The International Cricket Thread

[cdbearsfan]

I quite like the idea of a replacement player for concussion. The issue here is that Smith came back out to bat, so would have passed all the required tests. I don't think after that they should be allowed to call up the replacement.

I think going forward, this should be handled by independent doctors rather than team doctors.

I think it's fair enough in this case, they said he was deemed okay at the time but the woke up feeling dizzy this morning.

[Risso]

Well played indeed Stokes, great innings.

[Villan For Life]

Huge innings from Stokes, very patient and controlled and he kicked on since lunch.

The Aussies look a pretty dispirited bunch at the moment, they’d have started today knowing that a couple of early wickets would make them likely winners. As it stands a draw is the most likely result but England have a small chance against their fragile line up minus Smith.

After the doom and gloom post Edgbaston the series is wide open again.

[Villan For Life]

258-8 declared, a lead off 266 with 48 overs to go.

[hilts_coolerking]

Cracking finish to this game coming up.  Great stuff.

[hilts_coolerking]

[taylorsworkrate]

Great knock from Stokes.

Think this pitch is just too flat, but we've got a slim chance if the Aussies have a meltdown.

[Villan For Life]

Two down already, we could actually win this.

Labuschagne just took an evil bouncer from Archer straight into the grill of his helmet.

[thick_mike]

Archer is looking feisty

[cdbearsfan]

Are you allowed a concussion substitute for the concussion substitute?

[cheltenhamlion]

I don't like a concussion sub and certainly not when the fucker came out to bat again. If you are retired hurt, you are retired hurt. That has always been the case and we shouldn't swap now.

[paul_e]

The one that hit Labuschange is a fantastic delivery, seemed to accelerate off the pitch and got a fair bit of movement so it followed him. Has just had one spit up at Bancroft and hit him in the stomach as well. Some people might not like it but he's doing nothing wrong, batsmen just can't judge his pace and get caught out of position to play a shot.

[LeeB]

Archer is giving them some serious thinking to do for the rest of the series, he's got them on toast.

[taylorsworkrate]

Think thats the key. This match will meander to a draw unless theres a miracle, but the mental scars the Aussies are suffering should bode well for us in the rest of the series.

[Villan For Life]

I’ve got no problem with Archer bowling like he is at them. He’s only doing to them what they’ve done to us countless times.