The Cricket Thread

I'm much happier with having one of Plunkett and Curran back in the lower order. Having had real batting depth over the last four years, we looked a little short in that department vs Pakistan.

To be honest, if we're going to replace Moeen with a bowler, such that Woakes is up at seven, I'd play both of them. Don't have Rashid higher than 10.

 

386-6, that should be plenty.

 

D'ya think?...

Must admit i'm not too au fait with Bangladesh's batting TBF.

 

They hit 330 against South Africa, so they’re no mugs. 7.6 an over ought to be too much for anybody though.

 

Bairstow takes the gloves and Buttler has a rest. Hamstring apparently.

 

Oh dear, probably the end of his WC then.

 

Might just be a strain rather than a tear. Hope so!

 

If it was really serious, I think he'd have retired hurt. The fact that he carried on batting hopefully means it's not.

 

Don't think he'll be trying to hit the ball out of the ground over long on on the back foot again though!

 

Bangladesh get a boundary....we're doomed

 

Of course if it puts Buttler out of the next game, then it presumably means Vince making his WC debut. And on his home ground.

 

Fabulous bowling by Archer, the ball sailed over the boundary after knocking the bail off. 8-1.

 

Was so busy watching the ball reach the boundary I failed to notice Archer had bowled him.

 

Yes, me too, I thought it was a 6!

 

Yes, I was thinking that hitting the rope was a six...then became puzzled watching England celebrate.

 

Buttler now has a hip injury, not a hamstring. Make your mind up, Jos.

 

Mushfiqur now in. He sounds like a particularly Southampton form of insult.

 

Looked very much like a hip injury from the way he was moving.

 

He did it when hitting a six.