Women's Ashes Only Test (D/N) Jan 30-Feb 2 1400hhrs @ the MCG

[troybe]

Very good shot NSB

 

[010203]

thoughts?

Who replaces her?

To be fair is it her fault everyone in the team can't catch or field or keep themselves in shape?

That's the main difference, it's not talent, it's mindset and fitness

She's been captain for about a decade, they haven't won the Ashes in that time and one ICC tournament. Izzy Westbury and Alex Hartley have spoken about England being judged on ICC events and Ashes success. I would say it's time for a new captain, new ideas and a new message. Jon Lewis will be gone too after this series.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Clipping leg?

 

[cats_09]

They clearly want to sweep King - love to see her give the ball a bit more flight and see how they approach it

 

[troybe]

King needs to be on the next flight to Galle

 

[010203]

Not sure about this being out.

 

[cats_09]

Sciver-Brunt realising that if she's trying to defend against King, she's a wicket waiting to happen

Love to see King flight it up next over and tempt her to play a big shot

Said this 12 minutes ago

Out LBW to King trying to defend

 

[010203]

Well done Kingy

 

[CURVE]

Well bowled Kingy.

You just feel the spin twins are going to spin us to victory over the next 2 or 3 sessions. This pitch is made for Gardner and King.

 

[jhong]

Well bowled king .

 

[Plugger35]

Did you celebrate Heather Knight's dismissal as much as Katey Martin did?

No and I didn't celebrate Sciver-Brunt's dismissal either, I'm not trying to get Aussie commentary gigs like Katey Martin is though.

 

[troybe]

That’s a beauty

 

[jhong]

What a ball from King

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Test would be over if Aussies played 2 leggies, but Aussies still going to win, Wareham taking 3 wickets in the prior game thought she would of have been a lock on her home ground

 

[010203]

I'll describe Kingy's delivery to get rid of Dunkley the way Richie would:

Marvellous

 

[ams4crows]

Alana King is unstoppable, a pleasure to watch

 

[cats_09]

She's been captain for about a decade, they haven't won the Ashes in that time and one ICC tournament. Izzy Westbury and Alex Hartley have spoken about England being judged on ICC events and Ashes success. I would say it's time for a new captain, new ideas and a new message. Jon Lewis will be gone too after this series.

Not suggesting they don't, but think it's a genuine question of who

Knight (C) - 34yrs
Sciver-Brunt (VC) - 32yrs, turns 33 in August
Beaumont - 33, turns 34 in March
Wyatt-Hodge - 33, turns 34 in April
Jones - 31, turns 32 in June

Bouchier, Dunkley & Ecclestone are in that mid 20s age bracket, so potential part of the next 10 years of English womens cricket, but other then Ecclestone are any of them real locks in the team and does Ecclestone necessarily come across as having the right attitude to be captain


England seem to have a core group of players closing in on the end of their careers, and it's hard to see where that next era of leadership is coming from

 

[cats_09]

Test would be over if Aussies played 2 leggies, but Aussie still going to win, Wareham taking 3 wickets in the prior game thought she would of have been a lock on her home ground

The "funny" thing for Wareham is that she's going to have spent more time in the middle of the MCG this match than Perry, but it's Pez who's credited with a test match to her name

 

[Dazza the Viking]

England have looked ordinary against leg spin the whole series

 

[Carbine Chaos]

That delivery would dismiss a hell of a lot of blokes. Great stuff Kinga.

 

[The hands of stone]

King is a terrific bowler . Can loop/drop it and also drift . Rips it too .

She would give a few of the guys in higher level stuff some problems

 

[two blue tiger]

Great fun watching King bowl.......

 

[cats_09]

Good call Healy - got another slip in

 

[cats_09]

Brown didn't need to move for that catch

 

[troybe]

Poms in trouble now. Safe hands of Brown