Cricket Thread

[EastMidlandsBlue]

ROOOOOOOOT.

Surprisingly humble for a yorkshireman

 

[BringBackSwales]

Gloucs 8 wickets down now

 

[waspish]

Root with yet another big 100 to put us in a great position..

They’ll never be another Root for England the way the games going!

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Too little, too late

8 down now, but 87 behind so need to give ourselves enough time to get the runs

 

[heslops barnet]

ROOOOOOOOT.

Surprisingly humble for a yorkshireman

Contradiction in terms

 

[heslops barnet]

8 down now, but 87 behind so need to give ourselves enough time to get the runs

We seem to struggle with the tail enders, so close, yet so far

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Gloucs 8 wickets down now

As they will be when a draw is agreed in 90 minutes…

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

We seem to struggle with the tail enders, so close, yet so far

Every team seems to struggle. Derbyshire have played 13 overs with 9 down and Northants 10 overs with 7 down. It happens a lot these days.

 

[discopop]

Siraj ducking out just as he was about to get the gallon up for a bagel

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Rooooottt!

Only Tendulkar to catch.

 

[M18CTID]

Ha ha - take that Ponting!

 

[Postman Pep]

Joe Hart tea time interview on TMS

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Ok. Can it now be said that Bazball has been officially abandoned, or is this a new, savvier version of it?

Also: does Root have an argument for being England's greatest ever test batsman? I know there's serious competition — going all the way back to Denis Compton!

(Just looked up Compton's Wiki, incidentally — I confess that I was unaware that he was a seriously good footballer. Don't know how that escaped me all these years…).

I presume that nobody on here saw W.G. Grace? Calling @oakiecokie maybe?

 

[DTKOAG]

Weather looks mixed for Sunday.
5/1 the draw

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Rooooottt!

Only Tendulkar to catch.

Good luck with that.

;-)

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Good luck with that.

;-)

25 tests at this rate. Definitely doable.

 

[jimharri]

What sort of lead would Stokes want before considering declaring? 150-200?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

What sort of lead would Stokes want before considering declaring? 150-200?

I think he'll want to bat India out of the match. I would in his position. England are on top in the series. Pressure's on India.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Every team seems to struggle. Derbyshire have played 13 overs with 9 down and Northants 10 overs with 7 down. It happens a lot these days.

The truth is that lower order batters are much better than they were back in the day

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

The truth is that lower order batters are much better than they were back in the day

Oh definitely. I guess it’s the impact of T20 (and ODIs before that to a lesser extent) as that’s where the money is and to get in the team you at least need to have some talent with the bat - even if it’s just ‘staying in’ for your batting partner - unless you’re just supreme with the ball.