The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Oh and guess we're not over reliant on Jimmy. Broad has bowled superbly today and hasn't been rewarded really.

[PaulWinch again]

We've dropped a couple of dolly's today.

[curiousorange]

Swanny five-fer. Brilliant fielding performance.

[The Left Side]

128 ao, nice one

[Villan For Life]

128 all out. That partnership was getting bloody annoying!

[Villan For Life]

And a 5-fer for Swann. Well bowled.

[The Left Side]

And a 5-fer for Swann. Well bowled.

Yes I thought he blew it when he dropped it the over before.

[Dave Cooper please]

And a 5-fer for Swann. Well bowled.

First spin bowler to get a five-fer at Lords since Verity in case you were wondering.

[Dave Cooper please]

I'd have followed on if there had been any chance of rain, but there isn't. Grind them into the parched turf!

[usav]

I think in this heat you want to give the bowlers a break, get at least 250  and then have the 2+ days to kill them off.

[PaulWinch again]

Couple of thoughts, we really need Root and Cook to get some runs as a partnership to build for the future. Second thought, I think Ryan Harris is a great bowler but it's this sort of thing that is killing his career through injury, being back in the field in the evening after bowling a team out in the morning.

[Monty]

Once again, indecision between 'keeper and first slip.

[PaulWinch again]

Root is very lucky to still be there, he really needs to learn to get forward. I know he's a back foot player but he's getting dismissed and nearly dismissed on the back foot all the time. It was a really poor short. As I said I rate Root, but he needs to address this.

[PaulWinch again]

Cook fails again, he really needs to get going.

[Chris Jameson]

Been out all day with my son who was on a school trip to Headingley, everybody I was chatting to was saying how enjoyable the Test series has been so far. I should point them to this thread where you'd think it has all been bloody rubbish!