Cricket Thread

[meeesh]

I know mate, that’s why I put the exclamation mark in, cos our batting is even more shit than our bowling

Can they take an extra half hour here so it could be wrapped up today? Or does that not come into play yet

 

[meeesh]

Yup just confirmed it as I feared

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

I rather we lost by 9 wickets so we don't have to watch the smug cheat hitting the winning run.

 

[Craig]

They were hardly flogged to death

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Yeah, if they can’t handle that workload they might as well head home now. As at some point Smith and Labuchagne will bat for hours

 

[dadnlad]

wait for interviews after game no searching questions and asking of tactics andwhat were you thinking it'll be all oh hard luck maybe next time their a good side

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Hard to be overly critical of our bowlers when it’s our batting that’s ultimately cost us this test match. Just 16 runs between Crawley, Root and Stokes is absolutely terrible.

 

[waspish]

So so disappointed!

But if you don’t leave balls that are wide early in your innings especially in Australia you more likely than not going to knick them!

Just hope it won’t be too late by the time we climatized to the conditions!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Yeah, if they can’t handle that workload they might as well head home now. As at some point Smith and Labuchagne will bat for hours

Wood must be particularly knackered after his 3 overs today on top of 8 yesterday. He’ll probably have to miss the next match

 

[meeesh]

Need a few changes, make injuries up or something around 4 or so, and fly over Anderson, Broad, Panasar and Leach to have a go instead

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Pope is a 5/6. He’s been overpromoted because we don’t have any 3s but England would be much better off with a third opener, given how often one of Duckett or Crawley get out cheaply.

You are bang on. I put that and then deleted it.

 

[meeesh]

Hard to be overly critical of our bowlers when it’s our batting that’s ultimately cost us this test match. Just 16 runs between Crawley, Root and Stokes is absolutely terrible.

But you are watching this feeble shite they delivering at moment though yea?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Labuschagne is being given some good net practice here, getting him into the series.

 

[BringBackSwales]

So so disappointed!

But if you don’t leave balls that are wide early in your innings especially in Australia you more likely than not going to knick them!

Just hope it won’t be too late by the time we climatized to the conditions!

There’s no excuse for not being acclimatised to the Australian conditions and kookaburra ball. We opted to play no warm up games apart from a friendly against England B

 

[Gabriel]

Enjoy listening to commentators and cricket journalists discussing performances, but English cricketers all sound as if they’ve attended the same media training programmes. Tend to switch off at that point and am surprised media outlets still bother with them.

 

[jaiguruKun]

I can normally get over England losing quite easily but this one is particularly depressing.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

40 minutes to score 45 for a 2 day win.
It doesn't seem likely as the scoring has slowed.

 

[dadnlad]

There’s no excuse for not being acclimatised to the Australian conditions and kookaburra ball. We opted to play no warm up games apart from a friendly against England B

you saying england B threw the game

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

They've gambled everything on this series and we are gonna get battered. Key will go, hopefully. I also think Stokes will too, sadly.
There's a shortage of quality batsmen in the county game and any that show promise should be taken with a pinch of salt cos they rarely, if ever, come up against the test bowlers cos they are always rested!!!

 

[DelToro]

you saying england B threw the game

How shit must England B be if they lost to England A?

 

[meeesh]

40 minutes to score 45 for a 2 day win.
It doesn't seem likely as the scoring has slowed.

Bet they go for it