The New Cricket Thread

[Spy Bee]

Great effort from India. LOove seeing the Aussies lose, especially when they have been behaving like shit!

[Stickman]

2 hours ago, Total Longo said:

Bet Lynch would do a better job than Bess and 

India won’t know what’s hit em

 

 

[Kobayashi Maru]

Gill looks a serious talent .... looked absolute class for his 90+

 

The Indians have some depth in their ranks .... Siraj, Nataranjan, and Sunder were brought over as net bowlers and had to be inducted in for their Test debuts making a huge impact.

[Stickman]

Brilliant from Anderson 9 overs, 3 wickets for 6 runs and in this heat...Both he and Broad seem to be getting better and better as they get older

 

Sri Lanka 93-3 

[Jairzinho]

56 minutes ago, Stickman said:

Brilliant from Anderson 9 overs, 3 wickets for 6 runs and in this heat...Both he and Broad seem to be getting better and better as they get older

 

Sri Lanka 93-3 

Pure shite from the rest it would appear.

 

137/3 now.

[Brownie]

Put it on for the last few overs before tea. Leach and Bess about as threatening as the Wealdstone Raider.

[Stickman]

40 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Pure shite from the rest it would appear.

 

137/3 now.

Wood has put the effort in but just bowling as fast as you can isn’t going to work against batsmen who bat like you should in test cricket .

 

[Brownie]

Only watched a bit so far but the pitch looks like a road.

[Stickman]

Brilliant from Anderson again in taking six wickets and also becomes the first England player to take the first four wickets in an innings for the fourth time...Sri Lanka all out for 381 which should have been a lot less bit it's just unfortunate that Bess and Leach are dogshit spinners....And I use the term spinner very loosely.

Watch the Sri Lankan players turn it square now  

[Vincent Vega]

Jimmy’s fitness record for a fast bowler is unbelievable. He’s 38 and has just bowled 29 overs on a road and gone for just 1.38 per over whilst taking 6 wickets, incredible.

[Stickman]

Sri Lanka with possibly the worst review ever in Test cricket ...

[mgw100]

Bairstow seems to have remembered how to bat in a test match. It's possible his defence may still be exposed against a better pace attack. If not he probably gets in our best team. 

[sir roger]

I find it very difficult to get my head around an innings in Sri Lanka where seam takes all 10 wickets.

 

India looking a scary prospect with these two 'spinners' and the openers fallibility against spin.

 

A pity that Rashid only plays short form these days and Moeen's form has mirrored his football team. Burns is in the squad so that might help. I would have put Keaton Jennings in the squad. Not sure I would have sent Bairstow home but I accept they have to look at workloads

[Brownie]

England will get murdered in India. The only good development for them is the fact that India are less interested in spin these days and have some brilliant quicks instead, so maybe they'll prepare the pitches a bit differently to normal.

 

Think they'll get tonked either way though.

 

Root looks in great nick, however, which is good to see.

[sir roger]

Aye, seems to be getting his mojo back and we do have Archer,  Stokes and Burns coming in, but the spinning cupboard seems a bit Mother Hubbard.

[Vincent Vega]

2 hours ago, Brownie said:

England will get murdered in India. The only good development for them is the fact that India are less interested in spin these days and have some brilliant quicks instead, so maybe they'll prepare the pitches a bit differently to normal.

 

Think they'll get tonked either way though.

 

Root looks in great nick, however, which is good to see.

Indian are always strong at home, even the all conquering Aussies captained by Steve Waugh only won one series in India. But just as India are strong favourites to win against England in the upcoming series, I fancy England to batter them at home in the summer because the Indian batsmen can’t play against the swinging ball.

[sir roger]

One guy on BBC says that if Root can get to 198 it takes his average over 50 again

[sir roger]

Ha ha , fucking attitude from Sri Lanka , should be embarrassed , cheating fucks

[Mudface]

35 minutes ago, sir roger said:

One guy on BBC says that if Root can get to 198 it takes his average over 50 again

That one guy's a jinx.

[Mudface]

England spinners taking wickets?

 

[Stickman]

Was looking good for England but the lead is nearly 160 now which may be too much...And usual England fail to polish off the tail, Embuldeniya has now scored 39 which is his highest score ever 

[Stickman]

Root gets the last two wickets....Should have put himself on earlier as he's no worse than Leach or Bess 

 

England need 164 to win

[Captain Turdseye]

Still time for us to fuck this up yet. 

[Rico1304]

I had SL at 15/2.  Going to be close this.  Unless Butler goes ballistic. 

[Herp McDerp]

8 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Still time for us to fuck this up yet. 

 

Even you lot couldn' possibly balls this up from here.