The Cricket Thread 2016

[cheltenhamlion]

I don't think they should drop Watson. I actually think he's a good player, but he's batting in the wrong position.

Yes with his pad in front of the stumps!

Beaten to the punch!

[peter w]

Haddin to miss the Lords test for "personal reasons".

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/ashes-2015-separate-brad-haddin-the-man-from-haddin-the-wicketkeeper-20150714-gicg56.html

[tomd2103]

Haddin to miss the Lords test for "personal reasons".

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/ashes-2015-separate-brad-haddin-the-man-from-haddin-the-wicketkeeper-20150714-gicg56.html

He's been through some pretty tough personal stuff hasn't he?  Ashes rivalry aside, hope the bloke is OK.

[Villan For Life]

Haddin to miss the Lords test for "personal reasons".

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/ashes-2015-separate-brad-haddin-the-man-from-haddin-the-wicketkeeper-20150714-gicg56.html

He's been through some pretty tough personal stuff hasn't he?  Ashes rivalry aside, hope the bloke is OK.

Agreed.

[OzVilla]

I wonder how they'd feel if an England player held a press conference saying how they think Haddin is 'weak' for his poor performance and shot at Cardiff and subsequent leaving of the tour like that monumental prick Warner did about Trott in Brisbane.

[silhillvilla]

I see the sky viewing figures for the ashes are pretty horrendous. Sky killing another sport off.

[Chris Jameson]

Great to see you spreading your usual upbeat views in the cricket thread now.

[adrenachrome]

I wonder how they'd feel if an England player held a press conference saying how they think Haddin is 'weak' for his poor performance and shot at Cardiff and subsequent leaving of the tour like that monumental prick Warner did about Trott in Brisbane.

Good point.

Or if Cook was heard on microphone telling their lower order batsmen that that were likely to get their arms broken if they hung around.

[PaulWinch again]

I hope we maintain the level we showed in Cardiff and the top order get some runs.

[Chris Jameson]

I wonder how they'd feel if an England player held a press conference saying how they think Haddin is 'weak' for his poor performance and shot at Cardiff and subsequent leaving of the tour like that monumental prick Warner did about Trott in Brisbane.

Good point.

Or if Cook was heard on microphone telling their lower order batsmen that that were likely to get their arms broken if they hung around.

I only have to catch a glimpse of Warner and remember why I really want us to humiliate them.

[KevinGage]

Feels like this test -and particularly today-  could be the series.

Nevill and Marsh coming in could give the Australians fresh impetus with bat and ball.

If the Aussies bat first and post 400+, they won't lose this game.

England have carved out good results in the Windies and against New Zealand, but then failed to build on that.  Bookies have the Aussies as favourites, and that's just about right, when you look at the form of the respective teams over the past 12 months.

But if England bat well again first up, or skittle the tourists out for circa 250 in the first innings, I think that will break the already fragile confidence of the current Australian squad.

[UK Redsox]

Line-ups
Posted at 10:35
England: Cook, Lyth, Ballance, Bell, Root, Stokes, Buttler, Moeen, Wood, Broad, Anderson.

Australia: Rogers, Warner, Smith, Clarke, Voges, M Marsh, Nevill, Johnson, Starc, Lyon, Hazlewood.

[PaulWinch again]

Could be tricky now they're batting first. We need to bowl very well.

[UK Redsox]

Blowers has got to be phased out. He's already said that its 1915 and Tuffers has had to finish a couple of his sentences for him

[Chris Jameson]

Blowers has got to be phased out. He's already said that its 1915 and Tuffers has had to finish a couple of his sentences for him

Has he been within 50 runs of getting the score correct yet this morning?