The Cricket Thread

[Sniffer]

I had a few jobs to do so switched it off after the Duckett dismissal. I take it that I didn’t miss much?

 

[Stan Hullis]

Lawrence, Woakes and Wood in for Jimmy, Pope and Robinson for me

 

[jd1981]

Anderson needs a rest, how his knees manage to keep up is beyond me as I’m the same age at mine genuinely creek.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Lawrence, Woakes and Wood in for Jimmy, Pope and Robinson for me

I think Lawrence is a given for Pope

Wood for the pace

They keep going on about Mo, he's going to play

 

[Tredman]

Wood has to play.

 

[jd1981]

I agree on wood pace attack needs some variation

 

[Stan Hullis]

I think Lawrence is a given for Pope

Wood for the pace

They keep going on about Mo, he's going to play

Ah yes I forgot about Moeen. He will potentially be in for Woakes then

 

[PuntsWolf]

In truth probably wouldn’t have been remotely close without the Lyon injury.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

In truth probably wouldn’t have been remotely close without the Lyon injury.

That's the game though. Mo isn't the way we should go but daft to pretend Edgbaston would have been exactly the same if he could bowl instead of having Root bowl 13 overs in a row.

 

[PuntsWolf]

That's the game though. Mo isn't the way we should go but daft to pretend Edgbaston would have been exactly the same if he could bowl instead of having Root bowl 13 overs in a row.

True. More just getting to the point that we’ve won two tosses, had the better conditions, had their spinner out of a 4th innings and still lost.

 

[jd1981]

Khwaja and Cummings trotting out the sanctimonious crap after the game saying they received some really disrespectful comments from the members of the MCC.
I can just imagine how much abuse an England side would get in Australia for doing something like that then being told “deal with it” by the Aussie media.

 

[Wolftone]

Khwaja and Cummings trotting out the sanctimonious crap after the game saying they received some really disrespectful comments from the members of the MCC.
I can just imagine how much abuse an England side would get in Australia for doing something like that then being told “deal with it” by the Aussie media.

Khwaja is coming across as a bit of a cry baby.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Tell them both to grow a fucking pair and stop hanging around with and justifying cheating cunts and see how they like that. The time for being nice was never.

 

[Wolftone]

Josh Tongue is a big positive anyway. Showed some real character with bat as well as with ball. Top stuff for his first ashes test at Lord's as well.
Will fit right in with the current ethos.

 

[jd1981]

Sri Lanka going to the World Cup after beating Zimbabwe. Last spot between Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands. Zimbabwe v Scotland Tuesday will probably decide unless Netherlands win both games v Oman and Scotland and improve NRR.
Pretty sure the 2027 WC is reverting back to 14 teams in two groups of 7 with top 3 in each going to the super 6.

 

[Jinky]

Lyon ruled out of the rest of the series.

 

[Kenny]

Pope ruled out for the series due to a dislocated shoulder

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

There'll be two days of handwringing about playing Foakes instead.

Lawrence will play.

 

[leedswolf]

White smoke to indicate when his replacement has been selected?

 

[Johnny75]

There'll be two days of handwringing about playing Foakes instead.

Lawrence will play.

We should play Foakes instead. But we won't.