The Cricket Thread

[HomerJSimpson]

I don't think the pitch has changed, I would suggest that Pakistan felt under pressure to bat out the rest of the match , I would say they put the pressure on themselves ,and it didn't help losing a wicket first ball when he was castled.

Definitely getting a reputation for collapsing

 

[RichA]

Not been watching for the last hour or so. Just had a quick glance at the BBC Sport website.

Are Pakistan going all Spursy?

Be fair. They haven't been that bad.

 

[Grizzly]

I don't think the pitch has changed, I would suggest that Pakistan felt under pressure to bat out the rest of the match , I would say they put the pressure on themselves ,and it didn't help losing a wicket first ball when he was castled.

It is the hardest job in cricket, the third innings when there is time left in the game, even more so when there are only two results left on the table. In the circumstances, it is perhaps not THAT surprising that a team that is short of world class talent to begin with and had fielded almost two days in baking heat had scrambled brains.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Don't want to appear pedantic, but wasn't it a stick of rhubarb? Yorkshire rhubarb triangle and all that

No pedantry there. Happy to be corrected.

Looking back, mad suggestion to think she could have got a century with celery. She would have done well to get to double figures with celery. Obviously rhubarb

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844292618324521311

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Only 3 wickets needed and still 50 odd behind so can't see us chasing many if we have to bat at all

 

[HomerJSimpson]

An innings and 47 run win after that massive first innings score by Pakistan. Leach does the damage

 

[Norrin Radd]

Thankfully it's over with but ,,..............the next test is at the same ground, could be another bore fest .

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Great win for the women and a win against the West Indies should see them miss Australia in the semi final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cdd4lznq717o

 

[GreiginFife]

Great win for the women and a win against the West Indies should see them miss Australia in the semi final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cdd4lznq717o

Well, they miss Australia…

 

[venger]

That’s the worst I’ve seen the English ladies play for a while and the best the WI ladies have been in what seems like forever.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Well, they miss Australia…

Shocking display. As though they thought they only had to turn up. As unprofessional a performance as I've seen from them

 

[Arthur Wedge]

India bowled out for 46 at Home

 

[HomerJSimpson]

India bowled out for 46 at Home

Matt Henry 5-15

 

[venger]

India bowled out for 46 at Home

I wonder who will get the blame/sack for that.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Going to be 1-1 then

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Going to be 1-1 then

We still have Joe Root in. Not done just yet

 

[Neilds]

Won’t last much longer today!
Hope the ICC come down hard on Pakistan for the state of the pitch used in these tests, neither match has been a fair contest between bat and ball and must turn off a lot of fans.

 

[Piece]

This was a better watch but a contrived one. They had other strips ready and based on the first test they thought let's use the first track to get some turn. Wonder what the next venue is like.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Very poor