The Cricket Thread 2016

[taylorsworkrate]

Umpire way too quick to shake his head.

[taylorsworkrate]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

[PaulWinch again]

Australia having all the luck here. Come on England.

[Proposition Joe]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Yep, bastard Aussies.  All this talk of "on the verge of victory" last night was premature.  It's not enough to have the Aussies down, you need to cut the head off and burn the corpse to make absolutely sure they won't get back up again.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor umpiring there.

[paul_e]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Nah, we're bowling ok, just need something to go our way (like the umpire giving that one that clipped Nevill's glove) and I think the bowlers will really get a boost and go after them.  We're missing Jimmy though because he's the one we go to in situations like this.

[taylorsworkrate]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Nah, we're bowling ok, just need something to go our way (like the umpire giving that one that clipped Nevill's glove) and I think the bowlers will really get a boost and go after them.  We're missing Jimmy though because he's the one we go to in situations like this.

Yeah that was poor from the umpire. Shaked his head instantly without even thinking about it.

[Proposition Joe]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Nah, we're bowling ok, just need something to go our way (like the umpire giving that one that clipped Nevill's glove) and I think the bowlers will really get a boost and go after them.  We're missing Jimmy though because he's the one we go to in situations like this.

To put it another way, Australia require 70 runs to win with 3 wickets remaining.

[paul_e]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Nah, we're bowling ok, just need something to go our way (like the umpire giving that one that clipped Nevill's glove) and I think the bowlers will really get a boost and go after them.  We're missing Jimmy though because he's the one we go to in situations like this.

To put it another way, Australia require 70 runs to win with 3 wickets remaining.

you don't think we could chase 130? I know England have struggled for a few years but that's incredibly negative.

[Proposition Joe]

Starting to get a (slightly) bad feeling

Nah, we're bowling ok, just need something to go our way (like the umpire giving that one that clipped Nevill's glove) and I think the bowlers will really get a boost and go after them.  We're missing Jimmy though because he's the one we go to in situations like this.

To put it another way, Australia require 70 runs to win with 3 wickets remaining.

you don't think we could chase 130? I know England have struggled for a few years but that's incredibly negative.

Nope, I don't think we could.  Our batsmen are pretty spineless when the pressure is on, be it scoreboard pressure like last test or the pressure of the run chase, like vs Pakistan in the UAE.  When we bat, Johnson will be firing it short non-stop and we have several players that absolutely love making Lyon look way better than he is. 

[Proposition Joe]

Oh, and it looks like Nevill is keeping up the long Aussie tradition of bastard wicket keepers.  You're only into them properly once the keeper is back in the hutch.

[taylorsworkrate]

Oh, and it looks like Nevill is keeping up the long Aussie tradition of bastard wicket keepers.  You're only into them properly once the keeper is back in the hutch.

He's been incredibly charmed in this innings in fairness

[taylorsworkrate]

Fuck off Nevil, reviewing ******

[taylorsworkrate]

Fucking cheat Nevil. Absolute fucking cheat

[Proposition Joe]

Oh, and it looks like Nevill is keeping up the long Aussie tradition of bastard wicket keepers.  You're only into them properly once the keeper is back in the hutch.

He's been incredibly charmed in this innings in fairness

Hence the "bastard" :-)

But he's gone now, and I am slightly relaxed.  Fingers crossed for a Finn hattrick!