The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

Broad is having one of his games again.

[UK Redsox]

One more for 500

[paul_e]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

[UK Redsox]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

Still don’t know what Holder was thinking by playing two spinners and then opting to bowl first

[Fred Crump]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

Still don’t know what Holder was thinking by playing two spinners and then opting to bowl first

Rakheem Cornwall coming in off his long run now ...

[paul_e]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

Still don’t know what Holder was thinking by playing two spinners and then opting to bowl first

yeah, that was a bizarre decision.

[simboy]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

Still don’t know what Holder was thinking by playing two spinners and then opting to bowl first

yeah, that was a bizarre decision.

perhaps they didn't have any option regarding the choice of bowlers, Joseph was injured last test wasn't he? I suppose the the batting second was a negative tactic not wanting to lose and, if it all went pair shaped, knowing what they have to do to save the game.

At 122-4 with Stokes, Root, Sibley and Burns all back in the hutch, with Pope and Buttler at the crease it looked an ok call.

   

[paul_e]

declared sooner than I expected so they could have a little spell this evening and 2 big wickets down already. WI look knackered now, I think Englands extra fitness and the bit of rotation we've done with the bowlers has made a massive difference.

Still don’t know what Holder was thinking by playing two spinners and then opting to bowl first

yeah, that was a bizarre decision.

perhaps they didn't have any option regarding the choice of bowlers, Joseph was injured last test wasn't he? I suppose the the batting second was a negative tactic not wanting to lose and, if it all went pair shaped, knowing what they have to do to save the game.

At 122-4 with Stokes, Root, Sibley and Burns all back in the hutch, with Pope and Buttler at the crease it looked an ok call. 

I have no issue with the selection, the issue is that if you've got 2 spinners who are likely to be bowling 50-60% of you overs you want to be bowling later in the game in England.

[UK Redsox]

500 for Broad

[paul_e]

Good so far from England, very aggressive bowling to really put them under pressure.

Really happy for Broad, massive achievement.

[paul_e]

Run out by Dom Bess is fucking brilliant, if you haven't seen it you really do want to catch the highlights.

Great little fact, Broad got his 500th wicket bowling the same guy that Anderson got for his 500th.

[Risso]

Great little fact, Broad got his 500th wicket bowling the same guy that Anderson got for his 500th.

He's the Aston Villa of international cricket!

[paul_e]

The more I see that run out the better it gets, is really was exceptional.

[taylorsworkrate]

5 wickets for Woakes.

England really do have an excellent selection of seam bowlers at the moment. So many options.

[paul_e]

Yep, you could put out 2 full world class attacks right now:

Stokes, Bess, Woakes, Broad and Anderson.
Curran, Archer, Leach, Wood and one from Stone or Robinson.

Woakes is bowling superbly here, almost every delivery is dangerous.