******Cricket Thread******

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Some good gallows humour going on on TMS. In a weird kind of way, I'm quite enjoying this.
Something I discovered on sniffing around in stats just now. Australia have never whitewashed England 5-0 in England in recent history (I didn't go back to pre-Second World War, so maybe…) I confess I was quite surprised. I was convinced that that hugely dominant, and brilliant, team of the 90s and noughties had done it several times.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Who would you have in his place? I can't see an obvious candidate.

Unfortunately there isn’t a standout candidate.

Maybe Stokes? :/

 

[journolud]

Unfortunately there isn’t a standout candidate.

Maybe Stokes? :/

Don't think he has the temperament for it. We really are scratching around. Still the Aussies are doing ok with a skipper who isn't otherwise worth his place in the side.

 

[M18CTID]

Some good gallows humour going on on TMS. In a weird kind of way, I'm quite enjoying this.
Something I discovered on sniffing around in stats just now. Australia have never whitewashed England 5-0 in England in recent history (I didn't go back to pre-Second World War, so maybe…) I confess I was quite surprised. I was convinced that that hugely dominant, and brilliant, team of the 90s and noughties had done it several times.

Yep. As good as that Aussie side was, England always seemed to win a test or in a home series defeat somewhere. Same when we were away, aside from the 5-0 in 2006/07. That’s why I’m struggling to get my head round this series - it’s nowhere near that great Australian side but we could end up losing 4-0

 

[the plasterer]

England will win this test match

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Comeback is still on.

 

[the plasterer]

Comeback is still on.

Certainly is, just get to end of play losing 1 more wicket at most and england will win this test match

 

[mccity]

Root's passed 50, can he finally convert?

 

[Jacob Smith]

England will win this test match

Long, long way to go yet but we’ve definitely made a good start

 

[M18CTID]

Certainly is, just get to end of play losing 1 more wicket at most and england will win this test match

I agree that we can’t afford to be more than 3 down at stumps and it would be encouraging if that does happen but we can’t just assume we’ll win it. Time and time again teams have folded chasing a big score to win a test after looking well set.

One interesting thing is that the West Indies beat England on this same ground just 2 years ago chasing a similar total.