The International Cricket Thread

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Archer has looked way more competent with the bat than most of the top order batsmen, in fairness.

Our man of the series, so far.

It's all in the pillow.

[ChicagoLion]

They are going to get a lot if sick and it is deserved, going to Australia so unprepared and reacting with the hasbeens comments showed up this regime for the bubble it has become.
The time to be arrogant is when you have won a series, not before a ball has been bowled in anger.
Whitewash looks inevitable.

[PaulWinch again]

Archer has looked way more competent with the bat than most of the top order batsmen, in fairness.

Our man of the series, so far.

He has so much quality and character. I’ve found the questions around his character and attitude to have an unpleasant undertone, particularly from middle aged white Australians. The stuff from Harris about needing to take his gold chains was disgraceful.

Even the most cursory glance at Archer’s story shows he has so much resilience and character.

[AlexAlexCropley]

All that hype for months on 5live has suddenly come to an abrupt end.

[Crown Hill]

All that hype for months on 5live has suddenly come to an abrupt end.

Same as every tour since 2006 unfortunately with exception of 10/11.

That’s why I always travel for one of the first three these days.

[tomd2103]

You just get the feeling that this is going to be the day where it all comes apart really.

[Beard82]

Same shit - different day.  I have so much respect for Stokes - to me it feels like he leads by example and takes the pressure off the   Rest

Just seems most of the rest can’t do the basics at this level

[Beard82]

Probably not explaining it well - but when the going gets tough Stokes looks like a Shepard without a flock.  Plays the situation well but the rest of them fuck it

[Beard82]

430 odd runs - 5 sessions - last dance of bazball

[tomd2103]

Archer has looked way more competent with the bat than most of the top order batsmen, in fairness.

Our man of the series, so far.

He has so much quality and character. I’ve found the questions around his character and attitude to have an unpleasant undertone, particularly from middle aged white Australians. The stuff from Harris about needing to take his gold chains was disgraceful.
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Even the most cursory glance at Archer’s story shows he has so much resilience and character.

Come on, that's nonsense.  Why bring race into it and throw in a generalisation to boot?  He was rightly criticised after the last test because he bowled his most hostile and best spell when the game was done and England were consigned to defeat. 

Sadly, I don't think we'll ever really see him feature regularly.in test cricket.  Not his fault, like others such as Mark Wood, his body just can't handle it.  As a result, they are put in a tough situation where they hardly play any longer format cricket because they can't handle it and then are just thrown straight into the intensity of test cricket.  Now he's played in an away Ashes series, I wouldn't blame him if he turned his back on test cricket and joined the global T20 circuit where he'd probably only have to bowl 2 x two over spells in most games.  I.dont know him though and he might want to play as much test cricket as he can, and potentially have a crack at winning an Ashes series when the Aussies come here in a couple of years.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, one occasion where Bazball is absolutely the right move. No point trying to draw.

Spoiler for Hiden:

137 all out incoming.

[Meanwood Villa]

This chase will be a piece of piss