The New Cricket Thread

[Captain Turdseye]

12 hours ago, TheBitch said:

Classic effort mate, you're wasted on this thread though.

 

[TheBitch]

5 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

 

What was I smoking over here last night?

[Pureblood]

That was always going down leg.  Umps if fucking blind. 

[TheBitch]

That was a dreadful decision again by the umpire.

[Mudface]

6 minutes ago, TheBitch said:

That was a dreadful decision again by the umpire.

Yep, missing leg stump by a good 6 inches.

[Mudface]

And yet another one given as lbw after a big deflection. Utter shite.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

This Wilson fellow should be dropped from umpiring, he's been shit the whole match. 

[Mudface]

From Cricinfo- "total 12 reviews against Wilson this Test - 8 overturned, 4 struck down. Aleem Dar, 4 reviews - 2 overturned, 2 struck down".

[Guest Pistonbroke]

2 minutes ago, Mudface said:

From Cricinfo- "total 12 reviews against Wilson this Test - 8 overturned, 4 struck down. Aleem Dar, 4 reviews - 2 overturned, 2 struck down".

Surely it's about time they have the best umpires like in the past, regardless of nationality. Dar is good, this Wilson fellow is a joke. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Warne banging on about Root not playing a shot, and he's right. However, he is conveniently forgetting the umpteen times the Aussie players used the same ploy and got away with it.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Oh dear, Roy. Not the shot of a top order player, especially within the context of the game. 

[Mudface]

Stupidity from Roy

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Aussies appealing way to much. I thought you can get a warning for excessive appealing? 

 

The way Lyon is bowling this isn't looking good. Shows how shit Ali is at the moment. Even if we go on to lose this test I won't flap though. Smith can't carry Australia every game and we will hopefully have a full bowling compliment at Lords. Archer could be key with the slope. I'd also drop either Buttler/Bairstow and strengthen the batting. We could always pick a different opener and move Roy down the order in place of Buttler/Bairstow. Ali also needs dropping for his own good (unless he bats for hours if needed today). 

[Brownie]

That's absolutely disgraceful from Roy. Unforgivable.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

3 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Stupidity from Roy

 

He's just not top order at this form of the game. He's a player who could cause carnage further down the order if we get off to a good start, playing him as an opener needs to be sacked off ASP. 

[Scooby Dudek]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

That's absolutely disgraceful from Roy. Unforgivable.

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1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

He's just not top order at this form of the game. He's a player who could cause carnage further down the order if we get off to a good start, playing him as an opener needs to be sacked off ASP. 

 

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[Stickman]

I read that Roy's longest inning in first class cricket is just over 3 hours so there is a very big argument that he shouldn't be opening the innings in test cricket

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Denly fails again. Why the fuck couldn't Ali bowl like this. Also Denly spunked a review, he must have known he'd edged that onto his pads. Not helped by Root who seems to be shit at reviews. 

[Brownie]

Why is he reviewing it when he knew he hit it?! We might need that review later on, absolutely idiotic.

 

As I said at the start of this test, bang average team i'm afraid.

[Jose Jones]

Oh dear. All out for 170.

[Scooby Dudek]

Mentally this test team is so weak. Doing everything to help the Aussies.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Brownie said:

Why is he reviewing it when he knew he hit it?! We might need that review later on, absolutely idiotic.

 

As I said at the start of this test, bang average team i'm afraid.

 

Nah, we are every bit as good as the Aussies if we choose the right players. Aussies have bigger problems than us if Smith doesn't score big. This series will be tight, no reason we won't go on to win it. We've also been missing a strike bowler for just about all 5 days. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Umpire's call....Buttler got away with that, especially with Wilson making the decision. 

[Manny]

8 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Why is he reviewing it when he knew he hit it?! We might need that review later on, absolutely idiotic.

 

As I said at the start of this test, bang average team i'm afraid.

 

They are, but so are Australia really. For both teams, their good bowling attacks are cancelled out by their unreliable batting.

 

Main difference here is Australia are carried by an all-time great batsman. England have (I'd argue) five average batsmen, a couple of all-rounders and a very good - but not great - batsman. On top of this Australia's attack hasn't been running on fumes due to their best bowler pulling up injured on the first morning.

 

This one has gone in all likelihood but it's all to play for in the series really.

[Jose Jones]

Maybe 130.