Big Cricket Thread

[Doashuey]

Bad toss to lose. Suspect we'll go down 3-1 with a single draw. imo

There he is.
Wondering where the old EP2018 had got to.
I prefer you when you are pessimistic, the results usually go against you.
Some blame the song, some blame Nizzy, some blame Simmo for our downfall. I blame you with your optimistic outlook.
Keep it there please mate.

 

[matthew_s]

covers are on. probably delayed start

 

[DanWCE]

Oh David

 

[DanWCE]

Oh Marnus

 

[Truckosaurus]

You wonder if Broad would have retired if Warner had.

 

[Ochre]

Two very ordinary shots there

 

[Doashuey]

My young fella just saw Bairstow take his helmet off and asked if Stokes was going to bowl him.

Got to say, the possibility was there.

 

[DanWCE]

Head was just starting to get going. Come to an abrupt halt.

 

[Doashuey]

Greenie, your time to shine..Maiden Ashes ton please.

 

[Ochre]

Uzball > Bazball

 

[matthew_s]

how the **** does KP get a gig commentating?

I'd rather listen to Slats skyping in from jail or wherever he is now.

 

[Mop]

What a recovery! Could have been ugly after that start

 

[Brolga]

This ‘Baz-ball’ stuff irritates me. It’s nothing new.
Greenidge and Haynes did it for West Indies with Clive Viv and Ritchie et al to follow.
Hayden and Langer made a big point of attacking and even intimidating batting to set up a powerful upper middle order.
It is relatively high risk if there are early wickets but rapidly mounting runs removes slips and changes fields and bowlers lines.
But good innervation and suits their team, and we changed what we do because of it.

 

[Biggie]

Pleased to wake up to Uzzies unbeaten 100.

Hopefully we can get a little lead and then go from there.

Good test this

 

[Manbearpig77]

It's great to see Carey blossom into a very good batter.

Wasn't sold on him in the early days, but he's improving massively. If he can work on catching to his right, he'll be excellent.

Really hope he can reach a 100 tonight.

 

[Tugga27]

This ‘Baz-ball’ stuff irritates me. It’s nothing new.
Greenidge and Haynes did it for West Indies with Clive Viv and Ritchie et al to follow.
Hayden and Langer made a big point of attacking and even intimidating batting to set up a powerful upper middle order.
It is relatively high risk if there are early wickets but rapidly mounting runs removes slips and changes fields and bowlers lines.
But good innervation and suits their team, and we changed what we do because of it.

I beg to differ.
It is new.

England have been regularly getting 150 per session and over 400 a day in their last 12 or 13 tests.
Over 4 an over last year and this year it's over 5.

You just have to look at this test.
Over 5 an over in the first innings compared to our 3.

Time will tell to see if it continues but I reckon it's great for test cricket.

 

[Tugga27]

It's great to see Carey blossom into a very good batter.

Wasn't sold on him in the early days, but he's improving massively. If he can work on catching to his right, he'll be excellent.

Really hope he can reach a 100 tonight.

Yep
His batting has really come on.

He can't be dropping a catch a test though.

 

[Dazzler9]

I now see why Stokes' captaincy is raved about. Some of the field settings and bowling changes he made at certain times were spot on. To Australia's credit, (with a little help from Uzzie's brilliance) they worked through it to keep the game on an even keel.

I still don't get Ollie Robinson as a Test cricketer though. Not sure what he offers on a bone dry pitch. It verged on farcical that he was used as the enforcer and tried to bounce out Travis Head. If that's your gameplan against Head, then you need to get Mark Wood into the side.

 

[Astro7]

Funny ol' game cricket, looked like we were in a deep hole at one stage and Kawaga did a massive job. Three of the world's best batsmen out cheaply, #1 out for a friggin' duck!
Carey was good. Watched on TV, till midnight, then kept listening on radio earplug, couldn't give it up!? Was worth it in the end...

 

[ioppolo]

I now see why Stokes' captaincy is raved about. Some of the field settings and bowling changes he made at certain times were spot on. To Australia's credit, (with a little help from Uzzie's brilliance) they worked through it to keep the game on an even keel.

I still don't get Ollie Robinson as a Test cricketer though. Not sure what he offers on a bone dry pitch. It verged on farcical that he was used as the enforcer and tried to bounce out Travis Head. If that's your gameplan against Head, then you need to get Mark Wood into the side.

Mark Wood is perma injured lately. It's a shame because he's such an X-factor in that attack.

Also, do England genuinely have no decent spinners running around county cricket and it's so bad they had to call Moeen out of test retirement?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Thought Moeen bowled well yesterday personally. Should have had Green early and kept tossing it up even when we looked to take him downtown.

He's a sound selection for their BazBall approach to the game.

 

[Into The Black]

This ‘Baz-ball’ stuff irritates me. It’s nothing new.
Greenidge and Haynes did it for West Indies with Clive Viv and Ritchie et al to follow.
Hayden and Langer made a big point of attacking and even intimidating batting to set up a powerful upper middle order.
It is relatively high risk if there are early wickets but rapidly mounting runs removes slips and changes fields and bowlers lines.
But good innervation and suits their team, and we changed what we do because of it.

Nailed it. Though it doesn't irritate me, it is nothing new. Also great to watch. Positive cricket from England, the declaration was superb. We would have looked to bat as long as we could .

 

[Tugga27]

Nailed it. Though it doesn't irritate me, it is nothing new. Also great to watch. Positive cricket from England, the declaration was superb. We would have looked to bat as long as we could .

"Nothing new"?

Tell me the last time a side averages over 5 an over in test cricket over a prolonged period.

 

[Ochre]

Stokes tied Stephen Flemings record for most times declaring a first innings as captain. Fleming did it 5 times in 80 innings, Stokes 5 times in 15. Nothing new though.

 

[Into The Black]

"Nothing new"?

Tell me the last time a side averages over 5 an over in test cricket over a prolonged period.

It's called positive cricket. Simple as that. If you crew want to polish each others knob over a few minor details, so be it.