The Cricket Thread

Northants 180 ao, follow on enforced

12-1

 

100 partnership in 82 balls between Crawley and Root

 

178 runs in 25 overs in the afternoon session.

This Is just magnificent cricket.

 

H 171 - 4 tea lead 237.

 

150 for Crawley

 

152 in 152 balls for Crawley

 

Nothing "creepy" about that innings!

 

Dawson 50 no

 

300-2 in 51.5 overs.

 

Crawley puts England ahead with a 6 over mid on

 

200 partnership in 182 balls

 

Crawley gone for 189.

 

Crawley drags one on, out for 189

Just superb

 

Now England can stop playing at that conservative run-a-ball rate and really accelerate.

 

Dawson gone for 82

 

Holland! Well done.

With bat and ball, these last 24 hours have really been him sticking two fingers up at the previous decisions to first drop him down the order, and then drop him from the team altogether.

 

From W to anchor, great innings.

 

Yes, I still think that a Holland/Middleton combination is the best of a bad lot, in a way. We can only choose between who we have available. Don't get me wrong, on their day they can make good scores, just not consistently enough for a really top team. Holland has the added advantage of bowling some useful overs (like in this game) so adds more than Weatherley I think.

Organ should be left down the order, if they want a second spinner, in my opinion and I would also like to see Dawson back at 5 and Brown back to 6 or 7.

 

Rain stops play!

 

H 344 - 5 DEC