England's Winter of Cricket 2022/23

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Of course we have the World T20 covered in a separate thread, but I thought we should have a new one for England's upcoming games this winter, which feature:

Three ODIs in Australia (17th-22nd November)
Three tests in Pakistan (1st-21st December)
Three ODIs in South Africa (27th January-1st February)
Two tests in New Zealand (16th-28th February)
Three ODIs in Bangladesh (March)

Looking forward to the tests, but I think the ODIs will be instantly forgettable!

Had to go out just as they took the field so pleased to get back and find them ticking nicely...

Both playing rather fluently now. Crawley 35 Duckett 26 ...all in just ten overs ! Run a ball stuff... 63/0.

Pitch looks a belter.

Wonder if England think this is still t20 ?

Boundaries galore. 87/0 off twelve... Not a single maiden yet. Field has been spreading but hasn't stopped the runs flowing...

Some start by England here, really punishing some very average bowling.

And Crawley to 50 now...just 38 balls. Hasn't had to run too many either - 11 boundaries in his 54

97/0 from 13.

Fifty for Duckett too now ...a comparatively restrained 50 ball affair

Crawley is up to 73 from just 58 balls. England 127/0 off 18.

Bazball , eh ?

In fairness, the bowling is absolutely dire.

150 up in the 23rd. Crawley 84 and commentators trying to jinx him with talk of a hundred before lunch

Stop it , you fellows !

eirebilly_01 wrote:In fairness, the bowling is absolutely dire.

Yes they are a bit inexperienced and it shows. But the batting has been quite impressive : they've not missed many opportunities to score , and some of the boundary hits have been very well taken.

Its pretty much exactly the bowling that Crawley needs to get some confidence alfie so i am not complaining

Think he's going to run out of overs to get the hundred before the break...probably won't mind too much if he's not out at lunch.

91 from 79. He's slowed down

Yes , lunch at 174/0 off 27. Zac 91 , Duckett 77.

Lively start .

I'm no expert, but I'd say England just shaded that opening session

Too late to get Baz out to Qatar?

First hint of reverse? Now the game begins.

Well batted Zak Crawley! Time to go big again.

All the drama ! Crawley given out lbw on 99 : but successfully reviews ! Just as well drs is back on line !

And a lovely boundary to complete a wonderful hundred in 86 balls

A well played ton for Crawley but I have been more impressed with Duckett myself.

He has been calm but attacking.

200 up in 30 overs. England should get these mysterious viruses more often

They've certainly got the runs

ton up for Duckett

Well now, 2 wickets in quick succession for Pakistan...

All happens quickly , eh ? Second hundred - well played Ben Duckett - and then both of them fall. Nearly got Pope too but he's kicked off as if he wants to keep the run rate going...

Shock ! A maiden over ! What are you doing , Joe Root ?

Root gone after a modest 23... Rather a clear lbw , waste of a review really. Mahmood two wickets to go with the hundred runs he's conceded in his first 15 overs in Test Cricket ...

England 286/3 in danger of squandering a great start. Brook in now and then it's just the all rounders

300 up as the Pope ticks past thirty...only 49 overs down so if they get a full day's quota this should be a pretty heavy first day total !

Wouldn't expect any of the remaining bats to exactly take an overly cautious approach...

Pretty testing total for Pakistan to get from their 50

Tea at 332/3. Suppose that makes it - almost - Pakistan's session considering where they were at lunch !

But Brook is off to an ominously aggressive start so I reckon there are a few more runs coming today...

alfie wrote:Tea at 332/3.  Suppose that makes it  - almost - Pakistan's session considering where they were at lunch !

But Brook is off to an ominously aggressive start so I reckon there are a few more runs coming today...

You can never tell for sure but this looks beautifully set up for when Stokes, Jacks and Livingstone come to the wicket.

Dead pitch or not this has been mightily impressive so far. On a pitch like this you want to leave yourself as much time as possible in the fourth innings and they're doing that.

guildfordbat wrote:

alfie wrote:Tea at 332/3.  Suppose that makes it  - almost - Pakistan's session considering where they were at lunch !

But Brook is off to an ominously aggressive start so I reckon there are a few more runs coming today...

You can never tell for sure but this looks beautifully set up for when Stokes, Jacks and Livingstone come to the wicket.

If they ever do

Pope 99 ... Brook to a first Test fifty

And a hundred for Olly

Good day for batsmen...

I wonder when the last time England's top 3 all scored centuries in the same innings?

Strauss, Cook and Trott in 2010-11 down under maybe?

I've just woken up, wasn't even sure if the test was on, switched the TV on, the score wasn't displaying, but the commentator informs me it's 410/3. That brought me round.

That's a score and a half, isn't it? It's like playing the old Brian Lara games and you can't be bothered to do it realistically.

England going to be the first team to make 1,000 runs in a test?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I wonder when the last time England's top 3 all scored centuries in the same innings?

Strauss, Cook and Trott in 2010-11 down under maybe?

Correct. TMS just gave the stat that it's only the third time we've done it, with that one and Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Woolley in the mid 1920s.

Bet neither the other instances happened at a run a ball.

England look nailed on to score 500+ on day one... Cant remember the last time that happened.

Bit too easy now...Shakeel bowling some right old rubbish and Brook helping himself...

Might be going for that fastest ever century ?

6 x 4 for Brook. Bosh.

24 off that over from Brook.

Savage over for Brook

eirebilly_01 wrote:England look nailed on to score 500+ on day one... Cant remember the last time that happened.

According to Cricinfo scoring 500+ on day one has never happened.

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283082.html

Sorry, got the numbers wrong - Brook now needs 10 off 8 balls to make England's fastest ever Test century.

Be quite funny if after years of carrying England to scores on his own Root is the only one to miss out as England monster a total

dummy_half wrote:

Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Woolley in the mid 1920s.

What was it like watching that live, DH?

If any of you are of the betting persuasion - SkyBet have it 7/2 that England score 700, 20/1 for 800, 33/1 for 900, 100/1 for 1000.

Brook 89. Has another eight balls to get the last 11...

Duty281 wrote:24 off that over from Brook.

Yeah , pretty good ...but It was awful bowling. Boycott would have taken it for 24 with a stick of rhubarb

eirebilly_01 wrote:England look nailed on to score 500+ on day one... Cant remember the last time that happened.

Bad light might stop them... Because obviously they are struggling to see it

Blimey ! Pope gone to an excellent review for lbw... 462/4. And we don't have a Night Hawk in the shed...

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

dummy_half wrote:

Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Woolley in the mid 1920s.

What was it like watching that live, DH?

I'm not THAT old. Better ask Guildfordbat

Actually, as a kid I had a book that I think previously belonged to my Dad, authored by Herbert Sutcliffe, with a title something like 'How to be a first class batsman'.

Stokes next up to have a go at the record fastest hundred

Shock horror, England have lost a wicket - Pope gone LBW for 108.

If there is one criticism today, it's that none of the batsmen have gone big after passing 100. Obviously, in the context of this position, it's not so relevant, as everyone has contributed, but there will be other days where one centurian will need to make a big score as the rest only chip in with lesser contributions.

Won't be a record for Brook sadly, though he can tie it

Jessop still rules...

Hard record to crack , that one. Jonny got very close in the summer ; Brook could still move into third fastest.

In fact he just has