The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Australia management have made an official complaint about the behaviour of the Lords members in the Long Room.

Things you never thought you would type…

 

[Bigbadwulf07]

Can't believe we're still in this.

 

[Kenny]

Australia management have made an official complaint about the behaviour of the Lords members in the Long Room.

Things you never thought you would type…

Imagine the language was bad for the long room

"You scoundrels" and similar insults sent the way of Aussie's. Maybe the odd cucumber sandwich returned to the afternoon tea tray in protest.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We've turned down at least 40 in singles, you could argue we should have taken them and trusted Broad. Easy to say from my sofa of course.

 

[Mel Evo]

Australia management have made an official complaint about the behaviour of the Lords members in the Long Room.

Things you never thought you would type…

Fck them. You play on the line, claim catches you drag along the turf and decide to run someone out wandering around at the end of the over - fair enough. A load of fair dinkum hard men. Some Hooray Henry calls you a ‘Bally old cheat’ back in the shed then you’re meant to take it and enjoy it, not tell yer mam. Can’t have it both ways.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Game over now lets turn F1 on, oh lets not Verstappen is 4 days in front...

 

[Del Woppio]

Not any more we're not.

Phenomenal performance, such a shame for him that we'll fall short

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I might back these four to get 30 between them. Not 70.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I might back these four to get 30 between them. Not 70.

The runs Bairstow might have scored.. We’ve taken it close enough to claim moral victory. Looking forward to the Headingly reception the Aussies will get.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Do all those members inside stay there, or do they rush in from the stands just to clap and then go back outside ?

 

[Mel Evo]

Do all those members inside stay there, or do they rush in from the stands just to clap and then go back outside ?

They watch from inside. They’ve got very long stools - likely a hereditary issue.

 

[jd1981]

If England had folded 150 short you could have said the Bairstow dismissal was irrelevant to get to within 70 people can now say what if.
Aussies will no doubt hide behind the rule book if that’s the case they won’t a couple of early mankads on Friday morning.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They're talking up Mo so realistically he'll play and I have to make my peace with it. It's still stupid like it was three weeks ago.

Crawley
Duckett
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Foakes
Mo
Broad
Wood
Tongue

For me with that qualification.

 

[Johnny75]

They're talking up Mo so realistically he'll play and I have to make my peace with it. It's still stupid like it was three weeks ago.

Crawley
Duckett
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Foakes
Mo
Broad
Wood
Tongue

For me with that qualification.

I think we lose with Mo in the side. He's just not good enough.

I'd hope Stone or Wood is fit as we're going to need at least one of them instead of Broad or Anderson.

 

[jd1981]

Series is a bit reminiscent of 2013 but in reverse, we won 3-0 but apart from one test match all the others were very close. Australia just have that slight edge in all areas I think we’re not a million miles off them just can’t pin them down.
With it being a loss by only 43 runs the Bairstow dismissal will be used a lot now.
Eoin Morgan saying he doesn’t understand the anger surrounding the dismissal.
Seriously? Yes by the absolute letter of the law it’s out and yes it’s dopey by Bairstow but getting someone out like that should sit very uncomfortable in your stomach and be given as a withdrawal.
One of the most arrogant cricketers in MS Dohni did it in 2011 with Ian Bell.

 

[jd1981]

I think it would be fair to say the better side won the game. Out the 5 days England probably only won one of them with today being pretty even but that’s all Australia needed.
I don’t think we’ll see a draw unless the weather gets involved and I do think the ashes will be gone by the time we win a test.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think we will win at Headingley.

 

[jd1981]

Hope you’re right other than Edgbaston it’s probably the perfect place to go after today.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I think we lose with Mo in the side. He's just not good enough.

I'd hope Stone or Wood is fit as we're going to need at least one of them instead of Broad or Anderson.

Stone is miles off, didn't even last an over for Notts in the T20 the other night.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No Foakes in the squad for next week so scratch that one.

Lawrence, Woakes, Mo and Wood plus the XI from this game (I don't think we can play Pope as clearly he can't field).