Cricket Thread

[Nightmare Walking]

There is absolutely no excuse for that.

 

[antspider]

That's annoying, Atkinson batting well, just needed Carse to back him up .. Not do shit like that !!!

 

[Shuffs]

Stupid from Carse.

 

[waspish]

Root and Stokes are world class cricketers- Crawley shouldn’t be on the tour. You are right that there’s been a lack of preparation for this series in terms of match practice on hard pitches.

We been playing Crawley the last few years just got the ashes in Australia because they said it suits his batting! Well he has 8 innings left

 

[willipp]

That was needless. Get Atkinson on strike and let him play. Sums Englands approach up that.

 

[waspish]

We ain’t blocking

 

[BringBackSwales]

There is absolutely no excuse for that.

Yes there is, he got 20 runs playing like that, invaluable runs. Got more than stokes crawley and root got in 6 innings

 

[dadnlad]

see plan get them in before tea for tricky over

 

[nmc]

We been playing Crawley the last few years just got the ashes in Australia because they said it suits his batting! Well he has 8 innings left

Presently on an average of zero. He’s done nothing in the last few years to justify his place and we have missed out on giving someone else a chance.

 

[waspish]

Seems bit mad but they tell the tail don’t hang around just smash it and that happens! Wood can swing the bat too! Is around 200 enough? We will soon find out

 

[waspish]

Presently on an average of zero. He’s done nothing in the last few years to justify his place and we have missed out on giving someone else a chance.

They seem to like the little and large combo

 

[willipp]

Seems bit mad but they tell the tail don’t hang around just smash it and that happens! Wood can swing the bat too! Is around 200 enough? We will soon find out

It’s fucking dumb. Atkinson looking in great nick. At least tell the tail try and get Atkinson on strike and let him score. Oh no, let’s try and hit every ball for 6.

 

[madloaf]

66 years since a Test match saw all four innings end under 200 runs or less all out. It happened last week — it needs to happen again!

 

[BringBackSwales]

It’s fucking dumb. Atkinson looking in great nick. At least tell the tail try and get Atkinson on strike and let him score. Oh no, let’s try and hit every ball for 6.

Not in my view. The bowlers gave us over 60 runs playing that way, much more than any of us realistically expected. We should be looking more at how the batters got out

 

[M18CTID]

66 years since a Test match saw all four innings end under 200 runs or less all out. It happened last week — it needs to happen again!

Mental stat. I’ll settle for Australia being bowled out for 202 though!

 

[Don Karleone]

Need another big bowling performance.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Is it change of innings or tea?

 

[madloaf]

Is it change of innings or tea?

Tea

 

[waspish]

Be interesting to see how the Aussies will bat second innings! Feel they’ll go after us with the field being all in get a quick start! Let’s hope the umpires found there finger for us!

Think because Australia are at home they are just favourites here! Can’t see them batting as bad and can’t see us bowling as well..

 

[willipp]

Not in my view. The bowlers gave us over 60 runs playing that way, much more than any of us realistically expected. We should be looking more at how the batters got out

Atkinson absolutely and Carse played well. Archer just needed to get Atkinson on strike and let him play but that sums up our approach.

204 lead is very competitive at least and you could see that on Smiths face as the runs started to flow.

Still can’t get my head around Smiths dismissal.