The Cricket Thread

[st_brendy]

Boy Wonder gone for Somerset. We could really do with them winning this, so that is not ideal.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Making a right Horlicks of this.

Will be interesting to see Magic actually celebrating something!

 

[st_brendy]

How Kent have lost that, I don't know. But for us it goes a long way to making up for Gloucs winning earlier - because Kent and Gloucs play each other next, so dropped points there.

 

[The Ides of March]

Sibley and Burns to open
Roy at 3
Root at 4

Drop Denley?

Nor is Stokes a No 5 batsmen. The conundrum for England is playing Stokes and Woakes in the same team. You can accommodage 1 all-rounder, but two

 

[Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc)]

That dropped catch was our last single fibre of hope slipping away. Any lead over 300 is incredibly tough for any batting line up - impossible for ours

 

[It'sOnlyAGame]

Looking forward to this

 

[Toss saints]

Oh dear, England are not very good at this test match malarkey. Where are the boring batsmen of yesteryear batting all for 80 add ala Boycott, Tavare. Sometimes you just need to block and block

 

[st_brendy]

Oh dear, England are not very good at this test match malarkey. Where are the boring batsmen of yesteryear batting all for 80 add ala Boycott, Tavare. Sometimes you just need to block and block

Sibley.

Sibley, Sibley, Sibley, Sibley, Sibley.

 

[st_brendy]

Baby steps, real baby steps. But a decent session.

 

[st_brendy]

Great start by Sussex in their run chase, which we need to be successful.

 

[st_brendy]

Well done Denly, that's more like it.

Yes he's had a couple of stupid wafts, but by and large he's batted like a top order test batter should. Others to come, take note please. We still have over two days left!

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Denly out. 141-3

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Strangely we wouldn't be that worried in an ODI as we'd be confident in our batting line up, but in this match you feel a broken partnership will be followed by a collapse.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Somerset seem a bit sluggish tonight, only 107-2 in the 14th over. Hildreth just run out by a great throw.

 

[st_brendy]

Somerset seem a bit sluggish tonight, only 107-2 in the 14th over. Hildreth just run out by a great throw.

It's only Glamorgan. You could score 130 or 230, you'll still win.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

It's only Glamorgan. You could score 130 or 230, you'll still win.

After that collapse against Glos last night I’m taking nothing for granted!

 

[ChilcoSaint]

177-8, another collapse.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Glam 55-4 after 8.

 

[st_brendy]

A match against Glamorgan this season really is just a match to help improve your NRR.

The four sides to qualify from the south group should be Sussex, Somerset, the winner of Kent-Gloucs, and one from Middlesex, the loser of Kent-Gloucs and the winner of Hants-Essex.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

David Lloyd doing his best to ruin the NRR with 63 from 36 so far.