Cricket Thread

[The blue phantom]

We have to have a bowl at these before Lunch.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

He had 6-7 flashes where the ball could have gone anywhere, inside edge and outside edge. In that sense, his play was no different from what it has been, just, as you say, riding his luck.

Yup. It wasn't one of the classic, chanceless innings, of the sort that Cook used to fashion. But it was a buccaneering innings — in the new style.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I reckon slap it round for a lead of 200 asap and put them in.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Aren’t Australia supposedly renowned for their attacking brand of cricket?

This is mind-numbingly negative.

 

[dadnlad]

raining in swinton just brought washing in

 

[domalino]

I reckon slap it round for a lead of 200 asap and put them in.

I think England are going to bat as long as they can in the good weather.

So lets go all in on back of the envelope maths. 77 overs left today.

I'd want to bowl at Australia for about 40. That gives England 35 overs to rack up a score which at the current RR would be a lead of about 350.

Australia's longest innings of the series is 116 overs. Realistically they won't bat for more than 100.

So that would leave England needing maximum 60 overs of good weather across the weekend - 2 sessions out of 6.

Optimistically you might only need 1 clear session.

So IMO the move is bat until tea and spend the last 7 sessions of the match trying to get 10 wickets.

 

[domalino]

BBC live feed pointing out Stokes is still in his whites and hasn't gotten changed yet...could be a declaration coming?

 

[joe123]

I think England are going to bat as long as they can in the good weather.

So lets go all in on back of the envelope maths. 77 overs left today.

I'd want to bowl at Australia for about 40. That gives England 35 overs to rack up a score which at the current RR would be a lead of about 350.

Australia's longest innings of the series is 116 overs. Realistically they won't bat for more than 100.

So that would leave England needing maximum 60 overs of good weather across the weekend - 2 sessions out of 6.

Optimistically you might only need 1 clear session.

So IMO the move is bat until tea and spend the last 7 sessions of the match trying to get 10 wickets.

I guess it will depend on what the England camp think about the weather. If we get to 200 lead wouldn’t be surprised to see a declaration by lunch (a big if, mind)

 

[TinFoilHat]

Aren’t Australia supposedly renowned for their attacking brand of cricket?

This is mind-numbingly negative.

They only need a draw for the ashes. They could do a boycott in their innings if they expect the rest of the test being a washout.

 

[trueblue1972]

I think England are going to bat as long as they can in the good weather.

So lets go all in on back of the envelope maths. 77 overs left today.

I'd want to bowl at Australia for about 40. That gives England 35 overs to rack up a score which at the current RR would be a lead of about 350.

Australia's longest innings of the series is 116 overs. Realistically they won't bat for more than 100.

So that would leave England needing maximum 60 overs of good weather across the weekend - 2 sessions out of 6.

Optimistically you might only need 1 clear session.

So IMO the move is bat until tea and spend the last 7 sessions of the match trying to get 10 wickets.

Runs the risk of running out of time without bowling them out ,we can always knock some off at the end if needs be , can't see then batting after lunch , it's just not on the mindset