The England Cricket Thread

[Sankari]

Oh England...

 

[Sankari]

Had some rain last night, but it's over now, although the sky is still overcast.

 

[Sankari]

Rain stops play. Looks like England's gonna wriggle out of a loss one way or another.

 

[Hodders]

Jamie Smith - WIND YOUR BLOODY NECK IN.

It's a TEST MATCH not T20

 

[Sankari]

England only needs 98 runs to win this now. Looks like they're gonna get it!

 

[Hodders]

Poster's curse!

 

[Lyle44]

Come on Archer, time for a double-double half century. Show these 3 England openers how to bat!

edit: well sod that...Reverse pigeon time.....Come on Starc get him out next ball

 

[Sankari]

The plucky Australian underdogs have won the Ashes in 11 days! It's a Christmas miracle!

Amazing scenes!

 

[Sankari]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002587216963645707

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002587216963645707

This was always incredibly stupid. What evidence is there that this team is the best one? Zero.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Jamie Smith had this in the bag and for whatever reason played a braindead shot, almost like a voice in his head told him to.

Two of these games were winnable by just playing the situation instead of swipe at everything. I’m more baffled than annoyed.

 

[Sui]

Think we lost the series when one of our opening batsman has only scored 97 across 6 innings. Awful.

 

[Kelt]

Where's Geoffrey Boycott when you need him.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

I’m sorry Baz has to resign after today.

“Maybe” we underprepared. Maybe?

Are you stupid?

 

[hood1971]

Our bowling attacked had played 2 first class games between them since July. Australia attack had 4 games each in the 2 months before the tests, except Stark who only played 2. McCullum's disdain for first class cricket is holding back player development. Jamie Smith has kept more at test level than first class, so not surprising that he will miss things.

 

[Freddie1980]

Where's Geoffrey Boycott when you need him.

'On top of stairs to bash misses'

 

[Sankari]

Cummins is out for the rest of the series.

Lyon had surgery on his hamstring, he's out for 3-4 months.

 

[Fluffybob]

I'm wondering if there is a rule where we lend the Aussies, Bashir, so he can finally get a game, the poor sod...

 

[Sankari]

Word on the street is that Smith will be back as captain for the MCG.

 

[Sankari]

Archer is out for the rest of the series, due to side strain.