The England Cricket Thread

Barry Weiss · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:00

im guessing within 3 runs counts

manic111 · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:03

Aus should win from here, but I think it'll be hairier for them than some expect

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:07

manic111 said:
Aus should win from here, but I think it'll be hairier for them than some expect

We need to still be in it by tomorrow, bit of rain forecast overnight and in the morning.

If we can get at them with conditions like the Aussie bowlers had for us in that short spell yesterday it may be a bit tasty.

E: Aussies out of reviews

fez · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:08

If we didn't give half their batters a let off or two this might be a good position to be in.

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:10

Just need Ali and Robinson to get 50 apiece

SoliD · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:17

46 out of each of them will be fine

300 lead should be enough, think 250 will give the aussies enough belief they can get to it.

Sankari · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:17

Gonna be tough to get through this with no reviews left.

a1ex2001 · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:19

adidan said:
Just need Ali and Robinson to get 50 apiece

Don't think we need that many looking at the forecast drag it out another hour or so get another 50 runs and given the weather I think we are in the game, 250 is the absolute minimum for us to have even a glimmer I would say. It is a really shame so many have got in and out today if just one of the team had turned at 40 something into a ton we would be favourites.

omnomnom · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:22

The declaration in the first innings could cost us tbh. Ali just needs to go for it from here.

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:24

omnomnom said:
The declaration in the first innings could cost us tbh. Ali just needs to go for it from here.

It surprised me but I loved that approach.

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:26

What a catch if he took it cleanly

E: Which he didn't

E: FFS

Sankari · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:28

Oh, clean catch there! Carey for the win!

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:30

Come on Broady, get a few more on the board

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:33

Stevo fitting in a roly poly

manic111 · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:36

adidan said:
It surprised me but I loved that approach.

Agreed - it felt like a calculated risk and an appropriate one given how we play.

We probably sacrificed something between 10 and 50 runs, for the option to have a run at the Aussie openers late in the evening. If that had come off and we'd taken two wickets everyone would be calling it brilliant. It didn't work, but I've no issue with it as an idea.

SoliD · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:41

Sankari said:
Gonna be tough to get through this with no reviews left.

Thought your review by agreement was working better, alas not. Think it'll hurt you with the narrow margins of some of these decisions.

adidan · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:43

I'd think it'd be nice if we managed to get a lead of 281 for them to chase down

a1ex2001 · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:45

manic111 said:
Agreed - it felt like a calculated risk and an appropriate one given how we play.

We probably sacrificed something between 10 and 50 runs, for the option to have a run at the Aussie openers late in the evening. If that had come off and we'd taken two wickets everyone would be calling it brilliant. It didn't work, but I've no issue with it as an idea.

My only issue with the declaration was not giving Root a couple more overs he was in blistering form and seeing it like a football, 2 over knowing the declaration was coming could have added a vital 20 odd runs to the total for loss of very little time, the lead is edging towards 250 which suddenly sounds more reasonable make it 280 by some miracle and it's game on.

turbot1984 · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:50

I'm assuming pitch deterioration, conditions means we'll knock them over for 200 anyhow?, LOL.

Participant · 19 Jun 2023 at 15:51

If we had Mark Wood I'd have an iota of confidence in us bowling them out.