The Cricket Thread 2016

[Chris Jameson]

And as for most arrogant, it's Vaughan the Lancastrian.

Vaughan is a good shout, though in fairness he is quite insightful generally.

When my brother was on TMS he said every single person was great, interested in his work and happy to chat especially Boycott and Tuffers. One person was aloof and not willing to engage, I wasn't surprised to learn who.

[Proposition Joe]

I really hope when (if!!! Still optimistic...) Buttler comes out to bat he is in full on 20/20 or one-day mode.

[adrenachrome]

I think the ball that got Bell was swinging so much that it would have missed leg stump. He certainly thought so.

[PaulWinch again]

We just need to be careful here, because when Starc gets on a roll he can do serious damage. Let's just have some proper Test batting.

[aev]

And as for most arrogant, it's Vaughan the Lancastrian.

Vaughan is a good shout, though in fairness he is quite insightful generally.

When my brother was on TMS he said every single person was great, interested in his work and happy to chat especially Boycott and Tuffers. One person was aloof and not willing to engage, I wasn't surprised to learn who.

Blofeld?

edit: Sorry, I read wasn't for was.

[PaulWinch again]

It's very irritating now when the media say that a player 'smoked' a boundary.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think the ball that got Bell was swinging so much that it would have missed leg stump. He certainly thought so.

I couldn't believe it when hawkeye showed it clipping. In fact i'm not buying it. The close up clearly showed the ball deflect significantly from the front pad onto the back pad. From the back pad line I can accept the ball was clipping leg stump, but from the front pad line it looked to be missing by several inches.

I genuinely think Hawkeye has cocked up here. Does the technology have an issue when the ball hits both pads?

[aj2k77]

Lyth doesn't look a test player to me.

[Dave Cooper please]

Yep, definitely looks like Hawkeye has taken the track of the ball from when it hit the back pad rather than the front, one for the boffins to look at I think.

[taylorsworkrate]

Lyth doesn't look a test player to me.

He did get out to a good ball today, but I agree. 1 good innings and 10 failures so far, where he has been continually exposed outside off stump

[aj2k77]

Lyth doesn't look a test player to me.

He did get out to a good ball today, but I agree. 1 good innings and 10 failures so far, where he has been continually exposed outside off stump

Yep, it's the ball just outside off stump, the one that Cook leaves so well. He doesn't have the judgement and plays at too many. Walking caught behind in test cricket.

I'd have loved us to have stuck with Carberry.

[taylorsworkrate]

Australia bowling well at the moment. Just need to tough it out to break the back of them

[taylorsworkrate]

In the lead!!

[paul_e]

Lyth doesn't look a test player to me.

He did get out to a good ball today, but I agree. 1 good innings and 10 failures so far, where he has been continually exposed outside off stump

not making any other point with this but today he's the 2nd highest scorer in the match.

[paul_e]

I agree with the hawkeye criticism on here, it was going well down leg.