Cricket Thread

[BringBackSwales]

The boy can’t bat but he can catch, well done Crawley and Broad. Great crowd reaction, so much louder than stuffy lords. Would like to see a couple more fielders on the boundary, they make it so hard for us to score 4’s, negative cunts

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Khawaja looks in ominous form but Labuschagne has it all to do, we need a full Broad over at him early doors before he has the chance to get away, give Khawaja an easy single option. Robinson bowling slightly up hill and his speed is below 80, be interesting to see Woakes speeds at the same end because that is tepid

 

[waspish]

Don’t bowl to full and at the stumps to these two short of a length slightly wider

 

[AntonDonJuan]

This pitch is lightning

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Haha! 91mph first ball

 

[AntonDonJuan]

Haha! 91mph first ball

91, 93, 95!

Good luck Aussies

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

We need a Wood over at Khawaja while he’s fresh, they’re impressive speeds!

 

[Ric]

Great first few overs from Wood.

 

[Corky]

Scotland set Ned 278, I calculate they have 44 overs exactly to get it in. 44.1 Scotland qualify for the proper CWC.

 

[supercity88]

Here we go. Woakes in, wickets to fall!!! Need another couple to justify bowling.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Lol did Wood just break the billboard behind the far boundary?

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

No cheap singles ere keep labia on strike

 

[jimharri]

91, 93, 95!

Good luck Aussies

I wonder what speeds those 4 WIndies quicks from the late 70s/early 80s would have achieved if they had the quality of technical help the modern guys have (quality of bowling coaches, video analysts, dieticians, medical etc etc). They were bloody rapid for that era. Holding, for example, achieved 156 kph (97mph).

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fantastic spell. Excellent crowd noise from the yorkies

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Out you go, sir.

 

[Iamthemusicman]

Hopefully he's still got enough in him to send a few in at Smith's head.

 

[SWP's back]

Shame Wood wasn’t ready for tests 1 and 2. That’s a different class of pace.

 

[MCFC1993]

Good to have a proper fast bowler out there. Little change from Wood so far for the Aussies.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Shame Wood wasn’t ready for tests 1 and 2. That’s a different class of pace.

Quickest bowler in the game today. Only Lockie Ferguson and Anrich Nortje run him close.

 

[jimharri]

Shame Wood wasn’t ready for tests 1 and 2. That’s a different class of pace.

It must be very tempting to keep him on for a long stretch, he'll terrify anyone he faces. But we need to look after him. His injury record in his career is up and down. Short spells at a time (7 or 8 overs) would be enough.