Cricket Thread

[jimharri]

298 to win…

They look worryingly comfortable at the moment.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Anderson should not have played after the first test. Loyalty to the old guard seems to be more important than winning to this England team.

 

[Gray]

Do you think Anderson needs dropping after this match, and having the decision to retire from international cricket taken out of his hands?

Yes, unfortunately the time has come.

 

[Gray]

England got to 332 before losing their 5th wicket, them all out for 395.

Simply not good enough.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

They look worryingly comfortable at the moment.

They do. Anderson looks every bit his age right now.

 

[WickyWain]

No way will the Aussies score 384

You really had to say this :(

 

[Dr Jacoby]

These two look set to bat out the rest of the day…

 

[ancoats]

Do you think Anderson needs dropping after this match, and having the decision to retire from international cricket taken out of his hands?

Yes

I don't see why you want a 41-year-old leading your bowling attack, It says there is nobody else in England good enough when there clearly is, Jimmy been fantastic over the years and we want to keep that memory and not the one we are watching today or in this ashes series

 

[chesterbells]

Yes

I don't see why you want a 41-year-old leading your bowling attack, It says there is nobody else in England good enough when there clearly is, Jimmy been fantastic over the years and we want to keep that memory and not the one we are watching today or in this ashes series

Agreed fully.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Australia now favourites.

 

[Gray]

Australia now favourites.

Powder-puff bowling attack.

 

[jaiguruKun]

When Root is your best hope of getting a wicket you know you're in big trouble.

 

[jimharri]

Australia now favourites.

Understandably. Nearly a third of the way there now. And barely a sniff of a chance so far.

 

[chesterbells]

Right, now let’s transfer all the moaning over to this thread ;-)

 

[ancoats]

This sort of sums up the Ashes really, England playing Bazball quick cricket and the Aussies just playing normal test cricket and winning with loads of time left in the game to get the runs without to much pressure

If the England fans are happy with Bazball then England needs a bowling attack to back it up and blow teams away because the Aussies have shown you can beat Bazball by playing normal cricket because it leaves plenty of time in the game to get the runs

 

[waspish]

Been watching the city game and id thought we would of got at least one wicket! Aussies look favourite for me pitch look a bit dead not much bounce in it and a lot easier to bat!

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Shit - no squad depth. And them Koreans, aye?

Oh wait, wrong thread.

Shit - no depth in the bowling attack. Fucking convicts.

 

[jimharri]

B-b-b-but, I thought it only rained in Manchester?

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Still stand by my 450 runs needed from England yesterday, instead we took our eye off the ball & played for time instead of runs, 450+ is the kind of total that puts pressure on teams, not 380 with two days to play on a decent pitch, where the Aussies playing possum in that first innings playing so slow ? (Hoping for an England dec in the 2nd innings) They’ve certainly switched up a gear this innings. Happy to be proved wrong of course but I think we’ll lose, we are obviously still in the game, but the Aussies bat long, it’s gonna take an inspired performance from someone to win this now, question is who ? Is stokes capable of an over or two

 

[Gabriel]

Once England get a wicket they’ll get more, but the question of how much play the weather will allow is harder to determine.