Cricket Thread

[MillionMilesAway]

Is Brook going to get to 100 before he runs out of partners?!

 

[Iassel]

Is Brook going to get to 100 before he runs out of partners?!

Lol

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Is Brook going to get to 100 before he runs out of partners?!

Nice one

 

[Iassel]

You assume the England selectors have a motivation poster above their desks - ‘you don’t have to be braindead to play for England, but it helps’

As above.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Trying to get the Aussies batting whilst conditions are favourable. Obviously.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Jesus wept! Wickets in batches again, when will we ever learn, badly need a rain interruption ere, to save us from ourselves, it’s not easy out there by any stretch but show some feckin fight

 

[dadnlad]

come on the tail

 

[dadnlad]

Jesus wept! Wickets in batches again, when will we ever learn, badly need a rain interruption ere, to save us from ourselves, it’s not easy out there by any stretch but show some feckin fight

need snow never mind rain

 

[jimharri]

come on the tail

You dirty swine.

 

[cleavers]

More idiotic batting.

 

[dadnlad]

conditions that good for bowling declare now and get them out

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I'm sorry, really sorry.
I didn't think it would be Brook.

 

[supercity88]

Yeah I'm sure. Hopefully we spank him to all parts when he does bowl!

There's that familiar air of inevitability at the moment where Moeen can't run so is just doing to swing and hole out very soon...and then with the 4th wicket down the score doesn't look so good again and there might be another mini-collapse before we drag ourselves up to 300!

Well part of this has come to fruition but the 300 prediction is looking a challenge!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

What exactly is Bairstow's problem? He doesn't seem to be able to take things on board as he goes. He gets a thick inside edge, and luckily gets away with it. Stone me, he does the same thing again. And doesn't get away with it.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Two batsmen out playing on the walk. Just looks like lazy technique.

 

[joe123]

Got tickets for Sunday. This time last week was hopeful it might be the deciding day of the whole series. Not even sure I'll be going at this stage...

 

[dadnlad]

What exactly is Bairstow's problem? He doesn't seem to be able to take things on board as he goes. He gets a thick inside edge, and luckily gets away with it. Stone me, he does the same thing again. And doesn't get away with it.

entertainment

 

[supercity88]

What exactly is Bairstow's problem? He doesn't seem to be able to take things on board as he goes. He gets a thick inside edge, and luckily gets away with it. Stone me, he does the same thing again. And doesn't get away with it.

You back yourself to play the shot better the next time...only he didn't!

 

[jimharri]

Can we crawl up to 250, then try to bowl the Aussies out for less? Unlikely, I'd say. If either Smith, Khawaja or Labuschagne drop anchor, we'll be looking at a serious deficit on first innings.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Can we crawl up to 250, then try to bowl the Aussies out for less? Unlikely, I'd say. If either Smith, Khawaja or Labuschagne drop anchor, we'll be looking at a serious deficit on first innings.

I reckon England will stumble on until about 5-5.30 and nearly 300.
Gives Australia an hour or so.

I reckon the Aussies quite fancy winning the Ashes outright here for the first time in 20 years. Cloudy all day tomorrow - looks like Saturday could finish at lunch.