PHILINFRANCE Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 I see our old friend has been spouting again: Michael Vaughan is one of life’s great disappointments, and his latest madcap plan for England’s Test team continues the depressing fall from grace for the garlanded captain of the 2005 Ashes heroes. After years of shambling about, England’s Test top six finally looked the part for one whole match at Port Elizabeth. Vaughan’s plan, therefore, is to rip that all up and start again for no real reason, in the process simultaneously buggering about with the careers of England’s two most exciting young batting talents. Again, for no real reason. The plan, and typing it out only makes it seem even madder, is for Ollie Pope, having just made a stunning 135 not out at number six, to move up to number three because reasons. It’s great fodder for the Ian Bell comparisons, but really has little else going for it. The next part of the plan, though, is even madder. Having created a vacancy at number six – again, and we can’t stress this enough, for absolutely no reason whatsoever – Vaughan’s wheeze is for that spot to be filled by Tom Banton because if there’s one thing we’ve learned in the last year or so it’s that chucking white-ball superstars into England’s Test line-up always definitely works. To facilitate this move, Vaughan proposes Banton, who has been smashing it around in the BBL, has already played T20I cricket for England, and is currently approximately four million miles from the Test team, gives up his IPL gig in a T20 World Cup year in order to play county cricket in April and May when, famously, batting in the County Championship is always absolutely great fun and the runs flow like attention-seeking bullshit from a former England captain. Banton’s first-class average is 27 from 12 games with a high score of 79, but Vaughan – inevitably – sees a bit of Kevin Pietersen in him. “If I were in charge I would be on the phone this week to Tom Banton telling him to give up his IPL deal and play the first few weeks of the county season for Somerset because there is a slot available at No 6 in the Test side,” Vaughan writes in his Daily Telegraph column. “Ollie Pope is not going to stay there forever. He is going to move up. Root and Stokes are rock solid at four and five. Joe Denly has done OK but is OK good enough when you have a Pope at six who will clearly be England’s No 3 by the time they go to Australia again? “I have seen enough of Banton to know he is a superstar in the making. I’m not sure a stint in the IPL right now, when he might not get a lot of game time, is what he needs at this stage of his career. The IPL can wait. He has plenty of time to go to India. “He needs to play four-day cricket and score some early hundreds. If he does that I could see him batting at No 6 in the Test side this summer. It is possible.” We’re going to firmly nail our colours to the mast here: it is not possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Vaughan is an attention seeking moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Northern Red said: Vaughan is an attention seeking moron. He`s just waiting for Sir Geoffrey to hang up his microphone so he can become the undisputed professional controversial Yorkshireman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 23, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 This event will no doubt be of interest to long standing Somerset supporters Tickets for Taunton https://www.tickettailor.com/events/conciergeuk/336787/ With additional dates also added on 22nd May - Mendip Springs https://www.tickettailor.com/events/conciergeuk/336802/ 23rd May Brean Country Club https://www.tickettailor.com/events/conciergeuk/336803/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 No better place to stick it but interesting to see how the knockout stages of the BBL work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Craig Overton one of three to be first recipients of pace bowling development contracts, however it gives ecb some control over game management through the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, hodge said: Craig Overton one of three to be first recipients of pace bowling development contracts, however it gives ecb some control over game management through the summer As long as they don`t send him off for coaching to ruin his action...…………...…………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Thoughts? Smart fielding for me and Punter is just bitter because Hobart lost https://www.cricket.com.au/news/alex-hales-ricky-ponting-fielding-ploy-tactics-mikeno-thunder-hurricanes-bbl-finals-big-bash-league/2020-01-31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 31, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 8 hours ago, hodge said: Thoughts? Smart fielding for me and Punter is just bitter because Hobart lost https://www.cricket.com.au/news/alex-hales-ricky-ponting-fielding-ploy-tactics-mikeno-thunder-hurricanes-bbl-finals-big-bash-league/2020-01-31 Fielders walk in with bowlers so why not walk out at the same time too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 10, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Corey Anderson has signed for the full T20 season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Yay? In other news James Foster has been appointed fielding coach for KKR in IPL, so Banton even if he doesn't get to play gets to work with McCullum and Foster when he's out there, great for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Good luck with Jerome Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Pujara a top signing for Glos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 No cricket at least until the start of the blast in the last week of May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 20/03/2020 at 19:18, hodge said: No cricket at least until the start of the blast in the last week of May So.........no cricket then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: So.........no cricket then. Pretty much, its nature saying we don't want The Hundred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, hodge said: Pretty much, its nature saying we don't want The Hundred They could play that abortion behind closed doors and no one would notice ! It's T20 dumbed down for idiots ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 The beginning of the end for the four day game? I can see then cancelling this season and then what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 25, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 RLODC Final from last summer being shown 10pm sky sports cricket tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 27, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 25/03/2020 at 20:31, phantom said: RLODC Final from last summer being shown 10pm sky sports cricket tonight I've still no idea how I made it back from London that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Live cricket, of sorts, coming soon... https://www.thecricketer.com/quarantinecup.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Good laugh this, especially the India trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 30/03/2020 at 20:14, 1960maaan said: Live cricket, of sorts, coming soon... https://www.thecricketer.com/quarantinecup.html Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Just a small dig from Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, hodge said: Just a small dig from Dom Hardly a flattering photo . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, hodge said: Just a small dig from Dom It's the "spinners union" taking the piss out of the fact that they never get picked early in the season. Matt Parkinson from Lancs tweeted this: Edited April 12, 2020 by Northern Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, Northern Red said: It's the "spinners union" taking the piss out of the fact that they never get picked early in the season. Matt Parkinson from Lancs tweeted this: Perhaps but was more to do with the certainty that Jack would get picked over him, emphasising that he's #2 and as he said in his chat with Trego he's in his last season. Perhaps it was reading a tad too much but could easily be a dig as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 In case anyone didn't see this at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 24, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Confirmed no cricket before 1st July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 I know it's designed by a child, I know it is in honour of our lord and saviour The NHS (peace be upon them), but my god this is an absolute jumbled mess of a shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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