11 male players wanted for a team called 'England's mens team'

Key skills required:-

An ability to both see and hit the ball such that it misses any fielders
An ability to discern when/when not to play a shot such as 'reverse sweep' or 'scoop'
An ability to know a test match can, and frequently does, run for 5 days
An ability to concentrate on the cricket rather than pose on down with designer shades
An ability to know cricket caps can be washed so as to avoid sweat stained rags on heads

Your Country Needs You!

The problem is that the current XI are  the best that we have.

Trouble is, when the Yorkshiremen have an off day, there's no one else to back them up...  

Quote from: geofff on August 20, 2022, 10:37:42 PM
The problem is that the current XI are  the best that we have.

Now that's a controversial statement, many would not agree 

We have the best players in our team, just need to find the correct conditions and a weak opposition.

Quote from: PLD on August 21, 2022, 12:06:47 AM
Trouble is, when the Yorkshiremen have an off day, there's no one else to back them up...  

Oooh, fighting talk ...  but not for me.

Unfortunately, while we live a couple of miles from Lancashire's ground and my son (a student) temporarily lives with 1/2 mile of Yorkshire's ground, neither of us are interested in cricket

...bring  back Boycott and Botham !!

I've given up on Red Ball cricket....     I've converted to White Ball cricket   

Seems not only the team are confused as to what "cricket" is.

Google requested definition:-

"What is another word for cricket?

equitable   fair  right   decent  candid   impersonal  nondiscriminatory   uncolored  reasonable   scrupulous"

ERR..............REALLY?

Quote from: Bad Raven on August 23, 2022, 07:37:12 AM
Seems not only the team are confused as to what "cricket" is.

Google requested definition:-

"What is another word for cricket?

equitable   fair  right   decent  candid   impersonal  nondiscriminatory   uncolored  reasonable   scrupulous"

ERR..............REALLY?

That's just not cricket

Chirp, cheep cheep. Australia will wipes yers all out anyway 

Quote from: Jack on August 22, 2022, 04:57:49 PM
I've given up on Red Ball cricket....     I've converted to White Ball cricket 

Seems like our Professional Cricketers have as well!!!

Bring back Boycott and Tavare as openers 

Regards

Neal.

Is it that bad?
We have this Summer beaten New Zealand and India in Tests.
OK we lost, badly, to South Africa  but let's see what happens in the rest of the series before we write England off.
I still prefer red ball cricket to the shorter forms and I'm hopeful that 5 day test cricket can survive.

Don't worry, Martin, it will.

Here, the locals love tests! 

Quote from: Bealman on August 23, 2022, 09:31:15 AM
Chirp, cheep cheep. Australia will wipes yers all out anyway 

Very much a hollow victory knowing how pathetic the opposition is, wouldn't you say??