The New Cricket Thread

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Going as I thought this.

 

Long way to go yet mate, but certainly a slow and hard scoring wicket. Even a 50 lead would be good for Eng, of course, could be more. You wouldn't want to be chasing on this strip to try and save the game. 

[lifetime fan]

Smith is the big wicket.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The Aussie innings could rely purely on him now. He could easily run out of partners though. 

[s(k)aturation]

Long way to go yet mate, but certainly a slow and hard scoring wicket. Even a 50 lead would be good for Eng, of course, could be more. You wouldn't want to be chasing on this strip to try and save the game.

 

It's just that I knew when the Aussies were chatting shit before the game it was a smokesceeen for their lack of confidence.

[Remmie]

Nice to see the wickets spread round the bowlers, lots of options that could work.

[clangers]

302 is looking pretty handy now. As others have said Smith is the big wicket.

[clangers]

It's just that I knew when the Aussies were chatting shit before the game it was a smokesceeen for their lack of confidence.

They're a similarly flawed side to England but with in theory at least better bowling options for the conditions out there.

[lifetime fan]

Building pressure and restricting the scoring here...

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Smith is under huge pressure here.

[Jose Jones]

Looks like your optimism was a pretty spot on appraisal Pisto.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Looks like your optimism was a pretty spot on appraisal Pisto.

 

The pitch wasn't going to change mate, strange wicket for the Gabba, looked under prepared at the beginning. Have they had more rain than normal in Brisbane leading up to this test mate? 

[lifetime fan]

Review

[lifetime fan]

Wasted

 

High and wide.

[Jose Jones]

The pitch wasn't going to change mate, strange wicket for the Gabba, looked under prepared at the beginning. Have they had more rain than normal in Brisbane leading up to this test mate?

Dunno, I only ever pay attention to Melbourne weather really.

A Broad special on the review there.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Review, looks close but reckon it is going over. Bad review as I thought. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Dunno, I only ever pay attention to Melbourne weather really.

A Broad special on the review there.

 

It just looked high, surprised that Root went for it on the back of Broad getting excited. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Lucky from Marsh. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Bit of luck for Smith now. 100 up now after two consecutive boundaries. 

[s(k)aturation]

The pitch wasn't going to change mate, strange wicket for the Gabba, looked under prepared at the beginning. Have they had more rain than normal in Brisbane leading up to this test mate? 

 

 

Yes.

 

This is also the groundsman's last Test after 30-odd years.

 

It's probably been a day too long for him.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Woakes not bowling well, letting them get a bit of confidence here after all that good work drying up the RR. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Yes.

 

This is also the groundsman's last Test after 30-odd years.

 

It's probably been a day too long for him.

 

Cheers J. Explains a lot. 

[s(k)aturation]

Anything over 200 batting last will be doom.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Fuck me, that turned a bit. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Gritty 50 up for Smith, class act. 

[s(k)aturation]

Marsh is making a fist of it.