The Cricket Thread

[Beezerk]

Got up earlier so I've stuck the cricket on, I thought I was watching a one dayer game, English batsmen slashing at every ball.
Call me old fashioned but what happened to grinding out a ton over a prolonged period and wearing down the opposition bowlers?

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Got up earlier so I've stuck the cricket on, I thought I was watching a one dayer game, English batsmen slashing at every ball.
Call me old fashioned but what happened to grinding out a ton over a prolonged period and wearing down the opposition bowlers?

Can't grind it out if the batters don't have any defensive skills.

All about getting some runs before you play all around a straight one....

 

[Billysboots]

England doing what England do so well. Lose a couple of quick wickets, retreat into their shell and see the runs totally dry up, watch the scoreboard pressure slowly increase……….

It’s only a matter of time.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Some degree of sympathy for Root there.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Normal service resumed......

 

[ColchesterFC]

We were 68-0. Since then we're 39-7.

 

[3offTheTee]

We were 68-0. Since then we're 39-7.

We are away at present and went down for breakfast when the score was 68/1. Thought you were joking Colch but I was mistaken.

The only solution is to bring back Hameed and Buttler to steady the batting!!

 

[ColchesterFC]

Make that 55-9

 

[3offTheTee]

There are 3 Test Matches aginst W.Indies starting in March. It would be extremely interesting to name the squad. Who do you think will be going?

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Quality collapse even by England's standards

 

[3offTheTee]

Make that 55-9

Wrong again my friend. Homeward bound with an early flight

 

[Deleted member 3432]

There are 3 Test Matches aginst W.Indies starting in March. It would be extremely interesting to name the squad. Who do you think will be going?

Joe Root plus a few others, probably similar faces to what we have now.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

At 68-0 I thought we might actually have stood a chance and show some fight and spirit.
Obviously I discounted that the England cricket squad might actually be looking to get a plane back with Novax

 

[Blue in Munich]

At 68-0 I thought we might actually have stood a chance and show some fight and spirit.
Obviously I discounted that the England cricket squad might actually be looking to get a plane back with Novax

If it's any consolation you weren't the only one.

I'd say the last two dismissals were pub league standard but the pub leagues would probably have grounds to sue.

 

[Beezerk]

Maybe they wanted to see the opening day of the tennis tomorrow

 

[Billysboots]

Let me put this in some sort of everyday perspective. In the time it has taken me to clean my car, England have lost their last 7 wickets for 30-odd runs. It’s a big car, granted, but come on. I haven’t even hoovered it out, for pity’s sake.

Not even in my worst nightmares did I think, having got off to a decent start at 82-1, that England were capable of such a pathetic showing.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Let me put this in some sort of everyday perspective. In the time it has taken me to clean my car, England have lost their last 7 wickets for 30-odd runs. It’s a big car, granted, but come on. I haven’t even hoovered it out, for pity’s sake.

Not even in my worst nightmares did I think, having got off to a decent start at 82-1, that England were capable of such a pathetic showing.

I'm shocked that you're shocked about an England collapse given that it happens every time they bat

 

[Blue in Munich]

Let me put this in some sort of everyday perspective. In the time it has taken me to clean my car, England have lost their last 7 wickets for 30-odd runs. It’s a big car, granted, but come on. I haven’t even hoovered it out, for pity’s sake.

Not even in my worst nightmares did I think, having got off to a decent start at 82-1, that England were capable of such a pathetic showing.

They've finished 2 days early, fancy doing mine?

 

[Billysboots]

I'm shocked that you're shocked about an England collapse given that it happens every time they bat

There are collapses and then there are collapses. Even by England’s standards that was breathtaking.

 

[Billysboots]

They've finished 2 days early, fancy doing mine?

Only if it’s a VW Up or similar.