Cricket Thread

[Iassel]

Been out all day, turned out, saw 94-3, laughed and turned off.

Losers.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Need a good 90-120 from Root

 

[cleavers]

Honestly he’s batted better and more consistently than Duckett across this whole series so far - though Duckett did score well at Lords.

The problem is, and it is a problem, is he gets out the same way nearly every innings after having made a decent start, he didn't need to play at that ball, and it wasn't the first to be played at this morning that could just be left alone, we don't need to score 5 an over today, bat sensibly we'll have it won before the rain turns up.

 

[WickyWain]

Been out all day, turned out, saw 94-3, laughed and turned off.

Losers.

That's the spirit!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Crawley shut his eyes when the ball was near his bat then, seeing the replay of the out.

Did he have his eyes shut as he played the shot?

 

[chris63]

Just think , if Root held on to that catch when Marsh was on 12 we would only need about 150

 

[domalino]

Need a good 90-120 from Root

It’s 157 remaining not 357.

Even if he stays in the game will be over long before he can get 120.

We just need a couple of 40-50 run innings. Root does that and we’ll be under 100 remaining.

 

[waspish]

Going to be tight one this these 2 now get it below 100 to win I’ll feel more comfortable!

We will still do this for me..

 

[SWP's back]

Why?!

We need 251 and he’s got 44 of them.

I wish he could convert these starts into big innings, but he’s doing his bit.

You guys keep getting worked up that Crawley gets 30-40 runs when that’s all we need from him. He’s stuck around for 20 overs, seen off the new ball, scored decent runs and now Root and Brook aren’t facing a new ball.

well, the first one. We got a second new ball 70 overs early however….

 

[BringBackSwales]

If the ball they change to instantly behaves in a way that is massively different to the ball they changed from then the umpires have got it wrong and should change it again.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Ball change could decide this game.

 

[trueblue1972]

Nice to see the flappers have started early

 

[jimharri]

Yet another underwhelming innings from Crawley. If the sole reason for keeping him in the side is that "we've got no one better", then we're fucked. Because I'm afraid he hasn't got the mentality to dig in and protect his wicket as if his life depended on it.

 

[york away to this!]

What exactly was the reason the ball got changed?

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Been out all day, turned out, saw 94-3, laughed and turned off.

Losers.

Different sport, same match day thread…

 

[waspish]

We have changed the ball and it’s swung so was no surprise once the ball was changed it would swing!

 

[M18CTID]

A big no need from Crawley that. How many fucking times in this series are England going to keep climbing the mountain then proceed to chuck themselves off it ffs?!

 

[waspish]

What exactly was the reason the ball got changed?

Seam came loose

 

[jimharri]

What's Winviz (or whatever it's called) saying now?

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

40% more swing with this new ball is not an insignificant amount, it’s like starting the game again, hopefully Root & Brook dig in and play shots when they can