The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Yep. That was absolutely dead.

 

[Tredman]

‘Daggers’ is proper weird

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539973350176411649

 

[Carrotdude]

I can’t believe they’ve not reviewed that. Looked absolutely plum

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He is a very strange individual. And not a particularly interesting commentator. I think he fancies Ally Mitchell and secretly knows he has no real chance.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I can’t believe they’ve not reviewed that. Looked absolutely plum

Absolutely agree. First blush it just looked like it was slamming into leg stump.

 

[Carrotdude]

Mitchell as well. Could well absolutely punish us for that and only our selves to blame. Feel sorry for Potts today

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Great delivery for no reward. Very frustrating for the bowler.

 

[Carrotdude]

Stokes not bowling at all is a bit odd.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Mitchell as well. Could well absolutely punish us for that and only our selves to blame. Feel sorry for Potts today

Didn't help we lost that review earlier when Nicholls 'hit' it (he didn't).

Stokes hasn't trained much, that's why he's not bowled. Been ill.

 

[Dinowolf]

Nicholls gone 19 in a most bizarre way

123-5

Nicholls hit Leach straight back at Mitchell and it hits his bat and spoons to the fielder

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That is the strangest dismissal I have ever seen. Nicholls whacks Leach and the ball hits Mitchell's bat and loops up to the fielder for a catch. I'm frankly not even sure which batsman should actually be out

 

[Dinowolf]

Tea

123-5

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Way, way under a par score looking at the pitch. England have bowled very, very well so far.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Leach offering control really does help. Can just rotate at the other end when he does that.

NZ's team looks even weirder now that there's spin on day one.

 

[Dinowolf]

Mitchell as well. Could well absolutely punish us for that and only our selves to blame. Feel sorry for Potts today

I blame the Umpire for a crap decision initially.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Which would have been overturned. For some reason Foakes wasn't confident and thus Stokes was cautious.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Just like to mention that the Sky Comms team chosen for this test is great. I always like to listen to Simon Doull as a guest comms when NZ are in town. Mel Jones is decent too, and then we have Kumar in the box, and he is quietly so superbly knowledgeable and well spoken. Great stuff.

 

[Carrotdude]

These two again

 

[Tredman]

Just like to mention that the Sky Comms team chosen for this test is great. I always like to listen to Simon Doull as a guest comms when NZ are in town. Mel Jones is decent too, and then we have Kumar in the box, and he is quietly so superbly knowledgeable and well spoken. Great stuff.

Been listening to TMS on and off today. Amazed they still have Vaughan on.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Presumably Jeremy Coney still on there too. Vaughan should now be asked to step back while things are dealt with.

Vic Marks is still ace on TMS.