Arthur Crabtree wrote:Good post. No batting line up could have coped with Johnson?
Haynes/Greenidge/Richards/Richardson/Lloyd/Gomes/Dujon?
KipperJohn wrote:I don’t disagree with the assessment of England’s overall and individual performances, but a sense of perspective of the reality of the task wouldn’t come amiss.
Durhamfootman wrote:KipperJohn wrote:I don’t disagree with the assessment of England’s overall and individual performances, but a sense of perspective of the reality of the task wouldn’t come amiss.
England showing a bit of heart, probably wouldn't come amiss either. Not too much to ask, surely?
Durhamfootman wrote:KipperJohn wrote:I don’t disagree with the assessment of England’s overall and individual performances, but a sense of perspective of the reality of the task wouldn’t come amiss.
England showing a bit of heart, probably wouldn't come amiss either. Not too much to ask, surely?
from_the_stands wrote:I reckon England might be off the hook here.
bigfluffylemon wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Good post. No batting line up could have coped with Johnson?
Haynes/Greenidge/Richards/Richardson/Lloyd/Gomes/Dujon?
Maybe hyperbole from me. We'll never know. I never had the pleasure of seeing them bat. I guess if that line-up batted in the nets against the likes of Holding, Garner, Marshall et al they may have been able to, but having the world's best fast bowlers on your team, did they ever face really high quality pace from other teams? After all, when that line-up toured Australia, they faced the likes of Alderman, Hogg and Lawson - all ok, but hardly regarded in the pantheon of Australia's great fast bowlers:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1689 ... a-1984-85/
KipperJohn wrote:Durhamfootman wrote:KipperJohn wrote:I don’t disagree with the assessment of England’s overall and individual performances, but a sense of perspective of the reality of the task wouldn’t come amiss.
England showing a bit of heart, probably wouldn't come amiss either. Not too much to ask, surely?
Don’t really agree with that from what I’ve read - pretty sure they’ve tried hard - they’ve competed at times but lost the key battles - i’d be surprised if it was down to any lack of desire or effort.
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