The Cricket Thread 2016

[paul_e]

If Test Match Special were taken off the air that would be a disgrace.

exactly, that's an appropriate use of the term.  For me a disgrace is if you lose something very good and it isn't replaced or it's badly replaced.  Sky took over the international cricket and stepped it up a level so I'm fine with it, it's a shame for people who can't/won't pay for sky/virgin/etc but it's hardly a disgrace.

What is also a disgrace is that the pitch was so poor yesterday that after 11 overs of the morning there hasn't been a single comment on todays play so here's the first, Rogers gone for 173 Broad with a well deserved wicket after he put in a fantastic effort yesterday in terrible bowling conditions.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep it's a terribly flat pitch, and Broad is bowling exceptionally for very little reward. It just feels it's a case of waiting for Australia's declaration.

[taylorsworkrate]

Clarke looks woefully out of touch

[Chris Jameson]

Has Henry Blowfeld managed to keep up with things?

[taylorsworkrate]

In fairness, we've done about as well as we possibly could this morning. Controlled the run rate and picked up a couple of wickets on a terribly dead pitch.

[paul_e]

Not watching yet, is the wicket doing any more or is it just a bit of a lack of focus that's led to the 2 wickets?

[taylorsworkrate]

Not watching yet, is the wicket doing any more or is it just a bit of a lack of focus that's led to the 2 wickets?

Nah, pitch as dead as a dodo. Clarke just looked badly out of touch, then played a pull shot poorly.

[PaulWinch again]

Broad is bowling beautifully, but is this pitch starting to do more?

[PaulWinch again]

It looks quicker which is not ideal.

[PaulWinch again]

Good for Broad to get rid of Marsh. It'll be useful to knock his confidence. This pitch has definitely quickened up though, which isn't good.

[ADVILLAFAN]

They're falling like pins, at this rate we'll have them all out for 700.

[adrenachrome]

Australia declare at 566/8 after Broad dismissed Johnson.

29 overs to face and the cloud cover is returning on cue.

[adrenachrome]

Ah fuck. Lyth gone. 0/1.

What a day this is turning out to be.

[Chris Jameson]

Shit! We'll be all out for 0 if this continues.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Unbelievable