The England Cricket Thread

Doohickey · 11 Jul 2015 at 23:39

BRIGGBOY81 said:
Agree totally about bell and maybe it's just me but I think cook should bat at 3 he's not an opener

I think Cook is conventional (read: boring) enough and therefore solid enough to be a perfect opener. He has to open. Get rid of Ballance, either move Moeen or Root up, and add Rashid. I reckon that'd be a top team.

Sankari · 12 Jul 2015 at 01:10

This was a perfect pitch to win the toss on, but nevertheless a very well deserved by England. Disciplined bowling and tight fielding.

Johnson's stunning fightback put the entire top order to shame. Watson lbw with a wasted review as usual. :rolleyes:

If the selectors don't replace him with Marsh for the next test, I can only conclude he has incriminating photographs of their wives. :eek:

Can we at least get Watson a new bat? This one's not working too well:

rickjames · 12 Jul 2015 at 23:58

I got Root to win SPOTY at 100/1, but only put a fiver on. Was after the NZ tests, only competition he has is Hamilton and even then he's done it with no real competition. Root is clearly evident he has everything to be a match winner and if they do a lot of the credit will go towards him with both bat AND ball.

As for the batting order and lineups I don't see it changing bar an injury or two. Root is comfortable at 5 and it works. With Cook he just needs to stick to his own game and not this expansive attacking stuff everyone else has been doing, it just doesn't suit him. Let him do his thing and it'll be fine.

Aussies are in trouble if Starc doesn't make it through. Shame that they'll probably drop Watto for Marsh, I was thoroughly enjoying Leg Before Watson/Don't Review, Shane

Doohickey · 13 Jul 2015 at 09:05

Hard not to feel sorry for Watson... But not hard enough

Jimbeam3678 · 15 Jul 2015 at 22:50

Looking forward to tomorrow, whats the weather meant to be doing over the next 5 days ?

Sankari · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:29

Got busy this evening and missed the start of this one. Australia 1 for 88, Warner out with an idiotic and completly unnecessary shot. Probably not a good idea to keep attacking Ali.

Sankari · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:18

1 for 104 at lunch.

Sankari · 16 Jul 2015 at 15:18

1 for 171, good start. I'll come back tomorrow morning and keep my fingers crossed that we don't lose 3 wickets overnight.

CHokKA · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:30

Ah I was wondering which England would turn up. Seems it's "the old" England that is at Lord's today

Fuggan · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:23

Pitch is dead, and no one will kick-off 'cos it's LORDS.

Any rain forecast?

Jimbeam3678 · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:22

Is it still Australia 1 million runs for 1 ?

Edit LOL 337 -1 draw written all over it ?

Locky · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:46

Normal service resumed. Toothless bowling by England.

rickjames · 17 Jul 2015 at 00:25

Went to late session for £20, it was rubbish

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 01:34

Wow, the first pitch that even Watson could score on, and he's not in the team!

Warner must be feeling like a complete idiot right now.

I wouldn't call England's bowling toothless. Ali leaked worse than the Titanic. Anderson sprayed to the left and sprayed to the right in search of an invisible 6th stump. But apart from that it looked like pretty disciplined stuff. The pitch just isn't giving anything away.

I hope Clarke bats for as long as possible and doesn't get any silly ideas about declaring on 450.

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 11:06

Anderson still probing for that elusive 6th wicket, manages to catch Rogers on the ear. I doubt you'll find it there, Mr Anderson!

1 for 345.

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 11:28

Rogers! 2 for 362. There's the breakthrough.

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:18

Clarke! 3 for 383.

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:44

3 for 408. I suspect Cook's wasted review will come back to haunt him.

Sankari · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:48

Voges! 4 for 426.

Monkeymatt · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:59

442-4 and Ali has brought up his ton.