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wce - yeah, there are really cheap adapters that'll do it. this lok like it would work for you?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-Connection-USB-Keyboard-Pictures/dp/B004TA6RS6/ref=pd_sim_computers_1 |
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Inquests beginning . As a team England have failed to fire on any cylinders . Hard to see anything but 5-0 for series . They will presumably give Rankin and Tremlett a match in Sydney .
Trott left a gap which has not been filled . Not into statistics etc , but for a good few years he did contribute a lot . |
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200+ for 2.
That test has just been one big taking of the Michael by Australia. |
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congrats Clarke on reaching 8,000 Test match runs
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6th Australian to reach this landmark
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next game all to play for, If Australia Win or Draw in Sydney, Australia overtake England in ICC rankings. If England win, then they still remain above Australia in the rankings
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lazy andersen
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the 1.03 merchants are still thinking - if we can get one ...
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AUS leads the series 4-0
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right then, just in time for the UFC.
cage fighting will seem quite gentle after that. |
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Where is everybody that was hanging onto the "combined series is 3-3" so England will be in front?
Mugs.... |
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NO why did you bowl root instead of panesar.
that's the question. |
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ffs nicholas, press the point home.
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barmy army happy losers
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derpy looks close to losing it.
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Shocking captain, sending them in to bowl first, knocking them over for 434 for 2 innings, and winning by 8 wickets. Batted first they would be on their way to declaring and setting England a 600 runs chase.
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As I said. Send them in first, and you don't need to waste time making unneeded runs.
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some baffling stuff by england to compound their cricketing ineptitude
well played austrailia all the same, job well done |
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4-3 win to aussies in 2013 !!
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Heads must roll in the England setup which starts with Flower.
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The test was all but over , England must have got to very short quote and then blew it== again
They have had the upper hand many times in the series and blown it, From and outsider looking in, the team appears to be a team with internal division lack of commitment and inflated egos |
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Feel sorry for Cook , he is doing all the interviews and the back room guys are all hiding .
Some of the poor performance from England is down to him , but the figures show few of the England middle order down can stay at the crease consistently with fast bowling thundering down on them . And the Aussies have fed of that . England dont have a ready made alternative captain . Statistically Pietersen is their best batsman this series , but can anyone see him as captain ? |
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That was my suggestion, but won't happen. Doesn't really matter who, Cook has to go. The number of times we as viewers had to sit there and watch 4-5 involved in a discussion on field, bowling changes etc is just ridiculous. There was even occassions where alongside the 3-4 with the bowler, there were also a couple of groups of 2 just having a chat.
What the hell do they have to talk about? This isn't a mothers club. Now if Cook is simply a figurehead of the "leadership group", then clearly it isn't working. They need somebody that can read a game, and make decisions. The captain is after all the one in charge of the team outside of the coach. They need somebody with a bit of backbone and somebody prepared to demand respect from his team. Not somebody that openly admits he is unable to make a decision on his own, and if he does, it is generally wrong. Can only imagine the motivational talks he gives before going out to the pitch. I do recall him walking out 15 metres ahead of Carberry with not a word spoken, faced up, and the game was underway without him talking a word to his partner. There really should already be plans in place. And there should be enough knowledge from the captain to make in play decisions. There is every reason to expect others to notice things in the field and make a suggestion, but those people are going to be straight, not in the outfield. People like the wicketkeeper, and maybe the slips. Now with Cook being a slip fielder, anything picked up should already be talked about in the slips as play is going on. If they are changing the field from there, all that really needs to happen, is he changes his field. They don't need 3-4 or even 5 people at the bowlers run up discussing the plan. The bowlers should know from their field what the plan is and where he needs to bowl. The bowler should generally be bowling to the captains orders, not to his own. There are serious egos at play here, and the captain isn't one of them. If he can't pull them in line and get them playing for him, then he isn't the man for the job. Simple as that. Everybody loves to go on about the divide between Clarke and certain players, but he is a captain. Aggressive, decisive, and will stand behind any decision he makes. He opens up a lot of games to be beaten, but what he is really doing, is saying to his team, I believe we can get this done, and this is how we have to do it. Cook? He will sit there and wait til somebody else decides what he needs to do to win the game. Anybody can do that. Anybody can be involved in a discussion between 5 for the decisions on the fly. Cook is a decent batsman, but he certainly isn't a captain. Be interested to know his stats as captain. Clarke for example averages about 45 I think as a player, and 65 as a captain... Quite simply, somebody needs to take charge. As they say, too many Cooks, spoils the broth...... |
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some of cooks decisions have been awful
may as well bring boycott back for 5 th test, such is the paucity of likely captains |
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Cook has proven he isn't a good captain - does he receive enough respect from the players - I don't know. He needs to be far more ruthless but it isn't in his character from what I see. He should be demanding more from the coaching staff and the director of cricket who haven't been seen since things have gone so wrong - ultimately they have overall responsibility and the captain on the field follows their instructions. We need someone who will make strong decisions on and off the field, after all they are the fall guy when it doesn't work. That said for the life of me I cannot immediately see anybody with that strength of character within the team or the counties - Brearley wasn't a great player but his captaincy was first class; perhaps in the short team we need to find someone similar who can organise and dictate the structure of the team with specific aims; simply to get the best out of what you have - Cook clearly fails in this respect
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From watching the Sky pundits debate s yesterday , everyone seemed to agree it was the batting that let England down ( not necessarily my view ) . If that is correct , Cook cant be blamed for that , other than his own figures .
Reference on field captaincy ( when bowling side ) , Cook is not a great captain , have to agree with that . But in current selection , is there a captain in the England team better than Cook ? Disarray . Bad time to be making long term decisions ! |
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peterson would be a better captain.......but its a no go
surely broad or anderson would be better captainns.......but we seem to like batsmen captains not many batsmen sure of their place these days what about giving kieswetter a go ? bell would seem to be next in line at the mo, but i havnt seen any reason to think he would do a better job |
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bottom line is,they are **** scared even with all that protection,bring back brian close...
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I think the answer is more saffers and kiwis.
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