Cricket thread

[deptfordmarmoset]

Spirit v laws of the game 1(Duckett) - 1(Bairstow og).

 

[Grant Fondo]

It has to be a no, England won't be able to

I still concur, but crikey this is good

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Spirit v laws of the game 1(Duckett) - 1(Bairstow og).

That catch from Starc in my opinion wasn't held.He had the ball in his hand maybe two seconds at the most and then he fell using the ball as a leverage.I don't think that was bad sportsmanship unlike Bairstows.

 

[newts]

That runout was predetermined, the keeper threw the ball before Bairstow started walking out of his crease. Typical poor Aussie sportsmanship.

 

[Grant Fondo]

93 needed !!!! COME ON ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

 

[Dogtrousers]

Oooer. What's happening?

Just got in from toiling in the garden expecting it to be all over ... or at least heading to a depressingly inevitable conclusion.
70 needed, 4 wickets remaining

bollocks. Stokes gone. 3 wickets remaining.

Edit 69 needed with 2 remaining. I should have stayed in the garden

Edit 69 needed with 1 remaining. What have I done?

 

[Beebo]

Shame but we will regret it scoring enough in the first innings.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Oooer. What's happening?

Just got in from toiling in the garden expecting it to be all over ... or at least heading to a depressingly inevitable conclusion.
70 needed, 4 wickets remaining

bollocks. Stokes gone. 3 wickets remaining.

Edit 69 needed with 2 remaining. I should have stayed in the garden

Edit 69 needed with 1 remaining. What have I done?

Haven't you got any more gardening to do?

 

[AndyRM]

Raging about the Bairstow dismissal (despite it being perfectly legal), but the pantomime Broad put on and the sheer dismissive power of Stokes was something to behold.

Can we came back from this? Unlikely. But this series has been entertaining stuff so far, and a lot closer than people seem to think. Our top order failures are well known. Australia have been dominant in their first innings, but losing to the best Test team in the world by two wickets and 43 runs is hardly a disgrace.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think there's a bit of hysteria about the Bairstow business. A few days ago Michael Vaughan was criticising the attitude of the England team for being too relaxed and chummy with the Aussies: "This is the Ashes. I don't want to see you chatting to them, wait til the series is over for that" (paraphrased). I think it may be symptomatic of that. Still, I doubt it's a mistake Bairstow will make again.

 

[matticus]

It has to be a no, England won't be able to. It's more a matter of losing with a bit of dignity.

I'm just catching up with thread; your post has proved very prophetic!!!

 

[matticus]

Raging about the Bairstow dismissal (despite it being perfectly legal), but the pantomime Broad put on and the sheer dismissive power of Stokes was something to behold.

Can we came back from this? Unlikely. But this series has been entertaining stuff so far, and a lot closer than people seem to think. Our top order failures are well known. Australia have been dominant in their first innings, but losing to the best Test team in the world by two wickets and 43 runs is hardly a disgrace.

Agree with all that!

We watched the highlights last night - I think I'd already heard that we'd lost, but not that it was close. SOOOO glad I watched that hour of telly, top sporting drama.

 

[matticus]

3x MCC members suspended:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66082409

I think that's the right thing to do ... but Warner+Khawaja are massive snowflakes to complain about a bit of barracking from some pensioners in blazers, whilst giving it "This is Test Cricket, mate, we're here to win, not to make friends..... etc "

 

[Dogtrousers]

3x MCC members suspended:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66082409

I think that's the right thing to do ... but Warner+Khawaja are massive snowflakes to complain about a bit of barracking from some pensioners in blazers, whilst giving it "This is Test Cricket, mate, we're here to win, not to make friends..... etc "

I was chuckling about this, imaging the scene and what might have been said. "I say, you there. You are a frightful bounder"

 

[Bonefish Blues]

3x MCC members suspended:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66082409

I think that's the right thing to do ... but Warner+Khawaja are massive snowflakes to complain about a bit of barracking from some pensioners in blazers, whilst giving it "This is Test Cricket, mate, we're here to win, not to make friends..... etc "

For Khawaja to get involved, there had to be something beyond a bit of banter and barracking.

Too easy to dismiss as snowflakes.