Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Wonder if we’ll bat again. Might as well give the bowlers a rest.

 

[waspish]

Done well today and Pope been bit better as captain! 500 lead be enough and put them in tomorrow around 5:15

 

[jimharri]

Wonder if we’ll bat again. Might as well give the bowlers a rest.

Plenty of time, if the weather behaves. Bat again, and put on another 250-300 tomorrow. Have two days to get them out a second time. If the SLs can score 500+ in the fourth innings, fair play to them.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Plenty of time, if the weather behaves. Bat again, and put on another 250-300 tomorrow. Have two days to get them out a second time. If the SLs can score 500+ in the fourth innings, fair play to them.

The MCC probably made the decision. They want their gate receipts!

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Is the Sheikh interested in cricket?
Maybe he could step in.

Not sure actually, they do have a fairly large cricket league in the UAE and Afghanistan play home games there.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

He may take some surprise catches, but generally Root's catching is like Sterling's finishing. The easier it is, the worse it is. But, if you can bat like that......!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Each batsman has to mark their guard on the pitch.

Why don’t groundsmen scratch where the 3 stumps are on the crease line so that the batters don’t have to mark each time?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[jimharri]

The MCC probably made the decision. They want their gate receipts!

Such cynicism, from one so young.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Well, if Mendis's innings demonstrated anything, it was that the pitch was eminently playable; our bowlers were eminently playable. So… Sri Lanka just aren't very good, are they?