The Cricket Thread 2013

[TheTimVilla]

PGW, not many teams win every session. We only won one yesterday, but runs on the board are more valuable than wickets! But we're winning this session...

[paul_e]

Australia are falling into the same trap we did in the last test, which is to try to intimidate the lower order batsmen rather than just sticking to the plan.  They given this pair far too much width and Broad and Swann have decided to just swing at everything and push the score up.  I think 350 is competitive anywhere so I'm pretty happy with this, particularly given the situation this time yesterday.  England deserve credit here, we've dug ourselves out to a competitive total.

Surely that's not out, it's got to be off his knee.

[Villan For Life]

361 all out from 28 - 3 will do for me.

Let's reserve judgement on how much of a batsman's paradise this pitch is until the Aussies have batted on it.

[paul_e]

Clearly I was wrong, the ecb youtube stream isn't the highest quality so maybe there was a nick that I couldn't see.

[PaulWinch again]

Well that's that, 361 is reasonable but not good. Fortunately the lower order have got us up to something we can bowl at and hopefully they'll skittle the Aussies now.

[curiousorange]

A fairly disappointing score given the track, but a very entertaining and profitable twenty minutes for England there. Anderson and Bresnan to open the bowling and let's whip out two before lunch. We'll all be much happier.

[PaulWinch again]

A fairly disappointing score given the track, but a very entertaining and profitable twenty minutes for England there. Anderson and Bresnan to open the bowling and let's whip out two before lunch. We'll all be much happier.

Yeah I'd say that's a pretty good assessment, other than there's no chance Bresnan will open the bowling it'll be Broad.

[curiousorange]

A fairly disappointing score given the track, but a very entertaining and profitable twenty minutes for England there. Anderson and Bresnan to open the bowling and let's whip out two before lunch. We'll all be much happier.

Yeah I'd say that's a pretty good assessment, other than there's no chance Bresnan will open the bowling it'll be Broad.

Just thinking as he's just come in from batting Bresnan might be more prepared.

[paul_e]

That first over from Jimmy shows that, even if this is a a nice wicket to bat on, there's enough pace and seam in this pitch for the bowlers to not feel to nervous about it.

[curiousorange]

That first over from Jimmy shows that, even if this is a a nice wicket to bat on, there's enough pace and seam in this pitch for the bowlers to not feel to nervous about it.

It certainly suggests there's something for the Aussies to think about other than how many boundaries they can get today.

[paul_e]

Broad's unlucky there, you often see those given, was probably just a touch to high on the pads for the umpire's liking.

[Monty]

Bresnan is being slaughtered.

Edit: not Bresnan, wasn't paying attention.

[PaulWinch again]

Bresnan clearly bringing control. I really think we've dropped a massive bollock picking him, but hopefully he'll turn it round.

[olaftab]

Well that's that, 361 is reasonable but not good. Fortunately the lower order have got us up to something we can bowl at and hopefully they'll skittle the Aussies now.

361 is good. Not brilliant but good. England will only lose from here if Aussies turn into a super team and that they are not.

[PaulWinch again]

Bresnan is just never ever the third seamer in a 4 man attack I'm afraid. I presume he performs badly he'll be chucked aside after one game like Finn was?