Author Topic: The Cricket Thread (Read 417009 times)

Morany · « **Reply #575 on:** July 10, 2015, 12:17:52 PM »

That's a great start. Hopefully we can get to lunch and bypass this tricky period without loss.

Bat through to Lunch tomorrow and we should be in a commanding lead

ChrisRedditch · « **Reply #576 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:04:13 PM »

412 for an Aussie win and 2 days to get them.
This is building up to be an exciting climax

AlbionBest · « **Reply #577 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:07:16 PM »

This cricket stuff just bores me to tears, can't wait for the proper sports to begin !

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #578 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:03:43 PM »

Been an enthralling test match.

England in a commanding position - some early inroads tomorrow would set the cat amongst the pigeons in the Aussie dressing room.

ChrisRedditch · « **Reply #579 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:12:15 PM »

Quote from: AlbionBest on July 10, 2015, 07:07:16 PM

This cricket stuff just bores me to tears, can't wait for the proper sports to begin !

That's fair enough but why look in on the "English Cricket Thread" if it bores you so much?
Why not leave thread space to the people who like the game?

Just saying

AlbionBest · « **Reply #580 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:50:29 PM »

Fair enough !!

PepeMel · « **Reply #581 on:** July 11, 2015, 11:54:51 AM »

Watching the cricket, Bumble is hilarious to listen too

gerry m · « **Reply #582 on:** July 11, 2015, 03:35:18 PM »

Aussies curently 151-7. 260 runs behind with 3 wickets remaining

Dudleylad · « **Reply #583 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:46:36 PM »

Johnson and Start showing the other Aussie batsmen how its done.

B_H_Baggie · « **Reply #584 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:50:14 PM »

Not so much Starc anymore

gerry m · « **Reply #585 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:55:30 PM »

Fair play to Johnson he's batted well. Need him out ASAP.

gerry m · « **Reply #586 on:** July 11, 2015, 05:08:49 PM »

Quote from: gerry m on July 11, 2015, 04:55:30 PM

Fair play to Johnson he's batted well. Need him out ASAP.

Just gone for 77. Good as over now.

gerry m · « **Reply #587 on:** July 11, 2015, 05:10:20 PM »

Quote from: gerry m on July 11, 2015, 05:08:49 PM

Just gone for 77. Good as over now.

All out for 242. Well done England, but the tail certainly wagged.

PepeMel · « **Reply #588 on:** July 11, 2015, 08:45:02 PM »

Passion and pride, overpaid footballers take note

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #589 on:** July 12, 2015, 03:00:49 PM »

Really happy with that - best start to the summer that was possible.

Whilst the Aussies have problems I won't start jumping the gun just yet like many appear to be - cricket has a funny way of biting you back on the backside.

Adder · « **Reply #590 on:** July 12, 2015, 06:31:13 PM »

Amazing how quickly things can turn around. At the start of May it was hard to give England a sniff in this series yet now they are favourites.
Obviously there's more than one factor but Mark Wood has made a huge difference. I think it's given the whole team more confidence knowing they have effective pace backup to Broad and Anderson.

Dudleylad · « **Reply #591 on:** July 12, 2015, 06:35:45 PM »

Mark Wood reminds me of Simon Jones in 2005 young. hungry, unknown and very very quick.

BaggieBirdRus · « **Reply #592 on:** July 12, 2015, 06:47:20 PM »

Was a very good start to the Series. Our top order didn't impress me too much, and it was a timely half century for Bell who is desperately out of form.

Root is quite simply our key man, if he keeps scoring us the big runs which he continues to at the moment I can see us winning the series quite comfortable.

MarkW · « **Reply #593 on:** July 12, 2015, 07:55:32 PM »

Quote from: Dudleylad on July 12, 2015, 06:35:45 PM

Mark Wood reminds me of Simon Jones in 2005 young. hungry, unknown and very very quick.

And he is very dangerous when the ball is reverse swinging. A very apt comparison.

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #594 on:** July 15, 2015, 08:08:08 PM »

Second test at Lords tomorrow - Aussies have a good record for here.

Unfortunately for England it seems that both Shane Watson and Brad Haddin will be dropped with Mitchell Marsh and Peter Nevill coming in.

Moeen Ali will need a fitness test with Adil Rashid on stand-by.

It looks as though Mitchell Starc will be fit which is worrying because a Lords pitch with pace, bounce and movement will suit him very well.

DaveWBA · « **Reply #595 on:** July 16, 2015, 08:44:06 AM »

Quote from: LiamTheBaggie on July 15, 2015, 08:08:08 PM

Second test at Lords tomorrow - Aussies have a good record for here.

Unfortunately for England it seems that both Shane Watson and Brad Haddin will be dropped with Mitchell Marsh and Peter Nevill coming in.

Moeen Ali will need a fitness test with Adil Rashid on stand-by.

It looks as though Mitchell Starc will be fit which is worrying because a Lords pitch with pace, bounce and movement will suit him very well.

The Lords pitch being quicker and bouncier than Cardiff makes Moeen Ali a big miss if he's injured.

If Rashid is unable to spin the ball on a green surface then we will greatly miss Moeen's batting. We effectively have a spinner who can't turn a ball and is a poorer batsmen than the man he replaces. Stands to be a much closer test this, avoiding defeat is key in this test as we always seem to do well at Edgbaston.

MarkW · « **Reply #596 on:** July 16, 2015, 11:02:05 AM »

Quote from: DaveWBA on July 16, 2015, 08:44:06 AM

The Lords pitch being quicker and bouncier than Cardiff makes Moeen Ali a big miss if he's injured.

If Rashid is unable to spin the ball on a green surface then we will greatly miss Moeen's batting. We effectively have a spinner who can't turn a ball and is a poorer batsmen than the man he replaces. Stands to be a much closer test this, avoiding defeat is key in this test as we always seem to do well at Edgbaston.

Luckily Ali is out fielding so hopefully he'll be fine

DaveWBA · « **Reply #597 on:** July 16, 2015, 12:23:40 PM »

David Warner there summed up in four balls. Two fours, nothing, gets out having a big wipe.

Wickets for Moeen again.

boing_boing68 · « **Reply #598 on:** July 16, 2015, 04:53:35 PM »

Not a lot happening for us today then

BobTaylor · « **Reply #599 on:** July 16, 2015, 05:01:13 PM »

250 - 1 good batting wicket and two at the crease both on 100s. On for 500 plus at this rate.