Off Topic Cricket Thread

Christ this is a good test match. Watched almost every ball on the edge of my seat

 

I still say this is the dullest Aussie team in over 2 decades. We should win this now

 

https://wisden.com/series-stories/e...-young-alastair-cook-current-england-team-eng

Earlier article for you

 

Urgh. Looked like it was missing on the angle

 

Fielding is outstanding

 

Really labouring the point aren't you? The hypothetical suggestion that a YOUNG Cook would struggle to get into the team is a pointless argument because he retired 5 years before Bazball.
If he was still playing now, there is no chance he'd get dropped

 

Carey looks nervous, come on lads

 

Sorry for bringing something up in a discussion and in reply to another poster who said he didn't believe it at all

 

The quandary still outstanding is about do we need a specialist wicketkeeper.

I find these tense finishes unwatchable at times...

 

Suppose it's the cost/benefit of Bairstow's runs v Foakes superior keeping.
JB may have cost us chances, but his runs (in a tight contest) could yet prove vital

 

You could bring Foakes in for Ali and use Root as your spinner

 

Wouldn't root have the same issue as Ali with his spinning finger? Don't think he's ever bowled a massive amount of overs in a game

 

Dunno. Root has bowled a lot of overs in the past, wonder if this is just an unfortunate injury. I've never heard of a spinner suffering like this after bowling (relatively) few overs

 

It's also a non-starter 'cos there is no way Stokes bowls as part of a 4 man attack

 

They where talking about it on sky this morning that as Ali only tends to bowl 4 overs in 20/20 his fingers haven't got the resistance of a 'normal' spinner

 

Haway the lads!

 

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Roooooot.

Great catch, come on lads

 

Surely.......surely now.....