We're going to beat India but they don't look amazing. South Africa are still going strong aren't they? And what about the Aussies?
Can we beat India like this in India anyway?Geoffrey Boycott reckons we are the best now but added the caveat: "along with South Africa."
Of course we're the best. We always have been and always will be. Even when we're not actually winning. And not just at cricket, either. Britain is supreme in all things, and always shall be.
So bring on the traitorous convicts and Boers so that we may give them the sound thrashing they so richly deserve.
Tally-ho, all.
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I think England are the best test playing nation in the world at the moment. They have strength in depth in both the batting and the bowling, a long tail with batting down to 11, bowlers who are dangerous no matter who they pick and batsmen who rarely fail to post 400 runs in an innings.
The only team that comes close is South Africa and even then I doubt that they would beat England in a test series. As for Australia, well England went there last winter and absolutely spanked them so really I don't see them as in the same class.
The obvious proviso is that this only counts for test cricket, England are still distinctly average when it comes to the shorter forms of the game.
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I think England are the best test playing nation in the world at the moment. They have strength in depth in both the batting and the bowling, a long tail with batting down to 11, bowlers who are dangerous no matter who they pick and batsmen who rarely fail to post 400 runs in an innings.
The only team that comes close is South Africa and even then I doubt that they would beat England in a test series. As for Australia, well England went there last winter and absolutely spanked them so really I don't see them as in the same class.
The obvious proviso is that this only counts for test cricket, England are still distinctly average when it comes to the shorter forms of the game.
Yes and no. We're average but entertaining at ODIs, however we are reinging world T20 Champions.
As for being best Test nation, yes I feel we've earned that. We drew with the Saffers away in 09-10, we crushed the Aussies last winter, and now we're beating India handily at home. Yes, they have been suffering from injuries, but the batting line up in this third test is probably their first choice, and it took a good partnership from Dohni & Kumar to mean we didn't knock it out for sub 150...
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Something still gives me pause about England's T20 team even if they are world champions.
Let's not forget that England have had injuries to Tremlett and Trott as well. The point is that England can call on Tim Bresnan and Ravi Bopara to replace those players whilst India have nothing to replace Zaheer Khan and Verider Sehwag.
I'm assuming this is soccer. :P I like ot watch girls' soccer, but that is about it anymore.
soccer? what is that?
anyway - should Cook be dropped for batting so slowly or what?
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soccer? what is that?
anyway - should Cook be dropped for batting so slowly or what?
;-)
Assumptions are awesome.
Yeah, out of the side, only losers fail to make 300...
TMS had crazy amounts of sympathy for Bopara - ex-players feel his pain, poor dab.
I didn't really understand what was going on with the light though, maybe all of that fannying about can be blamed for Cook's run-rate dropping off?
Australia have a lot of rebuilding to do. On top of that we pick the most ass-hatish people for captain I don't see us ruling the cricket world for a few years to come.