Off Topic Cricket World Cup

[Sir Cheshire Ben]

Can some of you nip over to the Wimbledon thread. It’s nearly time for new balls.

 

[Mr Hatem]

England will need to bat better than this in their second innings.

 

[Trumpton Tiger.]

Playing at Lords is hardly helping England. No support at all from the crowd. Totally the opposite to Edgbaston.
It's going to be tight.

 

[Mr Hatem]

Playing at Lords is hardly helping England. No support at all from the crowd. Totally the opposite to Edgbaston.
It's going to be tight.

There aren't many England supporters in the crowd.

 

[Quill]

Good partnership this.

Still have a feeling a wicket is gonna come out of nowhere though.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

The right approach for now.

Keep in touch with the run rate. Don't lose wickets.

Forget boundaries.

 

[Plum]

Anyone else seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel? Or is that the kiss of death...

 

[SW3 Chelsea Tiger]

This is getting ****ing tense!!

 

[dennisboothstash]

Anyone else seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel? Or is that the kiss of death...

...shut up!

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Anyone else seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel? Or is that the kiss of death...

The light of an oncoming train.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Progress rates almost even now.

 

[Plum]

I am actually enjoying this game. It's more like watching a test match than an ODI.

 

[Quill]

Losing that review could be a big one.

 

[Plum]

Phew...

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Run rate's creeping up a bit.

 

[Quill]

The run rate seems way too far away atm.

I think those 30 extras we gave NZ could end up being the difference. They would've likely been closer to 210 without those extras.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

The run rate seems way too far away atm.

They've been going along at 6 for a while now, which is fine so long as they don't lose a wicket ...

 

[originalminority]

Nice one Buttler.

 

[GLP]

They are putting the wheels back on.

 

[GLP]

They surely need to start cracking the ball about now?