The International Cricket Thread

[Lsvilla]

Let’s hope not I think we need at least 275.

Nothing surprises me anymore but I think 250 loses and 300 wins. Your 275 could be on the money

[tomd2103]

Crawley and Duckett both got out in almost identical ways in both innings which might not bode well.  Duckett had a half-hearted jab at wide balls outside off whereas Crawley nicked off to balls that just fractionally left him. 

Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain both pointed out that it is the ball shaping away that Crawley really struggles with.

[Gareth]

Crawley and Duckett both got out in almost identical ways in both innings which might not bode well.  Duckett had a half-hearted jab at wide balls outside off whereas Crawley nicked off to balls that just fractionally left him. 

Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain both pointed out that it is the ball shaping away that Crawley really struggles with.

With Crawley those guys have pointed out exactly the same since early in his test career.  Think I read somewhere that Duckett hasn’t left a ball on this test…almost a pinch hit vibe to him.

Unless there is an opener making a real case for selection which there isn’t I don’t think these two are probs best option…unless they want to get foakes back in and push Bairstow up top

[LeeB]

Weather looks good today and shite tomorrow, expect to see fireworks this morning and us sticking them into bat in an effort to get a result

[UK Redsox]

Weather looks good today and shite tomorrow, expect to see fireworks this morning and us sticking them into bat in an effort to get a result

If another wicket goes (especially if it's Root), I'd hope for a more pragmatic approach of reigning things in, waiting for the rain and it's "on to Cincinnati"

[LeeB]

Weather looks good today and shite tomorrow, expect to see fireworks this morning and us sticking them into bat in an effort to get a result

If another wicket goes (especially if it's Root), I'd hope for a more pragmatic approach of resigning things in, waiting for the rain and it's "on to Cincinnati"

I would too, but I don't think that kind of thinking is tolerated anymore

[olaftab]

Have you ever seen a first over of the day like this?

[manic-road]

Have you ever seen a first over of the day like this?

I doubt anybody ever has, this is some start.

[PaulWinch again]

They are clearly targeting Boland.

[PaulWinch again]

Urgh Pope gone, belting ball from Cummins.

[olaftab]

That was a brute to be honest.

[manic-road]

A brilliant first hours cricket this morning, Brook looks in good touch as well.

[LeeB]

A brilliant first hours cricket this morning, Brook looks in good touch as well.

Brook looks determined to punish them for ridiculously jammy wicket in the first innings

[olaftab]

Bugger...Root gone

[Risso]

FFS, Root gone.