England cricket

[beak]

No cricket captain, a German football manager, no prime minister, no James Bond and no doctor who…..our great nation is falling apart 🤣

Which one...let me guess are you applying for? 😉

 

[Lombardinho]

No cricket captain, a German football manager, no prime minister, no James Bond and no doctor who…..our great nation is falling apart 🤣

German Royal Family too, don't forget!
And what happened to our fine motor industry?
Oh yeah?
Vursprung durch technique scuppered it into oblivion.

 

[Stirlingsays]

No cricket captain, a German football manager, no prime minister, no James Bond and no doctor who…..our great nation is falling apart 🤣

And all the birds are fat.

 

[ASCPFC]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2026/0629/1580854-malan-steps-down-as-ireland-mens-cricket-head-coach/

 

[Stirlingsays]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2026/0629/1580854-malan-steps-down-as-ireland-mens-cricket-head-coach/

Wouldn't it be nice if it had been Brian Wilson instead.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Wouldn't it be nice if it had been Brian Wilson instead.

God only knows.

 

[Foxy82]

"In Affectionate Remembrance of English cricket, which died (again) at Trent Bridge on 29 June 2026.
Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances.
R.I.P.
N.B. – The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to New Zealand".

Perhaps I'm being a little dramatic, but we are shite. Hopefully this will be the death of 'Bazball'

 

[Stirlingsays]

I'm not even sure he bothers anymore.

It's in the name.

Can't say I'd blame him.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Which one...let me guess are you applying for? 😉

I can’t play cricket, politics doesn’t interest me, I’m not good looking enough for bond and I’m not camp enough for doctor who……..so it’ll have to be England manager 🤣

 

[ASCPFC]

It's in the name.

Can't say I'd blame him.

Captain Boycott: man and myth

By 1871 ‘Captain’ Charles Cunningham Boycott had been on Achill Island for seventeen years and had proven himself to be a good and successful farmer.

historyireland.com

 

[BromleyMonkey]

God only knows.

Would be a bit of a wipeout though

 

[ASCPFC]

"In Affectionate Remembrance of English cricket, which died (again) at Trent Bridge on 29 June 2026.
Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances.
R.I.P.
N.B. – The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to New Zealand".

Perhaps I'm being a little dramatic, but we are shite. Hopefully this will be the death of 'Bazball'

New Captain, time to get rid of the s*** 💩💩💩 coaches and management.

 

[ASCPFC]

England are losing the wrong man – McCullum and Key can’t survive while Stokes quits

England are losing their Test captain, writes Lawrence Ostlere, while the head coach and ECB director continue to plod on despite poor planning and results

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Midlands Eagle]

That's why no one likes the Aussies plus they have a long history if cheating, Warner and Smith come to mind.

We don't do so badly on that score as Michael Atherton with the dirt in his pocket will testify

 

[Midlands Eagle]

In fairness, he had clearly broken the drinking curfew. And was supposed to be the Captain. Winning one match is not a good reason to go on the piss. Winning the series, I'd understand.

Had he broken the "drinking curfew" as he was out late but was he drinking too?

 

[beak]

Still it is time to "drown" our sorrows and watch the 20/20 on Wednesday something to keep an eye on.

 

[Eaglehamster]

I don't believe that the NZ squad is better. England have two of the top batsmen in the world and pretty sure the top all-rounder, along with a couple of bowlers amongst the top.
New Zealand have nowhere near the resources of England. Which is clearly a f***ing waste of resources currently.
Shame none of them give a toss about test cricket - that much is obvious.

Arguably England may have the better players but they were clearly outplayed in 2 of the 3 tests.
The better team won.

 

[ASCPFC]

Arguably England may have the better players but they were clearly outplayed in 2 of the 3 tests.
The better team won.

That's true - that's on the tactics mainly. England don't know how to play a test. They clearly hadn't prepared for NZ. They had no plan for their bowlers or batsmen, whereas NZ did.

 

[ASCPFC]

We don't do so badly on that score as Michael Atherton with the dirt in his pocket will testify

They all do a bit of it. England probably not enough of it.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

That's true - that's on the tactics mainly. England don't know how to play a test. They clearly hadn't prepared for NZ. They had no plan for their bowlers or batsmen, whereas NZ did.

Beyond the usual of everyone except Root trying to pile one T20 innings in top of another.