The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

That’s a poor drop by Jimmy

Now we’ve got Smith though!

[taylorsworkrate]

Yeah I mean to me it’s clear they’ve lost their heads a bit. There’s a good article on the bbc highlighting something Duckett when asked about adapting to the situation. He said something like, “but that would make Australia think they’d won the battle”. Us losing all those wickets in that way was Australia winning the battle, from being dead on their feet. They’re now probably 80/20 favourites to win the war, for this Test at least.

Yep, saw that and it made me think of Jeremy Corbyn after the 2019 election saying "We won the argument".

There's been an incredible amount of delusion in what the players and coaching staff have been saying this summer

[PaulWinch again]

Jimmy is dropping some really poor catches.

[taylorsworkrate]

That’s a poor drop by Jimmy

Now we’ve got Smith though!

That was one of the most simple catches dropped ive ever seen in test cricket. I honestly think my 8 year old son would have taken that, and hes really shit at cricket

[taylorsworkrate]

The one positive of this debacle of a performance has been the find of Josh Tongue. He's been impressive. The only one of the bowlers who have turned up

[PaulWinch again]

Head gone.

[PaulWinch again]

Jimmy is the pressure release for them.

[olaftab]

This is an excellent Australian team. Their top 5 (now that Warner is back in some sort of form), is excellent and is proven by the world rankings they have. Same with their bowling attack, its excellent and that is also proven by the world rankings they have.

In current world test teams context this is a very good Australian team however the standard of test cricket nowadays is poor and similarly rankings are based on that. It is not an excellent test team and fairly mediocre compared to great test teams of the past from most countries.

[tomd2103]

That’s a poor drop by Jimmy

Now we’ve got Smith though!

That was one of the most simple catches dropped ive ever seen in test cricket. I honestly think my 8 year old son would have taken that, and hes really shit at cricket

Bit harsh that one mate as the ball comes very quickly in that gully region.  Yes, you would expect an international cricketer to take it, but that would come very sharply in that position and it looked like he didn’t pick it up almost.

[Richard E]

After that flurry of wickets we should be able to limit them to a lead of only 600-700 now.

[taylorsworkrate]

Jimmy is the pressure release for them.

I do think now that this series is the end for him. He's been completely ineffective and in this match he's had perfect conditions for his style of bowling. Not only that but his body language has been poor. He looks like he doesnt want to be out there

[PaulWinch again]

It’s sad isn’t it. An absolute legend, but he looks really ineffective suddenly.

[taylorsworkrate]

It seems to have gone all of a sudden with him. There hasnt been a gradual decline

[ADVILLAFAN]

Whisper it, but Scotland look set to beat West Indies in the T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

[Flamingo Lane]

I thought there was a limit on the number of short pitched balls that could be bowled in an over?