The Cricket Thread

[lordofthepies]

Jordan Clark take a bow lad, gets a hatrick for Lancashire bowling root, williamson and bairstow, it really doesn't get any better. Obviously a terrible start for us

I'm pretty confident that you'll still win. We've been absolutely hopeless in the Championship this year.

 

[blademan89]

I'm pretty confident that you'll still win. We've been absolutely hopeless in the Championship this year.

So have we

 

[SF_]

Jordan Clark, wow.

 

[blademan89]

Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire, great response

 

[Camborne Gills]

Hopeless batting from Kent again

 

[SF_]

What a fucking shambles that was yesterday.

 

[blademan89]

Yorkshire destroy Lancashire once again in the county championship, Joe root with figures of 4-5. Looking slightly grim for Lancashire this season, that result pulls us clear for now at least.

 

[Super_horns]

Rashid called up for the 1st test at the expense of the 2 Somerset lads despite not wanting to play red ball cricket ..

Hasn't gone down well .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44966161

 

[lordofthepies]

I love that Rashid has been called up because it's going to annoy all of the right people.

 

[blademan89]

Rashid called up for the 1st test at the expense of the 2 Somerset lads despite not wanting to play red ball cricket ..

Hasn't gone down well .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44966161

Sure they'll all go quiet if he performs. If it's owt like last time he faced india it won't last long. Personally think he's a prick, refuses to play as it suits but hopefully he performs

 

[Super_horns]

Is the lack of English black players in the game more to do with a class issue than a race issue as the BBC might be trying to suggest?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/44533717

 

[lordofthepies]

I'm not really sure the BBC are trying to suggest anything other than that black kids don't really play cricket much these days.

 

[kieran_vale]

Root run out when looking like a surefire century for him. Disappointing end as was never two there and he had batted superbly prior to that.

Still a pretty decent position for England though.

 

[lordofthepies]

Absolutely idiotic running.

 

[lordofthepies]

Doesn't look very good now.

 

[shane]

That throw for the run out was spectacular.

 

[blademan89]

Standard england.

 

[Soup Ladle]

As much as this is an entertaining test, England frustrate me so much. I don't think we'll win tomorrow but we've done well to be even within a shout of winning although poor fielding and brainless batting has taken away what really should be a comfortable win. Let's face it, if Malan (please drop him, excuse the pun) took them chances, we'd have had a big 2nd innings lead. I can't criticise any of the bowlers. Outside of Kohli, this is a typical Indian batting side in these conditions. We are all over them. I hate Kohli but he's put the hard yards in, upped his game yet again and has gone chanceless this 4th innings. We should really put India to bed over a 5 test series but I can't help but feel we are the architects of our downfall a lot of the time, yes this is a decent all round India attack, with good plans and a great captain but in tests we are brainless. I honestly have no idea what goes through their heads, they certainly aren't so sloppy in the ODIs, but there are 2/3 guys in there who are clearly out of their depth. I do worry about the rest of the series so hope they prove me wrong.

 

[lordofthepies]

I don't get to watch that much of the cricket these days; largely because it's mostly on Sky. However, I have been able to watch pretty much every ball of the first two days and I was lucky enough to be there today. Of course, I want England to win (and I would make India slight favourites at the moment) and I would admit that both teams have numerous flaws right now. BUT, this has been an entirely engrossing test match. It has been absolutely fantastic cricket - I just wish that more people were able to watch this.

I adore Kohli - amazing player and I love his attitude. What a performance from Sam Curran as well. Long live test cricket.

 

[blademan89]

I don't get to watch that much of the cricket these days; largely because it's mostly on Sky. However, I have been able to watch pretty much every ball of the first two days and I was lucky enough to be there today. Of course, I want England to win (and I would make India slight favourites at the moment) and I would admit that both teams have numerous flaws right now. BUT, this has been an entirely engrossing test match. It has been absolutely fantastic cricket - I just wish that more people were able to watch this.

I adore Kohli - amazing player and I love his attitude. What a performance from Sam Curran as well. Long live test cricket.

Sounded class as always on the hollies stand.

 

[Super_horns]

Jason Roy and Aaron Finch enjoyed themselves it seems last night.

 

[lordofthepies]

Sounded class as always on the hollies stand.

Yeah, we were over the over side but it did look and sound good.

 

[blademan89]

We might actually win here

 

[Soup Ladle]

Get a 3rd man in Root!

 

[Soup Ladle]

Get in England, well played. I hope they don’t send Stokes down next week. Surely the ECB have the clout to bribe the judiciary?

 

[Super_horns]

Presume Ben Stokes will miss the 2nd test due to the court case ?

 

[lordofthepies]

yes

 

[Skinner]

Ollie Pope in the Test squad

 

[Skinner]

But not sure we should be chucking him in at #4, would have him batting at 5 and Bairstow at 4

 

[lordofthepies]

But not sure we should be chucking him in at #4, would have him batting at 5 and Bairstow at 4

I'm up for having Bairstow batting at 4 and giving the gloves to Buttler.