2019 Cricket

[fundy]

Better today but doesn't mask the calamity of the 1st innings. If we do lose and Aussies take a 2-0 lead and therefore retain the Ashes will the selectors look to bring new blood in to try and give the batting lineup some stability

might struggle for stability when all the possible options have been playing hit and giggle for most of the last mth! expect they just reshuffle some of the square pegs and Anderson for Woakes assuming Roy hasnt properly broken his new toy

Edit Root not Roy, the day Roy is test captain lol

 

[HomerJSimpson]

might struggle for stability when all the possible options have been playing hit and giggle for most of the last mth! expect they just reshuffle some of the square pegs and Anderson for Woakes assuming Roy hasnt properly broken his new toy

Good point well made. Doesn't it sum up the state of the game when the long form of the game isn't bringing anyone through

 

[fundy]

Good point well made. Doesn't it sum up the state of the game when the long form of the game isn't bringing anyone through

arguably there are some guys there but the ECB definitely isnt helping with the scheduling and it only gets worse next year when they shoehorn in the vanity project of the undred for the women and children

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Day 3 today, I know it’s 99.9% likely to finish tomorrow, but Monday is still available if tomorrow is the most boring day of cricket ever.

I don't think trying to survive(first) is boring in Test cricket.
As certain persons have been trying to tell the England batsmen, it's not all about hitting the ball.

 

[Captainron]

Root lost patience there and with it The Ashes ?????

 

[Beezerk]

Root lost patience there and with it The Ashes ?????

Yep, the usual Root rush of blood.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Root lost patience there and with it The Ashes ?????

I don't have a problem with him taking the game to Lyons. He just executed it badly, never got to the pitch and then hit across it. England have to be careful not to get stuck in defensive mode and forget to score. We need 190 with 6 wickets left, it's a 4th day pitch, not a 5th day. England should feel confident about winning this but they need to keep the scoreboard ticking over a little better.

Before you shout arrogance, we can equally be all out before lunch, such is the fragility of the batting. The batsmen we have left are very capable of knocking these off though.

Very impressed with the discipline of the Aussie bowling this series. They are a very good attack. It's a good job the batting, bar Smith, is wobbly.

 

[Kellfire]

England are going to win this.

 

[Norrin Radd]

What a big bummer for the convicts if we pull this off

 

[Lord Tyrion]

This is a Matt Prior style counter attacking innings from Bairstow. Good knock so far.

 

[fundy]

Cracking session after Roots dismissal, long way to go and going to be some afternoon session

 

[Imurg]

We might just do this.....we just might.

 

[Piece]

I’m deliberately NOT watching...

 

[Kellfire]

I’m deliberately NOT watching...

If the Aussies bowl like they did in the first session of the day, England will walk this.

 

[fundy]

seriously how do you get run out in this situ in a test match sigh

 

[Kellfire]

Idiots

Get themselves into a great chance to win this and then what sort of shot was that from Bairstow and then suicidal run

I thought the same about Bairstow’s shot but they still need to take chances to score runs and that was there to be hit... up until it cut so far off the seam. Unlucky imo.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

I thought the same about Bairstow’s shot but they still need to take chances to score runs and that was there to be hit... up until it cut so far off the seam. Unlucky imo.

With 5 sessions to go there was absolutely no need to be chasing a wide one.

Then Stokes does Buttler up like a kipper.

Just have to see if Stokes can see us home with the tail.

 

[Kellfire]

With 5 sessions to go there was absolutely no need to be chasing a wide one.

Then Stokes does Buttler up like a kipper.

Just have to see if Stokes can see us home with the tail.

They’ll never last five sessions so they have to push for runs at some point. Wide ones are the scoring balls.

 

[Kellfire]

Applauding your 9th batsman every ball he doesn’t get out - what a great way to demoralise a player.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

They’ll never last five sessions so they have to push for runs at some point. Wide ones are the scoring balls.

It's not T20.

A delivery as wide as that requires the batsman to be playing to far from his body to retain control over it.

In the context of the game there's not a coach in the world that would advocate going for it like that.