The Cricket Thread 2014

[Villan For Life]

Senanayake's action has been reported by the Umpires who stood in the Lords ODI

Action Reported

[cdbearsfan]

Anyone else here today?

[PGW]

Anyone else here today?

Watching on TV i'm afraid....finished work at 12:30 got home and putting my feet up....enjoy the day!

Won toss and batted....with potential rain interruptions was that wise?

[PaulWinch again]

I think it's important we win this game as it's a chance to win the first series of the Moores return. Also I'm really curious about the Test squad on Thursday, there are lots of batsmen scoring runs and bowlers taking wickets.

[paul_e]

|Looking out the window of the office I'd be amazed if this doesn't end up up a 20-25 over match.  Having elected to bat we need early runs on the board.

[adrenachrome]

The weather forecast is not too promising. Ditto for Friday night's rounders against Durham.

Edgbaston is cursed I tells ya!

[PaulWinch again]

Cook really needs runs in this game.

[PaulWinch again]

The cricketing authorities/grounds really need to rethink their pricing. It's really short sighted and they need to lower prices to fill out grounds. Plus Tuesday is not a great day to have a game.

[Bald Eagle]

Well, well. Batting power-play in the 11th over. That's different.

[Bald Eagle]

Well, well. Batting power-play in the 11th over. That's different.

9 runs in 1st power-play over. Could work, this.

[Bald Eagle]

76-1 off 15 overs. Bell out last ball of power play.

[paul_e]

Seems like they've at least considered the conditions and the chance of some lost overs, 5 an over for the first 15 is about as brave as Cook and Bell were ever going to get.  We need to avoid getting bogged down in the middle overs now, 150-160 after 30 and wickets in hand and we're in a very strong position.

[PaulWinch again]

Taking the powerplay early is fine, but we didn't take any advantage from it. It was a very strange decision.

[paul_e]

Taking the powerplay early is fine, but we didn't take any advantage from it. It was a very strange decision.

Not sure about that, 30-1 is ok, I think we have a habit of trying to hit the ball too hard during powerplays normally and lose wickets which slow things just as much as this.  It only works in our favour if Buttler is nice and set at the crease for it, with a willing partner at the other end.

[Villan For Life]

The wicket seems very slow and batsmen are struggling to time the ball. It's rare to see a player like Bell struggle like that.