Cricket Thread

[kippaxwarrior]

IF we can bat all day tomorrow that'll be a lead of 275-320. That'll be a very competitive score.

Don't forget almost a year to the day at Perth the Australia-India series the first day ended with 17 wickets and India then scored 450 in the second innings. The pitch was a proper green top today so on theory it should be easier from now on

 

[BlueMoonday]

I've never thought anything bad about him myself. What's your beef with him?

Check his historic reporting on City.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I still think there's a lot of runs in this wicket if you get in. It was really apparent after about 20 overs the ball softened up a lot, that's when Head & Green put on their 40 in no time at all. England got through because they had Stokes to bring on with something different - Australia don't have the depth of bowling attack in this game to replicate that.

We need to respect Starc in the second innings. He's only going to bowl six or seven overs maximum in his first spell. Don't give him wickets with stupid shots, target the other bowlers, and get a big lead.

 

[Chris in London]

think we're ahead by a neck

1-0 to us going into added time at the end of the first half

 

[domalino]

We need to respect Starc in the second innings. He's only going to bowl six or seven overs maximum in his first spell. Don't give him wickets with stupid shots, target the other bowlers, and get a big lead.

India showed England exaclty what to do here last year.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-vs-india-2024-25-1426547/australia-vs-india-1st-test-1426555/full-scorecard

First test of the series in Perth, all out for 150, Australia reply with 104, then India realised if you hang about the pitch isn't that bad and there's lots of runs to be had, put on 487/6 declared in the 3rd innings.

 

[waspish]

We need to respect Starc in the second innings. He's only going to bowl six or seven overs maximum in his first spell. Don't give him wickets with stupid shots, target the other bowlers, and get a big lead.

We will go after him more! We know England they never take a step back they take one forward

 

[waspish]

India showed England exaclty what to do here last year.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-vs-india-2024-25-1426547/australia-vs-india-1st-test-1426555/full-scorecard

First test of the series in Perth, all out for 150, Australia reply with 104, then India realised if you hang about the pitch isn't that bad and there's lots of runs to be had, put on 487/6 declared in the 3rd innings.

Means the pitch improved as well

 

[crystal_mais]

The Aussies won't be able to handle the England bowlers this series. If the pitches remain reasonably quick that batting line up is not great. England need to try and bat long and put their egos away for periods

 

[waspish]

The Aussies won't be able to handle the England bowlers this series. If the pitches remain reasonably quick that batting line up is not great. England need to try and bat long and put their egos away for periods

Yep but no chances we keep everyone fit for five tests even stokes

 

[domalino]

Means the pitch improved as well

That's what all the pundits say this new Perth does. Difficult first morning, then good batting for 2 days, then cracks start to appear midway through day 3.

 

[heslops barnet]

We need to respect Starc in the second innings. He's only going to bowl six or seven overs maximum in his first spell. Don't give him wickets with stupid shots, target the other bowlers, and get a big lead.

We shouldn’t have gone after him when batting, tire him out and take the shine off the ball to enable Root get some runs

 

[domalino]

Yep but no chances we keep everyone fit for five tests even stokes

Just have to make sure we win when we get some luck. Hazlewood and Cummins out, win the toss, on top after the first innings, absolutely have to go on and win this one.

 

[KS55]

I never bite ? hahaha
learn my lesson long ago and now I just wait and see

The one thing I will say from the first day in the 1st test is England can still lose this test, so let's keep our feet on the ground and keep doing the hard work and let's hope our batsmen have learnt how to bat on this wicket

And Root learns how to bat. He is having a mare.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Well I hope you all learnt your lesson. Never judge a first innings score until you’ve seen the second innings. Like a match day thread in here ffs.

It's what makes test cricket so enthralling and incredible.

It's often ok to express frustration at the time..... especially that time of day :)

 

[crystal_mais]

And Root learns how to bat. He is having a mare.

mate he got an absolute jaffer there. Not sure what else he could of done

 

[.db.]

believe BBC has highlights https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/live/crl5jn5d84kt

Yes, just read online that an hour long highlights programme will be on iPlayer at 5pm each day.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Brilliant bowling by Starc, fucking bazball, load of shite

In the ‘pre Baball’ era, we’d have been bowled out for double figures there and been totally out of the test on day one. Not sure how that’s preferable.

 

[Winchester]

Great Comeback!!
Please don't screw it up 2nd innings PLEASE!!

 

[ancoats]

And Root learns how to bat. He is having a mare.

Sometimes you have to take it, Joe getting out to a very good delivery was not a mistake ?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Are they failing to produce decent cricketers in Australia? Seems to be the same old names every series.

For those watching, how many wickets were tossed away today?