The Cricket Thread

[BillyDee]

If it gets more people watching cricket and playing at club level I'm all for it.

All of which could have been done with existing competitions and without bs format changes. It's an abomination.

 

[Johnny75]

All of which could have been done with existing competitions and without bs format changes. It's an abomination.

Nope, the broadcasting deal prevented it.

ECB board were the problem there.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Unchanged team at Trent Bridge, Leach is fit to play.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Williamson out with Covid.

 

[Sniffer]

Bowling first having won the toss.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bit of a greentop?

 

[Carrotdude]

Weirdly the pitch looks much better for bowling but the openers look a lot more comfortable

 

[darlowolf64]

Well this has been a shit toss to win, the ball is doing nothing and the batsmen are really comfortable

 

[Carrotdude]

Yeah not looking great early on

 

[Dinowolf]

Potts first 3 overs went for 18, but his fourth over was much better, and his fifth over too. Both maidens.

 

[Carrotdude]

Not helping that we’re not bowling very well.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Right move to get Leach on, he's in to a large degree to provide control, we need control as this is running away from us.

 

[Dinowolf]

Young gone 47

84-1

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Young who's gone.

Fair to say we needed that.

 

[darlowolf64]

Now Jimmy strikes, Latham gone

 

[Dinowolf]

Latham gone 26

84-2

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Terrible shot. In fact both dismissals were pretty tame given they were in and looking good.

 

[Dinowolf]

Lunch

NZ 108-2

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I get the 'pitch it up and concentrate on taking wickets' philosophy as a whole but if it isn't working...

We've got to at least keep hold of the run rate, can't just keep serving up half volleys and having no cover in the deep.

 

[Carrotdude]

Crawley drops one that’s heading straight for Root