Cricket Thread

[trueblue1972]

I don't think we need a lead of more than about 250, with Australia batting in the fourth innings, and the pitch starting to play up.

Australia don't bat in the 4th innings

 

[BringBackSwales]

165 ahead, 20 mins to lunch, Atherton just said “bat 40 mins after lunch and get the lead towards 200”! Fucking hell Athers you’re not batting, or captaining

 

[FantasyIreland]

collapsing with this new ball.

 

[jimharri]

We may well not need to declare!

 

[MCFC1993]

Could work out for England this, the ball seems to be doing a bit more.

 

[DTKOAG]

Great conditions hopefully for Anderson

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

That's a technically difficult catch for Starc, to be fair. He's having to concentrate both on the ball and where his back leg is.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Australia don't bat in the 4th innings

Yep. Saw that. It's difficult for me to me to remember that England are still on their first innings!

 

[domalino]

If the forecast is accurate, we may not get much more than two sessions over the weekend. Declare halfway between lunch and tea today. A lead of possibly 250-300, with a possible 3 and a bit sessions.

2 sessions over the weekend and 40 after tea tonight should be plenty.

That's minimum 90 overs, in overcast, wet conditions on an ageing pitch.

IMO England really need to avoid batting again.

 

[SWP's back]

I was about to post that Bairstow is being far too slow before I saw he has 38 in 37. That’s BAZBALL I guess, makes would have been considered incredible scoring seem almost pedestrian now.