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

[Corky]

The inevitable NR today keeps Lanky top 3. Just need to beat Essex who are top and will want to stay there to go straight to the semis. Pity the weather will greatly improve.

 

[jimharri]

Apparently, play can continue at the test until 7:30. So, we'd need the rain to continue for another couple of hours yet.

 

[Corky]

They will delay calling it off as long as possible to sell more beer. Captains likely to shake hands 4.30-5pm.

 

[mccity]

It worked, whoever did it. Raining at Nottingham and no cricket "for a while", according to the commentators. 4 or 5 hours would be the minimum that England will be hoping for. The Indians need another 157 to win. Could they get them in two and a half hours/35 overs? They'd need to go into ODI mode.

I did, my raindance worked!!

 

[jimharri]

I did, my raindance worked!!

Have to say, I'm surprised. I've heard about your dancing; you sound nearly as bad as me.



Nearly.



But not quite.

 

[waspish]

Shame it ended a draw England had India on the ropes..

 

[jimharri]

Shame it ended a draw England had India on the ropes..

Yep; India were shitting themselves, eh?

 

[ancoats]

Shame it ended a draw England had India on the ropes..

hahahahaha on the ropes ??

to win the toss then bat so poor then hope rain saves your bacon. so so many things wrong with england at test level and root as captain is one of them. look root is a great cricketer but as england captain he is not ? it should be taken away from him and just let him bat like he did yesterday freely.

england are in a right old mess with the ashes coming up. if i was root i get out now before the shit hits the fan
archer already out of the ashes. stokes is not right. wood is not good enough at test cricket. then the batting order is all over the place

papering over the cracks today with a draw because of the weather is just about the worst thing for me
nothing will be done or changed in the 2nd test and India will only get better and the spinners will come in and kill us

 

[eastmanc]

Might be wrong on this, but I don’t think England have ever fielded Anderson, Archer, Broad, and Wood in the same team, and that is not a result of ‘rotation’. One could make a case for them being England’s most attacking quartet, yet Root has never had the opportunity to harness their talents.

That for me would be possibly the most devastating seam bowling attack in the world and probably one of England’s best ever.

 

[eastmanc]

I presume you mean "no fielding restrictions"? Which is very true. No inner circle. No leg side wides. No free hits for no balls. It'd be very difficult to score at 5+ an over for 30+ overs.

Yeah that’s what I meant .