The Cricket Thread 2016

[taylorsworkrate]

Broad is a much better batsman than just wafting the bat out at balls like that.

[Proposition Joe]

This is what worries me: www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/442690.html

Look how many times the baggy green bastards turn up in that list.

[tomd2103]

Think there's a few harsh opinions on here, this is still good conditions for bowling, there's late swing and Starc is bowling a great spell, rather than worrying about a 'collapse' we should be thinking about the damage we're going to do to them in the 3rd innings if it stays like this.

Agree Paul and if someone before the game had offered us a 300 lead (or close to it) after the first innings, we would have snapped their hands off.  I just think a lead of 300 may just give the Aussies a little hope (albeit a very small amount), which is frustrating as we could have killed the game today. 

[Risso]

This is what worries me: www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/442690.html

Look how many times the baggy green bastards turn up in that list.

We're already ahead of the biggest score on that list though, and Ali is batting beautifully. Another 50 runs would mean they need a massive score just to give themselves a slim chance.

[taylorsworkrate]

Think there's a few harsh opinions on here, this is still good conditions for bowling, there's late swing and Starc is bowling a great spell, rather than worrying about a 'collapse' we should be thinking about the damage we're going to do to them in the 3rd innings if it stays like this.

Agree Paul and if someone before the game had offered us a 300 lead (or close to it) after the first innings, we would have snapped their hands off.  I just think a lead of 300 may just give the Aussies a little hope (albeit a very small amount), which is frustrating as we could have killed the game today. 

Obviously i'm over the moon with the match position, and the fact we are about to win back the ashes. I'd have just loved us to bat all day today, and get a lead of over 500. I want us to completely humiliate them. We had more than our fair share of it during the 90's, and even in the last series down under.

I'm just a bit greedy!

[paul_e]

This is what worries me: www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/442690.html

Look how many times the baggy green bastards turn up in that list.

It's happened 6 times in the history of the game and we've already set a target 28 higher than the biggest in that list with 2 wickets in hand, get a grip, we're totally in control and for them to even stand a chance they need to bat out of their skins and then we need to have the biggest collapse we've ever had.

[taylorsworkrate]

If we were all out now, with a lead of 319, even if they scored 500 we'd only need 180 to win.

The fact that they scored 500 would show the pitch was pretty flat.

I don't think we should have any worries here!

[taylorsworkrate]

I do think Moeen should be ahead of Buttler in the order at the moment.

[Comrade Blitz]

I want us to completely humiliate them. We had more than our fair share of it during the 90's, and even in the last series down under.

I would love it

[paul_e]

I do think Moeen should be ahead of Buttler in the order at the moment.

Buttler hasn't scored enough I agree but today he was done by a superb delivery more than anything.

[Chris Jameson]

I'm avoiding the match thread tomorrow. In the unlikely event of Villa being six up some of you still won't be happy. England currently have a first innings lead of 331 against Australia.

[paul_e]

I'm avoiding the match threat tomorrow. In the unlikely event of Villa being six up some of you still won't be happy. England currently have a first innings lead of 331 against Australia.

It's unbelievable isn't it.

Declaration to give us a couple of overs before lunch, I like it.

With these conditions it's not impossible that we'll get 1 of them, which would be fantastic.

[taylorsworkrate]

Right, get it won today!

[PGW]

I think that is brilliant from Cook, 2or 3 overs before lunch to have a go at em.

Warner and Rogers would have been thinking about their upcoming lunch stood there in the field, this will have caught em
off guard. They aint getting anywhere near 500 which is what they need to have any chance.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think that is brilliant from Cook, 2or 3 overs before lunch to have a go at em.

Warner and Rogers would have been thinking about their upcoming lunch stood there in the field, this will have caught em
off guard. They aint getting anywhere near 500 which is what they need to have any chance.

I can't see how they'll come close to making us bat again. Pitch is still offering more than enough