The International Cricket Thread

[hilts_coolerking]

He's my prediction:

We take an early wicket, briefly raising hopes.
The Aussie tail wags and they ultimately set us 400+ to win.
We reach 140 for 8, with Buttler and Broad not out at the close.
We lose a wicket in the first over of the 4th day and then another in the third.
Game over.
Ashes stay in Australia

[taylorsworkrate]

20 minutes until lunch. More than enough time for this England batting line up to play a couple of ridiculous shots.

[cdbearsfan]

Going for 12 for 2 at lunch and all out for 95.

[London Villan]

350 on day three pitch... could we...

[taylorsworkrate]

350 on day three pitch... could we...

Bat until tea? If we knuckle down and a couple of the batsmen elevate their game then there is a slim chance.

[luke:lamf]

I bet Boycott in the commentary box must be cursing that he can't get out there. At Headingley, and the explicit goal is just to bat forever without losing a wicket.

[CT]

15-2

Hopefully England can at least last until tea.

[Meanwood Villa]

What a shit show this test has been.

[PaulWinch again]

At least Roy was got out this time. Fuck knows why Denly is trying to play booming drives.

Just fucking leave anything you don’t need to play and pick off the bad balls, that’s all you need to do.

[UK Redsox]

I bet Boycott in the commentary box must be cursing that he can't get out there. At Headingley, and the explicit goal is just to bat forever without losing a wicket.

Boycs replied favourably on Twitter to someone’s idea that England’s best Hope was for Roy to get concussed and for Geoffrey to come on as a batting sub

[hilts_coolerking]

What a shit show this test has been.

Our bowling has been good.  The collective brain fart in the first innings is what has fucked us.  We get just 100 more then and it's a totally different game.  That said, the fielding in their second innings was pretty ragged.

[PaulWinch again]

You don’t need to score quick England, you’ve got forever. Just straight bat and tire them out.

[Steve67]

Yet again, England's number 4 batsman is in by over number 7.  Whilst it looked a good ball to Roy, he played down the wrong line and then fell over.  Burns again out to ball he doesn't have to play, no patience at all these days.

[PaulWinch again]

Root why are you playing a booming drive? Just fucking leave it and make them bowl to you.

[PaulWinch again]

Just be bloody patient. They’ve only got a 4 man attack, if we take it deep they’ll tire.