The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

General grumble, and it does relate to over rates, but given that teams retain their review if it’s umpires call I don’t see why they get 3 reviews. 2 should be plenty.

[Meanwood Villa]

Eight wickets down isn't too bad at the end of day 1. Apart from it being a must win, likely shortened match.

I know this is being said over and over but it really has been a tremendous series. These two teams are so evenly matched.

[Gareth]

Massive first session, need to clear them up in no more than an hour

[Risso]

Eight wickets down isn't too bad at the end of day 1. Apart from it being a must win, likely shortened match.

I know this is being said over and over but it really has been a tremendous series. These two teams are so evenly matched.

I'm actually quite glad we were saved the prospect of having to watch Crawley try to survive for half an hour this evening,

[Beard82]

Eight wickets down isn't too bad at the end of day 1. Apart from it being a must win, likely shortened match.

I know this is being said over and over but it really has been a tremendous series. These two teams are so evenly matched.

I'm actually quite glad we were saved the prospect of having to watch Crawley try to survive for half an hour this evening,

It would be a shame if we lost 2 days from this one, not just because I want an oval showdown, but because they are so evenly matched it would be a shame to see a draw in a game that would have got a result

[Villan For Life]

I want us to be batting before midday tomorrow.

[Risso]

It's going to be a wash out Saturday, and quite possibly Sunday, so a win is going to be very hard to come by. Need to wrap them up inside an hour tomorrow morning, then really just go Bazball Max. Get some sort of lead as quickly as poss, declare, then get into them again. Even that might not be enough, but a draw's no good so may as well go for it.

[tomd2103]

It's going to be a wash out Saturday, and quite possibly Sunday, so a win is going to be very hard to come by. Need to wrap them up inside an hour tomorrow morning, then really just go Bazball Max. Get some sort of lead as quickly as poss, declare, then get into them again. Even that might not be enough, but a draw's no good so may as well go for it.

If the weather is going to be that bad, then we probably needed to roll them out for around 80-100 less than they currently have.  That said, if we can clean them up quickly this morning and get a 1st innings lead of 70+ then it could be game on. 

Should be a very interesting couple of days.

[Gareth]

The trick is not getting rolled over for 150 being too aggressive & not spending a session cleaning up the tail

[Villan For Life]

A swinging half volley from Jimmy gets Cummins from the first ball of the day.

[Gareth]

Lovely

[manic-road]

Perfect start to the days play. Nice one Jimmy

[tomd2103]

Woakes gets Hazlewood next over, but it's a no-ball.

[olaftab]

THAT WAS NOT A NO BALL. Woakes denied his 5th by a bad call.

[paul_e]

Frustrating no ball wicket for Woakes, was very tight but probably just about right.