The International Cricket Thread 2018

[taylorsworkrate]

Is Livingstone injured? If not then I cannot fathom why Vince has been bought into the squad ahead of him. Also as ordinary as Woakes looks away from home, Overton strikes as being a long way short of international standard at this point, so not sure about that either

[Villan For Life]

Root really is a useless Tosser!

[Steve67]

We appear to be going backwards very quickly. Strauss should step up and get rid of the current coach.

[aj2k77]

Cook is finished and Vince is shite.

[aj2k77]

Also for all the tears of the aussies, fuck them, big time, they enjoy lording it and telling everyone how the game should be played and how mentally tough they are...fuck them, cheats.

[KevinGage]

Bit of a fightback here.

Bump Wood up the order (possibly opening batsman, at this rate).

Anything north of 300 for a first innings after being 90 odd for 5 might give the Kiwis something to think about.

[Ads]

Cook, Stoneman, Vince aren't up to it.

[Chris Jameson]

Saw the clip of Warner talking to the press at the airport and was uncomfortable with them surrounding him whilst he carried his clearly bewildered young daughter who also looked quite scared. Then realised who her father is and he would know what was awaiting him but still chose to put her through that.

[PaulWinch again]

Bairstow and Wood saved us there. The top order really is unacceptably poor.

[UK Redsox]

Bairstow and Wood saved us there. The top order really is unacceptably poor.

It wasn’t as if they were nicking off, they were just missing straight balls

[taylorsworkrate]

The batting change was to bring Vince (who has an average of just over 20) back!!!?? Why the fuck was Livingstone included in the tour squad? In fairness 290/8 doesn't look disastrous, but with our batting it probably means that par is about 450

[manic-road]

Bairstow and Wood saved us there. The top order really is unacceptably poor.

It wasn’t as if they were nicking off, they were just missing straight balls

The top order haven't performed for while now, our away test record is diabolical over the past few years.

[Villan For Life]

Great start with the ball, now if we can get Williamson soon then game on.

[Villan For Life]

17-4

[PaulWinch again]

Blimey even Warner's press conference made me feel sympathetic, which I didn't expect.