Cricket Thread

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

He’s gone definitely a noise

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Gloved it,right before lunch aswell

 

[DMA's]

Have to say aus edged that first session with that last wicket. Flat pitch and still 3 down. Need at least 450 here

 

[Dr Jacoby]

FFS. Australia’s session out of nowhere

 

[bigstanhibbert]

Foakes yes but not sure YJB is an Ashes Opener. Having said that not sure who is good enough in England atm.

Understand where you are coming from, but my thoughts were he would follow the 'front foot' doctrine and take the game to the shackle draggers.

As I type this its lunch, seems fairly even so far

 

[waspish]

What’s everyone’s opinion on Pope? Seems to be highly rated but he never fills me with confidence.

He’s also being lined up for when Stokes gives up the captaincy.

We will see after the series! A very good batsman he will get runs captain wise in the future I don’t know never seen him captain a team..


Aussies morning why Crawley didn’t walk for that I don’t know

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

FFS. Australia’s session out of nowhere

Seems to me they let England play their game knowing they would get themselves out. No real pressure applied from Aus. England free scoring but at a cost.

 

[supercity88]

And with that it's advantage Australia.

Tactically it's seemed strange to allow us to rotate the strike, but actually it's worked well because the scoreboard has ticked over but not at a dramatic pace and they've still taken wickets. We can't really afford to lose anymore wickets in the next session now.

Root will be loving the space to just rotate the strike and we've got to change our approach in the next session to just keep ticking things over without losing a wicket.

 

[Gabriel]

Not sure that session belongs to either side, bits for both to cling to over lunch, which makes it good for those who enjoy the contest.

 

[waspish]

Aussies stuck in there kept nipping out wickets only plus we on 126, need to only lose 1 wicket max 2 this Afternoon

 

[Cricket Blue]

wtf from Crawley

 

[chris63]

4 test to nil unfortunately to the Aussie's

 

[ancoats]

Big wicket that just before lunch, England do bat long but Root and Brook need to buckle down and take the sting out of them after lunch,

 

[domalino]

Need a couple of centuries out of Root, Cook, Bairstow and Stokes if they’re going to get the score this wicket deserves.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Not sure that session belongs to either side, bits for both to cling to over lunch, which makes it good for those who enjoy the contest.

Did you type that before Crawley got out Gabe ? Defo Aussies session - just.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Need a couple of centuries out of Root, Cook, Bairstow and Stokes if they’re going to get the score this wicket deserves.

 

[Corky]

Honours even. Has the makings of a good test.

 

[jimharri]

We need Root, Brook, Bairstow and Stokes to step up to the plate here; a century from at least one of them and 50s from the others. And if the tail enders can contribute 30 or so, that'll be a bonus.

 

[Gabriel]

Clever approach by Australia. Can you suffocate and exhaust England by setting an old-school field and forcing them to keep rotating the strike (4.7 per over) rather than conceding a boundary and a couple of runs per over?

 

[jimharri]

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