The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

To be fair Ponting was a great batsmen rather than good. Excellent day for us in the end. Excellent discipline from the bowlers.

[Villan For Life]

Been in meetings all day and then suffered horrific delays on the train back from Manchester so I've not seen any play and won't get to see any highlights tonight. I really dislike the days when I don't work from home.

How did we bowl? Did we spill any chances?

[paul_e]

Been in meetings all day and then suffered horrific delays on the train back from Manchester so I've not seen any play and won't get to see any highlights tonight. I really dislike the days when I don't work from home.

How did we bowl? Did we spill any chances?

Only really watched for the last hour, didn't see any dropped chances but I saw 3-4 edges that didn't carry, towards the end Root at 2nd slip was 4-5 paces forward of an orthodox slip and 1 still didn't carry, the pitch is really flat and the older ball is getting rubbish bounce on a normal length.

The Ali C&B of Clarke is a good one if you can find it somewhere.

[Villan For Life]

Thanks Paul

[PaulWinch again]

Well bowled with great control and our fielding was good.

[taylorsworkrate]

Bowled about as well as we could given the extremely benign conditions I thought.

[PaulWinch again]

If we can bowl them out for 350 or less we'll be in a great position. But it's really important that we knock them over quickly now, we know the difficulties we've had against their lower order in the past.

[JD]

It's going to be an interesting day. A couple of early wickets and we are right into them. If we don't they could get a big score.

[PaulWinch again]

We've got to make sure we bowl with as much discipline as we did yesterday. That will force mistakes.

[Villan For Life]

Punter's had a hair transplant hasn't he?

I'm not sure. I don't recall seeing him all that often without his baggy green or helmet on his head. I was amazed he even had hair under there!!

[olaftab]

Can see Aussies declaring on 600-2 sometime tomorrow evening.

hahaha...

[olaftab]

Watson gone brilliant ball from Broad.

[PaulWinch again]

Big wicket that. Let's hope Broad runs through them, Haddin is a big wicket.

[PaulWinch again]

Lyon gone. Great start today. Now don't let their bloody tail get runs.

[Jon Crofts]

Good spell from Broad & Wood, convicts are pinned down, let's rip into them and smash 'em up a bit.