The Cricket Thread

[Archibald&Crooks]

why the hell aren't we taking the new ball.

Because it'll fly to the boundary left right and centre. I guess.

 

[Yiddo100]

Because it'll fly to the boundary left right and centre. I guess.

More likely to get wickets though, ‘bazball’ is all about being brave and attacking.

 

[jazz15c]

I get that this short pitched stuff worked in the 1st dig, but take the new rock, bowl properly and bring 2/3 more modes of dismissal into play

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

The last 20 minutes or so has been incredibly poor from Stokes imo.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

More likely to get wickets though, ‘bazball’ is all about being brave and attacking.

Indeed, i'm sure he'll be asked about it during the post mortem.

 

[midoshairband]

feels like it might not happen.

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Game over.

 

[midoshairband]

too many dropped chances and the no-ball wicket have done for us.

 

[KingKay]

Not over yet.

 

[Yiddo100]

Well this team is certainly making test cricket exciting.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Don’t care about the result, we’re making test cricket fun again.

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

Don’t care about the result, we’re making test cricket fun again.

This is exciting. Ashes in England is usually great entertainment though!

 

[thebenjamin]

40 partnership at this stage, not ideal

 

[TEESSIDE1]

No doubt we’ll see the same team in the second test because they were ‘brave’. There’s serious flaws in the bowling attack… I say attack lightly as they’re all medium paces against the best team in the world.

Anderson has been woeful but I can’t see England dropping him. For me, Anderson and Ali out… Potts and/or Wood in.

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

No doubt we’ll see the same team in the second test because they were ‘brave’. There’s serious flaws in the bowling attack… I say attack lightly as they’re all medium paces against the best team in the world.

Anderson has been woeful but I can’t see England dropping him. For me, Anderson and Ali out… Potts? and take your pick of the other options.

We've created enough chances to have won this yesterday.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

“Things have changed” says Ponting with Australia needing 12 to win with 2 wickets in hand

What a muppet

 

[Yiddo100]

50 partnership to win the match, annoying but decent going.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

I thought it was going to swing in our favour after Stokes’ wicket… but it’s just drifted away from us.

Proper good game though.

 

[TEESSIDE1]

“Things have changed” says Ponting with Australia needing 12 to win with 2 wickets in hand

What a muppet

They have to a degree, Aussies were under the cosh but poor decision making re the ball, bowlers and field placings have gifted the Aussies a likely victory

 

[midoshairband]

it's worse because it's them, they're an insufferable bunch of twats, but it's been a great game manufactured by England.