The England Cricket Thread

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fantastic start for England this summer. Winning from an abysmal start. hopefully this puts the belief back and we can forget about the Pietersen debacle once and for all.

Stokes is awesome too. Magnificent all rounder.

 

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Had a wonderful day out at Lords for £20. What a place to watch cricket.

£20 is an absolute bargain to watch todays play. Thrilling stuff.

Also, Moeen Ali's winning catch was an absolute belter!

 

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Today was utterly awesome!

Totally destroyed NZ's bowling attack. The records just tumbled. Over 400 runs in 50 overs is beyond immense!

 

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Root and Morgan are just a delight to watch at times. Returned the battering with interest tonight.

All setting up for a final decider!

 

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Top order made a true mess of things today but bloody hell what a finish, didn't think we had any chance at 45-5

It's fair to say that the ODI side has won back a lot of fans with this series, all five have been thoroughly enjoyable.

So, onto our next opponents...

Top order went at it like the required run rate was 10+. A run a ball with a few boundaries would have won it, but the top order just went ridiculously reckless.

 

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Today's the big day.

Come on England! Bash the convicts.

 

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What a performance! Other than the early top order hiccup, that was flawless!

 

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The top order have no place being there. Bell has gone at the game at international level.

 

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Anyone see that girl stack it

 

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This is a disgrace.

Cook should apologise to the fans after this. And next time, ask for a livelier pitch ffs. The Aussies can bat all week on tracks like this.

 

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I can see exactly what will happen here. We'll be all out with a lead of 100 or so, Aus will get a stonking second innings score, leaving us with no option but to bat out for a draw, and instead, we'll be skittled for about 150 and limp to another embarrassing defeat.

In fact, I'm so sure, I've had a bet on it.

 

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9 down looooooooooooool

Carnage beyond belief!

 

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Trevor Bayliss will never be allowed back into Australia at this rate.

 

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Lol, someone edited the opening line of Broads wiki page a while back. It read 'Stuart Broad is a God who was sent to destroy all Australians sent before him'

Sky rubbing it in with that montage song haha.

 

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That's Lord Trevor of Nottinghamshire to you! He'll be getting a passport and citizenship of England at this rate.

The Aussies will have a tough time getting back into Australia I'd say!

Some killjoy Wikipedia editor's removed it. Must be an Aussie.

What's the song?

Lowest Aussie score in an Ashes match since 1936.

Sorry, missed your post.

The song was called Falling to Pieces

 

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Now it's bright sunshine. Could this day get any better for England?

 

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As Root's 100 up shot hits the rope, how ironic the advertising hoarding is

 

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yeah totally agree and i normally dont agree with sending one out. its only day one and dont want to think we have already won.

I agree. Root is well capable of hitting a double hundred. Near the end of the day though, he might have been tiring a bit, and prone to lose concentration, costing him his wicket. Might as well stick a night watchmen in for 10 minutes or so to protect him. If another batsman had gone out there, they naturally would have played like a normal batting pair.

Makes total sense.

 

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me too then put them in just before tea

There's still 4 days left and we already have a 214 lead. I'd just bat on until all out tbh. We could end up 400-450 in front. Aus would need at least 650 to stand any chance. That's not going to happen.