Off Topic Cricket 2019

Smith has to balls up once, doesn’t he?

 

Skip gone, done by another good ball from Cummings...….

 

The collapse is on........ Again

 

350 minimum needed, not looking likely

 

177/5...…..on a good batting track where it was only supposed to be a difficult first hour or so due to cloud cover...….meh

Buttler and Curran need to go big here if 350 is par score

 

Curran gets a reprieve lbw off a no ball......given out but VAR shows Cummings overstepped...……

I know I've said this before but it looks as if the umpires are just not looking for no balls these days and are simply waiting to be bailed out by VAR to correct their mistake if a wicket is taken......

 

Curran gone......199/6

Usual England from being in a decent position at tea to being done up like a kipper in under an hour......

 

Yes, this has been poor from England. They've had so much go their way, but have still let Australia get on top. Woakes out now, but that looked like it was going down. No review.

 

Oh FFS Woakes gone 205/7......embarrassingly poor

 

8 down...…….the only surprising thing is that we shouldn't be surprised...….from 170/3 to 226/8 or 56/5 in last hour and a half

 

**** this, it looks like I'm going to be treated to a day of watching Steve Smith and his mini-me Labuschagne bat. I'll have to just get pissed.

Buttler goes one-day mode now, shame he won't still be there in the morning.

 

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Andrew Samson

BBC Test Match Special statistician

When batting with numbers 10 or 11 at the other end in Test cricket, Jos Buttler has scored 287 runs at an average of 57.4 and with a strike rate of over 84.

 

271/8 at close...…...should have been closer to 300/3.

Also only 82 overs bowled in the day.....should be a 10 run penalty for every over not bowled in a day as paying public are being short changed......

 

Should’ve done better but will settle for that after mini collapse

 

We'll be in our seats at 11am sharp tomorrow, hoping for an hour of Jos Buttler in one-day mode. England really should have done much better today and will need another 60 or 70 (unlikely, I know) to make their score respectable.

 

They'll still beat us...

 

What happened? I was expecting about 3-300 not 8 for 271 when I woke up. I'll take that though, but I'm surprised. I'm hoping Warner and Harris can get a couple of hundred.

 

Another inept batting display is what happened. Par for the course now unfortunately

 

Well that didn't last long

 

Aussies 55/2 at Lunch with Death and Taxes at the crease.....could be a long afternoon/evening.....