The Cricket Thread

[Schad]

220 or less to chase and you'd have to feel this is in England's hands.

 

[st_brendy]

220 or less to chase and you'd have to feel this is in England's hands.

When they first came out this afternoon, I had 230 as my marker.

 

[Schad]

When they first came out this afternoon, I had 230 as my marker.

It'll cause Tom a sleepless night, but I think they need to bat very aggressively...ball gets away quickly, but the pitch is also doing plenty.

 

[Paddy Podped]

If we were to get two quick wickets here I’d be in favour of sending out Broad and Wood to open the batting as double night-hawks!

 

[st_brendy]

Short ball bowling is not Woakes' game at all. Either decide on a different tactic, or replace him with Broad.

 

[tomw24]

Phew.

 

[st_brendy]

Boland is very welcome to walk out very slowly. We only need to use up 5 more minutes to avoid batting tonight.

 

[tomw24]

Boland is very welcome to walk out very slowly. We only need to use up 5 more minutes to avoid batting tonight.

Play goes until 19:30.

 

[st_brendy]

Play goes until 19:30.

Oh shame. I read 7 somewhere.

 

[tomw24]

Stop bowling short to Head FFS. Stop him scoring.

 

[MorgansBitOnTheSchneid]

Stop bowling short to Head FFS. Stop him scoring.

Worked finally

 

[tomw24]

Thank god for that.

 

[st_brendy]

More than I wanted to chase. But if you'd offered me 251 to win when we went off for lunch yesterday at 142-7, I'd have taken that all day long.

 

[tomw24]

Send out Wood to whack a few out of the ground!

 

[Schad]

Think England's favoured so long as they don't end the evening 22-2 or something.

 

[tomw24]

Rain is a possibility from 3pm onwards tomorrow so England can't hang around chasing this.

 

[MorgansBitOnTheSchneid]

Rain is a possibility from 3pm onwards tomorrow so England can't hang around chasing this.

Still got Monday.......

 

[tomw24]

Still got Monday.......

**** I thought it was day 4!

 

[MorgansBitOnTheSchneid]

**** I thought it was day 4!

It's felt that way but the speed of this test means it's still only day 3

 

[Schad]

Now that was a quality review.