Cricket Thread

[Citizen of Legoland]

250 gives us a chance in my opinion.

 

[Chipmeister]

Disappointing the number of soft dismissals, we were in a great position on a number of occasions and every time we coughed up a wicket.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Another 30 runs in the first innings would have been useful

 

[WickyWain]

Do well to make 300 now.

Fuck it, it worked for the first innings so...



We'll do well to get 250!

 

[Claytop]

Yeh, we're way short.

 

[domalino]

Disappointing the number of soft dismissals, we were in a great position on a number of occasions and every time we coughed up a wicket.

Root was the really bad one - he had time to pull out of the shot and get back when the ball came out different to how he expected, but just tried to slog it anyway from a terrible position.

 

[DMA's]

Shame all 5 matches aren’t at Edgbaston. Best cricket ground in the country imo

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

F cking hell, good job they've got ultra-edge!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

We were in complete control of this game until Root mindlessly came down the wicket.

 

[DMA's]

Root was the really bad one - he had time to pull out of the shot and get back when the ball came out different to how he expected, but just tried to slog it anyway from a terrible position.

Just wish root would play his usual game, he is too good to throw his wicket away with such a stupid shot. Heard earlier it’s first time in his England career he has been stumped which says it all

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

250 gives us a chance in my opinion.

I agree, I think people are underestimating how difficult a 250-300 chase is at Edgbaston. It’s far from a disaster.

 

[dadnlad]

Disappointing the number of soft dismissals, we were in a great position on a number of occasions and every time we coughed up a wicket.

they keep saying they got wickets at right time nope we've gifted wickets at right time

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I agree, I think people are underestimating how difficult a 250-300 chase is at Edgbaston. It’s far from a disaster.

I’d agree if we had a frontline spinner.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

250 gives us a chance in my opinion.

I think even that's a bit short. But hey, you never know.
We've got to get to that first!

 

[domalino]

Baz ball is just constantly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory before snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

As soon as it looks good there's a crisis, and as soon as it looks hopeless they claw it back.

 

[dadnlad]

bad enough listening to english commentary team enjoying wickets falling now the smug aussie back

 

[Iassel]

Not sure that’s our ethos.

The ethos ostensibly is to play positive cricket, looking to turn draws into wins.

When you’re 6 down and in trouble though it’s just common sense to look to turn a glorious defeat into a draw…

 

[Cricket Blue]

can we rule out stokes just actually declaring no matter what?

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I’d agree if we had a frontline spinner.

Fair point

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

can we rule out stokes just actually declaring no matter what?

Nope. We're in Alice in Wonderland territory.