The Cricket Thread

[kieran_vale]

Fantastic from Brook and Livingstone particularly.

Good couple of wickets too .

Yeah I was a little concerned Bethell was eating up too many deliveries at the end but then rightly Livingstone just took control of all the strike.

Looks like the seamers are bowling a really nice line and length at present. Big boost to remove all the top order.

 

[Super_horns]

Another decider then on Sunday ,

Great effort by England to come back after the first two games .

 

[Jimmy Anderson]

Well I didn't expect them based on the first 2 games looked like it was going be a 4 or 5 nil loss. Some of the batters have batted abit more sensibly especially brook which has helped. Potts getting 4 wickets aswell feel he was harshly dropped for the last test match against Sri Lanka so glad he has picked up plenty of wickets.

 

[Railway Blue]

Wow that's some capitulation by the Aussies. They won the toss too. Perhaps they hadn't realised that no team batting second in an ODI at Lords had won since South Africa in 2017. Very big winning margin too.

 

[Super_horns]

Sri Lanka enjoying themselves v the Black Caps.

NZ all out for 88!

The hosts made 602-5.

 

[Railway Blue]

Kamindu Mendis is averaging about 108.

 

[kieran_vale]

England 202-3 at 26 overs. Brutal hitting from Brook and Duckett. Shame Brook didn’t get his hundred this time but England set for a mammoth total now.

 

[Jimmy Anderson]

Australia win the series and they deserve it as been the better side over the course of the 5 matches. At least England performances improved and we won a couple of games as at one point I thought we would be lucky win one game.

 

[Super_horns]

England 202-3 at 26 overs. Brutal hitting from Brook and Duckett. Shame Brook didn’t get his hundred this time but England set for a mammoth total now.

Shame we collapsed which really cost us in the end.

Australia win the series and they deserve it as been the better side over the course of the 5 matches. At least England performances improved and we won a couple of games as at one point I thought we would be lucky win one game.

Certianly better than expected and with some players missing.

 

[Jimmy Anderson]

It's a busy schedule for some of them I think it's 5 of the players in the one day squad are now flying over to Pakistan for the 3 test series so no rest for them. Duckett, brook,smith, stone and carse are the 5 players.
Another thing is the players will be rotated around in this series so Atkinson may play 2 of the 3 test, stone may play the first test then miss second test to go home get married and then play 3rd test. I think Jamie Smith is scheduled miss one of the tests aswell as his partner is due give birth meaning Jordan Cox will play at some point on this tour.

 

[Super_horns]

India just need 95 to win their test .

Ok it’s Bangladesh at home but still good going to win in 2 days after the first 3 got called off .

 

[Railway Blue]

Australia win the series and they deserve it as been the better side over the course of the 5 matches. At least England performances improved and we won a couple of games as at one point I thought we would be lucky win one game.

Yes Australia deserved to win, but we did better than I thought. We are still the kings of the monumental collapse though.

 

[Railway Blue]

Tough start in Pakistan.

 

[Super_horns]

Maybe there is still hope of a win ?

From the BBC ..

“We have already mentioned Pakistan first innings of the first Test against England two years ago when the hosts scored 500 and still lost”