The New Cricket Thread

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Beautiful bowling from Hassan.

 

Pakistan only win this if they try and bowl England out though. Get them for less than 200 and they'll win.

 

Let them slowly drift their way to 230/240 and it'll be too many for a team that often shits the bed chasing.

 

I imagine our bowlers are looking forward to bowling on this strip. We also bat deep so with 13 overs left we should still get 250 ish if they don't bowl us out. Probably self explanatory but Stokes is the key to our score from here on in. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Moheen gone, he's a thick cunt at times. Great catch mind. 

[Jairzinho]

The end of an innings of pure aids.

[Jairzinho]

Rashid being made to look like they've dragged someone, pissed out of their mind, from the crowd to face the bowling.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

He's normally quite handy with the bat. Shows how hard this wicket is becoming to bat on against good bowling. Hopefully our bowlers will also settle into a good line and length. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Even Stokes has struggled. 

[Jairzinho]

We've gone full retard.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Missed rashid's wicket, ahh, fucking run out. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

So Pakistan need to chase down 212 on a slow pitch favouring good bowling, should be an interesting chase.  Have to admire how pakistan bowled there though, excellent performance with the ball. 

[Joe Strummer]

Getting a hiding. Game as good as over.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Desperately need a few wickets here. 

[Jairzinho]

This is one of those situations where you have to take the 10/15% chance you have of winning the game. 

 

The painting by numbers fielding positions etc, is just a waste of time. We're just delaying the inevitable.

 

Try and win the fucking game.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Should have mixed it up with Spin far earlier. Just getting battered now as they take on our pace bowlers. 

[Jairzinho]

They need three and a half runs an over, with ten wickets in hand. We have no-one in a catching position.

 

What's the fucking point? Just shake hands with the batsmen and walk off.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

India v Pakistan final then, I can't see Bangladesh getting anywhere near beating India. 

 

It has been a shit bowling performance so far, especially when you see how well Pakistan did and the fact the wicket is still slow. 

[Jairzinho]

Glad we left it so late getting Rashid on.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Morgan is lucky his batting improved as he should have had the captaincy taken off him a while ago. To be fair they have been playing good cricket of late, it was never going to last though, pressure on and the same old mistakes appear. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

That's what you call a bad bumming. Congrats to Pakistan, totally outplayed us. Hope India/Bangladesh stuff them in the final though. 

[Manny]

Become a right bogey team for England, Pakistan. I was worried as soon as we drew them: we always manage to convince them somehow to have one of their good games rather than their bad ones.

Still, they played really well and are deservedly in the final.

[sir roger]

Was worried last night when I read the 'experts' all saying there was no way Pakistan could beat us. We seemed to freeze.

 

They have been really good value for money over the past few years so not going to go off the deep end, that's how limited overs cricket goes sometimes.

[s(k)aturation]

That's what you call a bad bumming. Congrats to Pakistan, totally outplayed us. Hope India/Bangladesh stuff them in the final though. 

 

 

So much for my 220 being a winning score.

I'll get me coat.

[chacha shakoor]

To be honest, I think we'll get bummed again by India, but after the first game it's somewhat commendable to even reach the final. Our bowling somehow just keeps on producing no matter how shit we are with the bat.

[s(k)aturation]

Go Bangladesh!

[chacha shakoor]

What do any of you think the chances are of the ICC somewhat fixing this to make maximum revenue off of their final?

[A_S]

Has there been a more lopsided pair of semi-finals in a major cricketing tournament? 

 

It does set up a tasty final though.