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

[MillionMilesAway]

I'm not a fan of checking for one method of being out and then checking for another afterwards. If the claim is for caught, then check for a catch but don't then check for something else.

A bit contrary to the "we've got the system, and we're going to use it", but it just feels wrong to me.

 

[Cricket Blue]

The problem with #Baz Ball is what happens when your 55 for 4 and all out for 165?
What's the Plan B?

 

[waspish]

The problem with #Baz Ball is what happens when your 55 for 4 and all out for 165?
What's the Plan B?

Bazball is going for 450 runs in the final innings to win the match

 

[Cricket Blue]

Bazball is going for 450 runs in the final innings to win the match

jeez I like it!

 

[andyhinch]

Not even in the top ten.

Ball is doing a bit and that South African batting looks weak.

Perfect conditions for Anderson & Broad, bowl they out for under 200 and England are well in this

You were assuming their openers would be batting like England I assume.

 

[Protein Junkie]

That's one of the worst England scorecards I've ever seen.

Long tail too !

 

[waspish]

These next 4 wickets need to come before they reach 90 lead

 

[M18CTID]

These next 4 wickets need to come before they reach 90 lead

That went well. Fucking hell, they were 216-6 when I went off to make tea. Couldn’t believe it when I saw the score at stumps FFS!

 

[waspish]

That went well. Fucking hell, they were 216-6 when I went off to make tea. Couldn’t believe it when I saw the score at stumps FFS!

Yep last hour of play was wank

 

[Protein Junkie]

Not worried at all. There was another big crowd at The Hundred last night.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Yep last hour of play was wank

The ECB probably aren't aware there's test match on, what with the Hundred going on!!!!!!!

 

[waspish]

We going to be 200 behind 2 and a bit days left we are capable of scoring 380+ will we though?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

We going to be 200 behind 2 and a bit days left we are capable of scoring 380+ will we though?

I doubt it'll be 200. Three wickets left, so maybe 150, and before lunch. Depends whether England bowl at the stumps.

 

[melrose40yarder]

We going to be 200 behind 2 and a bit days left we are capable of scoring 380+ will we though?

Are we,We seem incapable of playing the situation.

 

[waspish]

Are we,We seem incapable of playing the situation.

Well you look at the test matches this summer says we find a way to win but this is going to be hard to come back if we 200+ behind come the afternoon!

 

[melrose40yarder]

Well you look at the test matches this summer says we find a way to win but this is going to be hard to come back if we 200+ behind come the afternoon!

Cant keep doing it,The rules have never changed 50 odd at lunch,120 odd for 2 or 3 at tea up to 250 at the close,Then make hay on day 2.
T20 does not work in test matches.

 

[waspish]

Cant keep doing it,The rules have never changed 50 odd at lunch,120 odd for 2 or 3 at tea up to 250 at the close,Then make hay on day 2.
T20 does not work in test matches.

Yeah that’s old thinking! Think Stokes as our new captain wants to change test match cricket for the better and play it like a one day game!

 

[melrose40yarder]

Yeah that’s old thinking! Think Stokes as our new captain wants to change test match cricket for the better and play it like a one day game!

Thats just it its not a 1 day game,It is the ultimate test of your skill and mindset.
In 30 yrs test cricket will be gone.
The ashes will be contested over 10 games of the awful 100 as none of the younger generation have an attention span higher than a gnat.

 

[waspish]

Great start

 

[waspish]

Thats just it its not a 1 day game,It is the ultimate test of your skill and mindset.
In 30 yrs test cricket will be gone.
The ashes will be contested over 10 games of the awful 100 as none of the younger generation have an attention span higher than a gnat.

If you look at how we have played this summer record chases got it might be a one of but only time will tell..