The International Cricket Thread

[Risso]

What happened to Bazball this innings?

[Jon Crofts]

Root throws his wicket away again.

[Monty]

Oh shit.

[Paul.S]

That’s another terrible shot. This Bazball really has got into Roots head and now he’s stuck in no man’s land.

[PaulWinch again]

Root has been piss poor the last two games. It’s like that second innings dismissal in the first Test has scrambled his thinking.

[Villa Lew]

Cummins gets him again, it's starting to be like Broad and Warner.

[tomd2103]

This is on a knife-edge.  Another wicket here before or just after lunch and the Aussies will really fancy their chances. 

[taylorsworkrate]

Root has been piss poor the last two games. It’s like that second innings dismissal in the first Test has scrambled his thinking.

That was a massive moment in us losing the first test too. He was batting beautifully and had them rattled. It was very very poor decision making from such a good player.

[taylorsworkrate]

Bairstow is in throw his wicket away mode so there won't be a contribution from him. And from Woakes down they will get a short ball barrage. These two need to get the target below 50 I think to give us a chance

[Monty]

Brook with his Russian roulette batting strategy again....

[PaulWinch again]

Fuck knows what that shot was. All risk and no reward, got lucky.

[Risso]

That's good, less than 100 now, before lunch.

[PaulWinch again]

Under 100 left at lunch. This is brutal.

[Risso]

99 left between (essentially) Brook, Stokes, Bairstow and Woakes should be doable, but then a couple of early wickets after lunch and falling 50 short is also eminently possible. If I was England I think I'd play it relatively safe for the next 30 or so runs, then batter them.

[Beard82]

Yeah I think they need to focus on losing any wickets in the first half an hour after lunch and if so we’ll be in a great position