The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Ah Broad gone. Well done though.

[taylorsworkrate]

Pitch is getting really slow now. Not going to be easy for seamers to prize out wickets.

[paul_e]

Ah well we'll have to agree to disagree.

It's not about disagreeing, I just don't see the point of picking someone like Bairstow and/or Ali and then expecting them to not play how they always have. If you want an obdurate defensive batsman at 7/8 who will stem the flow of wickets and make us fucking difficult to bowl out then find one and pick them but I doubt they'd be the right player for all circumstances, just like Bairstow and Moeen (even when in form) aren't always what we need at that point. The bigger problem, as ever, is sticking with players who are out of form in the hope that things just tick for them. A few games without a decent score is fine, but in the case of Moeen it's been at least a year and whilst his bowling has been ok he's not so good as to be picked as a pure bowling option.

[manic-road]

Ah Broad gone. Well done though.

Yes, an important partnership in the context of the game. Hope Woakes can hang around a bit, not expecting many quick singles with Jimmy at the other end.

[taylorsworkrate]

Jimmy looks fine to be honest. Can't be too hampered when he's playing reverse sweeps. Should be fine to bowl

[hilts_coolerking]

Ah well we'll have to agree to disagree.

It's not about disagreeing, I just don't see the point of picking someone like Bairstow and/or Ali and then expecting them to not play how they always have. If you want an obdurate defensive batsman at 7/8 who will stem the flow of wickets and make us fucking difficult to bowl out then find one and pick them but I doubt they'd be the right player for all circumstances, just like Bairstow and Moeen (even when in form) aren't always what we need at that point. The bigger problem, as ever, is sticking with players who are out of form in the hope that things just tick for them. A few games without a decent score is fine, but in the case of Moeen it's been at least a year and whilst his bowling has been ok he's not so good as to be picked as a pure bowling option.

I think I'll perhaps leave it there.

[PaulWinch again]

Don’t think Jimmy will be bowling.

[olaftab]

90 lead is very good considering the score when Bairstow and Ali departed  however England need to pick up wickets in the first 30 overs after that it gets difficult.

[hilts_coolerking]

90 lead is very good considering the score when Bairstow and Ali departed  however England need to pick up wickets in the first 30 overs after that it gets difficult.

Just get Smith.  It all depends on him.

[paul_e]

We'd want to have 3-4 wickets in the bag by the time they get level and then we need to stop their tail bailing them out again. I'd be confident of chasing 150 but much more than that gets tough when you account for the showery conditions that are expected and a turning pitch.

[taylorsworkrate]

Pitch is really slow for the seamers. Bairstow, Stokes and Ali gave their wickets away when there was a golden opportunity for us to bat all day.

Need to have them 4 down with Smith gone at worst by the time the scores are level

[PaulWinch again]

Warner gone on review.

[UK Redsox]

Warner gone on review.

Of all the bad decisions, that one was the worst. That deviated a long way

[taylorsworkrate]

Big wicket. Warner had the potential to wipe the deficit out quickly.

[PaulWinch again]

Why is the field so spread?