The International Cricket Thread

[paul_e]

I get why people are saying Root was lucky but I just don't agree, If you get bowled by a no ball it's poor from the bowler, not lucky for the batter. We are all critical of England bowlers when they're struggling with no balls so the same applies. I see it as no difference to a striker who keeps getting caught offside, they're taking themselves out of the game and need to improve.

[taylorsworkrate]

Can we stop fucking falling for this short ball trap? Just let their bowlers tire themselves out. There's so much risk playing these shots when the maximum reward is a single. Lyon is injured just see this tactic out.

[SamTheMouse]

Well that was fucking predictable.

[taylorsworkrate]

Absolutely fucking moronic cricket from England. Could see it coming a mile off

[paul_e]

Can we stop fucking falling for this short ball trap? Just let their bowlers tire themselves out. There's so much risk playing these shots when the maximum reward is a single. Lyon is injured just see this tactic out.

The problem there is that just letting them tire themselves out is a very passive approach to the game and that's just not how we're playing now. It's a difficult balance for me though, we can't let them slow the rate down too much (and by doing so take control of the game) so we do need to keep looking to score, even if it is just singles.

[taylorsworkrate]

Yet again in this series we've had Australia rattled and on the back foot and we've just gifted them wickets to get back on top. When our batsmen see Lyon going off injured why can't they just use some basic common sense and allow their bowlers to tire themselves out with this tactic? This ego bollocks is losing us this series

[taylorsworkrate]

Can we stop fucking falling for this short ball trap? Just let their bowlers tire themselves out. There's so much risk playing these shots when the maximum reward is a single. Lyon is injured just see this tactic out.

The problem there is that just letting them tire themselves out is a very passive approach to the game and that's just not how we're playing now. It's a difficult balance for me though, we can't let them slow the rate down too much (and by doing so take control of the game) so we do need to keep looking to score, even if it is just singles.

That's a fair point, but their spinner has just gone off with a bad injury. There's so much time left in the game, and playing the short ball the way we are is just daft. All that risk for the occasional single. Just see it out for 30 minutes and then what do Australia do?

[olaftab]

Feel gutted for Duckett but his own fault. Should have left that alone.

[LeeB]

Dickhead

[Monty]

This is the dumbest collective suicide I've ever seen in sport. What in the fuck are they doing.

[LeeB]

Mind you, half volleys are legal catches now are they?

[PaulWinch again]

Incredibly fucking stupid. Unbelievably thick.

That’s how you play Bazball - Just put everyone on the boundary and they’ll hit it in the air. It’s just so unbelievably stupid.

[taylorsworkrate]

This is the dumbest collective suicide I've ever seen in sport. What in the fuck are they doing.

Ego. They care more about looking like they are being aggressive than actually winning. Gifting wickets away at a time when Australia were rattled. Match and series pretty much gone in an utterly braindead 45 minute spell

[PaulWinch again]

This is potentially two test matches we’ve chucked away. It is astonishingly dumb.

[PaulWinch again]

Aggressive cricket is fine, but they’ve lost their minds. Hitting it to the boundaries, making them spread the field, and then when it’s spread just milk the runs.

Just dense, someone needs to have a word.