Cricket thread

[geocycle]

Wonder if Stokesy will declare on some crazy low score?

Well that’s what we have come to expect…. So he will almost certainly aim for 400! But as @slow scot says scoring will get harder and we could get bowled out.… who knows, life was simpler when we could guarantee 30-3.

 

[Grant Fondo]

A month of virtually no rain, then the Ashes starts, grrrr ....

 

[Deleted member 1258]

A month of virtually no rain, then the Ashes starts, grrrr ....

Seems to have put a bit of life in the pitch, batting could get interesting.

 

[geocycle]

Well that was very unlucky. To have 3 overs in the dark between storms is about has hard as it comes. Still that’s cricket and the weather has always been part of the game. Looks likely we wont have to worry about declaring!

 

[geocycle]

With those two wickets in the gloom it’s advantage Australia going into day 4. Still another twist or two to come though.

 

[AndyRM]

I don't think Australia have any kind of advantage. Anything over 200 and they're done.

 

[Beebo]

I don't think Australia have any kind of advantage. Anything over 200 and they're done.

Im loving your positivity. but I’d be more comfortable with 250-300. Especially as our main spinner has a hand injury.

 

[T4tomo]

Especially as our main spinner has a hand injury.

that's the biggest concern to me

Australia have struggled chasing low scores in the past, so we'll see, its definitely finely balanced. If our middle order can club us a 250+ lead I think its very much game on.

 

[AndyRM]

Im loving your positivity. but I’d be more comfortable with 250-300. Especially as our main spinner has a hand injury.

Someone's gotta be positive on this thread. We've got this.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Someone's gotta be positive on this thread. We've got this.

It all depends on the first hour.

 

[Beebo]

Flipping heck! Roots gone mad.
I don’t like this new brave world. It makes me scared.

 

[T4tomo]

Flipping heck! Roots gone mad.
I don’t like this new brave world. It makes me scared.

I love it, Australia blink first, put the field back and then it creates a load of gaps for Rooty to play so "proper" positive cricket shots into

Popes gone, lets hope Stokes doesn go too daft to early, he's better when he just plays normal aggressive cricket, rather than trying to leather every ball to wolverhampton.

 

[Alex321]

I love it, Australia blink first, put the field back and then it creates a load of gaps for Rooty to play so "proper" positive cricket shots into

Popes gone, lets hope Stokes doesn go too daft to early, he's better when he just plays normal aggressive cricket, rather than trying to leather every ball to wolverhampton.

It is Brooks who has come in next.

 

[AndyRM]

It all depends on the first hour.

Which we have got through relatively unscathed. Root is looking imperious again.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Which we have got through relatively unscathed. Root is looking imperious again.

Yes, that's a decent first hour.