The New Cricket Thread

[sir roger]

I know it is effective but Smith's batting method is horrible.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

2 minutes ago, sir roger said:

I know it is effective but Smith's batting method is horrible.

It's always been questioned, yet it works for him. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Good review, shit umpiring this morning so far. 35/3 as Khawaja fails again. 

[s(k)aturation]

Head's a quick scorer.

Not a bad antidote to losing early wickets, if he hangs around for a it.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Runs starting to flow now, England still have a very attacking field which means any lose ball stands a chance of going for a 4, most of Aussies runs have come off boundaries. Stokes radar is all over the place this morning. Lot of leg byes. Get Anderson back for a few overs. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I don't like these numbers on the players backs, fucking stupid. 

[s(k)aturation]

2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

I don't like these numbers on the players backs, fucking stupid. 

 

My son was extremely pissed off when he saw them.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, skaro said:

 

My son was extremely pissed off when he saw them.

ICC making changes for the sake of it. 

[Pureblood]

Stokes hasn't looked right for a while with the ball.  He didn't have any rhythm during the World Cup.

[s(k)aturation]

Interfering Crooked Cunts.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I can't believe Anderson has only had 4 overs this morning. 

[Jairzinho]

10 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

I don't like these numbers on the players backs, fucking stupid. 

Yeah looks awful.

[Remmie]

2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

I can't believe Anderson has only had 4 overs this morning. 

Beeb saying possibly due to getting treatment on his bowling hand earlier.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Remmie said:

Beeb saying possibly due to getting treatment on his bowling hand earlier.

Cheers, missed that. It can't be anything bad if he's fielding at slip though. 

[Dan Vito Corleone]

Great first hour, pretty poor second hour. It's a batting pitch so if we let them get to 150/3 you'd say they are about happy. We need to keep getting wickets regularly. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Evens Stevens I reckon, although having lost the toss I'd say England probably happier. England will be happy with the three early wickets and the Aussies will be happy to have a set partnership at the crease. Hopefully get one of these out early doors after the lunch break. 

 

Nice to have test cricket back on the menu. 

 

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Anderson has left the ground for a scan on his troublesome calf issue. Shit news, you have to wonder why they picked him. If he can't bowl much from here on in that puts a lot of work on the others to get 20 wickets. 

[Brownie]

14 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Anderson has left the ground for a scan on his troublesome calf issue. Shit news, you have to wonder why they picked him. If he can't bowl much from here on in that puts a lot of work on the others to get 20 wickets. 

They wouldn't have picked him if they thought this would happen, clearly. Easy with hindsight.

 

The commentators are saying that the bowling was really good in the morning session but I disagree. Every time they bowled straight or short they conceded easy runs. It looks like a good batting pitch so you need to bowl a good length just outside off stump, over and over again. 

 

The bowling line has been all over the shop.

 

With Anderson being out I see nothing other than an Aussie win from here.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

They wouldn't have picked him if they thought this would happen, clearly. Easy with hindsight.

 

The commentators are saying that the bowling was really good in the morning session but I disagree. Every time they bowled straight or short they conceded easy runs. It looks like a good batting pitch so you need to bowl a good length just outside off stump, over and over again. 

 

The bowling line has been all over the shop.

 

With Anderson being out I see nothing other than an Aussie win from here.

It was an issue going into the series mate, picking him was clearly a gamble. They bowled well, the runs came as we were setting very aggressive fields, being as we had them 3 down early on. Only Stokes was wild and struggling for line and length. 

 

The last bit I highlighted, I'm not shocked as you are pretty consistent with your pessimism as far as Test Cricket goes. All about opinions though. 

[Pureblood]

I think the Anderson situation was easily foreseeable.  Darren Gough predicted this would happen about a month ago. 

[Brownie]

2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

It was an issue going into the series mate, picking him was clearly a gamble. They bowled well, the runs came as we were setting very aggressive fields, being as we had them 3 down early on. Only Stokes was wild and struggling for line and length. 

 

The last bit I highlighted, I'm not shocked as you are pretty consistent with your pessimism as far as Test Cricket goes. All about opinions though. 

I'm pessimistic because our test team has been bang average for a few years now. I'm the opposite with the ODI team.

 

Funny that.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

I'm pessimistic because our test team has been bang average for a few years now. I'm the opposite with the ODI team.

 

Funny that.

 

Still a match for the Aussies who are only ranked 5th in Test Match Cricket, behind us. I don't get the negativity when clearly both teams are evenly matched and England have the advantage of playing at home. 

 

The situation with Anderson was clearly a gamble. There was clear doubt about his fitness and was all over the media. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Head out LBW, looked plumb. 99/4. Desperate review imo......and out. Get in Woakes. 

[Mudface]

What a terrible review. 99-4

[Brownie]

5 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

Still a match for the Aussies who are only ranked 5th in Test Match Cricket, behind us. I don't get the negativity when clearly both teams are evenly matched and England have the advantage of playing at home. 

 

The situation with Anderson was clearly a gamble. There was clear doubt about his fitness and was all over the media. 

Yeah and I have picked us to win this series mate. I said the other day we're average at red ball cricket but so are they.

 

I just think that in this test, a bowler down (we're talking about the highest wicket taking seamer in the history of the game) that we're behind the 8 ball, I don't think that's overly negative.