The Cricket Thread 2013

[beness]

Bairstow goes for20

[cdbearsfan]

Absolutely bloody ludicrous that they still haven't declared.

No it isnt, grind them into the dust, keep them in the field for as long as possible, give the bowlers a good rest. give their openers only 10 mins prep time...........

We've ground them into the dust. The bowlers have had a whole night's rest. Now our wicket-keeper and, if we lose any more wickets, our bowlers will have had less preparation time as they're batting.

I could understand waiting for Root to get to 200 if he started the day on 190, but 178? That's not even particularly close.

Even more insane is that, three overs in a row, England have taken singles off the last ball to deny Root the strike. What the Hell's the point in that?

The way I see it there are two possibilities:

(i) the ball is moving. We should definitely declare to take advantage of the conditions.

(ii) the ball isn't moving. We should definitely declare to give ourselves two full days to get the Convicts out.

He's gone now, what a waste of time that was.

[beness]

They only wasted 20 mins, Cant see that costing us.

[UK Redsox]

Well, that was a wasted 20 minutes.

Given England's tactics, I'd almost like to see the Aussies bat thro' the next two days and save the match

[beness]

I think it was worth a shot.

[cdbearsfan]

They only wasted 20 mins, Cant see that costing us.

I very much doubt it will. But why take the chance? I expect it never crossed the Aussies' minds that Anderson and Panesar could survive for in excess of an hour at Cardiff. Odd things can happen.

Does anyone know why Bairstow and Prior were taking singles off the last ball of the over to deny Root the strike? Mental.

[beness]

It was stupid getting singles off the last ball of an over i agree. as for the aussie second innings. they have to survive 2 days.

[cdbearsfan]

It was stupid getting singles off the last ball of an over i agree. as for the aussie second innings. they have to survive 2 days.

Two days less twenty minutes.

😉

[beness]

It was stupid getting singles off the last ball of an over i agree. as for the aussie second innings. they have to survive 2 days.

Two days less twenty minutes.

😉

he he

[Chris Jameson]

It's like being trapped in a room with Yorkshire members in this thread at times. I just picture those two blokes from the Muppets when reading some of the comments.

Nobody seems to have commented on Ian Bell 's reluctance to walk when he was caught.

[beness]

Watson gone. A review would be pointless.

[spangley1812]

Watson gone. A review would be pointless.

Would have been funny though.......

[beness]

Watson gone. A review would be pointless.

Would have been funny though.......

they dont seem to use it very well do they?

[Monty]

What have Australia come to when their number 3, in an Ashes series, averages 27 without a Test hundred to his name.

[spangley1812]

Watson gone. A review would be pointless.

Would have been funny though.......

they dont seem to use it very well do they?

They have no idea and they dont seem to have learnt from the 1st test