The Cricket Thread

[Carrotdude]

I don’t often agree with KP but he’s got it spot on.

 

[Tony Towner]

Moeen back to Warwickshire confirmed, although essentially as a T20 player

 

[Tony Towner]

I don’t often agree with KP but he’s got it spot on.

The comment about only finding out where the line is by overstepping it was an interesting one. If that's true and lessons can be learned then fair enough. It's somewhere between Root and Bairstow's calculated aggression and Crawley being told to drive at everything, Broad being an enforcer at a number 10 with a new ball and grey skies and Stokes just slogging like it's the death of a 1 day game with wickets in hand

 

[Carrotdude]

Maybe a thumping by India will make them reassess slightly but who knows

 

[Tony Towner]

Great reactions from Root, looked a lot easier on slo mo than it was. Billings will be 1 and done, Braceyesque with some of his glove work

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

He doesn't really keep for Kent tbf.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Olly Stone superb tonight. Shame he just can't stay fit.

 

[Tony Towner]

Henry Brookes really is bad, so much promise, but has just regressed. Only worth his place in 50 over cricket when nobody else is around. OHD should play

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Brathwaite is a useless tub of fuck too. Rubbish player.

 

[Tony Towner]

Brathwaite is a useless tub of fuck too. Rubbish player.

Been there for a few weeks, I've just been more polite and said lard. Stealing money, no facet of his game means he should play

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Maybe a thumping by India will make them reassess slightly but who knows

I fucking hope not. Would still be a 75% win ratio for Baz ball.

 

[sycophantia]

I fucking hope not. Would still be a 75% win ratio for Baz ball.

I think Stokes need to settle down and try and play more like Bairstow has been, his last few innings have been kamikaze stuff for no real reason. Apart from that I want see this current style carry on. Inevitably against good teams were gunna lose some games, especially as our top 3 is so fragile but it ain't half entertaining.

 

[Carrotdude]

Hence why I said slightly. Stokes is batting suicidally right now and he thinks it’s great. The point about hiding behind the new regime is spot on, he’s much, much better than that

 

[sycophantia]

Hence why I said slightly. Stokes is batting suicidally right now and he thinks it’s great. The point about hiding behind the new regime is spot on, he’s much, much better than that

Absolutely, but there's no need to reassess the style, just Stokes needs to grow up and play properly while staying aggressive.

 

[Johnny75]

I like the new style of batting and on the face of it was probably just short of a par score.

The bowling however has been diabolical. Broad has been as poor as I've ever seen.

 

[Dinowolf]

Pujara gone 66

153-4
c Lees b Broad

 

[Dinowolf]

Crawley drops Pant off a difficult chance

 

[Carrotdude]

Glad we’re only playing these once so I don’t have to watch Pant take us apart 8 more times

 

[Dinowolf]

Shreyas gone 19

190-5

 

[Dinowolf]

Pant gone 57

198-6