The International Cricket Thread 2018

[Chris Jameson]

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

I felt sympathy for Smith and Bancroft but not for Warner in the slightest.

[olaftab]

Ball tampering is a well documented story through the ages. From hair cream, Vaseline, nail scratching, sand in pocket to bottle tops but the sheer stupidity of this one is quite shocking. I can’t feel sorry for the Aussies as the blatant arrogance of the way they went about it and initial denials is mind blowing. Press conferences with tearful apologies are post PR coaching.

[KevinGage]

Textbook example of how to toss away an advantage here in Christchurch at the minute.

[KevinGage]

Only a 29 lead going into the second innings, but Vince and Stoneman have cushioned the blow somewhat with this knock.

Effectively 160/1 at present. Having a 200+ lead giving Stokes and Bairstow the chance to come in a tee off for a change (rather than having to salvage the innings) has to be the next target.

[JD]

Only a 29 lead going into the second innings, but Vince and Stoneman have cushioned the blow somewhat with this knock.

Effectively 160/1 at present. Having a 200+ lead giving Stokes and Bairstow the chance to come in a tee off for a change (rather than having to salvage the innings) has to be the next target.

Off to the game again tomorrow. Hoping with the lead England already have that they let loose to score as many runs as quickly as possible. Could be an interesting day and another fine day, expecting 22c. 

[UK Redsox]

Try to get hold of Billy’s bloody trumpet and shove it where the sun don’t shine.

[olaftab]

Try to get hold of Billy’s bloody trumpet and shove it where the sun don’t shine.

You should have said as I took care of Billy's trumpet in the Precinct watering hole whilst he went back to the MCG  to do an errand one extended lunch time in Melbourne. 

[UK Redsox]

That ‘four more to the Ingurland’ bollocks is even more annoying than Billy’s trumpet

[paul_e]

Accepting the huge risk of mockers that comes with it I'm going to say that this session is looking very good for nudging the score onto 350-400+

Nothing in the pitch, bowlers looking pretty flat and both batsmen playing sensibly.

[Monty]

It does seem calm doesn't it? Almost ominously so. It will take a while to get used to this after the winter.

[taylorsworkrate]

It does seem a pitch that has been getting, and will only to continue, to get flatter and easier to bat on.

Think we'll need a lot of overs to bowl them out a second time.

[taylorsworkrate]

Malan getting out is not the worst thing in the world. The scoring rate has been going nowhere for a large part of this session. They really need to start pushing on

[taylorsworkrate]

Well it looks as though we have got a bit unlucky with the weather, but we waited far too long before trying to push on in the morning session.

It's difficult to see us taking 10 wickets in a single day

[UK Redsox]

No lights at the ground and yet the extra half hour tomorrow will be added on at the end of the day rather than in the morning

[Monty]

This is much nicer, for the second day in a row.