The International Cricket Thread 2018

[tomd2103]

Fair play to Curran and Rashid for steadying things, could easily have ended up all out for 260 odd there, something around 320-330 would be good from here but should've been looking at 400+ really.

Not sure to be honest Paul.  I think our chance of getting a foothold in the game went with Root's run out and the writing is on the wall for a heavy defeat from this position.

Depends which Broad shows up. On this pitch he'll be dangerous if he can find his length.

Problem is that the Broad we will need to turn up in this situation rarely does these days and seems to need a mountain of criticism for him to produce his best form. 

[tomd2103]

Lasted 10 deliveries this morning and all out for 287.  Just as the clouds over Birmingham seem to be dispersing as well.  Could be a long couple of days in the field ahead.

[Villan For Life]

We seem rather clueless with the ball this morning. If Jimmy and Broad don’t take wickets then I do worry about the rest of our attack. Stokes still seems to be easing his way back in, Curran is a novice and Rashid isn’t the sort to bowl uninterrupted from one end for a session. I think we are in for a long spell in the field.

Typical England, the Ball isn’t doing much so they ask the umpire to change it.

[tomd2103]

We seem rather clueless with the ball this morning. If Jimmy and Broad don’t take wickets then I do worry about the rest of our attack. Stokes still seems to be easing his way back in, Curran is a novice and Rashid isn’t the sort to bowl uninterrupted from one end for a session. I think we are in for a long spell in the field.

Typical England, the Ball isn’t doing much so they ask the umpire to change it.

As I said last night, the writing was on the wall after tea yesterday as to how this test will unfold.  I expect India to get a big score and make batting look easy, only for us to collapse again in our second innings and fall to an innings defeat.

Just as i said that - two quick wickets!!  Kohli now at the crease and we could do with a laying a marker down for the series by getting him cheaply.   

[paul_e]

Fair play to Curran, 2 in an over.

[paul_e]

3 now, I should bitch about bowlers more often.

[TheTimVilla]

Can't wait til Kohli is out!

[paul_e]

Watching the wickets, the 2nd is a fucking terrible shot and the 3rd isn't much better, both seemed to want to leather him out of the ground from the off and played t20 style slogs which really weren't needed.

First wicket is a lovely delivery though.

[paul_e]

That's shit from Malan, can't drop a player like Kohli.

Then fucking Cook drops a dolly as well.

for fuck sake, should be 101 for 7 right now.

[tomd2103]

Following it on the BBC stream and it sounds really dramatic stuff.  Wish I was there!!

Think I need to revise my statement from earlier as well!

[paul_e]

To be fair we've been brilliant, how Jimmy hasn't got Kohli is a mystery, got to have been 5-6 chances for the slips and nearly as many that have missed the edge by a gnats bollock.

[paul_e]

Every time they replay it the Kohli drop by Malan looks worse, not a simple chance but an international slip should be taking it. Malan needs to score 2 for every run Kohli gets from there on to make up for it.

Stokes is looking a bit tired now, has beena  long spell from him.  I'd get Rashid on for a few overs now.

[aj2k77]

Why is Cook still slip catching? He's 50/50 these days, not good enough.

[paul_e]

There's 6, no idea why Hardik reviewed, he must've known that hit his foot, shocking call.

[tomd2103]

What a session of cricket that was.  As long as the ball keeps swinging, we're right back in this now.