Cricket Thread

[willipp]

Well that was utterly pathetic, ashes all but over on this showing.

 

[dadnlad]

just think of exciting run chase i cant wait

 

[Don Karleone]

Couldn't even make it to lunch

 

[cleavers]

That went well.

 

[DMA's]

The irony of this series is that when they lose 5-0 it will kill Bazball and set test cricket back 10 years.

It won’t set test cricket back 10 years. There is a balance and the way we played pre Covid under root when we won in South Africa was the right way to play imo. This is just stupid brain dead cricket. It’s not entertaining it’s embarrassing

 

[MCFC1993]

Well that was a pathetic 2nd half to that innings after a good start.

 

[Gabriel]

They’re only doing short stuff because it’s working.

If England scraped 2 brain cells together and just left the ball for 4 overs then the bowlers would have given up, it’s too tiring to do for an extended spell.

Perhaps. We'll never know if they would have persisted with it had Lyon continued. Still think the replacement rules are outdated.

England have certainly shown poor poor discipline. Can't see them turning this around.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Carry on with this approach and we'll lose 5-0.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Australia won't need Lyon.

 

[dadnlad]

They’re only doing short stuff because it’s working.

If England scraped 2 brain cells together and just left the ball for 4 overs then the bowlers would have given up, it’s too tiring to do for an extended spell.

where's the fun in that

 

[DMA's]

Can we get those protestors back on the fields Please ?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Wank

 

[blueinsa]

Mentally fucking weak is what they are.

Hiding behind bazball is a cop out.

 

[Gabriel]

After that last wicket fell, the silence around the ground was funereal. It's a knowledgeable crowd and that silence felt telling.

 

[DMA's]

Australia won't need Lyon.

Tbf they got that Todd Murphy who looked really good in Pakistan to come in anyways

 

[Gabriel]

Can we get those protestors back on the fields Please ?

Bairstow can't win. You don't catch them, you get blamed; you do catch them, you get blamed.

 

[jimharri]

208/2 to 325 all out. As our Caledonian brethren would say; fucking gash.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Don’t disagree, but anyone watching this shit this morning wouldn’t really be able to tell that England are playing with any particular psychology or attitude.

The standards have just been appalling; poor shots, poor execution. Basic sloppiness and nobody seems to be that arsed about it either.

Precisely, the success of Bazball is predicated on actually batting well in the first place.

If you’re batting like shit it doesn’t matter if you’re swinging or blocking, you’re just playing shit cricket.

There was runs there for anybody who could show a bit of technical ability but the general standard was awful. Even the ones who racked up runs seemed to be getting by on luck rather than judgment.

 

[Corky]

It looks like tonight's money spinner will be rained off, which means Lancs qualify for the QFs, but a home QF is less likely now with rivals for 2nd likely to get a result.

 

[M18CTID]

Piss poor that. Can't see Australia getting anything less than a 350 lead