.

 

[JUBJUB]

Lol. They can never make fun of Watto being spooked now.

I wonder how many Indian fans will dress up as ghosts at the next test

 

[Daveismad]

I love it when England lose

It just makes the coffee or beer taste better

Or the sun shine brighter or feels warmer

Everything is just better when they lose ....to anyone .....

I'm staggered ...I,would still have Kevin Pieterson in that side

 

[Public Enemy No1]

Lol. They can never make fun of Watto being spooked now.

What was the Watto incident again ?

 

[Oneiros]

Oh, 5/6, 4/8, 5/23, 6/24, ah, good times, good times.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Oh, 5/6, 4/8, 5/23, 6/24, ah, good times, good times.

To be fair they are improving, they got 24 runs this time lol

 

[MelVilander]

Isn't he of Pakistani descent though?

he is, bloody bleeding hearts there booted me..

 

[MelVilander]

Barbie spooked by ghosts..

 

[Doodlesweaver]

What was the Watto incident again ?

In some castle in Durham masquerading as a hotel, he had to go and sleep on the floor of someone else's room - can't remember who - as he got creeped out by things that go bump in the night.

While the commentators did have a field day, to be fair, Botham said that exactly the same thing happened at the same place to his son.

Edit: Just read the Mail report and it was Brett Lee who was honoured with Watto snoring on his floor.

 

[western royboy]

Squad announced for next Test, Butler for Prior - nothing else. This is great news from an Australian point of view, the old English mentality is prevailing. Long may it continue.

 

[The_Reaper]

In some castle in Durham masquerading as a hotel, he had to go and sleep on the floor of someone else's room - can't remember who - as he got creeped out by things that go bump in the night.

While the commentators did have a field day, to be fair, Botham said that exactly the same thing happened at the same place to his son.

Edit: Just read the Mail report and it was Brett Lee who was honoured with Watto snoring on his floor.

Led to this



The Poms need more players like Gough

 

[Public Enemy No1]

In some castle in Durham masquerading as a hotel, he had to go and sleep on the floor of someone else's room - can't remember who - as he got creeped out by things that go bump in the night.

While the commentators did have a field day, to be fair, Botham said that exactly the same thing happened at the same place to his son.

Edit: Just read the Mail report and it was Brett Lee who was honoured with Watto snoring on his floor.

Cheers... I remembered Watto getting some flak but couldn't remember what for

 

[philreich]

I love it when England lose

It just makes the coffee or beer taste better

Or the sun shine brighter or feels warmer

Everything is just better when they lose ....to anyone .....

I'm staggered ...I,would still have Kevin Pieterson in that side

Things are going so badly for England, that Ian Botham will only predict a 4-1 Ashes series win next year, instead of 5-0

 

[Phone]

Squad announced for next Test, Butler for Prior - nothing else. This is great news from an Australian point of view, the old English mentality is prevailing. Long may it continue.

That only two changes may happen (Prior and possibly Stokes) isn't really a surprise or even a mistake though.

I mean, it's not exactly like England haven't turned over players. A team that was once made up of basically senior players and which struggled massively to replace retired/injured players (think their struggle to replace Collingwood, their revolving third seamer door and then replacing Strauss) have now turned over 5 of the 9 players to play in all 5 Ashes' test last summer (with Root also being dropped and then moved since then).

There's obviously some irony on how England have gone from a team that wins, but can't introduce new players into the team, to a team that loses, with their senior players to blame for it, but with that senior core now down to 4 players (Cook/Bell/Anderson/Broad), it should hardly come as a surprise England aren't in a rush to move them on, particularly when they've already picked so many of the depth options they would have had confidence in. With England not having another test series until April, there's an argument to be made for simply consolidating their massive team turnaround, and letting the long off-season potentially sort things out.

 

[MelVilander]

In some castle in Durham masquerading as a hotel, he had to go and sleep on the floor of someone else's room - can't remember who - as he got creeped out by things that go bump in the night.

While the commentators did have a field day, to be fair, Botham said that exactly the same thing happened at the same place to his son.

Edit: Just read the Mail report and it was Brett Lee who was honoured with Watto snoring on his floor.

lol Bret lee..it was considerably hilarious the ghost attires at the ground ..both blondes to boot. Stu Broad definitely will get some flack from curry ghosts..

 

[western royboy]

Trott batting well against Sussex - starting to put a few scores together

 

[The Speaker]

Trott batting well against Sussex - starting to put a few scores together

I think that ship has sailed.

 

[western royboy]

I think that ship has sailed.

Not sure tbh

 

[Kyptastic]

Squad announced for next Test, Butler for Prior - nothing else. This is great news from an Australian point of view, the old English mentality is prevailing. Long may it continue.

Wasn't the old English attitude of picking everyone with a passport? I seem to recall them picking 29 players in one Ashes series.

 

[philreich]

Trott batting well against Sussex - starting to put a few scores together

Just dismissed for 106. If he keeps batting like that, he might force the hands of the selectors.

 

[western royboy]

Just dismissed for 106. If he keeps batting like that, he might force the hands of the selectors.

Was listening to 5live for awhile batting with a youngster and seemed to be In the zone.

 

[The_Reaper]

Just dismissed for 106. If he keeps batting like that, he might force the hands of the selectors.

Was listening to 5live for awhile batting with a youngster and seemed to be In the zone.

Did he face a quickish fast bowler?

 

[western royboy]

Did he face a quickish fast bowler?

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