The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent delivery that and could come back. We need to run through them now.

[PaulWinch again]

One small thing in the bowlers favour on these no balls is the umpires are just never calling them until there's a wicket. So the bowler might not even realise he's overstepping.

[Proposition Joe]

Smith caught off a no ball. We really need to cut these no balls out, we've lost a few important wickets because of it this summer.

He lives a charmed life does Smith. Another century where you wonder how the hell he managed to get there.

[spangley1812]

Great last over from TBTBF

Good catch from Buttler as well

[PaulWinch again]

Moeen you little beauty, coming up with an important couple of wickets there. We really need to knock them over quickly after lunch and we might be back in the game. 450 or less.

[PaulWinch again]

That first wicket from Moeen was a bloody awful delivery and great wicketkeeping and the second was a brilliant ball.

[paul_e]

Great last over from TBTBF

Good catch from Buttler as well

after about 40minutes I still haven't worked out what tbtbf means.

The 2nd wicket for Moeen in that over was an absolute pearler to a tail ender

[spangley1812]

The Beard To Be Feared

[PaulWinch again]

We really need to get them out for less than 450.

[passitsideways]

Why's Moeen still bowling? Thought it'd be a typical case of getting him in to winkle out a couple of wickets, and then replace him just as soon for a quick to bowl at the rest of the tail.

[PaulWinch again]

We've lost any initiative we had here. But it'll be an interesting challenge when we bat, let's see if we can cope with scoreboard pressure.

[Proposition Joe]

Though shalt not put teams in at the Oval.

This shower of a team will put on 500+.

My bet is, we'll struggle to avoid the follow on. Which would be a real shame to end the series on a downer.

[PaulWinch again]

This is a good Test now. Lyth has to step up and Cook needs a big score, but we need to learn how to play against scoreboard pressure if we're ever to develop.

[spangley1812]

Crucial innings for Lyth here

[Dr Butler]

Cook gone