Cricket Thread

[Winchester]

Thank goodness we have Joe
I mo we would fall apart at times without him

 

[KS55]

What a crappy score to end the day on; 99 not out.

I get the impression that whenever Root is on about 100 overnight he usually gets out fairly quickly. Could be just me. Anyhow we need him to buckle down and keep going all day.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Sleepless night coming up for him!

This is the 18th time in test cricket that a batsman has ended the day on 99 not out.

On all the previous 17 occasions the batsmen have made a century

 

[the plasterer]

This is the 18th time in test cricket that a batsman has ended the day on 99 not out.

On all the previous 17 occasions the batsmen have made a century

First time for everything then, :-)), Root won't have lost any sleep whatsoever overnight, he is just too good

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

What a crappy score to end the day on; 99 not out.

Bet Zak Crawley would swap with him!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Bet Zak Crawley would swap with him!

I’d swap Zak Crawley for an 84 year old Geoffrey Boycott

 

[heslops barnet]

First time for everything then, :-)), Root won't have lost any sleep whatsoever overnight, he is just too good

Apparently he never sleeps well during test matches…..

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

11:02 before the first ball is bowled.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

4 off the first ball, ROOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTT

 

[waspish]

Bit streaking first ball reached his 100 the best England batter ever for me

 

[johnny crossan]

Stokes is such a plonker, could have easily given his wicket away just then and now he's played all round one.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You’d do well to defend that ball.

 

[waspish]

Stokes bowled great ball

 

[waspish]

We seem to lose an early wicket start of new session! Law of averages Smith will fail here as in under 30

 

[domalino]

MIght be for the best with the injury etc.

Smith and Root need to get us to 350 though.

 

[KS55]

MIght be for the best with the injury etc.

Smith and Root need to get us to 350 though.

Yep. 5 down, we need a big partnership here. Nowhere near enough runs without it.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I’ll be pleased with anything over 400.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I’ll be pleased with anything over 400.

We'll be lucky to get 300 now

 

[johnny crossan]

Looking like we're going 2-1 down now - on the way to 4-1? Bad time to lose Root and now Woakes first ball.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fucking Bumrah