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ThorntonRunner Sep 2023 7:21pm, 6 Sep 2023 6,984 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Well, that was underwhelming. They'll have to bowl and field exceptionally well
rf_fozzy Sep 2023 7:31pm, 6 Sep 2023 20,823 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy The "new" cricket audience will just have to get used to enduring the regular disappointment that goes with following the England cricket teams that those of us who've been doing so for longer have got used to!
ThorntonRunner Sep 2023 7:50pm, 6 Sep 2023 6,985 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner The sunset was good
Surrey Phil Sep 2023 8:43pm, 6 Sep 2023 9,688 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil That missed run out really sums it up.
Surrey Phil Sep 2023 8:45pm, 6 Sep 2023 9,689 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Well. A series lost to a side who have never beaten you...and to lose that one with three overs to spare is really poor.
5km_is_plenty Sep 2023 8:47pm, 6 Sep 2023 251 posts	Quote Pin 5km_is_plenty If you didn't know, you would have thought England were #8 in the World for T20. Very, very, poor.
5km_is_plenty Sep 2023 8:49pm, 6 Sep 2023 252 posts	Quote Pin 5km_is_plenty And Fozzy, some of us have been following cricket since Edrich, Lloyd, Amiss and Cowdrey.
phal Sep 2023 9:19pm, 6 Sep 2023 4,552 posts	Quote Pin phal Hmz. There’s a few ways to look at it - you had five players in the side tonight who are in their very early 20s and right at the beginning of their international career: Capsey’s 19, Gaur 17, Kemp 18 and Gibson and Dean 22. There’s been a bit very large pool of players over the last few years - was it only two years ago they upped the number of central contracts? I remember the surprise at when Is was given a central contract and at the time there were very few players coming through of a standard to challenge to get into the England side. They have to start developing the next batch from somewhere - there’s not many of the World Cup winning 2017 left playing now at all - and I think I’d mentioned before, the women retire far younger than the men because their international careers start at a far earlier age. Sarah Glenn’s only 23 and Bouchier 24. I can’t think of many other sports that have such a young international team but happy to be corrected. When you contrast it to the ages of the men’s team…. More women need to be in the pool of players to challenge and drive forward the game - and they have to start somewhere. Bit like the men’s teams and the argument of over playing players, there needs to be more choice and I suppose this is a start at getting younger players through and giving them the experience.
phal Sep 2023 9:20pm, 6 Sep 2023 4,553 posts	Quote Pin phal (Meant to edit the first paragraph as I went to find their ages and forgot to change it! Only two of the 5 are in their early 20s!)
phal Sep 2023 9:21pm, 6 Sep 2023 4,554 posts	Quote Pin phal And bit should say NOT in the second paragraph - my checking is awful 🤪