The Cricket Thread

263 all out. Pretty incredible when an hour ago Marsh was smashing the ball to all parts.

 

Could have so much worse as well!

 

Imagine if Archer was fit too…

 

That's how you catch them, Jonny

 

Bairstow is one of the worst England wicket keepers ever

 

If we'd walked off 2 down, I'd have called it our day. Whereas if we'd walked off 4 down, I'd have called it their day. So on the basis that we've walked off 3 down, I guess I have to call it a even day? Maybe ever so slightly in our favour?

Great entertainment, either way. And now for Birmingham v Essex.

 

Do the two non-televised games have reviews available as well? If not that's not fair at all.

 

Well done to the 3rd umpire for giving that out.

 

I wouldn't have thought so. A lack of cameras, if nothing else.

It's the same for both sides, so I don't really see the issue. Not really any different to third umpire reviews for stumpings and run-outs. They happen for televised games, but not non-televised games.

 

From being 89-5, Birmingham have done really well to get to 167.

Essex I suspect will still be happy, and they'll be up against a very weakened bowling attack. But Birmingham have a chance. Essex have a habit recently of batting really well for the first half their innings, and then falling away horribly in the second half.

If we win tomorrow, we'll play tonight's winner in the SF.

 

Awful running

 

Good draw that.

 

Davies was both unlucky and lucky there

 

What an over.

But this is controversial.

 

Two games in a row that Essex hit a final ball 6 to save themselves from being knocked out after an awful, awful second half of a run chase.

 

What an end to that match, I had my money on the Bears needless to say...

 

Good ball, good catch. Aussies really showing us how to catch - a massive difference between the two sides.

 

Can we just drop Bairstow now?

 

So, so bad from Moeen.

What on earth was the point in bringing him out of retirement?

 

That is a disgraceful shot from Moeen. A disgrace to bring him back into the squad quite frankly.