The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Pitch looks pretty flat from initial impressions.

[spangley1812]

Pitch looks pretty flat from initial impressions.

Not a big suprise............we need a big game from the bowlers here

[PaulWinch again]

Not looking promising here.

[Ross]

Wasn't sure Monty was the wisest choice on this deck. Even less sure after an hour, 4 seamers needed I think....would have liked to see Woakes.

[PGW]

At least managed to get 1 wkt just before lunch......79/1 at lunch.

[KevinGage]

This is fucking pish.

[PaulWinch again]

We're buried in this match, really poor.

[Dr Butler]

did I dream that NZ scored just 20 runs in the first hour ?   flat pitch so the Kiwi's dont get a drubbing...

[PaulWinch again]

It's a flat pitch, but we bowled badly as well. We were far too wide when we were bowling and the body language was really poor.

[paul_e]

Seems like an insane decision to put them in.  Maybe there was something about the conditions at the toss which made him think it would turn out differently but it looks flat and fairly slow, added to very little swing I actually think NZ will be upset they only got 250, looked like a 300+ day from the highlights.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Seems like an insane decision to put them in.  Maybe there was something about the conditions at the toss which made him think it would turn out differently but it looks flat and fairly slow, added to very little swing I actually think NZ will be upset they only got 250, looked like a 300+ day from the highlights.

Their thinking was that the drop-in pitches only get better and that there was a green tinge to it, so a break-through on day one looked the best bet. Easy afterwards, eh?

Having said that we bowled in a very ordinary way.

[PaulWinch again]

Finn did well but we're up against this not to lose now after our start.

[KevinGage]

Has all the makings of an upset. 

Losing a key player on the eve of the match, bowlers going through the motions and now two key wickets for NZ.  Will do well to save this test and scramble a draw.

[olaftab]

Has all the makings of an upset. 

There is no such thing as an upset in a test match. Over five days and two innings each the best team always wins.

[Colhint]

thats not true. Weather especially overcast conditions, can make all the difference. Few teams do well in England, but England rarely do well in India