The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

Tricky 20 minutes or so coming up.

I’m gutted that the Ashes have gone so I’m seeking solace in preventing the Aussies from winning the series. They’ve not won here since 2001 so I’d like that record to remain.

[paul_e]

I think there's definitely something in the pitch once the ball gets a bit older. Take out the stunning bit of Buttler doing his thing and both teams have collapsed for 4 and 5 wickets respectively.


The bowling by Archer since tea has been special though, give him a year or 2 and I'd have money on him being the number one bowler in the world.

[Villan For Life]

Take your time over the concussion review Rory!

[paul_e]

Only half paying attention right now because I'm cooking, I wish they'd stop showing wickets from previous innings, I thought Denly had gone cheaply again for a minute.

[taylorsworkrate]

What on earth was that decision from Dharmasena? Clearly pitching outside leg and probably going over the top by half a metre. Really poor decision.

Denly got a big life thanks to a dolly of a drop from Harris too. Interesting 15 minutes that was.

[Villan For Life]

That was an eventful few overs and we negotiated them without losing a wicket.

If we can bat well tomorrow then a lead of 250 plus will be a tough ask for them. 250 is a minimum but I’d like 300 plus*



* Yes I know

[paul_e]

What on earth was that decision from Dharmasena? Clearly pitching outside leg and probably going over the top by half a metre. Really poor decision.

Denly got a big life thanks to a dolly of a drop from Harris too. Interesting 15 minutes that was.

Looked a nasty little injury from that missed catch as well, that'll hurt later.

That was an eventful few overs and we negotiated them without losing a wicket.

If we can bat well tomorrow then a lead of 250 plus will be a tough ask for them. 250 is a minimum but I’d like 300 plus*



* Yes I know

250 means 1 big partnership really, Burns has proven tough to get out and then Root and Stokes have been getting a few runs fairly consistently. I suspect we'll end up with a 270-300 lead (unless someone does something special). I think that will be a very difficult total to chase.

[PaulWinch again]

Sam and Jof can be stars for us for years.

[manic-road]

A fine day is forecast, England need to bat all day in the sun and get a healthy lead.

[UK Redsox]

Just shows how bad the opening batting has been in this series when a bloke gets out for 20 and the commentator (Warne) says that he’s done a good job.

[paul_e]

Well he did, the nain job of an opener is to see off the new ball and for the first time this series an opening pair have managed it.

[Monty]

Agree with you both - Burns did do the job he was meant to do, but it's a mark of the terrible opening that that job has so seldom been done that it deserves a comment.

[taylorsworkrate]

In fairness, Burns has done ok this series.

He's generally put a higher price on his wicket than the other batsmen.

[PeterWithesShin]

Root out.

[taylorsworkrate]

Pretty tame to a poor series batting wise from Root.

Next time he bats he shouldn't have the captaincy weighing him down. They need to make tha change.