The International Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

Weather Apps are showing 100% rain in Manchester from about 10 am to 6pm so players may as well stay in their hotel. It's just Sunday now. Losing a couple of hours today by batting on is going to be costly.

[UK Redsox]

Just seen a forecast on tv. Sunday looking unlikely as well now

[PaulWinch again]

I’m not convinced- how many runs did we score in those 2 hours. I think we made the right call, if it basically hammers it down all weekend we were never going to win. But if there is a gap on Sunday, it would be much harder if Aus were able to get in front.

[AlexAlexCropley]

I'm going with accuweather. Not raining all day.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah I think the weather will beat us which is fucking annoying because we’ve hammered them

[taylorsworkrate]

If we can get 3 hours worth of cricket then we will win. I think Sunday will be OK weather wise

[PaulWinch again]

If we can get 3 hours worth of cricket then we will win. I think Sunday will be OK weather wise

Bloody hope so.

[Drummond]

I think we will win. Will be gutted if we don't.

[Meanwood Villa]

I know moral victories count for nothing but it's been tremendous sticking it to those pricks last couple of days. The singles run by Bairstow and Anderson on the bouncers was "chef's kiss"

[Monty]

One thing that's impossible to deny: that England have taken a team, whatever the weather considerations there might be, that many said were simply better than them man-for-man after the first two tests, and have absolutely kicked the shit out of them in this match. This scorecard looks honestly like what you'd expect from India against Bangladesh. A fantastic effort.

[Beard82]

One thing that's impossible to deny: that England have taken a team, whatever the weather considerations there might be, that many said were simply better than them man-for-man after the first two tests, and have absolutely kicked the shit out of them in this match. This scorecard looks honestly like what you'd expect from India against Bangladesh. A fantastic effort.

100% great work - and good to see faith being repaid - potentially when it matters most.  I hope we get enough more play for us to have a decent go - otherwise it will always be a what if

[tomd2103]

One thing that's impossible to deny: that England have taken a team, whatever the weather considerations there might be, that many said were simply better than them man-for-man after the first two tests, and have absolutely kicked the shit out of them in this match. This scorecard looks honestly like what you'd expect from India against Bangladesh. A fantastic effort.

You could sense momentum shifting at Headingley and this match has seen us gain the upper hand.  Will be galling if we don't get this one over the line and knowing that the defeat at Edgbaston in particular cost us a chance of winning the series.

Still hopeful we will see some play this weekend.

[PaulWinch again]

Well I hope the Met Office forecast is wrong. Looks dreadful.

[Risso]

It's done lads, I've looked at the rainfall radar hour by hour, and there's about an hour today around lunch time when it stops, and about the same tomorrow. Not long enough to get any play going, and other than that it's solid rain the entire time, both days. The Ashes are gone, but at least at The Oval we can stop them winning the series.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes it’s fucking annoying. They Aussies have been absolutely smashed and they’re going to get away with it.