The Cricket Thread

220 or less to chase and you'd have to feel this is in England's hands.

 

When they first came out this afternoon, I had 230 as my marker.

 

It'll cause Tom a sleepless night, but I think they need to bat very aggressively...ball gets away quickly, but the pitch is also doing plenty.

 

If we were to get two quick wickets here I’d be in favour of sending out Broad and Wood to open the batting as double night-hawks!

 

Short ball bowling is not Woakes' game at all. Either decide on a different tactic, or replace him with Broad.

 

Phew.

 

Boland is very welcome to walk out very slowly. We only need to use up 5 more minutes to avoid batting tonight.

 

Play goes until 19:30.

 

Oh shame. I read 7 somewhere.

 

Stop bowling short to Head FFS. Stop him scoring.

 

Worked finally

 

Thank god for that.

 

More than I wanted to chase. But if you'd offered me 251 to win when we went off for lunch yesterday at 142-7, I'd have taken that all day long.

 

Send out Wood to whack a few out of the ground!

 

Think England's favoured so long as they don't end the evening 22-2 or something.

 

Rain is a possibility from 3pm onwards tomorrow so England can't hang around chasing this.

 

Still got Monday.......

 

**** I thought it was day 4!

 

It's felt that way but the speed of this test means it's still only day 3

 

Now that was a quality review.