The Cricket Thread 2014

[Dr Butler]

Buttler and Bell doing very well now, declaration should come soonish.

around 5pm or 5.15pm for a declaration, so they might get an hour at them tonight and a good kip  and another go tomorrow morning......Buttler and Bell going well....

[PaulWinch again]

First 50 to Buttler.

[PaulWinch again]

The end of Bell, excellent innings though and needed from him.

[peter w]

Come on Woaksey son. A quick 20 or so.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler is on for a century here.

[PaulWinch again]

Well he was, but he's out but a great 85 from him.

[paul_e]

And that's why people have been calling for Buttler in the side, yes he got lucky with the one that was called short and the drop but 85 from 83 in an innings where we've passed par and are trying to set a target is exactly what we needed, great knock from him.

Great to see Bell in the runs as well, he's not looked out of form this summer, just short on luck, today he showed exactly why he's the best batsman in this side.

[PaulWinch again]

It's been a really good innings for us, Cook getting runs was critical and almost equally Bell. Buttler showed exactly why he can be such a threat for us. It shows how brilliant Ballance has been that I just expect him to get runs now.

Now we have to attack with the ball.

[PaulWinch again]

Anderson and Broad really need to stop having boundary runners in positions like this.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh Cookie why don't we have a gully, come on attack.

[paul_e]

yeah, we should have 5-6 catchers in this afternoon, a cheap wicket tongiht is worth more than the handful of runs we lose by not having defensive fields.

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed, Broad has started nicely though his pace is up and he has a short leg in as well.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd be inclined to get Jordan on fairly quickly.

[PaulWinch again]

Dhawan gone, great delivery Jimmy.

[PaulWinch again]

This is the best I've seen Jimmy bowl in about a year.