The Cricket Thread

[Lord Tyrion]

Really? Golf greens get switched early morning and by 9.00 are bone dry. Even if it is a really heavy dew surely it is not beyond the wit of man to dry the strip and the bowlers run ins etc.

They might be in the south but not up here. I suspect both Headingley and Old Trafford would be impacted, not accounting for if Chester le Street ever got another Test.

We are also having this discussion during a heat wave. In normal times it is much more relevant.

The dew doesn't need to be heavy to impact a cricket wicket. Any sort of moisture can make a difference and 11am is a reasonable time to allow for that to clear.

 

[Mudball]

Agree.. they should play full quota. Monetary fines are pointless, esp for big teams. They should be docked runs AND WTC points.
The time wasting was pathetic but understandable. Gill getting physio on the ground was poor too

 

[Mudball]

Wow .. the first 10 minutes overs seem to be hot curry ‘give them hell’ session from India.. forget bazball, just wear them down from Eng. there is plenty of time for bazball after tea

 

[Fade and Die]

Well Englands housery last night has certainly come back to bite them in the backside… Indian bowling has been fired up from the start, an excellent performance and the England batsmen have not stood up to the intensity! Need a partnership, badly.

 

[Mudball]

Stoksey/Root chugging along + Smith yet to come… anything over 250 will be difficult on Day 5

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Two terrible wickets there for England. Root getting done around his legs, Smith just playing completely the wrong line . Momentum to India

 

[Billysboots]

That’s an awful swipe from Stokes.

I get the modern England approach, really I do. It was much needed to breathe some life into red ball cricket. But equally, when our backs are to the wall in a session, there are times to dig in just a little.

Winning matches is great. Throwing them away less so.

 

[Mudball]

That Bhumra Yorker to Carse is just a masterpiece… always reminds me of his Yorker to Pope a few years ago.. absolutely unplayable

On the plus side it means some tired Indian batters for an hour today

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That Bhumra Yorker to Carse is just a masterpiece… always reminds me of his Yorker to Pope a few years ago.. absolutely unplayable

On the plus side it means some tired Indian batters for an hour today

It was far too good a ball for a specialist batsman let alone a tailender

 

[Billysboots]

This England attack looks totally impotent. Can’t believe this is the same pitch we couldn’t make 200 on.

 

[Billysboots]

This England attack looks totally impotent. Can’t believe this is the same pitch we couldn’t make 200 on.

And next ball we have India two down.

I just need to come up with eight more inspired observations and this game will be wrapped up.

 

[Billysboots]

I’ll be back in the morning with more insightful comment

 

[Mudball]

I thought it would be evenly matched if India finished like 50-60/2… Wowzer from Stokes and Carse… now an English game surely.

Whoever wins, it will be a memorable one .. not sure what is the lowest defended total in 4th inning ..

 

[venger]

From google

In the matches played at the venue since 2000, the host holds the record for the lowest total defended. England was able to defend 182 runs against Ireland in 2019. England also prevented South Africa from chasing down 183 runs in 1955.

 

[Captainron]

Pathetic fine and demerit point for Siraj giving Duckett a send off. Shouting yes and pumping your fists is not over the top. Aggression is part and parcel of the game.

The edge in this match is the bit that makes it super interesting.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

He might have got away with it before he bumped him but you can't have contact. Personally, I also think he got too close to him, roaring in the batsman's face is not on imo. I'm okay with a bit of needle but he crossed a little too far there and the ref has rightly reminded players where the line is.

 

[Deleted member 36742]

Pathetic fine and demerit point for Siraj giving Duckett a send off. Shouting yes and pumping your fists is not over the top. Aggression is part and parcel of the game.

The edge in this match is the bit that makes it super interesting.

No, the only thing pathetic was the send off.

The posturing reminds me of much of the so called football hooliganism that is in fact nothing more than pavement dancing.

Easy to shout in someone's face and to point and gesture when you know that there's no danger of any response beyond more verbals.

Sledging is just a joke.

 

[Captainron]

He might have got away with it before he bumped him but you can't have contact. Personally, I also think he got too close to him, roaring in the batsman's face is not on imo. I'm okay with a bit of needle but he crossed a little too far there and the ref has rightly reminded players where the line is.

Pope walked into him. He was stationary. Nothing about that in the siting report per the lads on Sky.

 

[Captainron]

No, the only thing pathetic was the send off.

The posturing reminds me of much of the so called football hooliganism that is in fact nothing more than pavement dancing.

Easy to shout in someone's face and to point and gesture when you know that there's no danger of any response beyond more verbals.

Sledging is just a joke.

Rubbish. Comparison with football hooliganism is a massive stretch.

Too much in sport is being sanitised.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Pope walked into him. He was stationary. Nothing about that in the siting report per the lads on Sky.

It was Duckett wasn't it? Anyway, getting that far into someone's face is poor and he deserved the result