The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Rogers is looking solid.

[PaulWinch again]

It's a bit of a concern that Broad is still off the field.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh what a delivery Jimmy!!!! Clarke gone!

[eastie]

Relax pwa- would you like a cigar

55-7 by close of play

[Villan For Life]

Get in Jimmy!!!!

[paul_e]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

[eastie]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

Spot on Paul e - bowlers dream conditions.
Just hope bad light doesn't come into play.

[PaulWinch again]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

See I'm not sure it is at all, the batsmen have just played some shocking shots, Bell, Clarke, Root aside.

[Chris Smith]

Brilliant stuff from Jimmy, I'm having a celebratory orange.

[PaulWinch again]

There have been 3 great balls to get wickets today. The rest were batsmen getting themselves out.

[eastie]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

See I'm not sure it is at all, the batsmen have just played some shocking shots, Bell, Clarke, Root aside.

Because the ball has moved and swung.

[PaulWinch again]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

See I'm not sure it is at all, the batsmen have just played some shocking shots, Bell, Clarke, Root aside.

Because the ball has moved and swung.

It has moved, but it has been poor batting as well.

[paul_e]

yeah pwa, I agree the shots have looked poor, butt when you have 9-10 test standard batsmen playing what look to be very poor shots in a day you have to consider how much the pitch and conditions are the cause.  I said earlier I think Prior, Trott and Cook played poor shots but root, KP and Bell were beaten by the bowling/pitch.  I haven't seen the last 4 wickets or the 2 finn wickets but Clarke was another where the bowling and conditions just did him completely.

[Chris Smith]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

See I'm not sure it is at all, the batsmen have just played some shocking shots, Bell, Clarke, Root aside.

I think the truth is somewhere between the two, the conditions have favoured the bowlers but the batsmen have, to a large part, failed to get their heads down and apply themselves.

[PaulWinch again]

As I said earlier - england didn't necessarily bat as badly as it seems, this pitch looks a dream for the bowlers.

Absolute pearler from jimmy though.

See I'm not sure it is at all, the batsmen have just played some shocking shots, Bell, Clarke, Root aside.

I think the truth is somewhere between the two, the conditions have favoured the bowlers but the batsmen have, to a large part, failed to get their heads down and apply themselves.

Yeah I'd probably agree.