The Cricket Thread 2013

[Dr Butler]

So do we enforce the follow on and get this wrapped up tonight?

No for a number of reasons.
Not enough runs ahead. Should be 300+
It's hot out there bowlers need rest.
Do not want to bat in 4th innings on this pitch.
And it's the only chance they can have of staging recovery.
Bat again to morally destroy them and than bowl em out.

Plus Swann just got a huge amount of turn out of the footmarks; it ended up in front of 1st slip.

Often, the key to an Ashes series victory is mental strength against mental disintegration. If we bat on and bat long they will start to see the series slip away from them.

They did it to us for long enough; time we returned the favour.

indeed...with interest !!

[ADVILLAFAN]

Strange to think that the Aussies almost went in to lunch 42 without loss.

[Dr Butler]

104/8......

[Villan For Life]

I'm loving this particularly as I work for an Australian company!

[VILLA MOLE]

I'm loving this particularly as I work for an Australian company!

Do not love it too much,  show a bit of condescending pity they will hate that   

[ADVILLAFAN]

I'm loving this particularly as I work for an Australian company!

I feel a drink in the Aussie Bar is required....

[Villan For Life]

Back to the question of the follow-on.

The one thing that could make us enforce the follow-on could be the forecasted cloud cover for tomorrow. They expect the sun to burn it off by lunch but the ball swings more at Lords under cloud. It's so different when the sun comes out. The ball can stop swinging in an instant.

I'd love a pop at them in those conditions.

[Dr Butler]

9 down.....104/9

[Villan For Life]

I'm loving this particularly as I work for an Australian company!

Do not love it too much,  show a bit of condescending pity they will hate that   

I send several emails of that ilk to Aussie colleagues last weekend!

[Dave Cooper please]

Don't follow on, just bad them into utter oblivion and give the crowd over the next two days some cricket to watch. If we enforce the follow on this wil be over by tea tomorrow.

[The Left Side]

104-9 superb stuff

[The Left Side]

Don't follow on, just bad them into utter oblivion and give the crowd over the next two days some cricket to watch. If we enforce the follow on this wil be over by tea tomorrow.

Good point but let's show them no mercy.

[Dave Cooper please]

Don't follow on, just bad them into utter oblivion and give the crowd over the next two days some cricket to watch. If we enforce the follow on this wil be over by tea tomorrow.

Good point but let's show them no mercy.

I think making them try to bat out two whole days just to save the match is showing them no mercy.

[Dave Cooper please]

Come on Swanny, get a five-fer and you will be truly Hedley Verityesque.

[PaulWinch again]

I think bat on even if we get them out, this pitch is only going downhill. Got to say well bowled by us, really good stuff but Australia have played some truly atrocious shots. This pitch has no demons and they have been absolutely woeful.