Off Topic Cricket Thread

Great catch from Stokes. Mitchell gone

 

Great captaincy as well.

 

Don't panic chief, they're on 200 less than they got last game.

 

Stokes managing Leach wonderfully. Trusting him and getting rewards

 

What a catch Jonny Bairstow! Well done Leachy

 

3 wickets in 11 balls, all of them holing out.

All a bit "Englandy" from NZ

 

And that's that. They didn't last long at all after lunch.

 

****ing hell, some unbelievable bowling from Boult here.

 

Absolutely superb isn’t it!

You could put prime Viv Richard’s against the 2 wicket balls and he’d be out!!

 

Crawley nearly ran Root out there

 

Another one gone. Just got to admire this, absolutely nowt they can do here.

 

Crawley awful shot, huge gap between bat and pad...

Boult is good but that was an amateur swing of the bat

 

Disagree about Crawley. Bat is a foot away from his pad and his head is nowhere. An opener should never be getting done by that ball. Pope and Lees were unplayable. It wasn’t a bad delivery. Just it swung from his hand and he should’ve read it

 

Another special Root innings needed…

 

He hasn't been very good in any of these games against New Zealand.

Another one gone

 

He’s the only player I’d say is in danger. I know he has quality but he’s struggling. Not that I have any idea of who’s out there capable of opening for England

 

Go on Stokes

 

You need to stop doing that

 

Ha’way Foakes …