Cricket World Cup 2015

[captainfog]

On Cook, he has started well today. 20 off 26, confident start. But hes had a lot of them recently.

If you give any 1st class cricketer 50 innings then eventually they'll score a big total. Even if Cook gets a 100 today (he won't) it will be meaningless and won't change the fact he shouldn't be in the side.

[captainfog]

Russell Arnold

" Of the 44 balls bowled so far, Cook has faced 28 and scored 20. Does it build pressure? The skill to manoeuvre the ball into the gaps is not there."

[Alex]

Its frustrating as **** watching him at the moment. Root is running in looking for the quick singles. Build the pressure. But Cook is holding him back at his crease.

No pressure at all now. 42 runs off 10 overs. Poor in ODI games now.

[Buzzo]

He's just been bowled for (for him) a mighty 32.

[Alex]

Avg of 19 for the tour. That's rubbish, he's woefully out of form. Not a big score from him. All the others around him have had a couple of decent games.

This team is now suffering with him opening the batting. His captaincy is up for debate, but his form with the bat is was ultimately matters in ODI

[Buzzo]

If Pietersen finds some form it will leave the ECB in an interesting position. No way will he be disappearing quietly.

Kevin Pietersen shines in Australian T20 Big Bash defeat

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen scored 66 from 46 balls for Melbourne Stars in the first match of the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 season.
The 34-year-old hit four sixes and two fours, while Sussex's Luke Wright made 45 off 37 balls in a total of 148-7.
But Tim Ludeman hit the fastest Big Bash fifty, off 18 balls, making 92 as Adelaide won by eight wickets.
Pietersen led the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League this year but was released when they finished bottom.
He made 294 runs in 11 games at an average of 29.40, with a highest score of 58.
In February, he was told he would no longer be selected by England.

[EwarWoo]

Big bash A fun night out. Cheap as well.

[RichC]

Sounds like Cook has had the one day captaincy taken off him.

[Shaggy]

About time too but not sure about Morgan either. I'd have given it to Root.

[RichC]

Morgan is massively out of form as well. I'd have given it to Root as well, don't buy this he's too young rubbish - look at Smith for SA

[captainfog]

Morgan seems to bat much better as captain and we need an in form Morgan so maybe that was a contributing factor.

[captainfog]

I think this will be England's starting XI in the WC. Some talent in that side, no doubt. We'll no doubt struggle though.

Hales
Moeen
Taylor
Root
Ravi
Morgan
Buttler
Woaks
Jordan
Broad
Anderson

[Chazza]

Be a touch if that is the side.

Few places up for grabs and some who will be in form come the tournament.

[Liverpel]

About time too but not sure about Morgan either. I'd have given it to Root.

It's a proud day for Ireland.

[Buzzo]

Broad talking sense..

Kevin Pietersen: Broad questions batsman's England sacking

England bowler Stuart Broad believes it might have been better to drop Kevin Pietersen from the team rather than end the batman's international career.
Pietersen, 34, was discarded by England in February 2014 after their 5-0 Ashes defeat last winter.
"I just think the sacking became a media uproar," Broad told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.
"It just seemed a bit unnecessary when every other player gets dropped for poor form, don't they?"
Pietersen later went on to release a book in which he said there was 'bullying culture' in the England dressing room.
"It could have been handled very differently by everyone," Broad, 28, added.
"If I'd have been there I might have said: 'Look, that was such a disastrous Australia tour - all the players didn't perform to an international standard. You have to go and perform in county cricket at the start of the year to get back in the England team in May'.
"Then pick the team on players who went and performed and did their duties for their counties."