The New Cricket Thread

[Guest Pistonbroke]

2 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Take a bow son!

 

Close like but Australia’s day for me

 

They certainly had a better day than ourselves. Need to bat well tomorrow, hopefully it pisses it down. 

[Captain Turdseye]

TK’s had a bevvy. 

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The irony wasn't lost on myself. Hopefully he pays Dave the subs so he can revenge neg me, win-win for Dave. 

[Pureblood]

[Pureblood]

[Chris]

Well this thread has gotten much more feisty than the England bowling attack.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, Chris said:

Well this thread has gotten much more feisty than the England bowling attack.

 

The sledging leaves a lot to be desired though. 

[Pureblood]

Gotten?   Waaaaaay too much time in the States (winky smile).  

 

Anyway, must dash.  I need to take the dog for a walk and buy eight crates of cider. 

[Chris]

6 minutes ago, TK421 said:

Gotten?   Waaaaaay too much time in the States (winky smile).  

 

Guilty as charged. 

[sir roger]

Seems odd that our batting keeps failing so we keep sorting it out by changing the bowlers.

[Captain Howdy]

We’re a mess aren’t we ?  one superhuman effort has served only to prolong the inevitable 

[TheBitch]

We’re fucking shit, I fucking hate us. 

 

There was nothing surer than Denly getting out tonight although the manner wasn’t as I expected. 

 

Tentatively pushing at balls outside off stump looked for all the world like the way he was gonna go. 

 

Im gonna get so drunk on Saturday that I can’t see how shit we are. 

[Jose Jones]

9 hours ago, Pistonbroke said:

Is that Renshaw you are on about? 

Yep, that’s him.

[sir roger]

1 hour ago, TheBitch said:

We’re fucking shit, I fucking hate us. 

 

There was nothing surer than Denly getting out tonight although the manner wasn’t as I expected. 

 

Tentatively pushing at balls outside off stump looked for all the world like the way he was gonna go. 

 

Im gonna get so drunk on Saturday that I can’t see how shit we are. 

If a casual cricket observer like me can see that Denly seems a nice guy but isn't actually good enough for Test Cricket then I'm not sure why the selectors can't. Even his 50 in the last test was one of the streakiest I have ever seen. Some serial under-achievers got the Stokes' Get Out of Jail card but shouldn't have. Having said that I hope Roy & Buttler enjoy a 200 plus stand tomorrow.

[Dougie Do'ins]

7 hours ago, sir roger said:

Having said that I hope Roy & Buttler enjoy a 200 plus stand tomorrow.

There's more chance of England being all out for less than 200. 

[Stickman]

England have 19 wickets in hand and three days (maybe less if it pisses down) to save the series.

If they can do that and go to the Oval still in with a chance to win the Ashes against a side that will feel like they should be three nil up then maybe just maybe the Aussies will start to feel a bit edgy in knowing that it should be all over then that will do for me.

Shouldn't be that hard should it...….

 

 

[Dougie Do'ins]

Doesn't look like England will be getting much help from the weather. 

[Jairzinho]

24 minutes ago, Stickman said:

England have 19 wickets in hand and three days (maybe less if it pisses down) to save the series.

If they can do that and go to the Oval still in with a chance to win the Ashes against a side that will feel like they should be three nil up then maybe just maybe the Aussies will start to feel a bit edgy in knowing that it should be all over then that will do for me.

Shouldn't be that hard should it...….

 

 

 

I thought the sense of regret/deflation may have crept in to this game for them.

 

It didn't!

[Guest Pistonbroke]

9 hours ago, Jose Jones said:

Yep, that’s him.

 

I thought it was him you were on about. I remember him doing Ok against India and then he disappeared from the Test team. 

[Stickman]

1 hour ago, Jairzinho said:

 

I thought the sense of regret/deflation may have crept in to this game for them.

 

It didn't!

 

 

Hold your catches and it might have done....Smith could should have been out for 60/119 and Paine should have been out for 9.

But after Lyon's fuck up I guess it evens itself out

[Jose Jones]

1 hour ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

I thought it was him you were on about. I remember him doing Ok against India and then he disappeared from the Test team. 

Yep, I don’t follow the domestic game down here but can only assume he’s been averaging about 20 in the Sheffield Shield so he’s not getting picked, despite being young and promising on his first go in the test team.

[Spy Bee]

If we can eek out a first innings lead of 50-70 by the end of the day I think we stand a good chance of forcing a draw.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

3 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Yep, I don’t follow the domestic game down here but can only assume he’s been averaging about 20 in the Sheffield Shield so he’s not getting picked, despite being young and promising on his first go in the test team.

He plays County Cricket in England as well, well he's signed to a team. I don't hink he's actually played that much though. Not sure what reasons are behind that. I have just found this following article which makes for interesting reading. Lehmann may not have an issue with the player himself, but could easily have dug himself into a hole in a spat with others and Renshaw has suffered because of it. 

https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/cricket-matt-renshaw-selection-everything-wrong-with-australian-cricket/bd2ebc74-2c31-4e37-8c5b-9bb9134d6478

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Rain delays play. Our most valuable player at the moment. Looks like things will clear up after lunch, so should get two extended sessions in.  

[Captain Turdseye]

28 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

If we can eek out a first innings lead of 50-70 by the end of the day I think we stand a good chance of forcing a draw.