The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Get in

 

[Sniffer]

What we have done in terms of chasing totals in the last four tests is incredible in terms of test history.

 

[Dinowolf]

Game over with a record chase

England win by 7wkts

 

[Sniffer]

Turning down two tickets this morning hasn't been one of my best decisions. Used the correct excuse that I have too much on at work but have got nothing done due to listening to it!

 

[Dinowolf]

I think that all of us have criticised him (Bairstow) over the years with regards to his place in the test side.

We can thank Vis for getting rid of the evidence

Not me.
Additionally, I think he should have had the gloves for this Test.

 

[Stan Hullis]

What we have done in terms of chasing totals in the last four tests is incredible in terms of test history.

They have pretty much all been with ease/at a canter too - remarkable.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Also, fuck Chris Silverwood.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I think that all of us have criticised him (Bairstow) over the years with regards to his place in the test side.

We can thank Vis for getting rid of the evidence

He did average about 21 over three years or so. He was dreadful.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Pretty sure Bairstow has over 10% of his total Test runs in the last six weeks or so. He's been playing since 2012. It's crazy.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Test crickets gone a bit bonkers hasn't it - absolute madness

 

[Stan Hullis]

Really nice to hear Joe Root talking about how much fun the cricket is at the moment, he looked like/was a broken man at the end of the winter.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

November 2019:

Virat Kohli 27 Test hundreds, Joe Root 16 Test hundreds

July 2022:

Virat Kohli 27 Test hundreds, Joe Root 28 Test hundreds

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

“You said come back when you have 27…I’m back”

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

What happened to this man? He's become very strange over the years

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543946989380984832

I guess he'll have to go through with his incredibly weird and specific threat.

 

[Tony Towner]

I guess he'll have to go through with his incredibly weird and specific threat.

It doesn't even make sense. I assume it's based on him hating the atmosphere in the Hollies for International / T20 games. Sitting there on your own in April against Essex is just...pointless

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

West Indies 418-7 v Australia, St Johns 2003
South Africa 414/4 v Australia, Perth 2008
India 406/4 v Windies Port of Spain 1976
Australia 404/3 v England Headingley 1948
Windies 395/7 v Bangladesh Chattogram 2021
Sri Lanka 391/6 v Zimbabwe Colombo 2017
India 387/4 v England Chennai 2008
Pakistan 382/3 v Sri Lanka Pallekelle 2015

That is the complete list of successful run chases bigger than today. Hens teeth. And we do 4 monster chases in 5 weeks.

 

[Tredman]

The one day and T20 teams are very good at chases too. Interested to see if the test team is better than those when batting first.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Post 700 by tea on day two. Win by an innings. Rinse. Repeat.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

West Indies 418-7 v Australia, St Johns 2003
South Africa 414/4 v Australia, Perth 2008
India 406/4 v Windies Port of Spain 1976
Australia 404/3 v England Headingley 1948
Windies 395/7 v Bangladesh Chattogram 2021
Sri Lanka 391/6 v Zimbabwe Colombo 2017
India 387/4 v England Chennai 2008
Pakistan 382/3 v Sri Lanka Pallekelle 2015

That is the complete list of successful run chases bigger than today. Hens teeth. And we do 4 monster chases in 5 weeks.

57 chases of 275+ in 145 years of Test cricket.

Four of them are us this summer.

 

[BillyDee]

The one day and T20 teams are very good at chases too. Interested to see if the test team is better than those when batting first.

I did wonder when we won the toss and put them in, if it was more about chasing in the second innings than it was bowling in the first...