The England Cricket Thread

Pighardia · 29 Jul 2015 at 17:31

Come on Belly!

Cosimo · 29 Jul 2015 at 17:35

Cook gone, unlucky. 76-2

Pighardia · 29 Jul 2015 at 17:38

So unlucky Cook. He was looking great!

No doubt the Cook haters will still have a go at him though...

No1newts · 29 Jul 2015 at 18:18

Unreal stuff today, certainly not what I exoected!

Pighardia · 29 Jul 2015 at 18:23

Well played Ian Bell!...under immense pressure and delivers the goods.

Edit- gah, he was looking so good. Sorry

McBain · 29 Jul 2015 at 23:15

Lyth atrocious once again I see, what does he need to do to get dropped?

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 00:09

Australia, I am disappoint. :rolleyes:

Magnificent bowling from Anderson, but I think the rain had the best spell.

Game on!

alx · 30 Jul 2015 at 08:29

McBain said:
Lyth atrocious once again I see, what does he need to do to get dropped?

Assuming he doesn't score 100+ in the second innings Ivd be surprised if he wasn't dropped, or maybe I'm just hoping. I guess the lack of other openers doesn't help.

Father Ted · 30 Jul 2015 at 09:03

Weather looks a lot better today so hopefully batting will be a little easier. Any 1st innings lead over 150 and I'll be happy.

CHokKA · 30 Jul 2015 at 09:35

That was a much better performance from England. I'm still not entirely sure that Ian Bell's knock is enough to justify his place in the squad, but I don't know who would replace him. I don't think Lyth should be given any more chances, he just throws them away and it creates problems for the team. Cook was unlucky, he was looking good, he just needs to get back to leaving the good balls and punishing the bad balls. His patience at the crease was always welcome.

Steven Finn got us some key wickets and that lifted the England bowlers. Now I hope that we can bat it out today and our batsmen can demoralise their bowlers to the point where they want to give up. They need to be made to regret their silly comments.

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 11:09

Bairstow. 4 for 142.

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 11:09

Stokes. 5 for 142.

Two wickets in a single over is pretty good for Johnson.

Deiwos · 30 Jul 2015 at 11:20

Poor from Bairstow and Stokes. Shouldn't be getting out like that.

robfosters · 30 Jul 2015 at 11:47

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.

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 11:57

Root. 6 for 182.

Cosimo · 30 Jul 2015 at 12:22

Another review and Butler gone lbw. 190-7

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 12:23

Buttler. 7 for 190.

Cosimo · 30 Jul 2015 at 12:24

Would have been not out on review.

Sankari · 30 Jul 2015 at 12:29

Cosimo said:
Would have been not out on review.

Wow, you are right!

Oh dear, Hawkeye says the ball that got Buttler was missing, bouncing and turning too much. Had hit him well outside the crease on the knee roll.

Not a good time to pass up a review.

CHokKA · 30 Jul 2015 at 12:31

I don't understand why he didn't review that. The last review showed the ball going over, there are two reviews left and no more batsmen to come in after Buttler, so why not just review it anyway?