The Cricket Thread 2016

[passitsideways]

This match is pretty much why I was happy not to run off and denigrate England too harshly. Obviously I didn't see this in particular, but the combination of not playing for two weeks + excellent bowling attack + partisan home crowd + middle order lacking someone capable of holding it together was always going to leave it open for something like this happen.

[Villan For Life]

I switched TMS on when I woke up. What a finish! Starc's 6-28 deserved a win. A remarkable match.

[PaulWinch again]

Nice to see two other teams fold like a deck of cards, the Aussies lose and Johnson get smashed around the park.

[olaftab]

Well the NZ v Aus was a proper match. Let's hope for more of that and less of SA v WI.

[Monty]

NZ have been really impressive so far. They and the Saffers look like the teams to beat early on.

[Monty]

If England keep this up they'll post 400. I mean, they won't, but it's a good start.

[paul_e]

Moeen got a bit bogged down and played a nothing shot but this has still been a very good start.  Bell should play with this freedom more often, he's such a good player when he isn't putting too much pressure on himself.

[pooligan]

Ali failed again, there again its not Scotland !

[Monty]

That's a poor shot again from Ballance, the ball did nothing in particular and he's just poked it into the air.

[paul_e]

Ballance really shouldn't be in the side, he just doesn't look suited to ODIs for me, Hales in and either him or Moeen at 3 for me.

[paul_e]

Awww Bell, what have you done, he was so well set there and that's just a nothing shot.

[peter w]

Bell did what Bell does. Annoying.

[peter w]

Very knee jerk reactin ish but he has to be dumped after this, Bell. He really doesn't offer enough often enough. Cull the likes of Bell, Broad, Bopara, and maybe even Ali and go with a squad of 13 or 14 or so for a couple of seasons and let them grow.

[tomd2103]

8 overs left and we just seem to be content to be nudging the ball around and picking up singles with six wickets left.  We're not making 300 at this rate.   

[OzVilla]

You don't see many genuine beamers these days but that was one right there.