Cricket thread

[Chromatic]

+1 on a much better pitch tomorrow, really hope Robinson is back too.

Looking forward to this, hope we get a good contest.

On another note, I've been keeping an eye on how the ladies are getting on as defending World Cup holders, not good as it happens, not helped by bowling loads of wides and displaying plenty of comedy fielding in the first few matches. A good win over India though so I've just seen.

 

[T4tomo]

No Robinson or Wood. Mahmood in, at least he has a bit of pace and slingly action so a bit different to Woakes, Stokes and Overton.

Ladies have given themselves a fighting chacce by getting net run rate-up... after throwing away their early games.

 

[newts]

I'm enjoying the last session of the Pakistan v Australia game (in a small window on my desktop screen), whilst trying to work🏏

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The great escape, blimey what an innings.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60768446

 

[matticus]

The great escape, blimey what an innings.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60768446

If that was an England match, they'd be getting stick for not declaring earlier.

 

[newts]

2 players passing milestones on consecutive balls, Lawrence 50 & Roooooot 100

 

[Dayvo]

2 players passing milestones on consecutive balls, Lawrence 50 & Roooooot 100

With the 100 partnership coming the ball before Lawrence reached his 50.

 

[T4tomo]

A decent day's cricket from England, Although Lawrence will be disappointed with getting out like that in the final over...

 

[AndyRM]

369-3 at lunch on the second day. Got to be looking north of 500, maybe declaring at tea?

 

[T4tomo]

I'd bat for at least 2 days on this flat track, just in case its crumbles or something later on, if we are still scoring quickly (Stokes is motoring) might as well get runs on the board whilst the going is good.

 

[matticus]

369-3 at lunch on the second day. Got to be looking north of 500, maybe declaring at tea?

I'd rather they batted into Day3 (if they can) - it would be an exciting new experience for England!

 

[AndyRM]

I'd rather they batted into Day3 (if they can) - it would be an exciting new experience for England!

Get where you're coming from, but I'd rather there was a chance of a result and I think going into a third day would limit that possibility.

 

[matticus]

This would be a great Test Match .... except that the bloody horse-racing is keeping TMS off 5SportsLiveExtra. Grrrrr!!!!!

 

[matticus]

(Stoke still stuck on 98. Don't rush it Benjamin ...

 

[matticus]

Woohoo - he's got his ton! (And I doubt Root will be too unhappy with his 153).

Stokes moved the scoring rate from around 2-per-over, to well over 3 now.