The Cricket Thread 2016

[Dave Cooper please]

Finn should be sent back to his county until the first Pakistan Test, that would give him the chance to bowl a few overs, get a few wickets and get his rhythm back, if it is a confidence thing then getting another poor return while all around him including new boy Woakes are taking wickets isn't going to help.
 

[PaulWinch again]

Finn should be sent back to his county until the first Pakistan Test, that would give him the chance to bowl a few overs, get a few wickets and get his rhythm back, if it is a confidence thing then getting another poor return while all around him including new boy Woakes are taking wickets isn't going to help.
 

Middlesex's next county game is at the end of June. I think it makes far more sense to play him in the Lord's Test.

[PGW]

For those interested in Royal London Cup.
Notts are an amazing 278/0 from 33.4 overs
Lumb 135*
Wessels 125*
Against Northants
Shame no pictures through their live feed just commentary. Who knows what they will total.

[Villan For Life]

For those interested in Royal London Cup.
Notts are an amazing 278/0 from 33.4 overs
Lumb 135*
Wessels 125*
Against Northants
Shame no pictures through their live feed just commentary. Who knows what they will total.

That is quite an opening stand. They're now 343-1 in the 39th over. With ten overs to go They could get 450+. Lumb is 176 not out so if he sticks around things could be interesting.

[PaulWinch again]

Pretty diabolical collapse on what looks a very easy batting wicket.

[paul_e]

As always never judge a wicket until both teams have had a bat. That said Compton going cheaply again has to go against him and it's frustrating that Root got squared up so badly by one.  Thankfully Cook seems to have, as we hoped, recovered from his case of nervous 9900s.

[DaveD]

It always does a bit at Lord's on the first morning, but it does look like a good batting track. I usually reckon 3 down at lunch is about honours even, but with Sri Lanka's powder puff attack, England will be disappointed I think.

My mates and I are going for our annual visit tomorrow. Weather forecast is not quite as good as today but it should stay dry at least.

[Chris Jameson]

Root's rubbish, send him back to Yorkshire.

[AVH87]

Where would we be without Alistair Cook? There isn't a single other opener in this country even close to the required standard for opening the batting for England in test matches.

[peter w]

Well this is as predictable as it is rubbish. 3 down for hardly anything is par for the course with England is it not. Maybe time to swap Vince and Bairstow? Compton will be dropped after this test, too. Thankfully.

[paul_e]

Where would we be without Alistair Cook? There isn't a single other opener in this country even close to the required standard for opening the batting for England in test matches.

That's not fair on Hales, yes he's out cheap today but he's been very good this series and he's goot more than enough about him to make it as an international opener.  Compton is the big problem, in terrible form for county and has carried that into this series, he really should've been dropped for this match.

[PaulWinch again]

I like Hales, but he's got to be careful with the spinner. He's played some pretty loose shots to get out to Herath several times.

[AVH87]

Where would we be without Alistair Cook? There isn't a single other opener in this country even close to the required standard for opening the batting for England in test matches.

That's not fair on Hales, yes he's out cheap today but he's been very good this series and he's goot more than enough about him to make it as an international opener.  Compton is the big problem, in terrible form for county and has carried that into this series, he really should've been dropped for this match.

For me Hales is a very good one-day player. I don't expect him to be around long as a test opener.

[PaulWinch again]

Very harsh, he's applied himself well this series.

[AVH87]

Very harsh, he's applied himself well this series.

Sri Lanka are very poor opposition. If he scores runs against some better sides that changes things.