Cricket Thread

[GaudinoMotors]

Atrocious.
Pathetic.

 

[Claytop]

Are our players just a lot thicker than the Aussies?...

 

[chris63]

WTF. Sheer stupidity

 

[Ajm1985]

Ali proving, yet again, how fucking pointless his selection was.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Hits a shit shot and gets away with it. Aussies put a fielder in that spot and he hits the exact same shot. Schoolboy stuff. Primary school, that is.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Can that be the end of Ali’s international career please…..moron! Offers absolutely nothing & Stokes can’t really have that much confidence in him because he brought him onto ball 30-45 mins later than he should’ve yesterday

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Fuck it, Stokes might as well just start slapping at them again.

He can’t exactly rely on anybody at the other end to stay in for any length of time.

 

[Gray]

Hits a shit shot and gets away with it. Aussies put a fielder in that spot and he hits the exact same shot. Schoolboy stuff. Primary school, that is.

Time for a shake up? New coach and captain.

 

[MCFC1993]

If we get to 200 we've got away with one.

Not sure a crocked Stokes can get us there though.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It was always obvious that Ali's was a desperation selection.

 

[M18CTID]

Fuck it, Stokes might as well just start slapping at them again.

He can’t exactly rely on anybody at the other end to stay in for any length of time.

He probably will if Woakes goes before him

 

[BringBackSwales]

The arrogance of England’s batsmen is staggering. No real practice this summer, so rather than practice or play county cricket or arrange proper games they swan off and play golf. They needed proper practice and deemed that to be beneath them cos they obviously thought you don’t need to practice to slog. The lack of preparation and application is breathtaking, we have treated the ashes and the worlds best test team with contempt and are now reaping the rewards. To make it worse Sky have shipped in a load of biased irritating convicts to run it in. Thank fuck for City

 

[Iassel]

Too many ‘friends of’ being played despite their regularly exhibited stupidity.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Time for a shake up? New coach and captain.

Ali never playing again would be a start. That was fucking ridiculous. Commentators trying to make out it was clever from the Aussies. Hardly genius was it, just had a fucking idiot at the crease.

 

[Chipmeister]

Ali proving, yet again, how fucking pointless his selection was.

Owen Morgan just put him forward as a possible captain if Stokes injury puts him out of the next test. Incredible absolutely incredible

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

If we get to 200 we've got away with one.

Not going to happen, I'm afraid. Unless… unless Stokes has another of those stellar periods and whoever's at the other end is prepared to simply dig in, as Broad did. But can he be relied on to do it over and again? Should he be relied on?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Owen Morgan just put him forward as a possible captain if Stokes injury puts him out of the next test. Incredible absolutely incredible

You know what? Cancelo's still on our books. I think some serious thought should be given to reintegrating him into the team and giving him a sense of responsibility by making him captain. Could be the making of him.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Are our players just a lot thicker than the Aussies?...

It is the only explanation at this stage. This lot probably think guile is some kind of fungal infection.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Stokes needs to have a word with Woakes ere it’s 5 mins to lunch

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Not going to happen, I'm afraid. Unless… unless Stokes has another of those stellar periods and whoever's at the other end is prepared to simply dig in, as Broad did. But can he be relied on to do it over and again? Should he be relied on?

Think Ben needs a good massage at lunch, he’s obviously playing an anchor role but he just can’t tee off with his back injury