The International Cricket Thread

[taylorsworkrate]

How is Mark Wood not taking the new ball?

[Villan For Life]

Warner must really hate Stuart Broad!

[manic-road]

[Villan For Life]

How is Mark Wood not taking the new ball?

I think they have waited for the lacquer to come off the Dukes ball, it swings more with the lacquer off.

[Gareth]

Australia are playing this correctly, they will cash in last hour of the day as bowlers tire

[PaulWinch again]

Yep smart cricket by them.

[PaulWinch again]

Robinson having the back spasm has really created a problem.

[PaulWinch again]

We need a real clatter of wickets but doubt we’ll see it.

[tomd2103]

Robinson having the back spasm has really created a problem.

Along with Stokes' injury.

[taylorsworkrate]

Moeen Ali is just a pisstake of a cricketer isn't he?

[PaulWinch again]

Our batting and fielding have been woeful this series. Not passed 400 once, dropped catches all over the place, no balls. The general standards have been well below par.

[Rory]

Moeen Ali is just a pisstake of a cricketer isn't he?

There is a bit of a cult around him which I don't fully understand, but he came out of retirement because he was told he was needed and bowled his finger to the bone in that first test.

A bit of respect is in order, in my opinion.

[Lastfootstamper]

Our batting and fielding have been woeful this series. Not passed 400 once, dropped catches all over the place, no balls. The general standards have been well below par.

Compared to what we're like in the field with a white ball, this has been village standard. I can see us losing 5-0 without getting battered once at the hands of an Australian side that's decent, useful, but not one of their greatest.

[PaulWinch again]

Wood looks knackered. What happens when you give your express bowler 50 odd overs to recover.

[Lastfootstamper]

Sake.