#Ben Foakes

[ginerva-mollyweasley]

right i’m all for giving youngsters a chance, but only after we’ve given those who are currently playing their best a chance. what has poor ben foakes done to be consistently denied a spot on the team, he’s easily one of the best keepers in the world and we seem to just refuse to play him

[tiredgayloser]

[hitting-for-six]

Curious squad announcements

England squad for ODI series against New Zealand: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

I mean, it’s incredibly similar to the squad of four years ago that won and won dramatically, which is mainly good. I mean, they absolutely won on a wing and a prayer, but the same team will have the same wings and prayers, so. I’m curious if S Curran will be in the starting XI. Probably - hopefully - and it seems to me that he’s the one projected to take on the Ben Stokes, batting-six-and-there-at-the-end role, and he doesn’t seem ready for that now so I guess the inclusion of Stokes is good. Just, you know, it’s better if everyone arrives in India with the Captain able to move.

I’m a bit surprised by the inclusion of Jason Roy. He hasn’t done much for a while. I guess I’m pleased in the sense that I like loyalty to players, but I was expecting Jacks, Crawley and Foakes and they have all contributed more to recent matches (although admittedly in different formats). But I’m also pleased because I have loyalty to players and if J-Roy can find some form with Jonny, England will stand in incredible stead.

Leaving out Harry Brook though.

Chuffed for David Willey.

England squad for T20 series against New Zealand: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, John Turner, Luke Wood.

Yay, Will Jacks! I think he might be the crucial test player of the future so it’s nice to see him beginning to be included. Also great to see more Rehan Ahmed.

I wondered about Crawley, but the red ball and white ball teams seem to be pulling away from each other to some degree, so I’m not that surprised.

No Dan Lawrence in either format, which is a shame.

I don’t recall Gus Atkinson when Surrey have played Middlesex but I guess he must be something. Surrey are certainly an extremely strong side - the white ball team isn’t a million miles from a Surrey 1st XI. Which brings me to…

Seriously. Has Foakes set fire to a pavilion? Murdered a groundskeeper? Chained himself to The Oval and refused to leave?

[jsbmr06]

Did Ben Foakes Cross the Line with Bumrah's Stumping Attempt?

Summary: “Spirit of Cricket” controversy sparked an outrage on the social media platforms when Ben Foakes tried to stump Jasprit Bumrah during the first test series.

The first test took place in hyderabad, causing a massive outrage among the cricket fans on the social media platform because of the stumping attempt made by England wicket-keeper Ben Foakes against the Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah.

Bumrah was delivering a ball from Tom Hartley, but couldn’t make a connection, and Ben Foakes collected the ball. Out of frustration Bumrah jumped in the air while inside the crease and Foakes tried to stump him. This whole act was disappointing for the cricket fans and they took out all their frustration on social media in the name of “Spirit of Cricket.”

This coming from England was a hypocritical behavior, because when in the Ashes 2023 series, Australian wicket-keeper Alex Carey tried to stump Jonny Bairstow, there was a “Spirit of Cricket” outrage as well. At the time, England Captain Ben stokes said regarding the matter, “Would I want to win a game in that manner? The answer is no.”

A viewer on X, formerly Twitter wrote, “Real spirit of the game stuff there from Foakes. No doubt McCullum would’ve run onto the field and ordered Bumrah back to the crease if he was out.” while another wrote, “For the record, Foakes shouldn’t even be attempting to stump Bumrah like that. Absolute bullshit. England can’t complain about Bairstow/Carey and then do that sort of thing.”

Furthermore, Indian fast bowler, Japrit Bumrah was also berated for the ‘inappropriate physical contact’ with Ollie Pope by the international cricket council on monday. This incident happened when Bumrah was bowling to Ollie pope, and when the batter was running between the wickets, Bumrah deliberately stepped into his way to stop him from taking runs.

Since Bumrah deliberately broke the ICC code and “admitted the office and accepted the sanction”, a demerit point has been added to his disciplinary record.

During a match a player cannot emerge in an “inappropriate physical contact” with another player, umpire or any other person. This could lead to a penalty of an official reprimand, 50% of players match fee and a one or two demerit point to the disciplinary record.

[studiomd]

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100 up for Foakes

[stokesy55]

Ok, I'm sorry, but to TRUST someone ELSE to touch your eye and get something out of it???

That's a whole other level of intimacy.

“Joe, I’ve got something in my eye.” “Yeah, an eyeball.”

[x]

[youreamonocoque]

Yeah but would Ben Foakes do this?

[ipl24]

#India news - Former Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal retires from professional cricket #TATAIPL #IPL24

#IPL24 # Fazal, at the time, became the first Indian in 16 years to make his debut in his thirties. He is also the only Indian to have scored fifty or more in his only ODI appearance. Overall, he became the third player to have this distinction, after Australia’s Ashley Woodcock and England’s Kim Barnett. England’s Ben Foakes and South Africa’s Zubayr Hamza also scored half-centuries in their…

[ginerva-mollyweasley]

i might have a new joey ship….

[ginerva-mollyweasley]

the lighting is actually so harsh - it’s makes all the blue eyes very blue (especially ben foakes’)

It’s that time again - cringy start of series photoshoot 🥳

My take aways:

Joey “who’s gonna spin out India, this guy” Root 😂

Jonny went for intense and I’m feeling very mixed about it like am I scared or turned on right now?

Jimmy’s magical colour changing highlights with continue to hurt my brain. Commit Jimmy ffs. If we’re regressing and doing frosted tips just do them.

Ollie looks so fucking adorable I barely know him yet I’m pretty sure I’d jump in front of a bullet for him

So Benny’s silly short hair works when he’s half naked on a boat wearing little blue shorts… The look might not have been the thing working for him, it really might have been the little blue shorts and the lack of any other clothing 😂

Rehan just looks so happy to be here I love it 🥰

Foakesy and Jack took a page out of Jonny’s intensity book (Jonny still wins)

[tiredgayloser]

WHERE THE HELL IS BEN FOAKES

[cavenewstimes]

IND vs ENG, England in India 2023/24, 4th Test at Ranchi, February 23

Player Of The Match 90 & 39* BATTING   R B M 4s 6s SR Zak Crawley  b Akash Deep 42 42 62 6 1 100.00 Ben Duckett  c †Jurel b Akash Deep 11 21 46 1 0 52.38 Ollie Pope  lbw b Akash Deep 0 2 2 0 0 0.00 Joe Root  not out 122 274 362 10 0 44.52 Jonny Bairstow  lbw b Ashwin 38 35 39 4 1 108.57 Ben Stokes (c) lbw b Jadeja 3 6 10 0 0 50.00 Ben Foakes † c Jadeja b Mohammed…

[batbricks7]

ENGLAND TOUR OF INDIA 2024.

Ben Foakes charting his own wicketkeeping legacy in India.

His discipline behind the stumps, punctuated by stunning low takes, has enabled England's young spin attack to come into their own during the first two Tests.

#batbricks7 #news #teamindia #england

[ginerva-mollyweasley]

for me it’s the way mark just turns away from it 😂😂

Oh Ben 🫣🫣🫣

[ipl24]

#Ind vs Eng - Brendon McCullum backing for Jonny Bairstow: 'I'm sure Jonny will come good' #TATAIPL #IPL24

#IPL24 # Jonny Bairstow has been backed to rediscover his form by England coach Brendon McCullum. Bairstow made 0 and 4 in the 434-run shellacking in Rajkot, continuing an awkward fourth tour of India in which is he averaging 17.00 from six innings. Ben Stokes predicted big things for Bairstow at the start of the series. With Ben Foakes taking the gloves, the England captain believed a role…