The New Cricket Thread

[Herp McDerp]

What on earth is going on here?

[Total Longo]

Sibley is dreadful.

[Stickman]

Phew Root reviewed that with two seconds to spare but fair decision as you couldn’t be a 100% sure it was pad first 

 

England currently leading by 13 runs have they got enough ?

[Stickman]

22 minutes ago, Total Longo said:

Sibley is dreadful.

And Bairstow is definitely not a number 3 

[s(k)aturation]

22 minutes ago, Stickman said:

And Bairstow is definitely not a number 3 

Test-wise, he's more of a No12

[Jairzinho]

Can't see us making a declaration, if I'm honest.

[Stickman]

Pope showing it takes a special kind of talent to be bowled the same way twice in match 

I’ve yet to see anything that justifies Archer coming in at number 8 

[Mudface]

4 minutes ago, Stickman said:

Pope showing it takes a special kind of talent to be bowled the same way twice in match 

I’ve yet to see anything that justifies Archer coming in at number 8 

The rest of the 'batsmen' being shite is the only justification.

[Total Longo]

Two one dayers masquerading as a test match

[Manny]

I mean, it's shit from England and all that, and there's a few of this team have no right playing Test cricket (if I see Bairstow's leaden legs stomping about in front of the stumps wearing white trousers in 20 years it'll be too soon). But bearing in mind India were bowled out for <150 on days 1-2 with a part-time spinner taking 5-8, it doesn't say much about the state of the pitch, either.

 

The last Test I found some of the griping about the pitch a bit whiney to be honest, given that Ashwin - a no8 batsman no less - made a century: it was shown that you could make runs if you applied yourself properly. But this one is a bit of a joke, as fun as it is.

[Mudface]

Fucking declare Root, you coward.

[Total Longo]

when did hotspot get jibbed off? May have been better that ultra edge for that Foakes dismissal.

[Mudface]

1 minute ago, Total Longo said:

when did hotspot get jibbed off? May have been better that ultra edge for that Foakes dismissal.

It's optional and the BCCI don't want to use it, no idea why.

[Jairzinho]

Can't believe we've been made to play on a pitch in India that turns.

 

Especially as we don't have much of a home advantage with the ball swinging round corners.

 

 

[Total Longo]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Can't believe we've been made to play on a pitch in India that turns.

 

Especially as we don't have much of a home advantage with the ball swinging round corners.

I know, right? Its almost like most home sides don't tailor pitches to suit their own conditions and India didn't learn from the first test... 

[Scooby Dudek]

Any sort of mental application and we could have had a chance, but just being idiots seems to be the strategy.

[Colt Seavers]

I know the ball is supposed to spin in India but this pitch is a disgrace.

I love Test cricket and pitches like this have no place in it.

You can say England have batted poorly but Root took 5-8 I think it was.

[Scooby Dudek]

Despite the loss of 2 in the first over I thought we looked relatively comfortable until Sibley decided to throw his wicket away with a terrible shot. 

I get the need to not be bogged down, but an opening batsman should be able to control the urge to slog in that match situation. So much time left in the game just keep ticking over.

[Total Longo]

7 minutes ago, Scooby Dudek said:

Despite the loss of 2 in the first over I thought we looked relatively comfortable until Sibley decided to throw his wicket away with a terrible shot. 

I get the need to not be bogged down, but an opening batsman should be able to control the urge to slog in that match situation. So much time left in the game just keep ticking over.

 

2 hours ago, Total Longo said:

Sibley is dreadful.

 

[Vincent Vega]

The ECB would have a coronary if a test match was finished in two days, all those refunds for days three and four would see the groundsman sacked.

 

I knew England were in big trouble when Root took 5 wickets for 8.

[Brownie]

Nothing wrong with preparing a pitch to suit your team but this one has taken the piss. Same as the last one.

 

It’s like us not even bothering to cut the grass on a pitch over here.

 

A 2 day test is a piss take.

 

Root got a Michelle. If you think is a standard pitch then give your head a wobble.

[Jairzinho]

It was a two day test because we were fucking shit.

 

 

[Vincent Vega]

Shortest completed test match since 1935.

[Brownie]

16 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

It was a two day test because we were fucking shit.

 

 

Nah, they also got skittled. Ignore the "run chase" that happens when the game is gone.

 

Absolute twat of a pitch.

[Jairzinho]

Just now, Brownie said:

Nah, they also got skittled. Ignore the "run chase" that happens when the game is gone.

 

Absolute twat of a pitch.

Fair enough, I've no issue with it at all.