The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

I think that's the end of Ballance for a while. He's offering absolutely nothing.

[PaulWinch again]

Well this is a real collapse.

[KevinGage]

Gary Ballance should change his name to Gary Wicket by deed poll.

[PaulWinch again]

Our top/upper middle order really is too prone to collapse. Of those 4 wickets at least 2 were completely unnecessary.

[PaulWinch again]

Absolutely shocking.

[Villan For Life]

At tea I though we were well placed to push on and win the test. Since tea we have yet again been woeful with the bat. The side is resilient and we bat deep but I fear that this could be the test where our lower middle order do not get us out of jail.

Time to earn your corn Mr Bayliss, this batting fraility has gone on for far too long.

[PaulWinch again]

Bairstow gone now as well. That prediction of a whitewash in India if we continue to bat as we have is bang on the money.

[olaftab]

Well I was about to post that these two Stokes and Bairstow will get 60 and see the win up and....

[OzVilla]

I think that's the end of Ballance for a while. He's offering absolutely nothing.

He deserved his chance after averaging over 50 in the County Championship but as an International Test batsman he's rarely looked good enough.

[olaftab]

Phewwwee....how close was that? Lucky man Stokes!

[olaftab]

Wow...Stokes gone. This is a TEST MATCH. Every ball has to be contested.

[Villan For Life]

FFS England!

[Chris Jameson]

I think that's the end of Ballance for a while. He's offering absolutely nothing.

He deserved his chance after averaging over 50 in the County Championship but as an International Test batsman he's rarely looked good enough.

I don't think there were many who expected him to get an England call up, he had a very average season for Yorkshire like many of our batsmen.

[Villan For Life]

Well done Bangladesh a thoroughly deserved win, but after tea we were abysmal.

[Andy Poole]

What series. It's not all about England collapsing. Give Bangladesh some credit. I know they had their wicket but they battled so hard.
Take today, even at 100 for 1 they never let their heads drop.
The joy, delight and sheer exuberance of the Bangladesh players and supporters  as they celebrated the victory was a delight to see.

We could have lost this series 2-0.