Cricket Thread

[supercity88]

I don't think it's the players' egos.

It's almost as if the whole "be free, play how you want and we'll accept you" message coming out of the dressing room is being interpreted as "I have to play stupidly to fit in".

It's bizarre to say the least.

I get the desire to push the scoreboard on, but the opposition teams are just going to serve up these short balls knowing we might score a few but will get out. If we're 400-5 I don't mind it. Might get us to 500+ quickly. But looking comfortable with 1 wicket down, it's a chance for Pope to go and get a big score and let the likes of Bairstow, Brook, Stokes play the big shots later on with the Aussies in despair.

If Root had have been out with his awful shot, we're suddenly in a little bit of bother. Root is a world class batsman that can score quickly safely. Why he has decided to change his style of play I do not know. Just play your usual approach, get your runs and let the others play that attacking style because ultimately they're boosting their averages by doing it and yours is already exceptional.

 

[Don Karleone]

Ugh

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

Gutted for the lad!

 

[Summerbuzz]

Rage building

 

[Claytop]

Brainless

 

[M18CTID]

Going off the last few overs, it’s been coming that.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

It’s very poor from England here. Aussies scattered far and wide, no catchers, spinner off injured and they’re just finding ever more ridiculous ways to get out with all 3 wickets gifted away.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Hard to know what to say. Very good innings but he had been struggling for a few mins and surely just needed to play his way through it. Shame for him. Not something I like to say but Cmon Yorksha

 

[Claytop]

I fear we’ve gone too far in the ‘need to be entertaining’ camp.

Not a chance we’re coming back in the series if even a little amount of brain isn’t used.

 

[dadnlad]

Aussies laughing their ballocks off here