Keystone Kricket

[chickenfeet]

I'm having a hard time getting enthusiastic about the England v. Sri Lanka series. It's not just that we are being given two mediocre sides playing mediocre cricket, it's that it's brainless cricket. Three times the Sri Lankan top order has failed on decent batting pitches against pretty average bowling, mostly by playing really stupid shots. Today, again, England failed to go for the jugular when the Had the Sri Lankans down and out. The sight of Flintoff bowling to Muralitharan with the sort of field one might set to Lara on 300 n.o. must have had the Australians torn between laughing and crying. Maybe that's it. It's a deep seated plot to persuade the Australians that the team they lost to last summer has been replaced with a bunch of muppets. Don't get me going on England's catching (or lack of it) at Lord's or the "deer in the headlights" batting against Muralitharan in the second innings at Edgbaston. The only good news that I can see is that England now have a bowler who actually spins the ball.

Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I find it a bit depressing seeing a Sri Lankan top order that seems to have forgotten how to bat.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Yes, though in this series that could be generalised to $bitofcricketteam has forgotten how to $cricketskill

[coughingbear]

Everybody has forgotten how to bat now.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I think comparing England to muppets may have been a bit unkind to the muppets

[coughingbear]

When Pietersen hit Murali for six, I thought 'Great, and this time don't fuck it up by trying the same thing in two balls' time and getting'. Muppets probably have a better memory.

[coughingbear]

Getting out, obviously. Muppets probably type better than me too.

[rahael.livejournal.com]

Eh, I can't get too angry with the Sri Lankans. I mean, much as I think cricket is a very important thing in the country, and it would cheer everyone up if they played really well, there's an element of fiddling while Rome burns if that's all the team were thinking about.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I take your point. I can understand the cricketers playing cricket but one might think that the government had better things to do than over-ruling the selectors.

[rahael.livejournal.com]

Honestly? better certain people meddle with the cricket than with anything that might actually cost people's lives!