The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Our top order should be coming under pressure now, they're not producing anywhere near enough runs and haven't for a while.

[taylorsworkrate]

Really poor session of batting yet again.

Yep our top three haven't produced as a unit again. It's not good enough.

All too predictable though.

[PaulWinch again]

We need a big hundred from one of the batsmen and significant contributions around him.

[taylorsworkrate]

Trott, Cook and Pietersen have all been poor so far in this series. Ian Bell isn't going to rescue us every time.

[taylorsworkrate]

Appears as though Bell was out. Need this to be the turning point

[PaulWinch again]

Trott, Cook and Pietersen have all been poor so far in this series. Ian Bell isn't going to rescue us every time.

Yep Cook, Trott and KP and Prior need to do something and Bairstow needs to start producing big runs.

[taylorsworkrate]

Yeah forgot to mention Prior.

In fairness its amazing how we are 2-0 up in the first place with so many key batsmen woefully out of form.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah forgot to mention Prior.

In fairness its amazing how we are 2-0 up in the first place with so many key batsmen woefully out of form.

We haven't played well and the fact that Australia have performed really badly has papered over the cracks. Our batsmen have not been getting big runs as a unit for a while now, and it needs to be sorted or they need to be dropped and others get given an opportunity.

[PaulWinch again]

178-5, 174-5, 127-4, 129-4, 114-4. Those are our starts to each innings this series, poor.

[taylorsworkrate]

Yep, none of those starts is remotely good enough. Worryingly top order failure is now becoming the norm rather than the anomaly

[taylorsworkrate]

hmmmm, a more in depth scan of the weather forecast makes it appear unlikely than rain is going to do us any significant favour

[PaulWinch again]

Yep, none of those starts is remotely good enough. Worryingly top order failure is now becoming the norm rather than the anomaly

Precisely, it's really poor. KP on the move.

[PGW]

Then KP swipes 2 successive 6's to bring up his 50

[PaulWinch again]

This is good from Bell and KP, we need to starting getting runs and putting some pressure on Australia.

[PaulWinch again]

If Australia had reviewed KP was gone, let off there.