Cricket Thread

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Are they failing to produce decent cricketers in Australia? Seems to be the same old names every series.

For those watching, how many wickets were tossed away today?

 

[madloaf]

Are they failing to produce decent cricketers in Australia? Seems to be the same old names every series.

For those watching, how many wickets were tossed away today?

From memory Head, Carey, maybe Green if you're really harsh. The rest was just high quality bowling.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We will go after him more! We know England they never take a step back they take one forward

I'm not sure Crawley playing a drive at a ball that's not there for the drive, or Duckett playing across the line at one that's full and straight is the smartest cricket, and will be even less smart if it's repeated. I don't see a threat other than Starc. If he doesn't take wickets with the new ball England win the test.

 

[waspish]

I'm not sure Crawley playing a drive at a ball that's not there for the drive, or Duckett playing across the line at one that's full and straight is the smartest cricket, and will be even less smart if it's repeated. I don't see a threat other than Starc. If he doesn't take wickets with the new ball England win the test.

Never stops them doing it next time they might get a 50

 

[heslops barnet]

And Root learns how to bat. He is having a mare.

Out to possibly the best delivery from Starc?

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I feared the worst after waking up to seeing England all out for 172. I thought Australia would have been close to parity with four wickets lost at most. But what a fantastic fightback from England led by Stokes.

We need to get their last wicket quickly tomorrow and try to press home our advantage.

I know pace isn’t everything but this must be the fastest bowling attack we’ve ever taken over to Australia. It’s impossible not to be impressed so far.

 

[ancoats]

Out to possibly the best delivery from Starc?

A quality delivery that nobody could play or defend

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

A quality delivery that nobody could play or defend

I’d have switch hit, reverse ramped it back over Starc’s head.

 

[ancoats]

Look, yes, be very positive about our chances, but beware of the task in hand

First, we need to get the last wicket quickly, then go about building the lead and batting properly and spend time at the wicket. Getting too far ahead and thinking we have done the job in bowling them out with a lead will bite us on the bum, England still needs to bat well and score over 400 or get a lead over 400 if possible because of the time left in the game, If England bat all day then that still leaves 3 days left in the game for the Aussies to chip away and chase down.

I feel England's bowlers are better than the Aussies, but bowling england out for 172 means they can still be very dangerous. so today in england's 2nd innings we don't need a panic or have a mad hour by throwing our wickets away like we have done in the past,

So come on England
it's your time to stand up and smash the Aussies in their back garden and shut them up

 

[ancoats]

I’d have switch hit, reverse ramped it back over Starc’s head.

hahaha me too, would you have come down the wicket first

 

[BringBackSwales]

Well I hope you all learnt your lesson. Never judge a first innings score until you’ve seen the second innings. Like a match day thread in here ffs.

Nothing like being wise after the event eh? It was fucking shite batting, set the alarm for 2 am (bbc sport said it started at 10 past 2) and wasn’t impressed, the bowling was tremendous though but that doesn’t make the batting not shit