Cricket thread

[Pross]

That's hopefully the key wicket, he was looking dangerous.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Still 50 behind and 8 back in the hutch.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Make that 9!

 

[Pross]

Fair play to Stokes, I thought he should have taken himself off about 15 minutes ago when he replaced Carse. He was getting a bit wayward and costly for a while.

 

[Pross]

Shame we couldn't finish them by stumps

 

[Alex321]

123-9 at close of play.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Last year in the Aussie vs India test at Perth, the first 2 innings had really low scores. There is no way that 19 wickets should fall on the opening day of a test match if the pitch is up to scratch. It's a new pitch, but is a complete contrast to the WACA by all accounts.

 

[Animo]

Shame we couldn't finish them by stumps

Just be grateful Crawley didn't have to go back out to bat today!

 

[Pross]

Last year in the Aussie vs India test at Perth, the first 2 innings had really low scores. There is no way that 19 wickets should fall on the opening day of a test match if the pitch is up to scratch. It's a new pitch, but is a complete contrast to the WACA by all accounts.

It didn't look much like the pitch was playing a part in the wickets I saw, just some very good bowling. There were a few from bouners but they came from the sort of length you'd expect and I can't say I noticed huge amounts of movement.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

It didn't look much like the pitch was playing a part in the wickets I saw, just some very good bowling. There were a few from bouners but they came from the sort of length you'd expect and I can't say I noticed huge amounts of movement.

Perth is a hard and bouncy track. Definitely not a 350+ pitch. Anything around 250 is decent. As you say though, it was brilliant bowling that made full use of the pitch, first from Starc and then the whole England attack. The Aussies had some soft dismissals but I think that was a result of them being roughed up by a very quick and hostile bowling effort.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I listened to this on the radio getting ready this morning. Aus were 2 down. Then it went out of my head.

Just saw the close of play score. WTAF???

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

I listened to this on the radio getting ready this morning. Aus were 2 down. Then it went out of my head.

Just saw the close of play score. WTAF???

Yep, Stokes and co. worked them over. Probably one of the best sustained spells of bowling by the whole English attack in a long time.

 

[Beebo]

Just woken up.
It would be nice to get a 200 lead.
But the game is in the balance

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Archer 9th man out as England lead by 200.

 

[Pross]

Hatch is in form we’ve just had an “it’s already set to be one of the greatest test series of all times”. We’ve only had 5 sessions