Thread: Cricket scores around the world

well its got boring 9 overs 34 runs no wickets and windies over 300 in the lead - its all great ashes prep

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Great late recovery by England. 77 All out.

At one stage it looked like they were not going to reach 50.

Well I know they said it was a "funny wicket" but christ on a bike....

England v WI - dismal 1st inning but we have a chance to make history in the second with only a deficit of 628 to overturn with loads of time to do it - only tho if the Windies don't resort to more underhand insect tactics - sly buggers

Great result for Australia and a horrible one for England.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Great result for Australia and a horrible one for England.

Loy, its not good for test cricket - players seem incapable of staying at the crease, no patience and want to have waft at every ball.

I remember a time in the 80/90s when you could go out, mow the lawn, make a cup of tea and give your missus her 3 minute statutory and come back and they'd still not scored a run - now i'm not advocating it mind but god these games if you went out and did the same you mss an innings.

If anyone is considering going to the Ashes, i would not buy tickets on days 4 or 5, i see records falling.......

England deciding to show that the 1st Test was not a fluke and have set about repeating the performance.

Following some of the text on Cricinfo I liked this.....

Andrew: "And already Foakes has outscored 4 of the top 5 batsmen!" He's a banker. Greatest player of all time. And so shiny. He and Jurgen Klopp should have a teeth-off

Let’s see how West Indies do.

Lowish totals are not unusual there.

At least England didn’t make any absurd team selections this time.

Well, it was ​a freak delivery.

Sorry, ze wrong thread *slap*

Some of the Indians could bat for 10 days but players for other nations can't go 10 mins without a boundary and get out.

Originally Posted by Dasher

Some of the Indians could bat for 10 days but players for other nations can't go 10 mins without a boundary and get out.

Hmm...plenty of Indian batsmen get out to rash shots.

It's the modern way, I guess.

mmm Wi all out for 306 but Eng 75-4 in their second innings after posting a very poor 187 in the first so 44 runs behind. The deck is pinging all over the place and even on day 3 is doing loads, can't see Eng winning this....

West Indies is a nice break in the sun. Playing cricket Is obviously optional and not to be taken seriously.

Originally Posted by Nocturnal Nacker

Joe Root needs some time away to gather himsef for the ashes.

I think the whole batting line up needs to think - really its only the Bowling unit that's kept them in some of the games at all.

We can't find an opening pair for love nor money, the batsmen seem intent in trying to score off every ball like were in an ODI (Stokes, YJB, Butler et al) and i'm afraid for me Ali has to go, we need to blood some younger spinners - finally and don't ask me who'd replace him but let Root get back to batting at 4 and take the captaincy off him.

Originally Posted by Nocturnal Nacker

Joe Root needs some time away to gather himsef for the ashes.

D'you think he'll be able to find all the pieces in time?

Originally Posted by Nocturnal Nacker

Jimmy reckons he has 2 ashes series left in him

Would you agree based on his recent performances?

I'd say next summer in the UK should be his swan song.

The puzzles of this tour are not only about the batting.

It's time the likes of Olly Stone were given their chance.

With the pace in the pitch, variable bounce they should have put woods in. Of course this Eng set up won't really change for the last game as it will want to give the poor things a chance at redemption

Well, fukin commentary on talksport 2 - bloody Brexit....TMS only on home matches yet cvnts like Gary Fing Lineker are on every week....jesus christ

Can Eng get over 80 in their first innings?

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

With the pace in the pitch, variable bounce they should have put woods in. Of course this Eng set up won't really change for the last game as it will want to give the poor things a chance at redemption

Well, Woods is in and got two in his first over...Windies were cruising in a ODI styli at 53 for 0 in 17 then Ali gets 2 in 2 and now Woodas follows, 59 for 4 in 23 game on after Eng collapsing from 231 for 4 overnight to 277 all out.

Woods bowling 90mph + so Windies getting some of their own medicine back, 95 mph on one delivery....

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Eng collapsing from .... for .... to ... all out.

I wonder how many times in the last 30 years these exact words have been used to describe an England team's batting performance?

I'll lay odd on its not the last time this calendar year