The New Cricket Thread

[Captain Howdy]

1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

Bollocks, Root drops Sharma. That was a dolly. Next ball goes for 4.......

As it invariably does

[Captain Howdy]

Get in

[lifetime fan]

Good caught and bowled. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Woakes is bowling beautifully and takes a smart caught and bowled. That'll make things harder for India. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Woakes always looks too slow to be an opening bowler but he's very good. Number 6 in the current ODI bowling rankings. 

[Jairzinho]

Hard day's work for Rahul. Spent about 20 minutes on the pitch.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Hard day's work for Rahul. Spent about 20 minutes on the pitch.

 

Strange indeed.

 

Woakes 2 overs 2 maidens and a wicket. That is some start. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Woakes with three maidens on the trott and a wicket to boot, has any bowler in ODI's ever done that? 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Lazy running from India, not sure what their game plan is here, unless they believe they can hammer Rashid/stokes and Stokes/Wood. 

[Jairzinho]

These two have to get the bulk of the runs. Can see exactly why they're affording themselves the time to really get in even if it means having to catch up later.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I think a lot of these commentators have read the pitch wrong. If you bowl well it looks hard to get a way. Only Woods so far has taken some tap. The commentators keep banging on about Rohit looking out of nick, whereas it has been mighty fine bowling so far.  

[RobbieOR]

280 from 34 overs is a big big ask from here. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

4 minutes ago, RobbieOR said:

280 from 34 overs is a big big ask from here. 

 

If we lose from here we only have ourselves to blame and obviously you'd have to doff your cap to India. We'd not deserve to make the semi's. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I'd like to see Morgan change his bowlers more often than just giving them a 5 over chunk, and in the spinners case normally bowls them out mid overs. Give the batsmen something different to think about instead of settling in against a certain pace. Not flapping yet mind, but Morgan really needs to buck up in his on field decisions as captain. 

[Captain Howdy]

Stating the bleeding obvious but we need a wicket now

[Jairzinho]

Yep, they've both built their innings to the point where getting eight an over is relatively easy now.

 

Seeing it like a fucking beach ball.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, Captain Howdy said:

Stating the bleeding obvious but we need a wicket now

 

We need a captain with an ounce of sense, Morgan is a great player but a shit captain. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Change the bowling about, Morgan, you fucking imbecile. 

[Jairzinho]

Think that's Rashid's last for a while.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Finally, about 4 overs too late though. He doesn't have to bowl them out, just one or two overs to give the batsmen a different pace etc. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

See, Morgan........Massive wicket that. 

[Jairzinho]

Dreadful shot.

 

We really should be winning this from here.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Piched out of leg stump my arse, a bit high though. Comical stuff from Pant here. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Decent century from Sharma, much the same as Bairstow's. Nearly 10 an over needed from here on in, not sure that even India can do that. 

[Jairzinho]

10 an over, eight wickets in hand.

 

Most likely outcome they'll be 20/30 short.

 

Still reckon we need to get rid of Sharma fairly soon.