The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

India have beaten the Aussies inside 3 days, they went from 85-2 to 113 all out with Jadeja 7-42 and India went on to win by 6 wickets.

[Steve67]

The Ashes will be amazing.  Harry Brook is brilliant, Foakes, Pope all fantastic.  Makes a change to not have to rely on Joe Root's runs. 

[Villafirst]

Our bowling attack will be awesome if Jofra Archer is fit this summer! A really good chance to reclaim the Ashes I feel....

[Rory]

Not sure how Crawley keeps his place, is it the Kent connection? Averaging 28 is not really good enough for an opener.

I have no particular opinion on Crawley, but an average of 28 is barely good enough for a number seven, let alone top three.

[PaulWinch again]

Crawley is a frustrating player, because you can see the shot making talent he has. Shot selection is his biggest issue.

[PaulWinch again]

Bloody hell I didn’t know the detail of the Scott Kuggeleijn until now - in my opinion pretty disgraceful that he’s playing for NZ.

[UK Redsox]

Australia v India and England v South Africa in the Women’s T20 semis.

Good return to form with the ball today by KSB, while NSB scores 81.

Should beat SA

[paul_e]

Bloody hell I didn’t know the detail of the Scott Kuggeleijn until now - in my opinion pretty disgraceful that he’s playing for NZ.

The worst part is that Trent Boult is available but they won't pick him because he won't sign a central contract but the justification for selecting Kuggeleijn is that they haven't got many options. It seems like there's a very easy solution there that doesn't involve calling up someone with that back story.

[Gareth]

Crawley proving again that there is a spot being kept warm for Bairstow at top of order…

Fair to describe pitch as green, can barely see a cut strip :-)

[Dave Cooper please]

A pitch designed to test Bazball, NZ gambling on winning the toss, which they did and so far it's paid off.
But they also have to bat on it and it won't be so green on the second innings.

[Gareth]

Indeed, think NZ will be disappointed if they aren’t batting before end of day one

[olaftab]

Good recovery at lunch from 21/3.

[Villafirst]

Brilliant from Brook and Root. 237/3 at tea. Brook is in one day mode again, his 4th century in 5 innings.

[Rory]

Brilliant from Brook and Root. 237/3 at tea. Brrok is in one day mode again, his 4th century in 5 innings.

Yep, doing very well given the wicket looked an absolute bowler's paradise for the first hour.

[Villan For Life]

Harry Brook is some player. If it had stayed dry he’d have comfortably reached 200 on day one of a test match, that’s phenomenal batting.