The Cricket Thread

[Nando]

That's a savage performance. Great stuff.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I do worry that Curran and Jordan will leak horribly against one of Aus or India (I don't think Afghanistan will make it, sadly).

Rashid, Archer, Buttler, Salt and Brook all look in fine nick though.

 

[HanDoJin]

That’s a thumping

 

[jd1981]

Ave it @Alan lol

 

[BillyDee]

In your FACE Alan!

 

[Tredman]

You’re boys took a helluva beating @Alan

 

[Alan]

Err, I'm very heartbroken but proud of the lads' effort?

 

[Tony Towner]

Windies V SA becomes a knock out match, unfortunately it's on in the middle of the night

 

[Kenny]

Err, I'm very heartbroken but proud of the lads' effort?

Fuck that...your lads caved in. No spirit once their heads went...

 

[Tredman]

Fuck that...your lads caved in. No spirit once their heads went...

Philly cheese steak eating surrender monkeys

 

[Alan]

Philly cheese steak eating surrender monkeys

Call us monkeys (carefully!) all you like, but I draw the line at blaming the Philly Cheese Steak on all of us!

 

[Tredman]

Call us monkeys (carefully!) all you like, but I draw the line at blaming the Philly Cheese Steak on all of us!

Blame the Simpsons

 

[Carrotdude]

Another big (and quick) score from the not knobhead Ollie Robinson today - 146* from 164

Elsewhere 86 (138) for Jamie Smith batting at 4 and 52 (118) for Foakes.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Smith is a super talent but I have no idea how good his keeping is

 

[Tony Towner]

Adam Collins who I like for an Aussie thinks he'd be our 2nd best batsman behind Root straight away. From what I read he plays properly though, so doesn't need anyone to try and change his game with our give your wicket away cavalier school of Test cricket.

 

[Carrotdude]

Think we’ll see Smith in T20s/ODIs soon for England and maybe Tests later on. From what I’ve seen he’s got good technique and hits the ball a long way. I haven’t seen much of either of them from a keeping point of view though.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don’t think this is going to be enough from the Windies

 

[Tony Towner]

It counts for little, but still shouldn't be bending over for them like that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805166155612434501

 

[Carrotdude]

Gotta keep the money happy

 

[Sniffer]

Keith Barker has taken all six wickets that have fallen today for Hampshire against Warwickshire. Has to be one of them most stupid decisions the club has ever taken to let his contract almost run out before offering him a new one.