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

[SWP's back]

I think Michael Holding wants to see the magnifying glass!

He should stand closer to the screen.

 

[Postman Pep]

This is a bowlers series and Jofrah has got them on the ropes while they've still got Starc and Pattinson to come in. I'd like to see Sam Curran come in to add another variation and has as much ability as some of the top order.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Denly or Stokes? Which is the best catch of the summer?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I'm picturing them being 8 wickets down at the end of play. Questions will then be asked about the timing of the declaration. Did he bat on for 15-20 minutes too long?

Sorry jh, but that’s being wise after the event. Root’s status after his poor batting in both tests (yes I know he got 53 or whatever it was, I’m not very impressed, he should be converting those into hundreds) is already rocky as both captain and batsman. If he’d declared at say 200, and the Aussies had then gone on to win it, he would have been figuratively hung, drawn and quartered this evening. We had to make sure that we didn’t lose this match before having any thought of winning it. And at one point it was more than conceivable that we could lose it. We’ve recovered a measure of pride, we live to fight another day. On to Headingley.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

Really enjoyable game of cricket, the momentum has swung to us a bit now. Can't wait until the next one.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Sorry jh, but that’s being wise after the event. Root’s status after his poor batting in both tests (yes I know he got 53 or whatever it was, I’m not very impressed, he should be converting those into hundreds) is already rocky as both captain and batsman. If he’d declared at say 200, and the Aussies had then gone on to win it, he would have been figuratively hung, drawn and quartered this evening. We had to make sure that we didn’t lose this match before having any thought of winning it. And at one point it was more than conceivable that we could lose it. We’ve recovered a measure of pride, we live to fight another day. On to Headingley.

Root couldn’t have declared earlier than he did. If he declared on 200, the Aussies would have won the game. They weren’t to far away from 200 at the end of play tonight.

 

[mat]

Amazing how the psychology seems to have changed once one of our bowlers twats the cheat.

 

[Postman Pep]

Root couldn’t have declared earlier than he did. If he declared on 200, the Aussies would have won the game. They weren’t to far away from 200 at the end of play tonight.[/QUOTE

Exactly we couldn't afford to give them a sniff the only way we were setting them less than 250 was if we were bowled out.

 

[Postman Pep]

Amazing how the psychology seems to have changed once one of our bowlers twats the cheat.

Think Jofrah has pretty much hit all of the Aussie top/middle order somewhere painful in the last 2 days he's frightening

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Denly or Stokes? Which is the best catch of the summer?

Cottrell’s.