Cricket Thread

[waspish]

Stokes imaginative fielding gone in the bin bowling predictable all round England been appalling!

 

[ancoats]

Before Bazball, how many of the previous 20 or so tests did we win?

Sure, Bazball has its faults but England's win rate has increased hugely since it was introduced

it's the ashes we are playing here and not a sponsored series vs New Zealand or Ireland
You Respect the Aussies and what they are, they are the number one test team in the world for a reason

 

[Iassel]

Aussies will be declaring in an hour or so right?

 

[waspish]

Smith and Labuschagne hitting centuries here.

To easy for them with the predictability of our bowling smith knows like Labuschagne where we want to get them out! Aussies bowlers on that pitch against our batters would had us 7/8 down now for 200!

Need it to piss it down for 3 days

 

[M18CTID]

it's the ashes we are playing here and not a sponsored series vs New Zealand or Ireland
You Respect the Aussies and what they are, they are the number one test team in the world for a reason

I'm pretty sure they respect the Aussies and what they are - that doesn't mean you can't place faith in your own style of play. I felt Australia got away with it a bit in the last test and we should've won but for various mistakes in the field and an early declaration. This time round they're looking more comfortable but then again they have a great record at Lords against plenty of England sides that never played Bazball.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Ashes looking impossible. Looking likely to go 2 down and needing to win 3 out of 3, and in that respect if the Aussies don’t get us the weather probably will. Shit today

 

[DMA's]

Aussies will be declaring in an hour or so right?

Can’t wait to see Steve smith come steaming down the wicket any moment before trying a ramp shot the next ball

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

It’s gonna be a long slog to the new ball unless Tongue comes back in and gets it going again

 

[waspish]

Needed to pick a spinner

 

[jimharri]

Nearly 80 runs added by this pair. We really needed at least another couple of wickets in that time.