Off Topic Cricket Thread

The convicts would like to congratulate you lot for finally pulling your finger out of your bottom and making a game of it….. about blooody time!

 

I see the women keeping their ashes alive tonight

 

You know what's coming (no pun intended, yet).
Now, ...'giving or taking?'

 

It depends on your perspective. I’m loving it because it’s a clash of styles, and our kamikaze style has dragged the Aussies into a similar but not quite as aggressive approach. I wouldn’t say they have better players but they are certainly more consistent at this level. Even though they are two up after two it doesn’t feel like a one sided series, it’s really well balanced, which is exciting in itself.

Have to say I also took a lot of pleasure from the old style slow version of Test cricket, though Ashes matches are always inherently more exciting.

If you can only enjoy sport if your team wins and you are English it must be awful.

I’m just hoping the whole thing is still live on the fourth day of the fifth test…..

 

Nice use of the o's Didley. Let's hope many English batsmen see those next to their names tomorrow.

 

After Head having a dig for us, it would be a Travisty if we lost from here.

 

Oh, stop it, Dids. Or I'll get Wherever to give you the other meaning of 'Head'.

 

It doesn't feel like a one sided series,but as in so many sports we watch,experienced teams who may not actually be better than their opponents will always find ways to win, and this is what is happening in this series. Its been fantastic to watch but we have been far to naive and our fielding amateurish at times equates to losing the series

 

Late night at a 60th last night. Waking up with a hangover and this news is not good. Uggghh

 

Rest easy my friend, for they will crack.

 

I think most test matches in this country tend to be quite exciting, especially against teams like India.
Ashes tests in this country are very often absolute classics.

 

The standard of batting between these two is exceptional.
Over 21,000 at Lord's to watch it too.
Brilliant stuff.

 

Should add that I’m finding the short ball everybody back tactics that both teams have used a little trying though, fine in short bursts, but we’ve seen a lot of it. It’s working so they will continue….

 

Looks like they'll be starting on time.

Right, don't give away any silly early wickets and we 'should' be fine.

 

All set for another roller coaster day...... Expect it to be bit of a cheek clencher.....

C'mon lads this is very doable....

 

Awful review by Duckett.

 

Moeen at three!

 

Under two hundred. 54/1

 

Ali ain't good enough to bat at 3 at this level. 60-2. Stark moving it alot. We need a partnership badly to calm things down