Opinion NMFC Board Cricket ThreadII - Windies, Big Bash, Pakistan.

[Hojuman]

Hoj wakes and checks score
We got another 150 in us ? Rain forecast ?

 

[Gasometer]

Hoj wakes and checks score
We got another 150 in us ? Rain forecast ?

Wakes up and is slightly disappointed with seeing that score and wickets

 

[Hojuman]

Wakes up and is slightly disappointed with seeing that score and wickets

Wakes and hopes Tommy " machine gun " Murphy can bat, just a little bit

 

[Gasometer]

Wakes and hopes Tommy " machine gun " Murphy can bat, just a little bit

Wakes and wonders if Scotts is running our strategy with dealing with Stokes

No Plan or No Plan B?

 

[Hojuman]

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No Plan or No Plan B?

Weather forecast l looked at doesn't look flash. Thunderstorms and plenty of rain.

 

[DuckYeah]

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Weather forecast l looked at doesn't look flash. Thunderstorms and plenty of rain.

Yes but there will be one full days play (at least).

 

[bengrina]

What are we thinking minimum to defend and feel on with a chance? 230? 250?

 

[DuckYeah]

What are we thinking minimum to defend and feel on with a chance? 230? 250?

I feel head and marsh need to put on a 100 run partnership at least. Need 300 to be sure of things

 

[big_e]

What are we thinking minimum to defend and feel on with a chance? 230? 250?

360 wasn't enough last time we were here.

 

[Nate7]

360 wasn't enough last time we were here.

Lead of 500 if Cummins and co want to continue their bowling tactics.

 

[Marstermind]

We've bowled them out in 50 overs. Aside from Stokes and Duckett the rest have been walking wickets for the past three innings. If it wasn't for Stokes and past wobbles at Headingley we'd be thinking we're miles ahead.

 

[gokangas]

Delicately poised I would say. Maybe weather will decide this game. Draw would suit us - series over.

 

[LB2Snake]

Disappointing to wake up to that score line. Trouble.

 

[Samsquanch]

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Weather forecast l looked at doesn't look flash. Thunderstorms and plenty of rain.

Would hoping for rain be upholding the spirit of cricket?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Pretty pessimistic in here for leading England in England after going 2-0. Head and Marsh both still in with the ability to take the match away and as MM said England have been playing with two batsmen lately.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

We've bowled them out in 50 overs. Aside from Stokes and Duckett the rest have been walking wickets for the past three innings. If it wasn't for Stokes and past wobbles at Headingley we'd be thinking we're miles ahead.

They can work through past wobbles in therapy but there is no denying Stokes - that effort yesterday was extraordinary, to me even better than Lords because of the physical duress he was under.

The only reasons not to be extremely pessimistic about this match are the capacity of our remaining batsmen, and many of our bowlers to stick with them, and the prospect weather might make a result either way impossible impossible. And after this many wickets already I’m not sure weather will help unless at least two days are completely rained out.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Carey, Cummins and the tail would want to improve on the 1st innings. Especially Carey and Cummins, they looked shit scared of Wood.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

We need to hope for rain at this point. Batsman have been incredibly disappointing this match outside of Marsh. Warner is like playing one down.

Incredibly embarrassing if we lose to this English side who are basically half injured. Couldn't even get an injured Stokes out cheaply when he could barely run.

 

[Sillygit]

So there's likely to be no play tomorrow, probably a full day 4 and the last session of day 5 might get cut short or not happen. So something like 5 more sessions left.

We need to bat for at least 2.5 more sessions, absolute bare minimum. Anything less than that, no matter the runs, england will have too much time to respond.

 

[shinboner magic]

Carey, Cummins and the tail would want to improve on the 1st innings. Especially Carey and Cummins, they looked s**t scared of Wood.

Yeah it was like they’d never faced an express bowler

 

[hellas_johnny]

Dickhead labaushagne ruined our momentum

 

[Sillygit]

Dickhead labaushagne ruined our momentum

While i do agree, im more mad at smith, who isnt battling form and didnt at least make 30 odd before throwing it away.

 

[Hojuman]

Leeds weather.

MSN

 

[Nate7]

Leeds weather.

MSN

A/S/L?

 

[Hojuman]

A/S/L?

Grumpy old > meaning ?