The Cricket Thread 2016

[taylorsworkrate]

I've got to say, collectively, this has been a stunning bowling performance this session.

Very flat conditions and our seamers have managed to extract some live out of the surface and have suffocated the Pakistani batsmen. Moeen bowled really well also.

[taylorsworkrate]

Really poor decision from the umpire there, that's a pretty clear inside edge.

Woakes has had another brilliant spell here, he's got to be man of the series regardless of the last match now, he's been superb.

and there goes Sami, terrible leave but the ball has suddenly come alive and batting looks tough now.

Most wickets in a series for Eng V Pakistan ever, and that's from just 3 matches. He's been brilliant

[paul_e]

Mo started it with a very good spell and a massive wicket, that breakthrough, as I said at the start of the day, cleared out the mental block that we were faced with a pair that had held out so long in the first innings.  Since Azhar went we've looked much more aggressive and then once you get a 4th wicket (Misbah in this case) you can see their heads drop because they know they've got very little left, that's why getting him with a big chunk of the day left was so important, their whole mentality changed at that point and it created a collapse.

[paul_e]

Really poor decision from the umpire there, that's a pretty clear inside edge.

Woakes has had another brilliant spell here, he's got to be man of the series regardless of the last match now, he's been superb.

and there goes Sami, terrible leave but the ball has suddenly come alive and batting looks tough now.

Most wickets in a series for Eng V Pakistan ever, and that's from just 3 matches. He's been brilliant

Yep, his performances in this series are right up there with the best bowling in a series I've ever seen, he's been a bit expensive at times but it's because, early in the innings, he tries to tempt people into big drives.  Once the ball gets older he changes and bowls much more aggressively letting the natural swing of the ball do the work.

[taylorsworkrate]

8 down, quality from Jimmy

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

How have they not won yet.

[paul_e]

There we go, well done Mo.  2 each for the bowlers, pretty much the definition of a team effort.

Anyone have any idea who gets man of the match? Mo for me, 2 good knocks with the bat and got the key wicket and final wicket today.

[olaftab]

Well that was Test Match cricket for you. That's how it crumbles and those out there wanting to reduce it to 4 days please don't.
Any idea on attendance today? In any case very pleased for Warks getting 5 full days play and punters in the ground.

[PGW]

Well that was Test Match cricket for you. That's how it crumbles and those out there wanting to reduce it to 4 days please don't.
Any idea on attendance today? In any case very pleased for Warks getting 5 full days play and punters in the ground.

Just over 10500, 81+ for the match

[PaulWinch again]

Super team victory from England.

[Dave Cooper please]

£16 for a wonderful day in the sun in the Eric Hollies, days don't get much better than that.
Great bowling all round, only one wicket (the first) was really given away. the rest were earned by some great seam bowling and some persistence by Moeen

Apparently only a 3% chance of winning a test when conceding a 100+ run lead from the first innings.

[tomd2103]

£16 for a wonderful day in the sun in the Eric Hollies, days don't get much better than that.
Great bowling all round, only one wicket (the first) was really given away. the rest were earned by some great seam bowling and some persistence by Moeen

Apparently only a 3% chance of winning a test when conceding a 100+ run lead from the first innings.

Only the sixth time England have done it.  Pretty weak effort from the Pakistanis, but it was an exceptional win.

[taylorsworkrate]

Well that was Test Match cricket for you. That's how it crumbles and those out there wanting to reduce it to 4 days please don't.
Any idea on attendance today? In any case very pleased for Warks getting 5 full days play and punters in the ground.

Thoroughly agree. I posted during the match about the ECB's intention to reduce the amount of summer tests to 6. That cannot be allowed to happen either

[PGW]

Well that was Test Match cricket for you. That's how it crumbles and those out there wanting to reduce it to 4 days please don't.
Any idea on attendance today? In any case very pleased for Warks getting 5 full days play and punters in the ground.

Thoroughly agree. I posted during the match about the ECB's intention to reduce the amount of summer tests to 6. That cannot be allowed to happen either

With you all the way here, i always attend the Edgbaston test whoever the opposition, if Aussies i'll be there every day i only went on Friday to this one and a thoroughly
enjoyable day was had. The only time i will attend an ODI is once again against the Aussies (maybe SA & NZ), i certainly would not attend a T20 international. TV will suffice for me
on those occasions.

[spangley1812]

Well that was Test Match cricket for you. That's how it crumbles and those out there wanting to reduce it to 4 days please don't.
Any idea on attendance today? In any case very pleased for Warks getting 5 full days play and punters in the ground.

Thoroughly agree. I posted during the match about the ECB's intention to reduce the amount of summer tests to 6. That cannot be allowed to happen either

With you all the way here, i always attend the Edgbaston test whoever the opposition, if Aussies i'll be there every day i only went on Friday to this one and a thoroughly
enjoyable day was had. The only time i will attend an ODI is once again against the Aussies (maybe SA & NZ), i certainly would not attend a T20 international. TV will suffice for me
on those occasions.

Over 80,000 for all 5 days

and 10,000 for Sunday not bad considering at about 3.00pm on Saturday they had only sold a few hundred tickets