The Cricket Thread

[hodge]

Except we win major trophies and don't use gaslogic.

1 trophy in 11 years (not saying our record is much better) and a life in the second division, also Gloucestershire's ground is a mile from the mem too

 

[.V.]

1 trophy in 11 years (not saying our record is much better) and a life in the second division, also Gloucestershire's ground is a mile from the mem too

I prefer to think of it as 8 trophies in 17 years myself

At least they play in Bristol

 

[Super_horns]

Albeit not against a very strong Aussie attack South Africa produced the 2nd highest run chase..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37566882

 

[blademan89]

Just booked bangladesh for the 2nd test in dhaka. Happy days.

 

[Super_horns]

Day/Night test match coming to a ground near you!

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37579280

 

[hodge]

Think Duckett's a lucky boy they didn't review that

 

[hodge]

would have been umpires call on height, just about okay.

 

[Saddlerrad]

Stokes and Duckett going very well, can stokes really knuckle down and get a big one? All too often he gets a quick 40-60 odd, then goes for 1 too many and gets out. It's not the kind of wicket where you can just slap it everywhere each ball.

If we can get to 280-300 here, then that's a good score IMO.

 

[hodge]

Run a ball gets 290, you'd like to think 300-320 could be on.

 

[Saddlerrad]

Lucky boy, hope he can push on now though.

Edit - LUCKY BOY x2

 

[hodge]

Very lucky, needs a big score now there's his chance.

 

[hodge]

bloody hell Stokes screw your head on

 

[hodge]

50 on debut for Duckett

 

[hodge]

Still hard to believe that Stokes' first hundred

 

[Saddlerrad]

Need to ensure we get 300, can't falter now after a good rebuild.

Buttler masterclass?

 

[hodge]

Doesn't look too easy to score on if you're not properly in, 275 would be enough I reckon.

 

[hodge]

Not a bad way to bring up his 50 what was he, about a run a ball at the mid 20's and now 55 after 35

 

[hodge]

Anyone think Morgan may already be worrying about his place? Root in for Bairstow and then.....?

 

[hodge]

Watching the slow mo of Shakib getting Buttler out, that's a lovely straight arm from Shakib....

 

[Super_horns]

Buttler with a quick fire knock again..

 

[hodge]

Buttler with a quick fire knock again..

Didn't look like it would be 20-25 balls in, just shows how quickly he can change gears.

 

[hodge]

Brilliant from Willey

 

[hodge]

Okay so maybe 275 wouldn't have been enough.... looks like 309 isn't going to be enough.

 

[hodge]

Soon as I say that Ball is on a hattrick chance

 

[hodge]

the #9 averages less than 5....

 

[hodge]

That's brilliant from Rashid if he's seen him coming

 

[JonBCFC]

Pretty big collapse from Bangladesh! Thought they were heading for a comfortable win there, good bowling at the end it seems.

 

[Skinner]

How did Ball bowl? Obviously a 5fer is great, but was it more of a collapse or good controlled bowling from him throughout? Was only able to keep up via live scorecard.

Seemed Duckett put in a good, mature innings.

 

[Super_horns]

He bowled well generally but they really did mess up - including a couple of run outs.

 

[Saddlerrad]

This is pathetic. Good tidy bowling performance though.

I would rather get these out of the way now and get used to these conditions before the winter.