Cricket thread

[matticus]

It would be great to hear what Boycott would have to say.

File under: Things I never thought I 'd hear said about English cricket.

Maybe Alistair Cook could be lulled out of retirement and paired with Jonny Bairstow!

Hopefully a successful opening pair will be unearthed this summer.

Cook and Aggers are doing a great job this week on TMS. Probably my preferred pair from the squad! (although Tuffers is great in small doses)

 

[Grant Fondo]

Root looked gutted! Maybe wishing his openers didn't leave him in the sh*te so often?

 

[Grant Fondo]

*last 3 innings:
Craw + Sib = 28
Root = 415

 

[matticus]

I think you've made your point Grant!

Anyway...
What's your favourite outfield animal spotting? 🙂

 

[matticus]

... and can England win from here??
Will Leech be inspired by his captain?
Can Anderson score more than a 5fer?

 

[Grant Fondo]

... and can England win from here??
Will Leech be inspired by his captain?
Can Anderson score more than a 5fer?

Anything we get in the morning is a bonus, I am less confident on the 2-0 now, tough to call? Been great so far, then India in a week and a bit

 

[AndyRM]

... and can England win from here??
Will Leech be inspired by his captain?
Can Anderson score more than a 5fer?

He took 6 for 40 in the first innings.

 

[Grant Fondo]

He took 6 for 40 in the first innings.

Come on Jimmy! 14 more and he nicks Kumble's third ALL-TIME spot. Can he do it?

 

[AndyRM]

Come on Jimmy! 14 more and he nicks Kumble's third ALL-TIME spot. Can he do it?

Would be some achievement to break up the spinners. Assuming he stays injury free I don't see why he can't.

 

[Beebo]

Batting 4th on this pitch could be tricky.
The lead is over 150 now. Anything over 180 would be a very tough ask.

 

[Dayvo]

And Root’s on a Test hat-trick next time he bowls in a Test match.
His figures for the SL 2nd innings:
1.5-1-0-2
😎

 

[Beebo]

So target is 164

 

[rich p]

Home and dry....almost.

Great win from that position and a 1st innings deficit

 

[matticus]

woo-hoo!

This is the most impressive stat:
"England have their fifth successive win on the road (three in South Africa, two here) – the first time they’ve done that for more than a century."
All my time following test cricket, we've expected to get whipped abroad, so this feels like a real shift. The Ashes should be no problem!!!

 

[Dayvo]

I love you, Buttler!

Easy in the end, but it’ll be a different ball game in India.
I still believe they should have their strongest X1 out on the ground but the powers-that-be obviously know better.