The Cricket Thread

[midoNdefoe]

Need Anderson and broad to pick up a couple early doors or it could be a big first innings for Pakistan. Seems like it’s a good enough pitch that if you get in, you can stay in and score big.

with how dry it is aswell their spinners could well take us very cheaply come the 4th innings...

 

[Spurs_Bear]

**Insert boring debate about Jos Buttler dropping a catch and move on

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

What a crap session that was. Our bowlers need a good bollocking and as for that Moeen, I can only praise his contribution to this match.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

**Insert boring debate about Jos Buttler dropping a catch and move on

?

Can't do either job well ...

Next.

 

[sharky127]

Great start from Jimmy to get rid of Babar Azam! Class player so a huge wicket!

 

[southlondonyiddo]

**Insert boring debate about Jos Buttler dropping **a catch and move on

**another

 

[Spurs_Bear]

Shame we bowled like ****s last night and let them get away, the morning session was great cricket from our bowlers.

Both delighted and terrified to see Bess ragging it so much in that over before lunch...

 

[midoshairband]

Shame we bowled like ****s last night and let them get away, the morning session was great cricket from our bowlers.

Both delighted and terrified to see Bess ragging it so much in that over before lunch...

could be carnage watching us against Yasir and Shadab looking at the turn thats already there!

Pakistan batting so well here.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

All the hard work undone since lunch.

 

[Wsussexspur]

Got to question Roots captaincy here.. Why have Wokes banging the ball in when you have Archer out there?

 

[UncleBuck]

We don’t look like we could buy a wicket here, drifting yet again. Not surprised archer is yawning on the boundary!

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Bought a wicket then - shame about the keeping though ... ? (no debate needed, obvs.)

 

[Wsussexspur]

Buttler having a nightmare behind the stumps in this game!

 

[UncleBuck]

They really need to give Foakes the gloves next test!

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Got to question Roots captaincy here.. Why have Wokes banging the ball in when you have Archer out there?

You'd question the coaching staff and the Captain to be quite honest.

Interesting to see how we get on when we finally get our chance to bat.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

Yep, was a disgraceful decision from Root to have a bowl after lunch, he saw a bit of rip from a proper bowler and pissed away the momentum. Shan has batted superbly though.

 

[midoshairband]

Yep, was a disgraceful decision from Root to have a bowl after lunch, he saw a bit of rip from a proper bowler and pissed away the momentum. Shan has batted superbly though.

I know they were trying to get through the 5 overs till the new ball, but why not just let Woakes and Archer bowl, they weren’t going to have the new ball anyway. poor.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

We've been shite this session.

Played, Pakistan.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Root's captaincy?

Yeah, i'm saying nothing

 

[SE Spurs]

As good as England were in the morning session. We've been just as bad this afternoon. No idea why they took so long to give the ball to Archer, and didn't react at all to Pakistan picking up the pace with the running.

Our first innings is gonna have to be good. Because batting last on a dry bouncy wicket doesn't bode well.