Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Should be an easy win from here...

Yeah. Holland just need to keep their heads.

 

[Corky]

Also if there’s rain forecast (did I hear that said earlier?) why did Buttler choose to bat first?

They can get the 20 over in quick to win it. They collapse chasing and it is v Ned. Not a run of the mill t20 blast decision.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

24 off the over.

It’s coming home.

Sorry, meant we’re going home.

 

[Protein Junkie]

YJB and Buttler have been gash. Cannot wait to play themselves into form.
Gotta win our local Derby v the Dutch.

 

[BringBackSwales]

My guess is that the whole squad is mentally gone.

There’s a few of em likely to miss out on the IPL gravy train because of this works cup

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

There’s a few of em likely to miss out on the IPL gravy train because of this works cup

Hopefully Livingstone is one as he needs to go back to basics and remember how to build an innings.

 

[crooky]

Yeah. Holland just need to keep their heads.

You jinxed them. I watched the last 40 minutes of the innings and they were shocking. Wides every over.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You jinxed them. I watched the last 40 minutes of the innings and they were shocking. Wides every over.

It’s almost as if they’re a bit shit.

Not England level shit, but still…

 

[KS55]

Brilliant 201 from Glenn Maxwell.

Stand and deliver. No footwork after first 100. Just stood and blasted it. Remarkable.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Surprised Maxwell was allowed to bat without a helmet. I thought it had become compulsory.

 

[BringBackSwales]

That’s Malan, Stokes and Rashid. Just need another 8for the rebuild.

Fucking Root is becoming a village idiot - play your fancy shots when you’re in form, not when you’re playing shit. He used to be a very intelligent cricketer

 

[Corky]

Need to snuff these out soon as possible for NRR to give a decent top 8 chance.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

7th in the table on -0.88 NRR now. All eyes on Sri Lanka (v NZ) and Bangladesh (v Aus) to see what we need to do against Pakistan.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

7th in the table on -0.88 NRR now. All eyes on Sri Lanka (v NZ) and Bangladesh (v Aus) to see what we need to do against Pakistan.

I fully expect Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to lose their games quite comfortably.

 

[Corky]

The Ceylon massive loss makes it look almost impossible not to finish top 8 now.

 

[crooky]

The Ceylon massive loss makes it look almost impossible not to finish top 8 now.

Yeah what a boring way to finish the tournament.

 

[Corky]

Afghan's did well to recover but the score won't be enough to catch NZ even if SA are bowled out for zero. There needs to be a lot of no balls and sixes to keep in mathematically at the interval.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not only are we coming home, so is the Champions’ Trophy in a couple of years time.

;-)

 

[TinFoilHat]

The ECB inquest will be interesting.

"What can we do to improve the one day game?"

"Pay more than the IPL?"

"Can't afford that..."

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The ECB inquest will be interesting.

"What can we do to improve the one day game?"

"Pay more than the IPL?"

"Can't afford that..."

Playing some domestic 50 over cricket would help.