The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

Archer needs to make the batsmen play more shots, he’s bowling well and is getting plenty of shape but I’d rather see him forcing the batsmen to play a shot and bring the slips into play.

[PaulWinch again]

Come on a few more.

[paul_e]

Archer needs to make the batsmen play more shots, he’s bowling well and is getting plenty of shape but I’d rather see him forcing the batsmen to play a shot and bring the slips into play.

I'd like to see him throw the odd off-stump yorker in there as well as the bouncer. His pace is so deceptive that I can see him catching a lot of people out with it, especially if he can make it his 'effort' ball at 94-95mph.

[paul_e]

I'd taker Broad off after this one I think, he's bowled very well but Woakes needs a couple of overs tonight.

[PaulWinch again]

Disappointing not to get more tonight but plenty there. Need to hit them hard tomorrow.

[paul_e]

Disappointing not to get more tonight but plenty there. Need to hit them hard tomorrow.

I think we were pretty unlucky not to get another, all 3 bowled very well.

[Villan For Life]

As always, the first hour tomorrow will be huge. Archer must get in amongst them and see how they cope with his deceptive pace.

[PaulWinch again]

First hour is huge. Knock over a couple we’re well in the game.

[taylorsworkrate]

Forecast suggests there might be about an hours play tomorrow morning, with the rest of the day a likely washout.

What seems daft, is that the plan to make up the time lost is to extend play to 7pm rather than starting the day early. Why can't they be flexible enough to look at the forecast and decide to start play at 10:30am?

[Steve67]

Rain might be our best friend in this test.  Wash this one out and then win a couple of the last three to win back those ashes.  Yup, looking unlikely as it currently stands.  We need changes to the batting line up but I don't know who we bring in. 

[olaftab]

Forecast suggests there might be about an hours play tomorrow morning, with the rest of the day a likely washout.

What seems daft, is that the plan to make up the time lost is to extend play to 7pm rather than starting the day early. Why can't they be flexible enough to look at the forecast and decide to start play at 10:30am?

Stop being sensible. Marylebone Cricket Club members would not like that. It interferes with their leisurely breakfast.

[tomd2103]

Rain might be our best friend in this test.  Wash this one out and then win a couple of the last three to win back those ashes.  Yup, looking unlikely as it currently stands.  We need changes to the batting line up but I don't know who we bring in.

Might be a bit biased as he plays for Warwickshire, but I would look at bringing Sibley in to open in the next test and drop Roy down the order.  Root at 3 isn't working and we need him to score runs, so I would probably swap him and Denly in the second innings of this test. 

[ADVILLAFAN]

Leave Sibley out of it, Warks need him. Got few enough good players available as it is.

[taylorsworkrate]

Considering the overhead conditions, the ball is doing the square root of fuck all at the moment.

Have Dukes just fucked up the batch? They say its the same specification as last years balls, which went all over the place.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor bowling and poor captaincy, get Woakes on and pitch it up.