Cricket-Match-Special ... A forum for discussion

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:25 pm**

rich1uk wrote:[quote="mikesiva
TBH, it seems that it's only the WICB that agrees to a schedule where they tour England for the entire month of May....

Most other teams come to England in mid-May.

not quite right mike , we always start the home tests in mid-may , in fact the earliest we have had tests in the last 10 years the opponents were SL and NZ[/quote]
Not any more....

Last year, Sri Lanka didn't start their first Test until May 26, and the Kiwis have now taken a conscious decision not to accept any international cricket that majorly clashes with the IPL.

England are running out of teams agreeing to start touring the country in early May....

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:25 pm**

greyblazer wrote:@Andrew McGlashan says Strauss was perhaps given 'special dispensation' but no such thing for the no.1 batsman in t/20 cricket

But Strauss doesn't play in the IPL. That may have had a bearing?

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:27 pm**

its ok to have a low-ish strike rate if you are consistently making big scores to allow others around you to take chances

bell does neither , you cant afford his strike rate when he is not going on to make the big scores like cook and trott do

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:27 pm**

bigfluffylemon wrote:
backfootpunch wrote:
Making_Splinters wrote:
rich1uk wrote:
Making_Splinters wrote:Well I hope this might let Bell open against the Windies in the ODI series, probably be either Hales or Kieswetter though.

please not bell back in the ODI team

Why not he's easily one of the best limited overs top order batsmen in the country.

im not sure a top 3 of cook,bell and trott is whats required in modern odi cricket

Yeah, never mind the fact that Cook and Trott are two of England's three highest averaging batsmen ever in ODIs (KP being the third), and have strike rates of 81 and 78 respectively, which are perfectly adequate in ODIs. Never mind the fact that England's ODI team is probably the most successful it's been since 1992.

After all, we all know that If you don't have a strike rate of over 90, you'll never succeed in ODI cricket.

After all, the following, all of whom have a strike rate of less than 81, were all terrible ODI batsmen and would never make it anywhere their respective countries' all-time ODI sides:

Michael Bevan
Michael Clarke
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam ul Haq
Rahul Dravid
Brian Lara
Kumar Sangakarra

(and many, many, many more highly rated ODI batsmen)

But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a dig at England, eh?

But these players had attacking players around them, Three in your top three is a tad conservative.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:28 pm**

Whatever is the case ECB seem to have one rule for Strauss and another rule for KP. Just not fair.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:28 pm**

I can't keep up with this thread.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:30 pm**

Aidan11 wrote:I can't keep up with this thread.

Combine it with the the 'random chat' thread and get the post count up

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:30 pm**

greyblazer wrote:Whatever is the case ECB seem to have one rule for Strauss and another rule for KP. Just not fair.

It's do with clauses in the central contracts players are given so can't be one rule for one another for someone else, it may have changed this year.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:32 pm**

Iamthewalrus wrote:
greyblazer wrote:@Andrew McGlashan says Strauss was perhaps given 'special dispensation' but no such thing for the no.1 batsman in t/20 cricket

But Strauss doesn't play in the IPL. That may have had a bearing?

WTF?

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:33 pm**

On twitter a few journalists are saying Strauss was given 'special dispensation'.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:34 pm**

This sounds like a classic case of "More money to be made elsewhere with less effort". Play a few tests and a dozen IPL matches each year and rake in a few million instead of going on long tours.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:34 pm**

Actually, Strauss never announced a formal T20 retirement but still a ridiculous rule.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:34 pm**

shankybiggestengfan wrote:
Iamthewalrus wrote:
greyblazer wrote:@Andrew McGlashan says Strauss was perhaps given 'special dispensation' but no such thing for the no.1 batsman in t/20 cricket

But Strauss doesn't play in the IPL. That may have had a bearing?

WTF?

Language!

It may have, then again, it may not!

Couldn't think of another reason.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:34 pm**

Is this announcement a bit of toys-out-of-the-pram response for being reprimanded over the Twittergate comments I wonder?

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2012 12:36 pm**

Aidan11 wrote:Is this announcement a bit of toys-out-of-the-pram response for being reprimanded over the Twittergate comments I wonder?

i doubt it would be about something as trivial as that but wondering if something has triggered this behind the scenes

Cricket-Match-Special ... A forum for discussion

The enigma that is Kevin Pietersen

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket

Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket