The Cricket Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Boult picking up Bairstow and Root for next to nothing, poor start

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

8/3, Stokes gone.

I appear to have woken up in 2003 this morning.

 

[jd1981]

Just hope England are getting the shit form out their system now

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Livingstone has pretty much nailed his place down this week.

Got a score of sorts which from 8/3, 28/4 and 55/5 isn't too bad. Still well behind the game but at least it'll be something to bowl at.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

226/7 in the end and 95* for Livingstone.

We've got a game on.

 

[jd1981]

Equivalent of chasing 332 in 50 overs

 

[PuntsWolf]

Less overs = easier to maintain higher run rate, so wouldn’t be the equivalent of that.

 

[Tony Towner]

If you assume that 9 an over is the rate now for a good T20 score and 6 is for a 50 over score that would say 7.5 is par for 35, so we are 35 light of a good total.

 

[jd1981]

Thought wrist band was counted as glove?

 

[jd1981]

Will Young run out, think he better leave right now

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Thought wrist band was counted as glove?

Nah, so long as they're clearly two separate elements then it's not out

 

[jd1981]

Nah, so long as they're clearly two separate elements then it's not out

Fair enough

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Topley hasn't bowled badly today but he's not on a good run in ODIs.

32-0-222-0 going back to last July

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Topley hasn't bowled badly today but he's not on a good run in ODIs.

32-0-222-0 going back to last July

Picked up three now

123/6, we should win

 

[jd1981]

Bowling has been far better and controlled forcing NZ errors. Topley I really don’t rate but he’s been very consistent today.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

NZ win the toss again and bowl again.

Malan and Woakes in for Brook and Willey.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bairstow hits some legside dross in the air first ball and great catch by Conway.

 

[Tony Towner]

Wood and Rashid for Atkinson and Topley and I think you've got the best 11 for the WC assuming Archer's trip to the nets was nothing more than a confidence building exercise.

Edit I don't think he's in danger but Root is truly out of form

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I think he's one that needs cricket, Morgan was the opposite, he looks exactly like he's barely picked up a bat in six weeks.

 

[Tony Towner]

Did he play in The Hundred?