Cricket Thread

[BringBackSwales]

Cheating convict cunts, doing they can to slow the over rate down

 

[FantasyIreland]

Wonderful afternoon

Brilliant effort lads!

 

[jimharri]

Given the less than brilliant forecast, when would Stokes start to think about declaring? Lunch tomorrow, if they're not all washed away? We should be comfortably over 100 ahead by then, depending on the weather and the over rate. 20-25 overs, at 4-5 rpo. 125 in the morning session. Along with whatever they can amass this evening.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

How can Lanky get an away game and still be the only game rained off?

 

[SWP's back]

Sunday has a 70% chance of it raining all day according to the bbc weather app. Tomorrow doesn’t look great either, especially in the morning, and as you say Saturday looks the worst of the lot

My app is saying different regarding Sunday, just some short showers but I’ve no idea how accurate iPhone weather is.

 

[trueblue1972]

Crawley just overtook Travis Head to be the 2nd highest run scorer of the series.

He's 37 behind Khawaja.

His innings is now the 3rd highest of the series (#1 is Stokes 155)

He's got the highest strike rate of anyone.

He's got the third highest average of the series behind Root & Marsh.


People will still want him dropped for the next test but won't be able to say who for.

Was always my bone of contention also

 

[supercity88]

Fuck a 100 run lead, make it 200 lads and then use the weather to bowl these bastards out without needing to bat again. Let's get them to the Oval and destroy them there to win the series!

 

[trueblue1972]

Given the less than brilliant forecast, when would Stokes start to think about declaring? Lunch tomorrow, if they're not all washed away? We should be comfortably over 100 ahead by then, depending on the weather and the over rate. 20-25 overs, at 4-5 rpo. 125 in the morning session. Along with whatever they can amass this evening.

I'm not sure he will declare ( at least untill we get to the tail ) just all out wallop , that's likely to start after tea

 

[Ajm1985]

Ooft, when they get it right (playing balls on merit) they really are superb. Fair play to both Ali and Crawley - criticsed both so definitely have to give them plaudits. With Crawley it was always just wanting him to stop giving his wicket away. He's been superb. What a session.

 

[SWP's back]

Yes, true. From what I'm reading (at work, so not watching), it's been a fantastic innings; better than a run a ball. But he's in and set at this stage. And seemingly seeing the ball like it's a beach ball. He needs to frustrate the Aussies now.

He is.

By smashing boundaries.