The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

I hope I'm wrong, but if we let NZ bowl at us and put no pressure back on them I think they'll knock us over.

[taylorsworkrate]

That was just horrific from Ballance. He's looked all at sea in this series. He shouldn't be anywhere near the one day side. He needs to spend as much time in the nets and in 4 day cricket as physically possible before the ashes.

[taylorsworkrate]

Looks like we'll need some rain

[taylorsworkrate]

That's practically game over. Gutless from Ballance and Bell this morning. At least Lyth got a decent ball.

Looking like another defeat at Headingley. Why the fuck do we play there?

[taylorsworkrate]

Are you fucking kidding me? Bell and Root should be fucking ashamed of those shots

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Extraordinarily brain dead batting. Balance is just a gift wicket in waiting for Starc or Johnson, completely stupid shot selection from Bell and Root.

[PaulWinch again]

Shambolically bad and if we lose it'll be fully deserved. Root has had a terrible Test match, but I'll forgive that as he's played excellently before this game. Ballance is looking poor at the moment. Bell's place should be seriously under threat now, he's been a complete liability with the bat and in the field recently. With Taylor, Vince etc waiting in the wings there must be serious question marks over his position.

[Villan For Life]

On TMS after lunch they mentioned that dark clouds are building. Let's hope they're full of rain and arrive soon.

A sorry state of affairs. It seems a while since the good old English weather saved us in a test. It used to be a regular occurrence. Pray to the rain gods Cricket fans!

[john e]

so Chris where's the shitty Yorkshire weather when you need it ?

[Chris Jameson]

so Chris where's the shitty Yorkshire weather when you need it ?

Did the best it could yesterday. It's bloody cold up here, need strong winds to blow me over, there's the odd drop of rain in Harrogate. Which reminds me I've left the washing out...

[john e]

so Chris where's the shitty Yorkshire weather when you need it ?

Did the best it could yesterday. It's bloody cold up here, need strong winds to blow me over, there's the odd drop of rain in Harrogate. Which reminds me I've left the washing out...

its been pissing down darn sarf for most of the day

[PaulWinch again]

I really think that Bell's place should be under serious threat now. We can't have numbers 3 and 4 not getting any runs. Good knock from Cook so far.

[john e]

I really think that Bell's place should be under serious threat now. We can't have numbers 3 and 4 not getting any runs. Good knock from Cook so far.

I know that number 3/4 position is a real problem pity we haven't got anyone to just slot in there..........................oh

[taylorsworkrate]

Considering Boult and Southee are both excellent seamers, it's pretty pathetic that we're getting bowled out by mediocre spinners.

[PaulWinch again]

That's probably the game. In some ways I'm glad this has happened. Firstly NZ don't deserve to lose this series. Secondly I don't want us assuming that because we played well at Lords all our problems are fixed. There are big question marks over Bell, Ballance(to a lesser extent), not having an experienced spinner and also our bowlers inability to adapt to a situation.