Cricket Thread

[waspish]

Pope “I liked to get past the first 20 balls” yeah for what purpose to play a shitty shot when in!? Our problem is whoever comes in will play the same! Cant wait for Brook to come in and throw his bat at a wide ball!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Root is the absolute best batsman in the world and it ain't close imo

I know, that’s what I said to the other poster

 

[dadnlad]

think nice restaurant for tea tomorrow

 

[Gabriel]

England have never resolved the number three spot, shoehorning 2 fours into the side when they desperately need an anchor there, especially when both openers have a tendency to get out early.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

think nice restaurant for tea tomorrow

You just know that even if we get to 150/2 at stumps tonight, by the time we wake up tomorrow, we’ll be 210 all out and the Aussies have won by 10 wickets.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

That should be Pope's last innings in an England shirt for a good while

 

[waspish]

Watching popes last few overs says to me he is not thinking about the game the situation scrambled head! Think it’s the moto of “Go Hard” England have when it’s getting tough! Yes get that but why we see Root stokes don’t go hard when your just in a moment when nothing is hitting the bat! Pope needs to use his brain!

 

[GornikDaze]

I remember my Nan teaching how to play clock patience as a kid. I used to dread turning the card in the middle, there was that air of inevitability that it would be a king. Watching England bat and I have that same sense of dread

 

[waspish]

England have never resolved the number three spot, shoehorning 2 fours into the side when they desperately need an anchor there, especially when both openers have a tendency to get out early.

Really you need someone like Root or with a very good defence! Problem is we don’t have any and think we won’t have many in the future the way cricket is going!

 

[dadnlad]

Watching popes last few overs says to me he is not thinking about the game the situation scrambled head! Think it’s the moto of “Go Hard” England have when it’s getting tough! Yes get that but why we see Root stokes don’t go hard when your just in a moment when nothing is hitting the bat! Pope needs to use his brain!

he'll wait till series gone than score few runs

 

[Manchester_lalala]

That’s hilarious.

 

[waspish]

Another caught and bowled that happens when you keep going after the ball!

I play this way! Why not when your in don’t play that way block the ball for 2/3 overs hey!

 

[Gabriel]

Really you need someone like Root or with a very good defence! Problem is we don’t have any and think we won’t have many in the future the way cricket is going!

Root flopped at three and wasn’t comfortable there. England had Surrey push Pope up the order to accommodate but it just hasn’t worked. It would be more prudent to take another opener on such tours.

 

[waspish]

he'll wait till series gone than score few runs

They’ll all get the next test and we lose that go 3 down I’d drop as many as we can

 

[dadnlad]

might be booking lunch

 

[waspish]

Root flopped at three and wasn’t comfortable there. England had Surrey push Pope up the order to accommodate but it just hasn’t worked. It would be more prudent to take another opener on such tours.

Think Trott was our last good 3

 

[waspish]

Wicket keeper up Brook wouldn’t have come in with that before against medium pace bowler!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Just hope we can avoid an innings defeat now.

 

[dadnlad]

bloody hell man city get some credit off bbc cricket sacked in the morning
how many teams have you seen play same way and get result after result ..... manchester city but there was no risk pass pass pass win

 

[willipp]

They’ll all get the next test and we lose that go 3 down I’d drop as many as we can

They’ll all get their central contracts renewed for millions as a reward.