The Cricket Thread 2016

[paul_e]

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

Root is showing how to do, lots of dots but hitting the fence whenever there's one to cash in on, 24 with 6 boundaries.  If he keeps this up they'll all get pretty fed before long, Johnson looks a bit down already.

[taylorsworkrate]

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

Root is showing how to do, lots of dots but hitting the fence whenever there's one to cash in on, 24 with 6 boundaries.  If he keeps this up they'll all get pretty fed before long, Johnson looks a bit down already.

Starc has looked so much more threatening than the other two quicks.

[taylorsworkrate]

50 partnership, good stuff from Root and Cook

[PaulWinch again]

Good effort from the captain and vice captain.

[paul_e]

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

Root is showing how to do, lots of dots but hitting the fence whenever there's one to cash in on, 24 with 6 boundaries.  If he keeps this up they'll all get pretty fed before long, Johnson looks a bit down already.

Starc has looked so much more threatening than the other two quicks.

I agree, Johnson is too erratic for a pitch like this and Hazlewood, for me, isn't ready to bowl as 3rd quick at this level.  He reminds me of Finn a few years back where you could see there was a good bowler there but he just didn't have the experience.  They've made a big mistake going to 4 bowlers in my opinion and if we can stick around a bit I can see Hazlewood and Starc being out on their feet and Lyon will have to bowl a huge number of overs.

[UK Redsox]

Has anyone ever seen a fielding placement liek England used this morning ?

[paul_e]

That was brilliant, keeper, 5 slips and a leg slip, that's just salt in the wounds.

[olaftab]

Just seen the score and it was real WTF moment. Going their noses into it  England.

[PaulWinch again]

I think Watson would have been a good bowler on this pitch.

[Risso]

Oh dear Lyth.  He needs dropping, just hasn't looked comfortable and as an opener he just hasn't cut the mustard at all.

[PaulWinch again]

The BBC text bloke jinxed Cook. Starc is looking a real threat.

[paul_e]

Good knock from Cook but that was poor.

[Proposition Joe]

Hmm, there goes our only batter capable of getting really big tons, so our lead won't be huge at the end of the innings.

[Chris Jameson]

Hmm, there goes our only batter capable of getting really big tons, so our lead won't be huge at the end of the innings.

When was Joe Root out?

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest when the opposition score 60 you don't need a big ton to get a huge lead. One person getting a ton and then others contributing and you'll have a very big lead.