The International Cricket Thread

[NottsVilla]

Denly is saying that he is going to open at Old Trafford with Jason Roy moving down to number 4.

[hilts_coolerking]

Denly is saying that he is going to open at Old Trafford with Jason Roy moving down to number 4.

That's about eight places too high for Roy.

[UK Redsox]

Victor's thinking on why Overton was selected...and other things

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/03/england-more-runs-ashes-craig-overton-australia


Vic's one of my favourite cricket writers/broadcasters

I'm currently reading his biography.

Don't expect any major revelations or contentious comments but it's still very interesting.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Spin-Misadventures-Vic-Marks/dp/1911630199

[UK Redsox]

Starc finally gets a game

[olaftab]

Shame the coin didn’t fall for Root. Batting first would have been ideal.

[UK Redsox]

Stupid song time

[UK Redsox]

Good start by Broad

[hilts_coolerking]

What's Archer's thinking here?  Pace low eighties, line and length.  That's exactly what Overton's been brought in to do.  Still, early days.

[UK Redsox]

What's Archer's thinking here?  Pace low eighties, line and length.  That's exactly what Overton's been brought in to do.  Still, early days.

Jofra always starts off at a lower pace

[hilts_coolerking]

What's Archer's thinking here?  Pace low eighties, line and length.  That's exactly what Overton's been brought in to do.  Still, early days.

Jofra always starts off at a lower pace

Enough of the warm up.  I want to see him crank it right up against Smith. 

[Villan For Life]

Archer just didn’t look interested

[luke:lamf]

Seeing as England have proven singularly incapable of getting either of the current batsmen out in any of the previous Tests, what odds no more wickets fall today ?

[PaulWinch again]

This is loose and I can see Smith and Labuschange centuries here.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor bowling other than Broad.

[taylorsworkrate]

Its been a very poor morning. Pitch is only going to get better and at the moment cannot see how we can get Smith out or even Labuschagne.

Why Archer has only bowled 5 overs is a mystery. Why Root took him out of the attack after he started getting his pace up is baffling.