Cricket Thread

[Dr Jacoby]

I called a century because the probability is that at lest one of those four will fail in this innings.


And I hope you're back later , giving it the big"I told you so"!

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Replacements needed for Bairstow and Ali in the next test.

Leave Ali in. We need a spinner at OT. Jimmy for Robinson, Foakes for Bairstow.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Mel Jones with a face like a slapped arse

What’s new?

 

[jimharri]

He told you so!



;)

I was wrong on two counts...
1. The century wasn't needed after all.
2. I said at least one of Root/Brook/Bairstow/Stokes would fail. 3 of them did!

 

[trueblue1972]

Just can’t leave things alone some folk can they,but now it’s calmed down,you care answering the question I posed earlier ?

I did , was typing it and posted before we were asked to goto pm , its still there

 

[M18CTID]

I know they frustrate us at times but that was a great effort at the end. Been a bit unlucky to find ourselves 2-0 down after the first two. That’s a fairer reflection now. Roll on the real Old Trafford a week on Wednesday, and I’m hoping we’re still in it by the Friday when I go!

 

[cleavers]

Is it my illusion or have the tail often been playing more intelligent cricket than the four openers, supposed to be the specialist batsmen, during this series?

No it's not an illusion, but the likes of Woakes and Wood are not blame if they give their wickets away trying to score. Anyway they didn't so well played.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I don’t think there’s that much between us and them. All the tests have been close… if we hadn’t made so many errors we could have easily been ahead in the series.

Bring on OT.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

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[urban genie]

Get the fuck in

been a right up n down day

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Bit of iggy

 

[halfcenturyup]

Good God. I haven't seen a game of cricket in 40 years or so. What the hell has happened to it? It's all 5 or 6 runs an over. And the way to score 30 runs in more than a whole day? 4s and 6s? It's changed a little .....

 

[WickyWain]

I was wrong on two counts...
1. The century wasn't needed after all.
2. I said at least one of Root/Brook/Bairstow/Stokes would fail. 3 of them did!

The only thing that matters is we won, would be incredible if we can win the series from 2 down!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Never been so please to be wrong, but let's be honest. The Australian attack have not, on the whole, been bowling unplayable balls right through the series. It is us shooting ourselves in the foot, over and over and over. Right down to Brook (congrats, Harry, because let's not be churlish, after all).
We've simply got to get a grip in the next two tests. Oh and goodbye Bairstow, I hope. Has played some wonderful knocks in the past, but it seems a long time ago.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Good God. I haven't seen a game of cricket in 40 years or so. What the hell has happened to it? It's all 5 or 6 runs an over. And the way to score 30 runs in more than a whole day? 4s and 6s? It's changed a little .....

You are Geoffrey Boycott and I claim my £10

 

[Tim of the Oak]

No it's not an illusion, but the likes of Woakes and Wood are not blame if they give their wickets away trying to score. Anyway they didn't so well played.

Having better batters in the tail than the first two tests has won us the game. Put Wood and Woakes in the earlier line ups and we win at one of the first two tests. I know Wood wasn’t available at the start of the series.

 

[waspish]

Anderson for Robinson and that be the only change unless anyone else gets injured

 

[jimharri]

The only thing that matters is we won, would be incredible if we can win the series from 2 down!

Nailed it.

 

[M18CTID]

Surely it’s Wood for MOTM

 

[waspish]

I was wrong on two counts...
1. The century wasn't needed after all.
2. I said at least one of Root/Brook/Bairstow/Stokes would fail. 3 of them did!

On point 2 Hedging bets there[emoji38] we always going to win this game