Cricket Thread

have only started watching the girlies this season, pleasantly surprised….decent standard of cricket …..
I think it is a decent standard. Sometimes there are some comments across social media about the standard of fielding etc, that has definitely improved, yes one or two catches have been put down but that happens. On the whole the women’s series against Australia has been very entertaining.
 
Seems a bit to cold for the ball to swing this morning! I fancy us to bat first get 400 by 5:30 declare and get a couple of wickets
 
Statistically more games are won by the team batting first at OT but with the weather both now, and over the coming days, we have to bowl first so we can look to control things more. Skittle them this morning, have a lead by close of play. Bowl them out tomorrow and chase tomorrow afternoon to go to the Oval at 2-2. If only it was that easy!
 
That’s some fucking line up Australia have, especially with their 2 batting line ups. We have done well to have won one and come close in 2. My worry is if the 3 top batsmen in the world rankings click (that and the Manchester rain!)
 
Not sure I would have bowled first.
I think these will be good cloudy swing bowling conditions (although maybe that will be the case everyday), and tactically/mentally I think the idea is to try and bowl them out today, try and get ahead asap by batting quickly and then having them under a bit of pressure second innings. Either way England will be playing very aggressively, shit or bust, draw of no interest to Stokes
 

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