Day 10: England vs Scotland
Almost a knock-out game this for England. Go on Scotland!!
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Surprisingly few English fans on here.
I would have played Alex hales over ian bell in this match
That's because we're shit now.
Ali looking in good touch.
That and we still don't care that much about one day cricket. If we're shit in tests, people moan bitterly. If we're shit in ODI's, people forget we're even playing.
Now?
We've always been shit in the short forms of the game. Except that one time when we won the T20.
Scots giving too many easy runs to Ali. Spinners usually do well to nail him so a change of plan perhaps
What should we be aiming for on this? 330?
Moeen is such a lovely player to watch in full flow.
Am I the only one who finds the sky commentators really patronising towards the affiliates?
They're just being honest I think.
They were very complimentary of Ireland when they played, but this Scotland bowling is just a bit shit. No point dressing it up and making out that its not.
Yea that's fair I suppose, Scotland have been shocking! I just think they keep grouping the affiliates together when both Ireland and Afghanistan are a level above the others, they should just judge each team on their own merits rather than just "the affiliates".
Jos should come in next he can go some.
Ali has got a big future in England cricket.
If these two get to 35 overs and Ballance is the next man in I'm going to fecking murder someone.
I'm still here but have hardly been on to post.
feckS SAKE
feck you England.
feck you England.
Great 100 from Ali. And as I post that Bell goes.
Scotland battered Ireland in the warm ups, to be fair.
Good knock Moeen.
If Root comes in next I'm going to cry.
If Root comes in next I'm going to cry.
Are you crying yet?
Absolutely baffling, I'd feck Moores of right now if we could.
Would go for Morgan now, Buttler next, personally.
I don't understand why we haven't taken the power play either.
Mooen in and loves hitting over the top, so now its being used on two players who aren't in and both like picking gaps.
Absolutely staggering incompetence from all involved. At least Ballance didn't waste too much time.
Mooen in and loves hitting over the top, so now its being used on two players who aren't in and both like picking gaps.
Absolutely staggering incompetence from all involved. At least Ballance didn't waste too much time.
Shambles.
Ballance is a failure IMO. Should have Hales opening and Bell at 3.
Hmm that might control the runs
I was enjoying the match as well. Not the best run rate given the opposition (no disrespect) and the conditions, but Moeen and Bell were looking ok.
Powerplay is going well... 
So 20 balls wasted by that stupidity then.
Not looking good.
This is absolutely fecking dire.
Sick to shit of this team.
Sick to shit of this team.
It wasn't that long ago we were World T20 champions, Ashes holders and the number 1 test side in the world, and number 1 one day rankings too. The best side in the world in all formats of the game.
This lot will have The Sun burning wickets on the front cover again.
Any rivers?
I don't even think individually they're bad players. Morgan's woefully out of form and the bowlings not great, but thats its.It wasn't that long ago we were World T20 champions, Ashes holders and the number 1 test side in the world, and number 1 one day rankings too. The best side in the world in all formats of the game.
This lot will have The Sun burning wickets on the front cover again.
Its the direction from the top that I have a real problem with.
Flower deserved to go when he did, but Moores is just the same as him, just an inferior version.
Everything is just muddled, no consistent vision, plan or philosophy. In the past few months alone theres a whole list of absolutely baffling decisions, for example. Batting Taylor at 3 for about 8 games in a row just to drop him to 6 as soon as the World Cup starts for a player who's not done anything in ODIs. Opening the bowling with Woakes who did well, to then drop him to first change for Broad (who's been shit for about 2 years) and all the nonsense today obviously.
England should be embarrassed if they don't even make 300. Pathetic after that great start.
Don't say that word, it will give me nightmares
On the rest, I agree completely. They are not bad players and in truth are actually a very decent side. Buttler for one was outstanding when he first came on the scene. There is so much talent and promise in the side and with good experience from players like Bell and Anderson, they should be a better side than they are. It's like being back in the 90's. The life of an English cricket fan eh?
I don't understand how Haq can have figure of 1-48.
I'm sure he's wily, but at the speed he bowls you can use your feet to him, turn everything into a full toss, throw him off his length and make him do something.
It's pathetic watching international batsmen let a club spinner just bowl to them. He'd go for about 100 if Scotland faced India.
I'm sure he's wily, but at the speed he bowls you can use your feet to him, turn everything into a full toss, throw him off his length and make him do something.
It's pathetic watching international batsmen let a club spinner just bowl to them. He'd go for about 100 if Scotland faced India.
Brilliant wicket-keeping.
Love the LED lights on the stumps, small but nice addition to make decisions easier.
Love the LED lights on the stumps, small but nice addition to make decisions easier.