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Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:59 pm
by M H
Win the toss and lose five wickets before lunch. There's no way to take any positive from that

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:07 am
by Randall
Already looking like a rare win on the sub continent despite the top order doing anything yet again.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:23 pm
by Randall
Hard to see how England can lose from here

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:23 pm
by M H
Could well be over within four days, rain permitting

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:25 pm
by Randall
know next to nothing about sri lankan cricket at the minute, whether they are good or bad, but its a great effort over there, so far.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:25 am
by Randall
Jennings nearing a ton.
That tells me everything I need to know about the Sri Lankan bowling!

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:47 am
by Mabbsy
Randall wrote:Jennings nearing a ton.
That tells me everything I need to know about the Sri Lankan bowling!
Spot on, there must be some super fayre on offer in that buffet.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:23 am
by Randall
Mabbsy wrote:
Randall wrote:Jennings nearing a ton.
That tells me everything I need to know about the Sri Lankan bowling!
Spot on, there must be some super fayre on offer in that buffet.
He is absolute powder puff opener.
Attack must be utterly toothless.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:54 pm
by Randall
141 no :shock:

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:02 pm
by Kimmy
Or Jennings has always been a specialist in spinning conditions.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:19 pm
by M H
What's the odds Anderson's rested for the next test?

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:43 pm
by Randall
Anderson playing.
Tail wagged hard again.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:17 pm
by Randall
A night watchman sent in to bat one.
Don't think I've heard of that before

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:14 pm
by M H
Me neither to be honest but was only to face one over so there's a bit of sense in the decision

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:33 pm
by Randall
Makes sense but I can't ever recall hearing of it before.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:04 pm
by Randall
Never seen the like.
Medium pacer just hit middle stump, at decent pace, and the bails stayed on.
Weird.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:29 pm
by Randall
Century for bairstow at 3

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:04 pm
by Kimmy
New Zealand's 4-11 in the order amassing 5 runs is quite the fucking achievement :roll:

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:54 pm
by M H
The series win masks the obvious weaknesses in the England batting. Windies next who are just about as good as Sri Lanka

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:24 pm
by Randall
Rashid came good at least