The Cricket Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yes, it's them or Kent.

Kent should beat Lancs and Middlesex have had to set Notts a target they should easily get. If Middlesex don't better Kent's result then they're gone.

 

[Sniffer]

3 quick wickets for Middlesex. Do they have a chance as Kent have drawn?

5 needed with an hour left.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

What are Notts playing at?!

106/1 -> 152/6. Sam bloody Robson taking 2-14

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Make that 3-18

Notts need 50, Middx need 3 wickets

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Notts squeak over the line by 2 wickets so the right team goes down in the end

 

[Trips]

4-46 Robson finished with Too late to get him out to the World Cup as second spinner?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

What do we reckon on Thursday?

Malan
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Livingstone
Moeen
Curran
Woakes
Wood
Rashid

For me, but I reckon they'll pick Topley.

Not going to judge NZ on last month's series as they blatantly couldn't be arsed.

 

[Sniffer]

What do we reckon on Thursday?

Malan
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Livingstone
Moeen
Curran
Woakes
Wood
Rashid

For me, but I reckon they'll pick Topley.

Not going to judge NZ on last month's series as they blatantly couldn't be arsed.

A long batting line up and a good balance in the bowling attack with that line up. Imagine the options if Stokes was fit to bowl!

Topley for Wood if he isn't fit.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Quite looking forward to some sport at not utterly exhausting times of the night.

God knows on the line up but it won’t be dull. Adverts here are telling the world that Australia are heading to India to smash the world for six. Their recent form doesn’t seem to really suggest that.

I’m looking forward to lots of Bazball from England hopefully and both South Africa and Pakistan should be great to watch.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They're going to India with one spinner (a good one mind, although he took a fearful battering against SA a few weeks ago; matched Mick Lewis' world record worst ever ODI figures) which seems sub-optimal. I don't see them as particularly strong contenders.

 

[Carrotdude]

If the warm ups are anything to go by it’s going to be heavily influenced by the weather unfortunately

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Dobell reckons Stokes is a doubt for tomorrow (slight hip problem)

 

[Sniffer]

Brook in for Stokes - Otherwise @Deutsch Wolf 's team from above.

England to bat.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Neesham carded at 8 for them, that's ultra-deep batting.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Absolutely dismal crowd, great work from the BCCI who insisted on doing most of the organising and have ballsed it right up.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Small understated stadium. Makes MCG look small by comparison.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Malan never looked completely settled

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Very soft dismissal for Bairstow.

Time for Brook to step up.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Brook goes 4-4-6-out. Not very smart cricket. 94/3

 

[sycophantia]

Whats a a good score on here, 325-350?