The Cricket Thread

[AmandaJR]

Getting hit with a cricket ball really hurts. These guys just brush it off when they get hit, maybe because it hits muscles that I never had , but you can't trick a bruise. That shows what happened. Broad was very brave in that last test, taking hit after hit, maybe mixed with a good degree of adrenaline.

He and Jimmy took loads on their upper arm and only once did I see Jimmy wince. He must be black and blue too.

Bairstow is bothering me today. Couple of fumbles - not off chances but all the same. Camera pans to him and he has that look of surprise (doh!) as he chomps harder on his gum...might have to put him in Random Irritations and hope he proves me wrong!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

He and Jimmy took loads on their upper arm and only once did I see Jimmy wince. He must be black and blue too.

Bairstow is bothering me today. Couple of fumbles - not off chances but all the same. Camera pans to him and he has that look of surprise (doh!) as he chomps harder on his gum...might have to put him in Random Irritations and hope he proves me wrong!

He had an awful test behind the stumps last time around, just clumsy and scruffy. That got brushed over because of what happened later but his hands are getting stiffer, not softer.

 

[chrisd]

Good ball, decent catch

 

[Dando]

Jonny Baristow's new keeping gloves

 

[TimShady]

Jonny Baristow's new keeping gloves
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And again. Shocker.

 

[Piece]

FFS.

 

[Dando]

what a ball by Wood to Marsh.

 

[Dando]

Root's got the cymbals on now

 

[Neilds]

Do England do any catching practice nowadays? Fielding so for this series has been distinctly average at best

 

[Piece]

Oh dear. Again.

 

[TimShady]

“Spirit of the game”. Tell them that’s a four, Stokes. You know it was.

 

[Dando]

Do England do any catching practice nowadays? Fielding so for this series has been distinctly average at best

13 dropped chances and 1 missed stumping is village cricket

 

[Piece]

“Spirit of the game”. Tell them that’s a four, Stokes. You know it was.

Don't understand how the third umpire didn't spot that.

Talking of spirit of the game, Smith is able to tell which of the 24 bats he owns blindfold, but can't tell when he's blatantly edged it.

 

[Neilds]

13 dropped chances and 1 missed stumping is village cricket

And then add in all the no balls, doesn't look good for the 'relaxed' way of training under Stokes and McCullum. Apparently the attendance at some (most?) training sessions is voluntary!

 

[Dando]

And then add in all the no balls, doesn't look good for the 'relaxed' way of training under Stokes and McCullum. Apparently the attendance at some (most?) training sessions is voluntary!

sounds like my kind of training!

not sure anything beats Izziman Ul Haq though as he used to have an arm chair taken out to the nets so he could sit in comfort after batting

 

[Piece]

Marsh should have been in the hutch ages ago. Can't keep giving chances and expect to win.

 

[Depreston]

No shock Robinson has broken down he’s looked off it all series

Sloppy fielding think we’ve dropped around 13 chances up to this point in the series

 

[Piece]

No shock Robinson has broken down he’s looked off it all series

Sloppy fielding think we’ve dropped around 13 chances up to this point in the series

Make that 14

 

[TimShady]

Embarrassing from the England fans.

 

[Dando]

Embarrassing from the England fans.

so they're not allowed to boo?