Cricket thread

[jowwy]

Cricket is it not just posh boys rounders

Nope……rounders has 4 bases, like baseball, both are nothing like cricket

 

[matticus]

Cricket is it not just posh boys rounders

It's baseball with better fashion sense.

 

[matticus]

Australia 1-for-10.

Things seem to be going to plan 👍 Time for bed ...

 

[jowwy]

Australia 1-for-10.

Things seem to be going to plan 👍 Time for bed ...

this post didnt age well.......

 

[Grant Fondo]

Australia 1-for-10.

Things seem to be going to plan 👍 Time for bed ...

Shame about the other 333
Not much of a fan of this BT coverage, maybe it will just take a while to get used to the Oz Fox style? And Matt Smith?

 

[T4tomo]

Definitely worth picking Leach, take a real specialist to get whacked for nearly 9 an over and get your only wicket from a mistimed top edge!

He wont get many if any second inning overs given our batters performance....

I do feel a bit sorry for him

 

[matticus]

Australia 1-for-10.

Things seem to be going to plan 👍 Time for bed ...

Sorry folks, I haven't had time to fully catch-up with the overnight action.

I'll try to give you a full report on the England fightback later...

 

[Pale Rider]

Test matches can twist and turn in an entertaining manner, but the smart money must be on a heavy defeat, possibly by an innings.

I wonder if the racism scandal has had any impact on the England team.

Root has largely kept out of it by turning a deaf 'un, but he has, quite reasonably, been asked about it several times.

Professional sportsmen can easily be distracted, although the Aussies' sexting former captain doesn't seem to have done them any harm.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I wonder if the racism scandal has had any impact on the England team.

I doubt it. I think the key factors are that the team is a) Ill prepared and b) not as good as the Aussies.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Test matches can twist and turn in an entertaining manner, but the smart money must be on a heavy defeat, possibly by an innings.

I wonder if the racism scandal has had any impact on the England team.

Root has largely kept out of it by turning a deaf 'un, but he has, quite reasonably, been asked about it several times.

Professional sportsmen can easily be distracted, although the Aussies' sexting former captain doesn't seem to have done them any harm.

They don't seem too fussed paying Vaughny to commentate over there either?

 

[Beebo]

I doubt it. I think the key factors are that the team is a) Ill prepared and b) not as good as the Aussies.

C playing away, which is a huge disadvantage in cricket.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

D Not playing the best team we could have fielded for the conditions
E Not taking advantage of those moments the game turns on

 

[Dogtrousers]

But apart from that ... it's all looking pretty good.

 

[T4tomo]

I'm not sure Broad instead of Leach would have made much difference @Bonefish Blues, our batting let us down badly.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I'm not sure Broad instead of Leach would have made much difference @Bonefish Blues, our batting let us down badly.

I'm worried about Jack's ability to rebound from his being brutalised in wholly unfavourable conditions in a way that I never would be about Broad I guess.

...and taking our chances in the field would have made a key difference. It's almost as if we'd written this game off before we started.