The New Cricket Thread

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Feel for Anderson.  He's been unlucky today.

[Brownie]

This match is well and truly over. England will get skittled in the dark.

[Jose Jones]

England hoping for a draw already.

[clangers]

It's looking like a 5-0 series, we don't have any batsmen in form and able to just stick around like Marsh has. Our bowling is limited and very samey. Is Wood still injured? We lack pace and a quality left arm bowler. We might as well have taken Plunkett with us.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Not a great session, Basically Cummins and Marsh have taken out the Equation of an Eng victory. Have to bat long now just to try and get a draw. That dropped catch by Anderson there just summing up that session. Boycott has had a voice change overnight, obviously been out on the piss last night. 

[Joe Strummer]

Looking like a shocking decision to bowl from Root. This has got 5 nil written all over it I'm afraid.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Looking like a shocking decision to bowl from Root. This has got 5 nil written all over it I'm afraid.

 

I don't think this Aussie team are good enough for a 5-0 win mate. Law of averages say we'll have a good innings with the bat and save at least one, if not two tests. Not that we will win one mind, we are just lacking bowling options in these conditions. I thought we'd put up a better fight than we have with the ball so far like. Ali has been shite and the pace bowlers have lacked depth and luck so far. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

8 down now, Overton gets another wicket. Hopefully we'll be batting soon enough, not sure how we'll get on under lights, Cook has a good record in D/N games and by fuck he owes us an innings. 

[lifetime fan]

Why the fuck doesn’t Smith declare?

[s(k)aturation]

I don't think this Aussie team are good enough for a 5-0 win mate. Law of averages say we'll have a good innings with the bat and save at least one, if not two tests. Not that we will win one mind, we are just lacking bowling options in these conditions. I thought we'd put up a better fight than we have with the ball so far like. Ali has been shite and the pace bowlers have lacked depth and luck so far. 

 

 

Australia are average.

I have been disappointed by England's lack of intensity so far.

 

If this is 5-0, England will have never been more rock bottom.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Why the fuck doesn’t Smith declare?

 

Twisting the knife. 

[lifetime fan]

Declared.

[lifetime fan]

Australia are average.

I have been disappointed by England's lack of intensity so far.

 

If this is 5-0, England will have never been more rock bottom.

It’ll be 5-0.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Australia are average.

I have been disappointed by England's lack of intensity so far.

 

If this is 5-0, England will have never been more rock bottom.

 

Poor lads have been grounded due to the Bairstow incident. if the ECB treat them like kids they might just act like that on the pitch as well. Something untoward about the whole set up atm. 

[s(k)aturation]

Poor lads have been grounded due to the Bairstow incident. if the ECB treat them like kids they might just act like that on the pitch as well. Something untoward about the whole set up atm. 

 

 

Mickey Arthur started giving the Australians homework when he was their coach on a tour of India and they lost 4-0.

 

Quite frankly, England look like they could do with a few nights out on the piss to bond a bit... not fucking go to bed.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Mickey Arthur started giving the Australians homework when he was their coach on a tour of India and they lost 4-0.

 

Quite frankly, England look like they could do with a few nights out on the piss to bond a bit.

 

Yep, not looking a happy outfit. ECB are being as daft as some of the players, punishing everyone for the actions of one or two is not the way to go, especially when the better players could get more money in T20 leagues around the World if they stuck two fingers up at the stuffed suits. 

[Rico1304]

Strauss is a cock. KP could still be playing.

[mouse1989]

60-4 coming up

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Starc up to 93MPH in his first over. 

[mouse1989]

Starc up to 93MPH in his first over.

I’m sure I read Overton was bowling at 73mph at one point today? Either a slower ball or we might as we recall Colly

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I’m sure I read Overton was bowling at 73mph at one point today? Either a slower ball or we might as we recall Colly

 

Overton is medium-fast mate, never bowled with fast pace, just uses his height (6'5") to extract bounce out of the wicket. Stoneman having a bit of luck early doors. 

[lifetime fan]

KP could still be playing.

 

Not even as a joke.

 

FIGJAM.

[lifetime fan]

Stoneman given out.

 

Reviewed.

[lifetime fan]

Gone.

[lifetime fan]

29/1 and it starts...