The New Cricket Thread

[sir roger]

At least none of our batters has thrown their wickets away in this innings unlike some of the previous shitfests , all been out to reasonable or good deliveries. 5 wickets down is a bit misleading as Overton was one of them.

[s(k)aturation]

3 hours ago, Captain Turdseye said:

When was the last time you saw a team actually enforce the follow on? If they can bowl us out in an hour or so tomorrow then maybe it could happen, otherwise I think they’ll bat again but in one day mode and back themselves to get 10 wickets on Sunday. 

 

They wouldn't enforce the follow-on.

 

[TheBitch]

Good news for tomorrow lads... me and Brownie meeting for beers. 

 

Cricket is now on the back burner. 

[George Costanza]

32 minutes ago, TheBitch said:

Good news for tomorrow lads... me and Brownie meeting for beers. 

 

Cricket is now on the back burner. 

Hope you both have an awesome day

 

Roy is not a test match batsman. Its a fucking disgrace that he's been picked in this test match and put down the batting order just to accommodate him & Denly pushed up to open. Both aren't good enough imo but its shows how much favouritism is going on in english cricket that Roy is given so many chances despite his clear & obvious flaws in basic batting technique at test level. Jobs for the boys yet again. The english selectors are clueless at test match level

 

Its going to be a tough morning tomorrow with the new ball due soon. Stokes, Bairstow & Butler need to step up and get us past 300 so we're not following on & should we achieve that the Test match should be a draw.  Root or Burns when in needed to make a big hundred, so far that is the difference between the teams. They were unable too while Smith filled his boots.  IMO Root has really regressed as a batsman in recent years

[Brownie]

Jason Roy is never a test player, his technique isn’t good enough.

 

I actually really like Rory Burns, he looks like a proper opener. Yes his technique is strange but it’s effective. 

 

Up until losing those late wickets I was confident that we could get a draw but i’m not sure now.

[Captain Turdseye]

It’s a shame for Roy because he’s one of my favourite players in the short forms, but yeah, he’s got to go. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

 

Hopefully Stokes can go to the well again. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

17 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Jason Roy is never a test player, his technique isn’t good enough.

 

I actually really like Rory Burns, he looks like a proper opener. Yes his technique is strange but it’s effective. 

 

Up until losing those late wickets I was confident that we could get a draw but i’m not sure now.

 

Like I said earlier, Burns looked much better yesterday. Plus as Stickman said, it was a better innings than the one where he got his century. Apparently he's tweaked his technique, so obviously he's learning quick. 

Apart from Smith, Burns is just behind Stokes in third place for runs scored. He's also 4th in the averages behind, Smith, Labuschagne and Stokes. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Interesting stat during this interview with Burns on Sky before play starts.

 

Burns with 323 runs has outscored all other openers combined this series.

 

[Chocoholic]

Here comes the fun...

 

It's going to be a good contest with these bowlers, a new ball against Bairstow & Stokes

 

What the fuck is that annoying heavy drone sound? Is it a blimp above the ground. I wish it'd fuck off, it's doing my head in.

[Pureblood]

Apparently Burns has scored lots of runs and the other openers haven't.  Needed a stat to tell me. 

[Captain Turdseye]

TheBitch and Brownie there having it large with the ginger wigs on. 

[Captain Howdy]

Stokes surviving by the skin of his teeth here

[Captain Howdy]

This attack is too good for us, reckon this could be over tonight, we’ll definitely be following on

[Chocoholic]

What a beauty that was! Stumps in pieces.

 

Despite England's inherent ability to collapse, Australia's best chance of getting a win here is enforcing the follow-on if they don't make the target, otherwise it'll be cutting it fine to get them all out with a draw beckoning.

[Captain Howdy]

Absolute beauty that ball

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Fuck, Starc clean bowls Bairstow. 228/6.

 

[Pureblood]

Bairstow has gone, lads.  It's 228/6.  Just in case you're not capable of following the action and score yourselves.

[Captain Howdy]

It’s a shame to be so negative but it just feels like we’ve been swimming against the tide this whole series

[Pureblood]

Hazlewood to Stokes.  Dot ball. 

[Pureblood]

Hazlewood to Stokes.  The England man picks up a single with a flick to the leg side from a straight delivery, which brings Buttler on strike. 

[Captain Howdy]

Much as I dislike him Hazlewood is so dangerous, you feel like something is going to happen with every ball

[Pureblood]

Score has moved on to 229/6.  I just need to go for a piss, will probably miss a wicket.  

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Captain Howdy said:

Much as I dislike him Hazlewood is so dangerous, you feel like something is going to happen with every ball

 

Cummins does a lot of good work too, Hazelwood and him are handy in a bowling partnership. 

[Pureblood]

229/6.