England Cricket

Hope the weather in Southampton is better than it is up here, I'm looking forward to watching the ODI this afternoon.

2nd Eleven got a bit of an 'ammering in the ODI yesterday, but it seems that even they can act as an example to the 1st Eleven !! And by gawd it shews !! Saw part of the England V Pakistan test match today ~~ Seemed like a 'Journeymens ' team out in the field.  With a bit of luck they might, just might, decide to pick the best players for each position before the season ends !

Just in case you have any doubts I will say it clearly ~~  Brian is not a happy bunny  !!  GRRRRRR  

I thought they had a chance to win until that disastrous over from D Willey.

I see that the "first" team are sticking to the master plan 😉

Well  well  well  !!   They made hard work of it but the bowlers saw them through in the end .  The Pakistani Management etc were not over impressed with their Captain today, but I cannot disagree 'cos I have been known to rattle at Root's cage a time or three recently .

Still just a few days then back out on the Green Sward for 2nd Test this Thursday at Southampton --  will it be dry, will it be wet  ~~  oooo Brian wants to know ??!!

A really good test match, which could've gone either way. Thankfully Messers Woakes and Buttler tipped the scales in our favour and England continue their unbeaten 3-on-the-bounce test victories. Onwards to Southampton, where I predict a weather interupted draw. 

Yes a very enjoyable match. It looked all over at one point when the top order were making a "horlicks" of it.

I thought Woakes and Buttler were excellent , mind you Buttler had to do something special after his stint with gloves was a bit below par.

Not exactly Weather Interrupted today JR !

I'm on Vaughnies side here --  they aught to go and watch a few 20 over bashes in the mid week 'Workers Leagues'  --  we only ever wore head torches never helmets and some of those pitches were like corrugated iron !!

I see the Water Polo match between England and Pakistan ended in a draw today. Hope the horses were OK.

  Nice one there WN  

Building myself up for the next five days of water-sports !!