cricket thread

[Wolflanternbumbag]

Hat trick for Tahir..

[The Ginge Reaper]

Hat trick for Tahir..

Ah but Randall will say its a comedy hat trick, on an unregulated crease.

"Look at the size of those bails!"

[Wolflanternbumbag]

Hat trick for Tahir..

Ah but Randall will say its a comedy hat trick, on an unregulated crease.

"Look at the size of those bails!"

[Randall]

Meh

[Mabbsy]

Proper cricket again tomorrow, bring it on.

[The Ginge Reaper]

46 runs after 20 overs.

20 fucking overs! Fucking hell, what a load of shite. "Purest form of the game" my arse.

[Randall]

It's not meant to be easy

[The Ginge Reaper]

Turgid

[Randall]

One of the best stands I ever saw was smith and Russell staging a rear guard action in the windies in 1990
Hardly scored any runs but tension was palpable

[The Ginge Reaper]

One of the best stands I ever saw was smith and Russell staging a rear guard action in the windies in 1990
Hardly scored any runs but tension was palpable

Was this in the first fucking session of the Test involving opening fucking batsmen? No.

[Randall]

One of the best stands I ever saw was smith and Russell staging a rear guard action in the windies in 1990
Hardly scored any runs but tension was palpable

Was this in the first fucking session of the Test involving opening fucking batsmen? No.

Clearly not no but putting down a foundation for the middle order to get a match winning score is the essence of opening the batting

[The Ginge Reaper]

One of the best stands I ever saw was smith and Russell staging a rear guard action in the windies in 1990
Hardly scored any runs but tension was palpable

Was this in the first fucking session of the Test involving opening fucking batsmen? No.

Clearly not no

As I thought, cheers.

[Randall]

If india make 450+ and win its job done
Being 200 all out at tea like England batting 1st wont work

[The Ginge Reaper]

If india make 450+ and win its job done

Yes, the excitement of seeing if they get to that score before the end of the 3rd fucking day is palpable.

[Randall]

It's all about blunting the new ball so the middle order aren't exposed
England dont because our openers are awful and the middle order, which is also useless are swept away
That said they get themselves out, got little to do with the ball half the time

[ILAD]

2 days to score 100 in a test but 40 balls to score a 100 in a t20.

[Randall]

Barring any late wickets the perfect start for india

[Randall]

And there is the late wicket

[Mabbsy]

It's all about blunting the new ball so the middle order aren't exposed
England dont because our openers are awful and the middle order, which is also useless are swept away
That said they get themselves out, got little to do with the ball half the time

And here endeth the first lesson.

Ginge, have a day at the test match, educate yourself to the joys of proper cricket

[The Ginge Reaper]

No ta, would rather watch some actual runs being scored.