The Cricket Thread 2016

[taylorsworkrate]

So many of the wickets just needlessly given away

[PGW]

Terrible shot from Bairstow there....193/6.

I was about to say where will all this end.....

Probably very soon....Yasir with more than a few.
Come on now CW do it with bat as well as ball.

Well he's got at least 4

[taylorsworkrate]

Shah has been gifted 3 wickets. Poor stuff from the batsmen, extremely poor

[PaulWinch again]

This has been a pretty dire effort from the top and middle order as a unit.

[taylorsworkrate]

This has been a pretty dire effort from the top and middle order as a unit.

Yep, Pakistan haven't needed to bowl remotely well

[PaulWinch again]

The top order other than Cook have all failed, but I feel like Ballance being selected is a mistake. Not that I don't rate him, but I've not seen anything since he was dropped to suggest he's really addressed his problems.

[Villan For Life]

The top order other than Cook have all failed, but I feel like Ballance being selected is a mistake. Not that I don't rate him, but I've not seen anything since he was dropped to suggest he's really addressed his problems.

His coaches at Yorkshire felt that given his high career average his technique didn't need any work, which quite frankly is an arrogant and pretty stupid approach. I hope he succeeds, I like him as a player but when the very people you turn to when your confidence and parts of your technique are shot tell you that there's nothing wrong then you have to ask if Yorkshire are putting their own interests first. His technique will not be tested by county attacks but top quality international attacks will thoroughly examine his technique and have worked out how to get him out.

[taylorsworkrate]

Ballance was a strange selection. He really struggled against Left arm seamers last summer in Test's, and the first match they bring him back into is one where he would face 3 of them.

Granted he got out to a good ball from the spinner today

[taylorsworkrate]

Another wicket thrown away

[taylorsworkrate]

We look fucking shambolic against a little bit of spin.

I thought those days were meant to be in the past

[PGW]

We look fucking shambolic against a little bit of spin.

I thought those days were meant to be in the past

I think Ali was somewhat unfortunate there, for there to be '2 Umpire Calls' categories,

[taylorsworkrate]

We look fucking shambolic against a little bit of spin.

I thought those days were meant to be in the past

I think Ali was somewhat unfortunate there, for there to be '2 Umpire Calls' categories,

Yeah I agree, Not quite sure how the umpire gave it out initially.

Not a good shot though

[Villan For Life]

We are so poor against quality spin. It's so frustrating. Pakistan are favourites from here, batting 4th again Yasir will be tough on an ageing wicket.

If we can eek out another 50 runs then we are still in it but I don't have confidence in our batsman picking their leggie so another 50 runs is a huge ask.

[taylorsworkrate]

We are so poor against quality spin. It's so frustrating. Pakistan are favourites from here, batting 4th again Yasir will be tough on an ageing wicket.

If we can eek out another 50 runs then we are still in it but I don't have confidence in our batsman picking their leggie so another 50 runs is a huge ask.

The pitch will not factor into it. There was little to no spin and I don't think that will change all that much.

Of his 5 wickets, the ball to ballance was good, and the one that got Vince was ok, although Vince should never be out to that.

The other 3? Horrific shots

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Woakes today. Those who failed need to learn if you're unsure on leg spin don't play across the line.