The Cricket Thread

Woakes is ready!

 

I'm not sure turning down singles is wise TBH. Oh no they took that one.

 

Can't decide whether I want Atkinson to be protecting Tongue or not.

I'm not sure Atkinson can win this in boundaries alone.

 

Surely that's a shocking LBW?

 

Not Out!

 

Umpire's losing the plot isn't helping.

 

Dreadful decision by the umpire costs us a leg bye

 

Raining…..

 

That over is sort of why I can't decide what I want Atkinson to do. Take the single, and Tongue feels like a sitting duck. But don't take the single, and 19 runs is a long way away.

 

I think they should be trying to defend the Siraj overs and attack the other ones

 

But another over or two like that, and I'll have my answer. We won't win this by Atkinson taking a single early in the over, and then Tongue attempting to survive four or five balls.

 

Umpires desperately don't want to take the players off at this stage.

 

Atkinson might be better off trying for 2's.

 

Atkinson has to swing away now, Woakes isn't going to be able to do much.

 

Oh no

 

Well now Atkinson knows he can't take any singles, except off the last ball.

And if he doesn't get that single, he might only have one over to face.

 

I’m tearing up at the sight of Woakes walking out. What a hero, whatever comes next.

 

Five balls left to score 17...

 

Four balls to score 11...

 

Fuming with Bethell & Smith. 1st & 2nd innings 21runs / 87 balls total & both looked awful.