England v. Ireland ODI
Jun. 13th, 2006 01:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chickenfeetI have to assume that Andrew Strauss was either taking the piss or had started far too early on the Guinness. This is an England side that has a recent record of not closing down games they should have won easily so what does Strauss do? With 13 overs to go and 13 overs of his top line seamers in hand he bowls Bell and Dalrymple. When he finally gets around to his close out bowlers he bowls Harmison and Plunkett rather than the much more economical Mahmood and Chapple. To waste 9 overs of one's most economical seamers is arrogant and stupid.
Harmison was a bit of a mixed bag too. The wickets were nice but 11 extra deliveries in 10 overs conceding 19 silly runs could have lost the game against a better side. Not impressed.
OK, England won but it would have been shocking if they hadn't. The manner of the win doesn't suggest they have learned much from the test series. If I was an Aussie I'd be firing up the BBQ.
Harmison was a bit of a mixed bag too. The wickets were nice but 11 extra deliveries in 10 overs conceding 19 silly runs could have lost the game against a better side. Not impressed.
OK, England won but it would have been shocking if they hadn't. The manner of the win doesn't suggest they have learned much from the test series. If I was an Aussie I'd be firing up the BBQ.
