The Cricket Thread

[absolute bobbins]

What was he like off screen? Just as eccentric?

He's incredibly nice, funny and only slightly less eccentric

 

[alfie103]

I just can't stand Boycott. What a F*****g P***k.

 

[SteveH]

This Aaron is a good bowler.

 

[SteveH]

He's incredibly nice, funny and only slightly less eccentric

I would love to have pint with bumble - he sound like a good lad/bloke.

 

[dagraham]

We're making a bit of a mess of this.

 

[nidge]

Time for Buttler to smash a quick hundred. (By posting this I in no way take responsibility for him getting out for 10.)

 

[dondo]

Great win hope the commentators will shut up about the indians being great players of spin now,because this bunch are clearly not

 

[Arnoldtoo]

I think the Indian batsmen should be ashamed of themselves. With the weather coming in today it might have been enough just to survive the last session, and instead they lost 9 wickets. Moeen Ali is getting better, but he's not Murali or Warne.

Jadeja dancing down the wicket second ball to Anderson was mind-bogglingly irresponsible, even if he did get away with it.

No-one seemed to value their wicket highly enough and they deserved the crushing defeat they got.

 

[nidge]

26 for 3.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

28-4

 

[tiger666]

36-5

 

[Spurs_Bear]

Cook in.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

Pitches with a little bit of bounce and carry.

It's really not rocket science is it?

 

[Arnoldtoo]

Pitches with a little bit of bounce and carry.

It's really not rocket science is it?

Allied with some good bowling and some distinctly indifferent batting again.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

Allied with some good bowling and some distinctly indifferent batting again.

Aye, I think though the Indians have always had this in them, there's a reason they went eleventeen years without winning a test away from home.

If we prepare pitches like this for the Ashes next year then Tests could be won with a highest innings score of 250 which would be great to watch.

 

[dagraham]

Aye, I think though the Indians have always had this in them, there's a reason they went eleventeen years without winning a test away from home.

If we prepare pitches like this for the Ashes next year then Tests could be won with a highest innings score of 250 which would be great to watch.

But then the ECB wouldn't get their 5 days revenue

Nah, totally agree with you. Flat pitches make for dull Test cricket.

As for India, 9 down now. Feel really sorry for Dhoni and have done for some time captaining this team. I'm surprised he hasn't gone completely grey by now.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

But then the ECB wouldn't get their 5 days revenue

Nah, totally agree with you. Flat pitches make for dull Test cricket.

As for India, 9 down now. Feel really sorry for Dhoni and have done for some time captaining this team. I'm surprised he hasn't gone completely grey by now.

The ECB don't get it mate...the grounds/counties do, so you cant really blame them for wanting the game to go the distance, they have to pay a shit load for the privilege.

It's a weird one, sometimes I think Dhoni lacks a bit of respect from his players, he seems to be the one always holding the fort while they bat like chumps at the other end. Yet again there has been some very ordinary shots in this innings.

 

[indianspurs]

Aye, I think though the Indians have always had this in them, there's a reason they went eleventeen years without winning a test away from home.

If we prepare pitches like this for the Ashes next year then Tests could be won with a highest innings score of 250 which would be great to watch.

We have a very terrible set of test batsmen so that's unlikely.

 

[Arnoldtoo]

We have a very terrible set of test batsmen so that's unlikely.

That's a bit mean. They're terrible, yes, but very terrible?

(Cue England collapse!)

 

[panties]

Enjoying this performance from England. Would like to see Robson get a decent score here, but he's looked...rather dodgy at times!