Considering how much the pitch seemed to help the spinners, and
that SLO should be much more accustomed to those conditions than
England, it was a good effort to win and break a long losing
streak. For the first time in an ODI, England used six spinners,
and they did well to restrict SL to what was probably below par.
And then Root gave a masterclass in how to play spin on a tricky
pitch, with useful assistance from Duckett, Brook and Buttler. How
deep England's batting was didn't hurt, with DFawson scheduled to
come in as low as number 10.
On 24 Jan 2026, John Hall wrote
Considering how much the pitch seemed to help the spinners, and
that SLO should be much more accustomed to those conditions than
England, it was a good effort to win and break a long losing
streak. For the first time in an ODI, England used six spinners,
and they did well to restrict SL to what was probably below par.
And then Root gave a masterclass in how to play spin on a tricky
pitch, with useful assistance from Duckett, Brook and Buttler. How
deep England's batting was didn't hurt, with DFawson scheduled to
come in as low as number 10.
Apropos of nothing much, I read a transcript of Brooke's post-match interview, where he referred to Crawley by the nickname "Creeps".
Probably widely known, but it amused me...
HVS wrote:
On 24 Jan 2026, John Hall wrote
Considering how much the pitch seemed to help the spinners, and
that SLO should be much more accustomed to those conditions than
England, it was a good effort to win and break a long losing
streak. For the first time in an ODI, England used six spinners,
and they did well to restrict SL to what was probably below par.
And then Root gave a masterclass in how to play spin on a tricky
pitch, with useful assistance from Duckett, Brook and Buttler. How
deep England's batting was didn't hurt, with DFawson scheduled to
come in as low as number 10.
Apropos of nothing much, I read a transcript of Brooke's post-match
interview, where he referred to Crawley by the nickname "Creeps".
Probably widely known, but it amused me...
I could look it up, but meh... Is Crawley any relation to John Crawley?
(He of the bizarre batting 'stance').
On 27/01/2026 22:44, alvey wrote:
I've not watched any of the U19 World Cup, though I've noticed that
England seem to be doing well.
John Hall wrote:
On 27/01/2026 22:44, alvey wrote:
I've not watched any of the U19 World Cup, though I've noticed that
England seem to be doing well.
I read something interesting about the Eng @ Wales U19 squad. This being that all but four are products of 'Private' schools. Which is what you
lot call 'Public' for some indecipherable reason.
John Hall wrote:
On 27/01/2026 22:44, alvey wrote:
I've not watched any of the U19 World Cup, though I've noticed that
England seem to be doing well.
I read something interesting about the Eng @ Wales U19 squad. This being that all but four are products of 'Private' schools. Which is what you
lot call 'Public' for some indecipherable reason. Does this mean that
the guvmint has given up funding cricket for the plebs?
On 28/01/2026 21:21, alvey wrote:
John Hall wrote:
On 27/01/2026 22:44, alvey wrote:
I've not watched any of the U19 World Cup, though I've noticed that
England seem to be doing well.
I read something interesting about the Eng @ Wales U19 squad. This
being that all but four are products of 'Private' schools. Which is
what you lot call 'Public' for some indecipherable reason. Does this
mean that the guvmint has given up funding cricket for the plebs?
Cricket is an expensive game for schools to support, not just the kit
that the players need but particularly producing decent pitches. You
also need enthusiasts among the staff willing to give up part of their evenings and or weekends to support coaching and supervise fixtures.
Also many state school playing fields have been sold off. That all means that few state schools play cricket any more. The way into cricket for children should be via their local club, but I suspect that many clubs
don't do enough in that respect. It doesn't help that there's now little cricket on FTA television, and that much of the media seems obsessed
with football almost to the exclusion of other sports, so children don't tend to get much exposure to cricket..
John Hall wrote:
On 28/01/2026 21:21, alvey wrote:
John Hall wrote:
On 27/01/2026 22:44, alvey wrote:
I've not watched any of the U19 World Cup, though I've noticed that
England seem to be doing well.
I read something interesting about the Eng @ Wales U19 squad. This
being that all but four are products of 'Private' schools. Which is
what you lot call 'Public' for some indecipherable reason. Does this
mean that the guvmint has given up funding cricket for the plebs?
Cricket is an expensive game for schools to support, not just the kit
that the players need but particularly producing decent pitches. You
also need enthusiasts among the staff willing to give up part of their
evenings and or weekends to support coaching and supervise fixtures.
Also many state school playing fields have been sold off. That all
means that few state schools play cricket any more. The way into
cricket for children should be via their local club, but I suspect
that many clubs don't do enough in that respect. It doesn't help that
there's now little cricket on FTA television, and that much of the
media seems obsessed with football almost to the exclusion of other
sports, so children don't tend to get much exposure to cricket..
Idle question: Which gubmint(s) sold off the school fields?
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