Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Playing across the line isn’t working. Park the sweep shot.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Yep, we’re screwed.

 

[waspish]

Playing for the spin when it beamed in for his centre wicket! You got your four defend the next! Indian bowlers play to a plan this Washington players been brilliant!

guarantee India will make the score we end up with look like a piece of piss

 

[waspish]

This test match we have been abysmal look like a team from the 90’s

 

[jimharri]

Going down with a whimper here. 200 is at least 100 too few.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Going down with a whimper here. 200 is at least 100 too few.

You might be surprised.

 

[jimharri]

You might be surprised.

Surprised? I'd be staggered. Pleasantly so, mind. I hope you're right, I really do.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

"right, lads, you need to bat all day to have a chance. So tell me, how have 5 of you missed straight balls?"

 

[Corky]

156 for Lanky to win, 7.8 an over.

Lanky on top first 6, then Durham got above 10 an over next 6, then tied them back down with regular wickets.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

don't think so

Still so sure......?

 

[waspish]

Anyone think our bowlers can be as consistently as India are dreaming India will get these with 6 wickets to spare!

If we blow the best we can keep it tight it does everything all the time we have a chance! Seen enough of these bowlers to know they haven’t got that skill! Stokes can that’s that

 

[jimharri]

"right, lads, you need to bat all day to have a chance. So tell me, how have 5 of you missed straight balls?"

I dunno; something radical like, well, "they're technically not all that good"? In Bazball mode, they're brilliant. But, as you say, top notch batsmen shouldn't be missing straight ball, no matter how good the bowler, and Bumrah is very good If the bowlers are sending down deliveries akin to THAT Warne delivery, fair enough. Not a lot you can do then. But pretty straight, albeit quick, deliveries? Hmm.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I dunno; something radical like, well, "they're technically not all that good"? In Bazball mode, they're brilliant. But, as you say, top notch batsmen shouldn't be missing straight ball, no matter how good the bowler, and Bumrah is very good If the bowlers are sending down deliveries akin to THAT Warne delivery, fair enough. Not a lot you can do then. But pretty straight, albeit quick, deliveries? Hmm.

Quite, it was more pointing out the flaw in technique for some of them.

Woakes got a brute, but being bowled behind legs sweeping is not a good look.

Slower pitches seem to be kryptonite to England's power game.

Still Archer will get a go this evening, and we'll see how India go. The trouble is that if they know they need 200, they won't mind blocking for 15 overs.

 

[Vienna_70]

Bashir must be a ferret.

Archer is a rabbit, and ferrets go in after rabbits.

 

[Vienna_70]

Quite, it was more pointing out the flaw in technique for some of them.

Woakes got a brute, but being bowled behind legs sweeping is not a good look.

Slower pitches seem to be kryptonite to England's power game.

Still Archer will get a go this evening, and we'll see how India go. The trouble is that if they know they need 200, they won't mind blocking for 15 overs.

200?

I can’t see this pair scoring 14.

 

[BringBackSwales]

156 for Lanky to win, 7.8 an over.

Lanky on top first 6, then Durham got above 10 an over next 6, then tied them back down with regular wickets.

2 for 1 in reply

 

[TheGhost]

2-1 to India in the series.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I wonder when the last time that a bowler had four wickets, all bowled.

 

[waspish]

We need 4 wickets tonight

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Why would a team about to bat ever not want the heavy roller?
Apart from if they want a 3-3 hour thrash after a big first innings lead.