cricket thread

[Randall]

Watching the wickets back to back
Its turning but it doesn't help when they all play down the wrong line.
Play straight; if it rips and takes the edge fine but dont get bowled by straight balls.

[Randall]

Hughes trying to blame the ball because it wears down slower
We arent batting 40 overs ffs

[Randall]

England with a defensive field with 32 required

[Randall]

6 4 4
Help yourself

[Randall]

10 wicket loss in less than 6 sessions
Pathetic

[Wolflanternbumbag]

Great long red

[Randall]

Sealed with another 6 on the unplayable pitch

[Wolflanternbumbag]

Hendry needs 4 snookers now

[HalloweenJack]

This pitch is shocking and a disgrace for a test pitch.
Large fine hopefully.

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

[tungsten tossers]

Hendry needs 4 snookers now

He has been run out

[Randall]

This pitch is shocking and a disgrace for a test pitch.
Large fine hopefully.

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

[sennafan24]

"I have no interest in Cricket. Footballers get the big paydays"

[HalloweenJack]

"I have no interest in Cricket. Footballers get the big paydays"

Anyone is welcome on the cricket thread, debate is encouraged.

[Captain Hobo]

This pitch is shocking and a disgrace for a test pitch.
Large fine hopefully.

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

[Randall]

This pitch is shocking and a disgrace for a test pitch.
Large fine hopefully.

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

Whatever the pitch
Rule 1
Cover the stumps
Top order batsman really shouldn't be getting clean bowled.

[tungsten tossers]

This pitch is shocking and a disgrace for a test pitch.
Large fine hopefully.

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

+1

[Randall]

"It was a slight misread"

[HalloweenJack]

The pitch is a disgrace, but you don't seriously think India will be fined a significant amount, do you?

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

Whatever the pitch
Rule 1
Cover the stumps
Top order batsman really shouldn't be getting clean bowled.

The ball Crawley received 2nd innings was probably the ball of the series. He played what would normally be the right line. I think that ball gets anyone out.
Bairstow ( who I am a big fan of) played two poor shots in his second innings.

[Randall]

I’ve no idea if any sanctions will be brought against India cricket.

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

Whatever the pitch
Rule 1
Cover the stumps
Top order batsman really shouldn't be getting clean bowled.

The ball Crawley received 2nd innings was probably the ball of the series. He played what would normally be the right line. I think that ball gets anyone out.
Bairstow ( who I am a big fan of) played two poor shots in his second innings.

In the main they are playing around straight balls
If your not going to the ball
Stay back and defend your stumps
If the spinner can turn it 90 degrees and have you caught at slip then that's too good
Dont let him bowl you with a ball doing nothing
Top order batsman should not be clean bowled

[HalloweenJack]

While they hide behind pitches they will never improve
Youd think they had never seen a spin bowler

The first Test wasn't a massive turner. They've only done it since they went down 1-0

They need to win the Series to qualify for the Test World Championship, so that is more important to them than anything else.

It still doesn't explain why England looked at that pitch and picked 3 Fast bowlers and Stokes.

Whatever the pitch
Rule 1
Cover the stumps
Top order batsman really shouldn't be getting clean bowled.

The ball Crawley received 2nd innings was probably the ball of the series. He played what would normally be the right line. I think that ball gets anyone out.
Bairstow ( who I am a big fan of) played two poor shots in his second innings.

In the main they are playing around straight balls
If your not going to the ball
Stay back and defend your stumps
If the spinner can turn it 90 degrees and have you caught at slip then that's too good
Dont let him bowl you with a ball doing nothing
Top order batsman should not be clean bowled

But many a top order batsman have been clean bowled Randall. I still don’t think Crawleynshoudk be criticised for his shot selection 2nd innings.
I was a bowler when I played and my batting philosophy was ‘fuck forward defence, swing the bastard’
Maybe that could be the new mantra for the England team