The New Cricket Thread

[Jose Jones]

Not going too well for England this. Looking like it could be a classic thrashing in a game they need to win.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Warner out. 123/1. Ali gets him out to a ball that spat off the pitch. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Morgan going through his usual tactic of bowling as many overs mid innings from his spinners. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Sloppy as fuck at the moment, miss fielding and now Buttler misses an easy stumping. 

[Strontium]

These matches aren't the same without some Antipodean gobshite mumbling GREAT BOWLING SHANE every 90 seconds.

[Bjornebye]

260/270 to chase this will be. 

 

England are fucked 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

260/270 to chase this will be. 

 

England are fucked 

 

I'd be over the moon if it is that, looking more like 320/330 from here. Morgan is a great batsman at the shorter game but his captaincy is dodgy as fuck, he hardly adapts to the situation/pitch, just goes through the same plans and has a habit of not backing his bowlers at times. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Stokes get Kwaja aor whatever the fuck he's called. 173/2. Stokes by far the best bowler so far, plus at a stage where Australia were looking to build on a good start. Smith coming out to a crescendo of boos. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Buttler should not be keeping. Said it before will say it again. Bairstow can open and keep for me.

[Jairzinho]

19 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

260/270 to chase this will be. 

 

England are fucked 

Looking more like 310/320, mate.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Australia have been bogged down a bit between the 25-35 over mark, been the same in nearly every match. 100 for Finch, batted well, out to the next ball from Archer. Dumb shot. 

[s(k)aturation]

All out 250?

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, skaro said:

All out 250.

 

You never know, but I doubt it. You'll make at least 300. As above though, this getting bogged down mid innings will cost you in the end, especially against India. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Wood has been shit on a wicket that I thought would suit him. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Thank fuck Maxwell is out, Wood gets him. Big wicket that. 

[s(k)aturation]

300 would be very gettable.

[Bjornebye]

Yerrrssss

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Calamitous run out there. Smith's face......not that you'd need an excuse to slap the fuck out of it. 

[Hand Shandy]

Alf isn't happy...

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Have a cop at that reaction, Smith. England have kept themselves in this, some daft batting from Australia who once again let themselves get bogged down. 

[lifetime fan]

Aussies fucking this up massively. 

 

Great to see. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Average score at Lord's of late is 288, so if we bat well we have given ourselves a chance, because at one point Aussies looked like getting 330+. Looking at the bowling the ball isn't doing as much as it was early doors, just need to bat sensibly. 

[Bjornebye]

Brilliant come on 

[lifetime fan]

Even with Lords being a relatively low scoring ground for ODI’s 300 should be easily gettable. 

[s(k)aturation]

8 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Have a cop at that reaction, Smith. England have kept themselves in this, some daft batting from Australia who once again let themselves get bogged down. 

 

It might be a little simpler than that, G.

Outside of Finch, Warner and Smith, Australia's batting is shite.