The Cricket Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bairstow - will all be on that first Test squad next month. I wouldn't like to call what we'll do. Obviously he shouldn't play and that should be it for him, too old for the next T20 and ODI World Cups, can't keep any more and fuck keeping him for the Champions Trophy because who cares. But we frequently have picked him when he shouldn't be there by rights

Mo - yep, think he's done after this, made the very best of his talent but he's 37 now and hasn't been able to bat at this level properly for ages

Jos - who knows, he's 34 in September. I don't think he's a natural captain (and doesn't have a good coach to back him up right now)

Curran - used to inexplicably take wickets with utter dross, eventually that knack runs out and you are just left with medium paced dross and a bit of slogging

Jordan - was past it at least 2 years ago and a stupid pick made only to counter what would have been an equally stupid pick in Jamie Overton had he not got injured, again

I don't want him to go because he's still performing but Rash is 36 now, got to keep an eye on how long he's got left too.

 

[PuntsWolf]

The Livingstone wicket should have been a 6. SA got away with some dreadful bowling. That goes and we coast home.

 

[Carrotdude]

Realistically we shouldn’t have got anywhere near but SA forgot where the pitch was for a while and almost gifted it. It was lost with the QDK innings at the top.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Good game at Trent Bridge tonight, my first ever live cricket experience, will definitely go back.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

AFGHANISTAN BEAT AUSTRALIA

Good news for you all to wake up to. India will win that group now but the rest is a right scrap.

 

[Squeak]

Afghanistan played extremely well and fully deserved their win. Once Maxwell was out, that was basically game over. Good opening partnership between Gurbaz and Zadran and then followed up with a superb bowling performance all round.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Rashid is just so, so good.

 

[jd1981]

Adil Rashid bowling has been excellent

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Finishes with 2-13. Outstanding.

 

[Kenny]

Decent over from Jordan here. 3 wickets from 4 balls

 

[Kenny]

Make that 4 from 5...'trick bagged

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Rashid and Jordan combined: 6.5-0-23-6

 

[Squeak]

Fantastic from Jordan to finish things off...

 

[Tredman]

What an over that was.

 

[jd1981]

Coasting here, yep the World Cup was a mare apart from that from 2016 until now we’ve been pretty spoilt in white ball cricket.
2 titles, runners up once and 2 semi finals so far.

 

[Kenny]

Buttler in a rush here with 5x 6's in the over and he keeps breaking the solar panels on the roof

 

[Kenny]

All done after 9.4 overs

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Think we've won the group now

 

[Squeak]

Great stuff from England. Buttler showing what he can do...

 

[jd1981]

Yep don’t want to curse but just starting to look the business again, good balance in bowling with Rashid, Archer and Topley and batting takes care of itself.