The Cricket Thread 2014

[UK Redsox]

Dhoni is a cheat.

Why ?

Claiming that catch off Ballance for a start.

If I had power over cricket, I'd remove all appealing. A player is either out or they're not, why should yelling about it make any difference?

If an umpire gave a player out (or did not give a player out) the captain of the fielding team or the batter involved would be permitted to calmly speak to the umpire and ask for a review.

[PaulWinch again]

Well it does make for a better spectacle for the crowd for one thing, if no one appealed it would be really hard to follow what was going on in the crowd.

[taylorsworkrate]

Root needs to be careful here. He's becoming too placid in this innings.

[PaulWinch again]

He's gone.

[taylorsworkrate]

Poor innings from Root. Allowed the bowlers to get on top of him early.

[PaulWinch again]

Come on Moeen some quick runs please.

[paul_e]

Root looked like he wasn't sure what his role was, wasn't rotating the strike and wasn't trying to push the score along, I'd like to see Bell get his century and then start going after them here. This is a par score now so we can afford to start attacking the bowling.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep it's Bell's responsibility to carry the run rate now.

[peter w]

3 an over is okay. Still only half way through and we're getting to the point now where we shouldn't be looking to bat again. We should still be settling in and looking to still be batting come lunch tomorrow. Then we'll be 600 or so. No need to rush now. Just need to be calm now and don't rush because that's when 385-4 becomes 410-7.

[PaulWinch again]

See I think it's a mentality issue as much as anything, I talked about this last summer as well when we were winning but our scoring rate was too slow. We need to up it now so that we put pressure on the Indian's, with the batting line up they have and the fact they're one up in the series they can afford to sit in. By scoring at 3.5 - 4 an over you really raise the pressure on the opposition.

[PaulWinch again]

Ali is trying to up the impetus here.

[cdbearsfan]

Not been paying much attention to this as I've been watching the Commonwealth Games. Is the pitch a carpet or have we just been batting well?

[Dr Butler]

Bell 100....well played Ian !!

[PaulWinch again]

Batting well, the pitch is still doing a bit.

[PaulWinch again]

Lovely six for Bell's hundred, good to see him and Cook performing in this game.