Cricket Thread

waspish said:
Marginally? Well in front there day today! Come tomorrow 1pm if we are 150/4 we just ahead because we know we can lose 4/5 wickets for next to nowt! Let’s just hope Root has his “Real” serious head on..
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I don't judge who's in front in Test cricket because one wicket can change the outcome, But the thing that stands out the most in Test Cricket is the better quality team, They just have something else that takes them over the line, The better teams normally have a Captain that knows his onions and just feels something needs a change before it's too late, the Aussies captain is one step ahead of Stokes so far all his ideas have paid off and worked.

I will say a fully fit Mark Wood is a game-changer and somehow England/Stokes has to find a way to keep him in the game and series,
 
ancoats said:
I don't judge who's in front in Test cricket because one wicket can change the outcome, But the thing that stands out the most in Test Cricket is the better quality team, They just have something else that takes them over the line, The better teams normally have a Captain that knows his onions and just feels something needs a change before it's too late, the Aussies captain is one step ahead of Stokes so far all his ideas have paid off and worked.

I will say a fully fit Mark Wood is a game-changer and somehow England/Stokes has to find a way to keep him in the game and series,
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I’m not sure they all have. Much of his strategy and field placing was ill-considered in the first innings at Edgbaston, and, but for a hubristic declaration, Australia could quite easily have found themselves in a proper pickle.
 
Looks like Essex flying into finals day. Could do without Brum having home advantage, so it is welcome.
 
Gabriel said:
I’m not sure they all have. Much of his strategy and field placing was ill-considered in the first innings at Edgbaston, and, but for a hubristic declaration, Australia could quite easily have found themselves in a proper pickle.
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I agree this series so far has been fine margins we could easily have been 2 0 up , we've messed up a little more than they have , it's certainly not been as one sided as most of the comments in this thread suggest
 
trueblue1972 said:
I agree this series so far has been fine margins we could easily have been 2 0 up , we've messed up a little more than they have , it's certainly not been as one sided as most of the comments in this thread suggest
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Series has been excellent entertainment, though I’m not sure either side has played to the best of its abilities, so the cricket has not hit the heights one might have anticipated. In part, that has sometimes been the result of the one side playing well or just stymying the other, but it’s also been a consequence of both teams having lost their spinners. A huge loss in terms of variety. As such, they’re both going to have to bludgeon themselves into submission.
 
Gabriel said:
I’m not sure they all have. Much of his strategy and field placing was ill-considered in the first innings at Edgbaston, and, but for a hubristic declaration, Australia could quite easily have found themselves in a proper pickle.
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The results say otherwise, All the big calls have gone to the Aussie captain, Stokes declaring shown weakness and then the England bowling did not stand up to the captain's faith in them,
 
Gabriel said:
Series has been excellent entertainment, though I’m not sure either side has played to the best of its abilities, so the cricket has not hit the heights one might have anticipated. In part, that has sometimes been the result of the one side playing well or just stymying the other, but it’s also been a consequence of both teams having lost their spinners. A huge loss in terms of variety. As such, they’re both going to have to bludgeon themselves into submission.
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Indeed says a lot that I've thoroughly enjoyed it despite being 2 down to the convicts
 
trueblue1972 said:
I agree this series so far has been fine margins we could easily have been 2 0 up , we've messed up a little more than they have , it's certainly not been as one sided as most of the comments in this thread suggest
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The fine margins are what am saying about their Captain making changes at the right time, Yes it did look close in both tests, but both results England are miles away from winning the ashes, Bazball or not big changes need to happen with the bowling attack and having a full-time spinner in the team is a must,

Forget the up-and-coming test series in the next 2 years, England needs to build a bowling attack for the ashes down under in 2 years' time, Somehow we need to find Pace and spin to hurt teams on any sort of wickets and not just in England,

there must be raw young talent in the network and somebody bowling fast to work with and fast track them,
Even if it's ugly at first get them in and learn them test cricket, Much like the ODI 50 over white ball cricket the ECB fast-tracked the game because of the world cup being in England,
 
Just finished watching the highlights and maybe it’s the way it was edited, but it looked like they caught everything and our catching was awful (again).
 
Been impressed with 2 people in the t20 game, Dan Lawrence batting for Essex, managing the game brilliantly AND he can open. Also Dominic Cork on commentary, understands the game and says it as it is. Better than the pro aussie cunts on the test match commentary on Sky
 
BringBackSwales said:
Been impressed with 2 people in the t20 game, Dan Lawrence batting for Essex, managing the game brilliantly AND he can open. Also Dominic Cork on commentary, understands the game and says it as it is. Better than the pro aussie cunts on the test match commentary on Sky
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Kiss of death, he suddenly went full on Bazball
 
ancoats said:
The fine margins are what am saying about their Captain making changes at the right time, Yes it did look close in both tests, but both results England are miles away from winning the ashes, Bazball or not big changes need to happen with the bowling attack and having a full-time spinner in the team is a must,

Forget the up-and-coming test series in the next 2 years, England needs to build a bowling attack for the ashes down under in 2 years' time, Somehow we need to find Pace and spin to hurt teams on any sort of wickets and not just in England,

there must be raw young talent in the network and somebody bowling fast to work with and fast track them,
Even if it's ugly at first get them in and learn them test cricket, Much like the ODI 50 over white ball cricket the ECB fast-tracked the game because of the world cup being in England,
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Imagine if we had our main bowling attack fit Archer Stone Mahmood Wood and Broad add to that Toungue after his 2 performances, id be fairly confident that we would have bowled them out in the first test we didn't have an inforcer, things could be very different.
I believe we need one or two openers and a number 3 and find a way to keep fast bowlers fit or fitter. Obviously we can almost certainly write Archer off now bit we do seem to be producing bowlers they just all struggle with fitness
 
Aus are so much better than us and showing their class lets be fair. This test will make it 3-0 and then lets hope they get on the piss for a week maybe we will win one. Take the drama of the decisions out of it and emotions of stuff and that is the reality
 
trueblue1972 said:
I've been a little disappointed with lancs ability to close a couple of County matches this season if I'm honest
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Seem to flit around with captains over the years. Alex Davies nearly steered Warwickshire to a very unlikely victory tonight. Not sure why he left Lancs, didn’t get on with the giraffe maybe?
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Aus are so much better than us and showing their class lets be fair. This test will make it 3-0 and then lets hope they get on the piss for a week maybe we will win one. Take the drama of the decisions out of it and emotions of stuff and that is the reality
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Not sure how you’ve come to conclusion they are significantly better than us. They could easily be 2 nil down.
 
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