Cricket Thread

[Gundoggin]

I've tried to be consistent in saying that the sides are fairly similar. Even if England collapsed from here, one would be hard pushed to say the Australians have outplayed them, and that's not taking the controversial decision into account.

All the Aussies had to do was call Bairstow back . They didn’t the rest is history.

 

[MCFC1993]

We'll keep taking those cheap runs from Broad!

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Probably the kiss of death, but whatever. At what point re runs needed does this partnership start getting the Aussies ever so slightly twitchy?

They’re rattled

 

[Don Karleone]

C'mon lads

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Broad is pumped up.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Why's England playing baseball?

 

[N1985]

Broad is pumped up.

Two players you don't want to be in a scrap with are out there.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Aussies blew their morals up, needlessly, awfully. A tiny depression and shame enters each of them. An uncertainty. The crowd, the moment, definitely heavily against them. Plus, those bowlers will be feeling all the work involved in delivering all that short stuff.

England win is on for me.

 

[Gabriel]

All the Aussies had to do was call Bairstow back . They didn’t the rest is history.

I agree, but there are plenty examples of such decisions in cricket, and sometimes the captain is too caught up in the moment to make the decision that is right for the game as a whole. That is why the Third Umpire's role should be expanded.

 

[N1985]

Crowd playing their part brilliantly here.