The Cricket Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

A truly awful spell from Stokes! Unthreatening short stuff and a ridiculous amount of no balls.

But he brings Root on and he gets Pant

 

[Tony Towner]

I see that Dan Mouseley has come in from the cold with a 50 and getting the key wicket of Moeen Ali.

Another tonight, keeping his place ahead of Yates. Seems to be coming of age. Scoring shedloads for the 2s as well. I noticed Darren Maddy's lad scored a ton for them this week

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Good game in the T20 Blast. Hampshire v Gloucester. Some great death bowling at the end gave Hampshire the win by 15 runs.
Weird to hear Hi-Ho Silver Lightning at the end.

 

[Sniffer]

Another tonight, keeping his place ahead of Yates. Seems to be coming of age. Scoring shedloads for the 2s as well. I noticed Darren Maddy's lad scored a ton for them this week

Most economical figures and with the prize wicket of the former world No 1 t20 batsmen too.

 

[Tony Towner]

Not Broad's best over

 

[Dinowolf]

Terrible over from Broad. 35 runs to the tail enders
Length control gone completely.

 

[Dinowolf]

Siraj gone
Anderson another fivefor 5-60

416 all out
poor bowling from England overall. Lost the plot at times,

 

[Dinowolf]

Lees gone 6

16-1

 

[Tony Towner]

All part of the new aggressive style. New ball, grey sky, bounce the number 10. I don't agree with it, but it's the new way so have to take the bad with the good

 

[Carrotdude]

Lees missed that by a mile, played completely the wrong line

 

[Dinowolf]

Rain stops play

early Lunch taken

 

[Dinowolf]

All part of the new aggressive style. New ball, grey sky, bounce the number 10. I don't agree with it, but it's the new way so have to take the bad with the good

Because it's the new way doesn't make it the right way, as in so many aspects of life.
Broad's lack of control was akin to Stokes yesterday. There is no excuse for it, it's just giving runs away.

 

[Tony Towner]

The bigger issue for me is if that's the way you want to play then Broad isn't the man. With the discovery of Potts I think we need something different with the 3rd seamer particularly if you want one to be an enforcer with the new ball. Wood, Stone and Archer all break too easily and Overton's bowling in the last Test wasn't any better than alright, but he's the only real option if that's the way you want to go.

 

[Tony Towner]

May as well bring Buttler in to open if we want batsmen to drive at every ball

 

[Dinowolf]

Play resumes

 

[Carrotdude]

i have no idea how Bumrah bowls like that

 

[Dinowolf]

Pope gone 10

44-3

 

[Dinowolf]

rsp

60-3

 

[Dinowolf]

Play resumes again

 

[Dinowolf]

Root gone 31

78-4