The Cricket Thread 2017

[peter w]

As sure as night follows day.

[tomd2103]

You don't know with the scores you see these days, but 310 is a decent total.  It also looks gettable if some of their top order click. 

[paul_e]

Today highlights why I'd have had Willey in ahead of Ball, you could've trusted him to smack a few extra runs at the end and he'd have put a lot more pressure on their top order at the start.

[tomd2103]

Today highlights why I'd have had Willey in ahead of Ball, you could've trusted him to smack a few extra runs at the end and he'd have put a lot more pressure on their top order at the start.

He is more of a like-for-like replacement for Woakes.  Also offers something different being a left armer.

[paul_e]

That said I should acknowledge that Ball did open the bowling well in this innings so i might be being harsh, it's the golden duck that worries me.

[PaulWinch again]

Think we're in a spot of bother here.

[cheltenhamlion]

We need to get Williamson smartish.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah this game is slipping away from us fast.

[PaulWinch again]

That's a big wicket but need a clatter of a couple now.

[tomd2103]

Big wicket that as those two were more than capable of seeing them home.

[cheltenhamlion]

Another over or two from Wood and Ball to see if we can nick another wicket or two I reckon.

[paul_e]

Huge wicket to get Taylor, poor shot given the situation.

[cheltenhamlion]

Their middle order didn't do a lot against the Aussie so hopefully we can bag a couple more and keep it tight for a few overs.

[cheltenhamlion]

There goes another

[cheltenhamlion]

And another.