The International Cricket Thread

[Lastfootstamper]

It's only ten overs. Piss this...

[Nev]

It's almost as if the players are becoming acclimatised to playing over there and settling down slightly, perhaps a few warm up matches might be an idea next time...

[TopDeck113]

Those last twenty overs are why those who profess to love cricket should love Test cricket. Ultimately meaningless in the context of the series, but for nail-biting drama it was as good as it gets.

[Meanwood Villa]

Admire the optimism Paul but this is another pitiful display. Just not quite as utterly horrifying as others. If we don't lose this match I will eat everyone's hats.

I'll draw up a rota so that I don't have too many hats at once.

Good not to lose but a long way from winning. Hopefully put up even more of a fight in the next one.

[Gareth]

Think in a weird way I am happier with a draw than if we had rocked up at 3-0 down and pulled out a win - that was ground out & showed a bit of fight…same again at Hobart

[PaulWinch again]

At least they’ve stopped the rot. That pitch wasn’t easy and they showed some fight. Crawley has to take that forward now.

[paul_e]

Admire the optimism Paul but this is another pitiful display. Just not quite as utterly horrifying as others. If we don't lose this match I will eat everyone's hats.

I'll draw up a rota so that I don't have too many hats at once.

Good not to lose but a long way from winning. Hopefully put up even more of a fight in the next one.

It feels weird that it went almost exactly as i suggested, couple of early-ish wickets to slow their 3rd innings and the nerves caused by a big knock from bairstow got to them and made them bat too long. That meant we were never really chasing and we managed to dig in enough.

[PGW]

Will be interesting to see the line up at Hobart. Buttler already confirmed out and is flying home.
Will Stokes and Bairstow play. Ben most certainly won't bowl so probably out.
After his success in this game hopefully Bairstow will be fit.

Billings called up so will he keep? Pope did well in that second innings......

[tomd2103]

At least they’ve stopped the rot. That pitch wasn’t easy and they showed some fight. Crawley has to take that forward now.

Agree Paul, but it does show the kind of situation we are in where we are drawing some comfort out of a last wicket stand scraping a draw for us. 

[Rory]

At least they’ve stopped the rot. That pitch wasn’t easy and they showed some fight. Crawley has to take that forward now.

Agree Paul, but it does show the kind of situation we are in where we are drawing some comfort out of a last wicket stand scraping a draw for us.

You say that, but draw the next test and we'll have the most successful of our tours down under in eleven years. Open-top bus parade territory!

[tomd2103]

At least they’ve stopped the rot. That pitch wasn’t easy and they showed some fight. Crawley has to take that forward now.

Agree Paul, but it does show the kind of situation we are in where we are drawing some comfort out of a last wicket stand scraping a draw for us.

You say that, but draw the next test and we'll have the most successful of our tours down under in eleven years. Open-top bus parade territory!

Ha!  I of course hope we can get a win at Hobart, but genuinely hope this result and whatever happens next do not detract from the major issues we have with the red ball game. 

[Rory]

At least they’ve stopped the rot. That pitch wasn’t easy and they showed some fight. Crawley has to take that forward now.

Agree Paul, but it does show the kind of situation we are in where we are drawing some comfort out of a last wicket stand scraping a draw for us.

You say that, but draw the next test and we'll have the most successful of our tours down under in eleven years. Open-top bus parade territory!

Ha!  I of course hope we can get a win at Hobart, but genuinely hope this result and whatever happens next do not detract from the major issues we have with the red ball game.

Agreed.

[olaftab]

Virat Kohli acting like a total ******. 

[Monty]

If India lose this, will they be the first team in Test history to lose two tests in a row in which they've posted the highest team innings totals of the match?

[Rory]

Virat Kohli acting like a total ******.

No?!