Cricket thread

[Alex321]

Not disrespect to Archer who’s a decent number 9 but if he’s scoring half centuries why can’t those who are actually paid to bat do it on the same track against the same bowlers?

At least partly because by the time they get to Archer, the bowlers are relatively tired, the ball is worn, and the pitch likely to be just that little bit slower.

 

[Beebo]

The anger has gone. I’m just really disappointed with England now.
Imagine paying thousands and saving up for years to watch this live. We can’t even make a game of it.

 

[Pross]

At least partly because by the time they get to Archer, the bowlers are relatively tired, the ball is worn, and the pitch likely to be just that little bit slower.

Smith only lost his wicket 9 overs earlier and only 54 overs had been bowled when Archer came to the crease. If just one of the top 4 had got a decent score the deficit after the first innings would have been pretty small.

One of the problems is each batsman gets the occasional decent score that means they keep their place but you never seem to get the majority of them scoring. The top 3 in particular are so inconsistent.