The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

I've got this horrible feeling that they'll bat beyond tea. Hope I'm wrong.

I think they'll bat into tomorrow with this weather.

[PaulWinch again]

Early signs are not good.

[paul_e]

I've got this horrible feeling that they'll bat beyond tea. Hope I'm wrong.

I think they'll bat into tomorrow with this weather.

Not sure about that, we only need 2 wickets to get into the bowlers.  If we'd only got 1-2 yesterday I'd be worried but as is it's very close.

[PaulWinch again]

I think we look like we're in trouble here, especially as our bowling attack is hobbled. I hope I'm wrong, but I think they'll get at least a 100 run lead.

[paul_e]

That's a massive wicket, Hughes looks very nervous so we can really get at him and haddin now.

[PaulWinch again]

Needed that, need Haddin and Hughes gone quick.

[PaulWinch again]

This pair is a big threat to us.

[PaulWinch again]

Get out!

[paul_e]

I refer back to my comment about not worrying about them batting out the day, they'll be desperate to bat until Lunch right now.

[Villan For Life]

I'm so envious of those of you who are at home watching. Stuck at work and following the test on Cricinfo. I was getting nervous in the first half hour but Jimmy and Swanny have swung matters back firmly in our direction!!

Was the Swann delivery as good as the description on Cricinfo suggests?

[paul_e]

I'm at work but I work in education so it's very quiet and I'm in Norway so I get the youtube stream... it's pretty dire today though.

The Swann delivery for the wicket is a beauty, got a hell of a lot of turns for a day 2 pitch.

[PaulWinch again]

I am delighted to be wrong, this is great stuff. Need to knock them over quickly and then bat very very long.

[Monty]

The Swann delivery was good but not a Warne-style ripper, as I imagine it may be being described. However, gloriously accurate.

Another good Jimmy delivery. No way could we get a 50+ lead on that first innings, no way.

[Dave Cooper please]

I've got this horrible feeling that they'll bat beyond tea. Hope I'm wrong.

I think they'll bat into tomorrow with this weather.

You reckon!

[paul_e]

Anderson is bowling a fantastic line to the lefties here.  He's almost unplayable.