The New Cricket Thread

[Remmie]

While this has been a decent bowling performance by England it means fuck all until our innings is complete.

 

Surprised Starc isn't playing though.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Giving Smith easy runs here, this is where we are missing out on Anderson. I'd bring Broad and Woakes back for a quick burst. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Good session for England. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Who is that doing a version of Times are a Changing in the Ashes preview thingy? Is it Mark Butcher?

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Annoying partnership this. 

[Brownie]

39 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Who is that doing a version of Times are a Changing in the Ashes preview thingy? Is it Mark Butcher?

Yeah.

[Brownie]

This partnership has got them back into the game, especially with the state of our batting.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Umpire stung by a wasp. 

[Trumo]

5 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Umpire stung by a wasp. 

 

I bet he called it in when it was clearly out.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

200 up for the Aussies, Partnerships happen but we missed a strike bowler to deal with the tail. Broad and Woakes were excellent but needed backing up better, they can't do it all. Still, if you said Australia would be 200/8 after winning the toss we'd all be happy. If anything, this partnership shows that the pitch has runs in it for batsmen who adapt. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, Trumo said:

 

I bet he called it in when it was clearly out.

Gave it a warning. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

26 minutes ago, Brownie said:

This partnership has got them back into the game, especially with the state of our batting.

Smith aside the state of theirs!

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The news is there is no news on Anderson. Doesn't sound good to me, probably ECB feeling like wallies for picking him. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Finally got them 9 down, good catch by Buttler. 

[sir roger]

Assumed Moeen was injured when we had Denly on bowling donkey drops.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Century for cunt chops, batted well in the context of the game/score. 

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

Great atmosphere.

 

Crowd singing Hokey Cokey ha ha ha.

 

Stubborn innings from the cheating cunt.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

England's problem is that instead of trying to get Smith out when they were 122/8 they were just happy to try and keep him off the strike. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Another shit review, clearly going down leg side. Next ball goes for 4 off a streaky inside edge. 

[Bjornebye]

Fuck sake. This isn't great this. They have managed a fair inning here. Fair play to Smith he will fancy 150 the way he is batting right now 

[Pureblood]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Fuck sake. This isn't great this. They have managed a fair inning here. Fair play to Smith he will fancy 150 the way he is batting right now 

It was going fine until you said we were 1-0 up.  Stick to Oasis. 

[Brownie]

9 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

England's problem is that instead of trying to get Smith out when they were 122/8 they were just happy to try and keep him off the strike. 

I’m not surprised they did that, they don’t know how to get him out.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Brownie said:

I’m not surprised they did that, they don’t know how to get him out.

Well they do and have, when you are 8 down even a player of Smith's quality is under a huge amount of pressure. They should have peppered the cheating cunt. 

[Jairzinho]

122 for 8...

[Trumo]

If this was the opening Ashes test in Brisbane or Perth, and England were 120-something for 8 in their first innings, they would almost certainly be skittled out for about 130. The Aussies always manage to find one or two players that stick around and be a pain in the arse with the bat even if the rest of the side have been shit, turning a poor innings into a respectable one.