The International Cricket Thread

[taylorsworkrate]

Right on cue, Bairstow caught on the boundary

[Villafirst]

Stupid one day shot from Bairstow.  Reckless.

[paul_e]

I hope the criticism carries on if he does it again, it was cowardly and pretty much cost us the first test.

Bairstow gone but I'm ok with him going trying to be aggressive. I'm pretty happy with us getting an hour to bowl at them, hopefully we can get a few tonight.

[PaulWinch again]

Right time to absolutely rip into them. Bowl with some fucking spite.

On the batters Buttler should be dropped unless he shows a big change in the second innings. I get the impression he’s struggling to re-focus post World Cup and he’s currently a waste of a shirt.

[Villan For Life]

Bairstow had to go aggressive, it was a shit or bust situation.

[Risso]

That 2nd ball from Jofra, lovely.  Byes my arse.

[PaulWinch again]

We really need a clatter of early wickets here.

[paul_e]

Given his record (he averages less than 10 at Lords) I'm not sure how Woakes isn't opening the bowling. We have an hour, he should've been bowling for most of that from 1 end.

[Villan For Life]

What a peach of a ball from Broad to get Warner!

[manic-road]

Bye bye Warner

[paul_e]

What a peach of a ball from Broad to get Warner!

Great delivery, I must've paused at some point because I'm clearly 30 seconds behind you.

[Risso]

Beauty from Broad.

Him and Archer look menacing to say the least.

[manic-road]

Beauty from Broad.

Him and Archer look menacing to say the least.

Yes Broad is bowling some beauties in this opening spell.

[paul_e]

Get one of these 2 fairly soon and get half hour or so to try to sneak Smith out cheap, 3 down with him gone would be a perfect evening.

[paul_e]

Beauty from Broad.

Him and Archer look menacing to say the least.

Archer has Bancroft on toast here, if he doesn't get him tonight I'd be amazed.