Off Topic Cricket Thread

[Hoop-Leif]

Let's go boys. Blitz 'em fast!

 

[Trammers]

Starting on time....

C'mon lads.....

 

[Trammers]

19 added in 3 overs..... at this rate 12 overs adds 75 to overnight lead

 

[Hoop-Leif]

What do we reckon, 500 then declare?

 

[Trammers]

Batting a bit more circumspect than expected 52 added in 10 overs..... maybe the weather is OK for today so look to bat big until lunch then have 2 sessions at them this afternoon.....

Very negative tactics from aussies......

 

[rangercol]

Good bowling from the Aussies this morning.
Looks like we've decided to bat into the afternoon session, possibly aiming to only have to bat once.

 

[rangercol]

Brook gone.
Probably start slogging now.

 

[Trammers]

Time for bairstow to go into 1 day mode...

 

[rangercol]

Mmm.......

 

[Trammers]

506/8 at lunch lead 189...... 122 added this morning....

Suspect they wanted a lead of 200 but close enough..... maybe bat on for an over or 2 after lunch as that would only give their openers 10 minutes to be ready whereas if they declared now they'd have 40 minutes to ready themselves..... might be a good ploy....

 

[jeffranger]

Good bowling from the Aussies this morning.
Looks like we've decided to bat into the afternoon session, possibly aiming to only have to bat once.

Don’t know about good bowling, such was a negative field by the Aussies making scoring boundaries hard

 

[Stroller]

I think we should declare at lunch. Not sure at what exact point they have to announce it.

 

[Trammers]

I think we should declare at lunch. Not sure at what exact point they have to announce it.

1:30 at the latest accordingto beeb text.... brings in the 10 minutes change over....

 

[rangercol]

Don’t know about good bowling, such was a negative field by the Aussies making scoring boundaries hard

They were hellishly slow like most teams, including England, but I thought they also bowled much better than yesterday.
They were always going to come back at us a bit imo.

 

[Trammers]

No sign of a declaration..... a few overs of mayhem coming up.....

 

[Hoop-Leif]

The rains come too early

 

[Stroller]

Don't see the point in sending Jimmy out to bat.

 

[Trammers]

This is grinding the aussies into the dirt..... something they've done to us so many times...

Bat once, bat big..... 550 in 103 overs.... a little over 3 sessions....

Just hope they don't get the timing of the rain wrong....

 

[Trammers]

BTW where's Hammersmith, he was giving ball by ball commentary yesterday..... hope his tickers ok

 

[Trammers]

Reckon skip has told jonny he's got until 2:45 to get his hundred....