The Official Cricket Thread

[alles ist gut]

Oh, a no-ball then.

[Jairzinho]

Did he think it had to be won in the next half hour? 

 

Moved from batting positively to batting like it was the last over in a 20/20 game. 

[alles ist gut]

Well, England aren’t totally out of it yet

[Captain Turdseye]

Looks like I’ve missed a good day. 

[Captain Howdy]

19 to win still only 5 down. Surely even we can’t England this up from here.

[s(k)aturation]

Good win.

[clangers]

Better from England today, positive and controlled. Wicket and weather has helped, nothing doing with the ball for NZ. Then again how many times have we seen England screw it up on a favourable wicket over recent years.

 

Foakes looks composed.

[Captain Howdy]

What a batsman Root is.

[YorkshireRed]

Marvellous moment for Root.
 

If he’s not yet the clear front runner in the debate as to who is England’s greatest test batsman, I suspect he will be when his career is done an dusted. Certainly his numbers will suggest as much. 

[Jairzinho]

10 minutes ago, clangers said:

Better from England today, positive and controlled. Wicket and weather has helped, nothing doing with the ball for NZ. Then again how many times have we seen England screw it up on a favourable wicket over recent years.

 

Foakes looks composed.

Wonder how de Grandhomme feels.

 

Ran himself out like an imbecile, overstepped bowling at 20mph when he got Stokes out, then got injured meaning the three quicks got completely burnt out last night.

[Captain Howdy]

On 02/06/2022 at 18:19, Captain Howdy said:

This series is only going to go one way. Nothing we didn’t know in fairness 

What would you lot do without my forensic insight.

[sir roger]

Been listening to TMS since 2pm yesterday, fantastic stuff. 

 

Stokes’ captaincy will hopefully evoke Napoleon’s words about lucky generals

[s(k)aturation]

5 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Been listening to TMS since 2pm yesterday, fantastic stuff. 

 

Stokes’ captaincy will hopefully evoke Napoleon’s words about lucky generals

 

... and not interrupting the opposition when they're making a mistake!

 

 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Glad to be wrong, amazing what a bit off bottle can achieve.

[s(k)aturation]

McCullum's a go-getter.

Root is arguably the best bat in the world, now unfettered.

Captaincy could bring the very best out of Stokes.

 

This might all be just the ticket.

 

And I think England bore the brunt of cricketing difficulties during COVID.

 

Happier times ahead, I think.

 

 

 

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

Foakes doing his Rooster Cogburn impression. Fuck off with the w/k experiments now, please.

 

Root at 4, pre-captaincy batting hopefully to come.

 

Maybe Tom Haines in at no.3 and Pope moved down to Bairstow's position.

[sir roger]

The openers are the major issue for me, I think we have some reasonable batters for the earlier / middle order but they are always going to struggle if they are constantly coming in at 12-2, 21-3 and the like with the brand new ball.

[sir roger]

Jennings

Lees

Brook 

Root

Stokes

Buttler

Foakes

Potts

Broad

Anderson

Parkinson

 

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Jennings

Lees

Brook 

Root

Stokes

Buttler

Foakes

Potts

Broad

Anderson

Parkinson

 

No pressure @Jennings 

[sir roger]

27 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

No pressure @Jennings 

Did consider TK at 11 too.

[Jennings]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

No pressure @Jennings 

I don't feel any pressure, mate. I know cricket probably better than TK. Looks like I'm opening...

 

...I'll just get out my racquet. Tee it up. And smash one through mid-wicket for a touch down. 1-nil to us!

[Bjornebye]

5 minutes ago, Jennings said:

I don't feel any pressure, mate. I know cricket probably better than TK. Looks like I'm opening...

 

...I'll just get out my racquet. Tee it up. And smash one through mid-wicket for a touch down. 1-nil to us!

Home run 

[alles ist gut]

Jack Leach bowling the twentieth over when you’ve put the opposition in.

 

What you want, it is not.

[Jairzinho]

1 minute ago, alles ist gut said:

Jack Leach bowling the twentieth over when you’ve put the opposition in.

 

What you want, it is not.

We're waiting for the new ball.

[alles ist gut]

Good pair of hands there.