The Official Cricket Thread

[Stickman]

Longest test innings of all time by Cook for Englishman and the third longest of all time..

 

Interesting fact Cook has now batted longer than the combined total match time of England in the Rugby and that other sport that can't be mentioned on here World Cups

[lifetime fan]

Cook will be eyeing up Gooch's score of 333.

[Jairzinho]

Should be able to get there by the end of tomorrow.

[lifetime fan]

Cook gone. 263.

[Jairzinho]

Chances of a result from this game have improved from 0% to 0.0001%.

[A_S]

The odd thing is that a great knock like Cook's should offer a lot of stability while the other end looks to score more freely to keep the game moving along.

 

You look at Ali, Bell and Bairstow who can all play shots, between them they've scored a century but needed more than 60 overs to do so! One can only assume a draw was always the aim after day 2.

[Frankenhooker]

England declared with a lead of 75 (9 down) and Pakistan find themselves 6-2, Malik has gone.

 

Just a glimmer for England.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The odd thing is that a great knock like Cook's should offer a lot of stability while the other end looks to score more freely to keep the game moving along.

 

You look at Ali, Bell and Bairstow who can all play shots, between them they've scored a century but needed more than 60 overs to do so! One can only assume a draw was always the aim after day 2.

 

It's been a real dead wicket, bugger all in it for the bowlers yet still hard to score runs quickly. The only chance both teams had of forcing a positive result was relying on the other team to give wickets away by rash shots, this is more likely to come about if you just go for it. I stopped watching this game after day 1 and have only popped in to watch it here and there, the pitch is a disgrace as far as test cricket goes as nothing has really changed over the 5 days. 

[Frankenhooker]

Pakistan 173 all out, Rashid with a 5 for. England need 99, haven't got the overs left.

[Vincent Vega]

Pakistan 173 all out, Rashid with a 5 for. England need 99, haven't got the overs left.

Turned over at half time of that other sport just in time to see Rashid take the last two wickets, couldn't believe the scoreboard. Delighted Rashid got a 5 for after the shit he got for his first innings.

[Frankenhooker]

Apparently there are 15-odd overs left and England are going for it, need five an over. All depends on the light I suppose.

 

20-1.

[Vincent Vega]

Apparently there are 15-odd overs left and England are going for it, need five an over. All depends on the light I suppose.20-1.

Just flicked over, bright blue skies but some big shadows across the pitch.

[Frankenhooker]

Ali gone, 29-2.

[Frankenhooker]

Stokes in above Cook and Bell, still giving it a go, good to see.

 

[Frankenhooker]

Stokes gone without really adding anything. 35-3.

 

Bairstow in.

[Jairzinho]

Shouldn't have bothered with the first four days.

[Frankenhooker]

Ooh eck, 34 to win

 

[Hades]

Tense stuff.

[Jairzinho]

Some top timewasting going on here.

[Hand Shandy]

Light given. Fucking rubbish.

[Vincent Vega]

Pakistan get out of jail, saved by the light.

[Frankenhooker]

Bad light stops play.  Great effort from England, Pakistan clung on, timewasting like fuck. 

[Jairzinho]

Imagine trying to explain that game to someone who knows fuck all about the sport.

 

"Yeah, nothing happened for four days then on the fifth day it actually got interesting but it got a bit dark so we called it a draw."

[A_S]

Imagine trying to explain that game to someone who knows fuck all about the sport.

 

"Yeah, nothing happened for four days then on the fifth day it actually got interesting but it got a bit dark so we called it a draw."

 

Or ask an ex-manager: 

 

'How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?'- Rafa

[A_S]

Sad

 

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-sir-garfield-sobers-brought-to-tears-by-windies-plight/story-fndpt0dy-1227578826315

 

For some reason, I see Jason Holder being that guy. How many he can get to follow him, only time will tell.