The Cricket Thread

[WsWolf]

If it costs us the test, yes. If not, no .
I just want us to win. By hook or by crook. Entertainment comes second. It's not T20.

Never understood this. People say it about football aswell but we watch it to be entertained.

 

[Wolftone]

Never understood this. People say it about football aswell but we watch it to be entertained.

I'm not bothered about football, winning or losing as long as it's entertaining.
I'm not particularly bothered if England win or lose at cricket if it's a one dayer or T20.
The Ashes is different in my book.
Each to their own I suppose.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Never understood this. People say it about football aswell but we watch it to be entertained.

That's not everyone's view to be fair, discussion has been had before and was plenty who put results way ahead of performance, to the point that some may as well have just checked the scores on their phones rather than bother attending.

 

[BillyDee]

The purpose of Bazball isn't to be entertaining, the purpose of Bazball is to win, which it has largely achieved. The extra entertainment is a bonus.

 

[Wolftone]

The purpose of Bazball isn't to be entertaining, the purpose of Bazball is to win, which it has largely achieved. The extra entertainment is a bonus.

Correct

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Lead dealt with in one over.

Looks like Stokes is going to bat at 3.

 

[WsWolf]

That's not everyone's view to be fair, discussion has been had before and was plenty who put results way ahead of performance, to the point that some may as well have just checked the scores on their phones rather than bother attending.

Makes no sense to me.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fucks sake Duckett you twat. Bat like Labuschsagne.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Scored more in 49 minutes than they did in the entire first session yesterday.

 

[Mel Evo]

This is good cricket. The Aussie apologists seem to forget that decent scoring is in good part what makes people turn up. My Grandad was at Headingley the day Bradman scored over 100 in each session of a test way back in the golden era (handwritten scorecard the family treasure). Can’t imagine folk who were there yesterday waxing lyrical to their grandkids about that morning session. They also seem to forget it was purely our corinthian approach to the first test that meant there was a result they benefitted from. Frankly I hope we absolutely stuff them over the next two days as they’re already going home as one of the luckiest touring sides I can remember. They’ve brought little to this series other than belligerent mediocrity.

 

[sycophantia]

This is good cricket. The Aussie apologists seem to forget that decent scoring is in good part what makes people turn up. My Grandad was at Headingley the day Bradman scored over 100 in each session of a test way back in the golden era (handwritten scorecard the family treasure). Can’t imagine folk who were there yesterday waxing lyrical to their grandkids about that morning session. They also seem to forget it was purely our corinthian approach to the first test that meant there was a result they benefitted from. Frankly I hope we absolutely stuff them over the next two days as they’re already going home as one of the luckiest touring sides I can remember. They’ve brought little to this series other than belligerent mediocrity.

Who is apologising for Aussie batting? The only person who I've not heard criticise it is Mcgrath and he's just keeping quiet about it.

 

[Mel Evo]

Who is apologising for Aussie batting? The only person who I've not heard criticise it is Mcgrath and he's just keeping quiet about it.

Have a read of the comments thread under Geoff Lemon’s article in the Guardian. That suggests the answer is pretty much all Australian cricket fans. I do realise I have walked into ‘paying attention to the internet’ there…

 

[sycophantia]

Have a read of the comments thread under Geoff Lemon’s article in the Guardian. That suggests the answer is pretty much all Australian cricket fans. I do realise I have walked into ‘paying attention to the internet’ there…

Yeah that's fair enough, I'm only following it on here, BBC website and TMS so my view is a bit limited.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That bollocks statement about Bairstow "not scoring runs when we need them" looking good now.

 

[Sniffer]

Bah. Was hoping Root could go to a century and then start the push for a declaration.

 

[Johnny75]

I still think we'll get a 400 lead

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Farewell Mo and thanks for everything

 

[Sniffer]

I’d have settled for that at the start of the day although we’ve probably left at least 30 runs out there. At least there’s a bit of variable bounce for the spinner/s. I think that Mo could bowl it’s the fielding that will cause him problems.

 

[pagey]

Well if I was in charge on our last wicket, and the Aussies started passing about so they didn't have to bat tonight, I'd have declared for the bantz

 

[Trips]

Declare after 1 ball in the morning