The Cricket Thread 2016

[olaftab]

Cook going isn't ideal. We need minimum 250 in this innings.

I agree 250 is minimum any lower and Aussies win this.

[UK Redsox]

 Blimey Daggers is only 39 

He sounds 30 odd years older than that

[paul_e]

Lovely little counter-attack this, Hazlewood and Starc getting movement out of the ball and looking a threat so Bell comes out and attacks, Lyth goes with him and both get hit out of the attack in 4 overs, 49 in 5 overs just isn't test match cricket.

[PaulWinch again]

This is good from Bell. Attack.

[paul_e]

Shame Lyth went but that was a really important little partnership there to steady things whilst the ball was still new-ish.  Need Root and Bell to consolidate a bit now.

[olaftab]

Bell goes but this is turning into a possible 400 lead.

[PaulWinch again]

We've got to take into account the forecast for Sunday. We need to get to a 400 lead and declare.

[Andy Poole]

I think we will bat out our innings, then let them have a go!

I have a gripe. I'm in the South of France and the only way I can listen to the cricket is online via ABC Grandstand. I have the BBC radio player on my IPad but the BBC and T.M.S. say that due to rights issues it cannot transmit to my location.
Thankfully, the Crims care more about their lot being able to listen wherever they are  in the world than the BBC.
Oh, the commentators on ABC...... Aggers, Geoffrey, Swan, Mann, plus Maxwell etc!
Dear Points of View!

[PaulWinch again]

We should have enough but we're being a little careless.

[bertlambshank]

Wood looks a proper cricketer.

[PaulWinch again]

Wood is playing a little gem here.

[PaulWinch again]

We're in a great position and we have to win from here.

[Villan For Life]

A damned good day for England. Starc bowled really well and Bell's innings was so important to him and the team. Tomorrow should be a good day.

[taylorsworkrate]

The pitch isn't getting any easier, as shown by the scores progressively lowering each innings.

If we put the balls in the right areas often enough we really have no excuse not to win from here

[robbo1874]

First post on this thread. Hello everyone. It pains me to say this, but for the last 15 years or so, I get far more excited and enjoy so much more watching ashes cricket than Villa. Looks like it's 1-0 barring a disaster (which is always round the corner for England!)

1st test was at the Gabba in '02 when nas won the toss and put the Aussies in to bat, to astounded hilarity from the predominantly Aussie crowd surrounding me and the old Man. I took a home made at Georges cross with nuneaton and avfc in the corners. I draped it over the advertising hoarding and it lasted about 10 minutes before a zealous security bloke ripped it down. Shortly after, Simon jones did his knee in right in front of me. He was squealing in pain whilst the charitable larrikins around us were shouting: get up ya soft ****** etc. I always liken the Gabba to edgbaston in terms of the partisanship of the crowd, but I doubt England supporters would do that to an Aussie player. Couple of big hundreds from Michael Vaughan were the highlights in that ultimately doomed series.