Thread: Cricket scores around the world

Harmison was in the box said it's a slow outfield and the 'new' drainage has dried the pitch out which made has made that slower as well.

I think England have done well to not lose wickets early and are now around 3 an over which is 270 for the day.... Classic test cricket, no wonder it has disappointed our two T20 aficionados.....

They were doing well; 149-2 was very good, I agree. 153-4, and it's not looking as good...

Now, it'd be nice to see Bell get another century and we'll have a decent first innings score.

^ That's why getting runs on the board early is important BB.


The T20 comments from the poms here are a joke.

What is the use of being at the crease for hours, and not put runs on the board? ... as we have seen, it just takes a few quick wickets and with not many runs on the board, you can easily put yourself in a difficult position.

This pitch will get harder and harder to bat on. Early runs would have been very valuable.

Admit it. England batsmen are boring. They are not bad, but the ARE boring.

Good effort by Australia, credit where credit is due, England laid the foundations and have wholly failed to back that good work up and the reason is that Australia never dropped their heads and stuck to the task.

As Geoff Boycott always says add 2 wickets to the score and that'll tell you how well you are doing.

I reckon even the T20 crowd here will be still enthralled by this game.

5-183...... Certainly not the 100-1 we were enjoying earlier.

It's test cricket, ebbs and flows happen, and a decent partnership here would do us well. I reckon 350 is par on this pitch.

Of course with a proven pie chucker like Anderson leading the attack the Strayans will be looking at 600+ and will have the game wrapped up within 3 days.

Recent overs . . . . . . | . . . 1nb . . . | . . 2 . . . | . . . . . .

says it all.

186/5

consolidate and rebuild; plenty of days left...

Jeez Willy must must be struggling without the Big Bash and the IPL to watch.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Harmison was in the box said it's a slow outfield and the 'new' drainage has dried the pitch out which made has made that slower as well.

That sounds backwards, dryer is faster.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

What is the use of being at the crease for hours, and not put runs on the board?

2 more draws and England win the series 2-0. You Ockers are not very good at understanding the proper form of the game, are you?

If England keep batting like kunts they should give the Ashes to Aus from shame.

They could have been a little bit more positively after tea, perhaps put a few more runs on the board while playing sensible shots. After a nice early platform, we've rather let our grip slide...

This would be an excellent time for Anderson to make his first century...

The scorecard doesn't read well; if the Aussies have a good couple of days with the bat they'll have every chance of winning this test.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

5-183...... Certainly not the 100-1 we were enjoying earlier.

We..., i thought you said you weren't a Pom.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

If England keep batting like kunts they should give the Ashes to Aus from shame.

Thank you for not being a unbiased pom marmers.

Bob keeps banging on about T20 when he knows damn well that we are test cricket fans.

The truth is, England play very negative cricket at times. Especially the top order. Cook, Root, Trott & Bell are guilty as charged. What they do is put pressure on the middle & lower order to score runs. KP was under pressure to put runs on the board and that's why he got out. 2 runs an over is just very negative cricket. Ideally in test cricket, you need one batsman to keep the score ticking over at one end, and one at the other end to steady the ship.

The low run rates BB posted are mostly from the days when tests were played for much longer than 5 days. Modern day test cricket requires early runs on the board, to take the pressure off.

It ain't rocket science!!

Credit must also be given to the Australian bowlers. We bowled very tight. Watson has an amazing record this series of more than 50% of his overs being madens. Bird coming in from Starc seems to be a good choice too. Only the one wicket so far, but pressure bowling has kept the run rate down. That is the problem with Starc. He is a wicket taker, but has a habit of leaking runs and taking the pressure off.

This is a low scoring pitch, so Australia still have a lot of work to do. Game on!!

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Asleep all day, Wally - but you've woken up now!

Play doesn't start until 7pm Tokyo time BB. I was yawning my head off watching the game, and had to do something else to keep myself awake!

It was a slow start, but a platform was laid. We should have been able to push on, but a combination of good bowling and poor shot selection/application has brought the game back together. It's up for grabs now; Aussies take a few more tonight, all out for 200? Or we regroup, bat on and get 350+? Should be an exciting game from here on in...

A platform wasn't laid - that was the problem for England. Negative cricket from their "best" batsmen put pressure on the others.

Still 4 days to go though and anything could happen. When Australia bats you will not see negative batting - we don't play that way. We may, however, collapse and be all out for a low score judging on recent performances.

I am surprised that England have stuck with Anderson and Barbie Broad. The pundits were all saying that Onions would have been a better pick for this pitch - and Anderson & Barbie are being over bowled, which may play to our advantage. *hopes one of them breaks down with an injury*

Originally Posted by peaches

Originally Posted by Bobcock

5-183...... Certainly not the 100-1 we were enjoying earlier.

We..., i thought you said you weren't a Pom.

Fuck me - you Aussies really do know fuck all about cricket.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

2 runs an over is just very negative cricket.

Boycott reckons 2 runs an over is a bit pacey.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

If England keep batting like kunts they should give the Ashes to Aus from shame.

One thing I like about Marmers, when he's on the piss, he wears his heart on his sleeve.

This ashes series has left me rather confused.

Based upon the games played Australia could have very easily have won the first test, were thrashed in the second and would have won the third test if not for rain.

When Australia arrived in England they were a disjointed team with backroom bitching and not in particularly good form after being thrashed by the Indians.

Seems that they have either pulled together or more likely England are nowhere near as good as what I thought they were.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

2 more draws and England win the series 2-0. You Ockers are not very good at understanding the proper form of the game, are you?

And that's the whole point, negative cricket.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

The truth is, England play very negative cricket at times. Especially the top order. Cook, Root, Trott & Bell are guilty as charged. What they do is put pressure on the middle & lower order to score runs. KP was under pressure to put runs on the board and that's why he got out. 2 runs an over is just very negative cricket. Ideally in test cricket, you need one batsman to keep the score ticking over at one end, and one at the other end to steady the ship.

Yup.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Seems that they have either pulled together or more likely England are nowhere near as good as what I thought they were.

Or a combination of both.

Boofhead has pulled the Aussie team together and the poms were well overrated.

^^coulda shoulda woulda,

but they never

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

2 runs an over is just very negative cricket.

Boycott reckons 2 runs an over is a bit pacey.

Geoff "Block" Boycott was the epitome of the boring pommy batsman.

English cricket with the central contract seems to be giving the players the football players attitude.I am paid well so i must be a superstar i am at the top level of my chosen sport,shame really the English batting line up has not performed send them back to their counties to get some much need batting practice.
And an attitude reset as well.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

2 runs an over is just very negative cricket.

Boycott reckons 2 runs an over is a bit pacey.

Geoff "Block" Boycott was the epitome of the boring pommy batsman.

Boycott wanted to bore the bowlers to defeat bat all day for 20 runs,if i was given the ball to bowl to him i would have chucked it back to the captain.