The Cricket Thread

[Mel Evo]

That’s a big wicket. Shame, sounds like a bit of a soft one given the way the wicket is behaving.

 

[Jinky]

Nowhere near enough space to be playing that.

Yep. He knew that straight away as well.

Going to need a big innings from Brook/Stokes.

 

[Mel Evo]

Either way, sounds like a good pitch for a test.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Cummins looking really dangerous

 

[Wolftone]

Do well to make 200 the way we are batting.

 

[Wolftone]

Carey drops Brook now.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Bad drop

 

[Jinky]

Ali nearly plays on to his own stumps. They seem to be really struggling to read the bounce.

 

[Wolftone]

Another shit shot from Brook. Driving at a shortish ball outside off stump. Lucky to get away with it going between slip and gully.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You know they bowled first for a reason, don't you...

It's been an even session so far, ours if we don't lose another wicket arguably. Just relentless gloom sometimes.

 

[Wolftone]

You know they bowled first for a reason, don't you...

It's been an even session so far, ours if we don't lose another wicket arguably. Just relentless gloom sometimes.

It's stupid batting. First hour poor bowling.

 

[Mel Evo]

If it was the other way round we’d be bemoaning atrocious fielding in perfect conditions letting the opposition off the hook who will doubtless go on to punish us. Rightly so too - Australian fielding terrible.

 

[Wolftone]

If it was the other way round we’d be bemoaning atrocious fielding letting the opposition of the hook who will doubtless go on to punish us. Rightly so too - Australian fielding terrible.

Yep. Could say they should have a fourth slip in as well.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

131/3 after being sent in to bat is quite clearly England's session.

 

[jd1981]

Lunch probably came at a good time for Australia as England have put their foot down. Still even for me both will feel they can open an opportunity this afternoon.
350 plus will put you in a strong position here.

 

[Wolftone]

Poor bowling early on from Australia. Once they changed their tactics and started bowling short of a length, they drew the England batsmen into playing some loose shots to balls they could have left alone - still that's the way they play - it's risk v reward, exciting to watch.
131-3 even stevens for me. Three tremendous shots by Brook in that last over - without that much risk involved.
Would prefer it if we were 90-0 though

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Mo gone, couldn't run with a groin issue so was having to smash everything.

 

[jd1981]

Good partnership of 111

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Stokes gone to a beauty from Starc (standard 1 part magic to 5 parts dross from him today).

300 is a decent score here, 350+ more than decent.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That's shite Jonny.