The Cricket Thread

Anderson is being rested for the first test .

They say he is fit , but they want to manage his work load .

 

Smart move. The 2nd test is a day-nighter where the ball will swing massively. Therefore keeping Jimmy fresh for that test is the right move.

 

I read that he had a calf injury, that had reacted badly after bowling a few overs (7) in the nets.
Also said that he suffered a calf injury in the first Ashes test in 2019, after bowling 4 overs, that stopped him from taking part in the rest of the series, so probably a wise precaution.

 

As this series is on bt sport, does anyone know of any decent sites to stream cricket on?

 

Looking at the 12 man squad, I'm guessing 10 of them are pencilled in and it's between Leach and Woakes for the final spot. They might leave it until the very last minute to decide whether an out-and-out spinner is warranted.

I can't see Broad being left out (not without Jimmy in the attack). Wood's pace makes him a must. And I'm expecting to Robinson to join them both.

 

Saintsplayer.

 

https://m2.crichd.tv/ works on my lappy

 

Saintsplayer works on my TV

 

No Broad either .

 

England win the toss and will bat.

 

Hope Zoom calls with fans don’t happen too often. Will get tedious very quickly

 

Got an awful feeling that after an hour of cricket i won't be quite so keen to stay up late and watch it.

Hope they prove me wrong but having been over in Oz in 2013 i worry this might be a similar outcome!

 

Sub-optimal start!

 

4th over and it is already all down to Root - none of us saw that coming

 

Think I've seen enough, time for bed.

 

30 is a good score in cricket right.

 

122-7

 

122-8

 

Pathetic.

 

Just seen the highlights.
If the pitch was deemed helpful to the bowlers, and conditions were conducive to swing, why did we choose to bat first?
This was the pitch report from Ian Healy, prior to the toss.

“It’s green … I think this might be a bowl first (pitch). It goes against a lot in our cricket mythology. It’s been overcast, heavy rain last week, there was a big storm again on Saturday night.” Healy said.

“If you get knocked over on day one, it’s still difficult to bat (on) day two, because it quickens up and hardens up, Just don’t be disastrous in the first innings.” he added.