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

[jimharri]

35/1 if you fancy England to pull off the win. Aussies are 1/5 and the draw is 7/2.

So; if I put a tenner on England, I lose my tenner, yeah?

 

[hammocity]

As much as it's difficult to watch as an England fan this is seriously high quality bowling from the Aussies. As good as I've seen for a long time from a whole group.

I'm not that disappointed, we're gonna get beat by a better team and one very special player. Our team looks jaded but at least the wc has gone and the coach is going.

We've found Burns, Archer and Leach to an extent. Roy will come good.

Not too sure about Roy, doesn’t look a test player at the moment, hope you are right.

 

[waspish]

I’d say a one player batting line up. Cummins and Hazlewood would get in any side

Agree they've been exceptional so consistent we just had Broad. Take smith out of there side there bowlers wouldn't have the luxury of all those runs as a cushion. Also we have had Anderson out all series that gives the Aussies a massive lift!

So Aussies are a one man team.

 

[Gabriel]

The selector's are utter knobheads, they've learned absolutely nothing, from the previous games.

I still can't get my head around a specialist batsman batting at 7, makes absolutely zero sense whatsoever.

And not averaging much more (13.71).

If all is lost tomorrow, I hope they use the Oval to get the team set up better for New Zealand and South Africa. No point playing the same players in the same positions.

 

[foetus]

Been on a flight from Sydney to portland. Missed the whole day's play. Just seen score. Holy shit Smith is too fucking good! Still think England are a chance with another Stokes miracle. Dave Warner wtf

 

[waspish]

And not averaging much more (13.71).

If all is lost tomorrow, I hope they use the Oval to get the team set up better for New Zealand and South Africa. No point playing the same players in the same positions.

Nowt will change Root be still captain and be the same players also.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

And not averaging much more (13.71).

If all is lost tomorrow, I hope they use the Oval to get the team set up better for New Zealand and South Africa. No point playing the same players in the same positions.

Totally agree, they need to bring in a specialist opener to partner Burns, and another specialist mid order batsman, (pope)? and drop Roy and Buttler.

Burns
New opener
Denly
Root
Pope
Stokes
Bairstow wk

That looks a lot more balanced top/middle order. Have no idea who the opener would be though and Denly must also be on very thin ice.

 

[DelToro]

Agree they've been exceptional so consistent we just had Broad. Take smith out of there side there bowlers wouldn't have the luxury of all those runs as a cushion. Also we have had Anderson out all series that gives the Aussies a massive lift!

So Aussies are a one man team.

We’ve also had Wood out for entire series.

 

[Gabriel]

Nowt will change Root be still captain and be the same players also.

Probably true, sadly. There’ll be a sense of allowing things to be tied to Bayliss and then a line drawn in the sand as he departs.

 

[foetus]

We’ve also had Wood out for entire series.

There's pills that help with that