Off Topic Cricket Thread

[LD19SAFC]

Can't believe they're saying they using the same pitch. Assume it will behave differently give 4+ days of play on it last week.

You’d like to think so…

 

[Wayne the Punk]

They said it was the next strip on commentary, if its the same one it will be a spinners dream

 

[TopCat.]

Same pitch. 2 changes to the team:

Duckett
Crawley
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Carse
Potts
Bashir
Leach

 

[Disco down under]

Same pitch. 2 changes to the team:

Duckett
Crawley
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Carse
Potts
Bashir
Leach

Pope needs a few runs here.

 

[TopCat.]

You’d like to think so…

2 day test incoming.....

 

[marcusblackcat]

Pope needs a few runs here.

Think the “non captaincy?” Might do him good

 

[Brainy Dose]

I hope Ben knows what he's doing here. Reading his comments, it seems he sees himself as a backup line of attack. That might be ok,but we need 5 frontine bowlers and when 2 of those are spinners,he needs to be reliable.
This match will be interesting,but,if the bowling is going to be too much for him physically,does anyone think he could play just as a batsman?

 

[LD19SAFC]

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[LD19SAFC]

Pakistan win the toss and bat first

 

[Essayyeffcee]

Dunno if its been mentioned previously but England's bowling attack is made up entirely from Durham players - Potts, Carse and Stokes

 

[TopCat.]

Good start with early wickets, but these 2 settling in now. Could do with a wicket before lunch

 

[LD19SAFC]

Pakistan 79/2 at lunch

 

[Brainy Dose]

Ben not had a bowl yet.

 

[LD19SAFC]

Could do with a wicket here

 

[TopCat.]

Pitch doing nowt?

 

[LD19SAFC]

Pitch doing nowt?

Very little. Pakistan comfortable

 

[TopCat.]

Little bit of reverse there...

 

[Brainy Dose]

Stokes bowling now.

 

[TopCat.]

Urgh. No slip

 

[Brainy Dose]

Carse doing great!