Cricket Thread

[Kippax Street 1880]

This is a strip of tarmac this pitch runs to be had if we can show a bit of bottle

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

How many of this England team would get in a combined Ashes team? Sadly I think it would probaly largely mirror the Australian team. Maybe Root and Brook when on form. Stokes as an all rounder, but too unpredictable. Who do you think?

Away from Australian conditions I think we'd hammer them, we just can't play over there. The crowds, the huge outfield, the tennis ball bounce, the heat, the kookaburra. They were hugely lucky not to lose 3-1 in England. They have a great bowling attack when Cummins and Hazlewood are fit and 2 top batsmen in Smith and Head. The rest I don't really rate one bit. We're making them look good. Half of these would never get a test cap in some of the great Aussie teams.

 

[balotellishaircut]

England doing great here, no stupid shots lads and keep going.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

England doing great here, no stupid shots lads and keep going.

We’ll be 200 ahead at stumps at this rate.

 

[meeesh]

We’ll be 200 ahead at stumps at this rate.

Hope so, big question is though for how many wickets

 

[BringBackSwales]

How many of this England team would get in a combined Ashes team? Sadly I think it would probaly largely mirror the Australian team. Maybe Root and Brook when on form. Stokes as an all rounder, but too unpredictable. Who do you think?

Root when “on form”, he’s the worlds number one batsman and just come off a big undefeated ton. I know we are shit but let’s not pretend Australia have 5 batsmen better than him, or 5 bowlers better than Archer for that matter

 

[M18CTID]

Dinner arrived at the wrong time there for us. If we can get to stumps scoring at close to this rate with no more than 1 or 2 wickets down we could be close to parity.

More likely to lose 7 or 8 wickets instead though!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

How many of this England team would get in a combined Ashes team? Sadly I think it would probaly largely mirror the Australian team. Maybe Root and Brook when on form. Stokes as an all rounder, but too unpredictable. Who do you think?

I’d say Duckett, Root, Brook and Stokes in Australian conditions.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Root when “on form”, he’s the worlds number one batsman and just come off a big undefeated ton. I know we are shit but let’s not pretend Australia have 5 batsmen better than him, or 5 bowlers better than Archer for that matter

Root is the absolute best batsman in the world and it ain't close imo

 

[balotellishaircut]

We’ll be 200 ahead at stumps at this rate.

So 377/9 ;)

 

[dadnlad]

tnt should be embarrassed just listening to them arragant aussie about time they got them out yap yap yap about one team
once englandcome out time to time bbc comms

 

[BlueMojito]

Root when “on form”, he’s the worlds number one batsman and just come off a big undefeated ton. I know we are shit but let’s not pretend Australia have 5 batsmen better than him, or 5 bowlers better than Archer for that matter

Sorry. I think I missed a comma in the post. I meant Harry Brook when on form. I'd put Root in no issue.Edited it now.

 

[waspish]

Pope for me been shite for years and still gets picked and you can bet he will play next match! Duckett is a worry now seems the Aussies have sussed him out! If brook comes in and slashes a wide ball then what is the point of test match cricket! It’s not a “Test” it’s a slog 20/20 he is playing!

 

[heslops barnet]

Shite

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Well that flicker of optimism didn't last long.

 

[heslops barnet]

Well that flicker of optimism didn't last long.

Pope……..won’t last long

 

[dadnlad]

smith been looking after the ball during tea break

 

[waspish]

The bounce there for the Duckett wicket there was none can’t do nought about that

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So 377/9 ;)

I’d take that at the moment!

 

[jimharri]

So; the last 4 Aussie wickets added 182 runs. Will our last four* do that?



*Or even the first four?