Cricket thread

[deptfordmarmoset]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61675741?at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom4=3E1C7616-E4C8-11EC-9FFD-1BBF96E8478F&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64&at_custom3=BBC+Test+Match+Special&at_custom1=[post+type]

It's astonishing that he reached 10,000 runs at exactly the same age as Cook. Cook on TMS said he was going to contact his mother to find out what time of day he was born.

Edit: wot he said ^

 

[newts]

This morning was a masterclass in game management, win the game without losing wickets, just before the new ball. With 8 down, 30 runs to win & the new ball it could have been a very tense last hour.

 

[geocycle]

This morning was a masterclass in game management, win the game without losing wickets,…

Quite! Of all the scenarios that was the least likely in my book. Root is class in every way, def the best I’ve seen for England. But before Nottingham the selectors need to reflect on the fact we were 5 wickets down and one more would have been into the tail, not least because I have day three tickets.

 

[T4tomo]

Not too sure about having Jimmy and Broad playing. I know they've got the whole talisman thing going for them but we can't keep relying on them forever.

see post #2161, when you have 8 quick bowlers injured...

 

[Grant Fondo]

Younis and Gavaskar in his sights now as he moves past 10000 runs .... brilliant by Root in that 2nd innings and plenty of years left to boot.

 

[T4tomo]

brilliant by Root in that 2nd innings

It was absolutely text book, he upped his own tempo when Stokes was out to try to make sure the 2nd new ball didn't come into play, but did it in a taking minimal risks, playing proper cricket shots, sort of way.

I still think Williamson missed a trick not bring back the left arm spinner after Stokes was out. Just plugging away with same 3 seamers for the whole of the Root - Foakes stand and hoping for an error / different result was poor captaincy IMHO. neither of Foakes or Root were likely to start trying to smash him out of the attack like Stokes had, so it was unlikely to cost him many runs, but it may have got him a wicket.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Hoping to get to Trent Bridge on Friday, seen nowt since India at the Oval in Sept 2018 when Cook got 147 and Root 125

 

[geocycle]

Hoping to get to Trent Bridge on Friday, seen nowt since India at the Oval in Sept 2018 when Cook got 147 and Root 125

My last test match was ‘Ben Stokes Day‘ at Headingley in 2019. Had some great times from Boycott’s hundred hundreds in 1977 to winning the ashes at MCG in 2010. Really enjoy watching Root, I think he’s the best English batsman I’ve seen.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

England names an unchanged side for Friday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket...[post+type]&at_custom3=BBC+Test+Match+Special

 

[T4tomo]

England names an unchanged side for Friday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61744740?at_custom4=43CDCE88-E7D0-11EC-8FA9-12C931EBDC67&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=[post+type]&at_custom3=BBC+Test+Match+Special

Can't see Leach or Parkinson doing much at Trent bridge so probably fair enough to put him back in as he was initially selected.

 

[matticus]

England names an unchanged side for Friday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61744740?at_custom4=43CDCE88-E7D0-11EC-8FA9-12C931EBDC67&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=[post+type]&at_custom3=BBC+Test+Match+Special

Predictions for the result anyone? Quick, before we start batting!!!

 

[AndyRM]

Predictions for the result anyone? Quick, before we start batting!!!

England will win. McCullum has made it pretty clear what he expects, so I would hope they'll perform.

 

[T4tomo]

Predictions for the result anyone? Quick, before we start batting!!!

we've got 24 hours yet fella...

we traditionally do much better at TB than Lords so I'm going with an England win too, mainly as Jimmy & Broady appear to have aged better than Southee and Boult.

 

[matticus]

Wow! I never thought I'd see the CChat panel so confident.

I am cautiously optimistic ... but won't be entering the bookies ...

 

[AndyRM]

Wow! I never thought I'd see the CChat panel so confident.

I am cautiously optimistic ... but won't be entering the bookies ...

Two people with confidence. Well, 2.5 if your cautious optimism is accurate.

I'm always confident when it comes to England. It's the weird policies of the ECB which routinely let me down.