In the morning..
17th May 2008
Today's game looks like the weather will have it's say. After a few weeks of hot weather and blue sky’s the rain's set in. The forecast says that it's going to brighten up later on so there’s still a chance of play.
For the past couple of days I've been playing and training cricket. On Thursday we played an U15 game which we lost. It was a very disappointing results considering we posted 111 of 20 overs which is definitely a defendable target. On Friday it was the first district training session which went well.
During the week I've been trying to get a new desktop picture. In the end I found a very nice Gemma Atkinson one which should be great. Turning on the computer and seeing her in a bikini should make the day a lot better.
| Posted by Isaac on Sat 17 May |  1 comments |
The Sidebottom Factor
The past two or three years the England bowling attack has been continually chopped and changed. We brought in Kabir Ali and Liam Plunkett, stories which ended sour. But now it seems that the selectors have finally come up with an attack that can bowl in tandem with each other and most importantly take wickets.
Since the 2005 Ashes (the one we beat you in) England has really struggled to put up a fight against anybody. The selectors decision to bring back Sidebottom into the test fold has been the best thing they've done in ages, or ever. The news that Anderson was being brought back into test cricket was one which at first I didn't agree with. But as he's improved my opinion of him has also improved. He's injected a bit of pace and aggression into the attack, something England will miss without Harmison. With Harmison they had someone who potentially could bowl at 90mph+ and take wickets, most of the time 85mph seemed a struggle and taking wickets was out of the question.
The selectors have been ruthless in getting rid of Hoggard, but this ruthlessness has brought results. Long may it continue.
At the time of writting England have just bowled out New Zealand and are looking in a good position while batting.
| Posted by Isaac on Sat 17 May | 1 comments |
