The Cricket Thread

[st_brendy]

We really need Somerset to post a first innings score north of 300 at the very least. Make Warks have to bat longer in their 2nd innings.

And potentially force them in declaring with a much smaller lead than they would prefer to. Their desperation to win could see them lose.

But I doubt it.

 

[Oscar Cricket]

Follow-on avoided, so Warwicks will need to bat again, takes a little bit more time out of the game. PLEASE Somerset see out the remaining 7.4 overs of the day without losing another wicket

 

[Lemons and Oranges]

I have supreme (alcohol-fuelled) confidence that Somerset will bat on and get a first innings lead, by tea tomorrow.

 

[tomw24]

Somerset close on 239-5. I'll take that.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

I have supreme (alcohol-fuelled) confidence that Somerset will bat on and get a first innings lead, by tea tomorrow.

It’s lovely to hear all this support for Somerset, I have to say.

Not sure it’s going to work, unfortunately.

 

[Oscar Cricket]

Yes, they got through it OK, 128 behind with 77 overs gone. Somerset are fighting, to be fair to them, but the first hour tomorrow will be crucial; the ball is bound to do more in the morning and the new ball is due after only 3 more overs.

 

[st_brendy]

The new ball in the hands of Chris Woakes is a worrying thought.

 

[Oscar Cricket]

The way this is going Somerset will be 6 down at the start of the 110th over and then Danny Briggs will take a hat-trick

 

[tomw24]

The way this is going Somerset will be 6 down at the start of the 110th over and then Danny Briggs will take a hat-trick

TBF if Somerset are 6 down after 109 overs they will be in the lead or near parity at least so that's not too bad a scenario!

 

[tomw24]

It’s lovely to hear all this support for Somerset, I have to say.

Not sure it’s going to work, unfortunately.

At least they've got stuck in with the bat. I can live with it if they lose but go down fighting.

 

[tomw24]

I see The Oval's gone back to its traditional road.

 

[The Ides of March]

How on earth can a team win by an innings having only posted 170 themselves?

 

[tomw24]

Well that didn't look out to me.

 

[Oscar Cricket]

Might just have been clipping leg, but would have been a definite DRS review if it was available

 

[garysfc]

Well that didn't look out to me.

****!

 

[garysfc]

Come on Liam. Lead the tail. Hold them together
Edit: Sorry. I’m going to bed!

 

[tomw24]

Come on Liam. Lead the tail. Hold them together

Um....his off stump just went cartwheeling towards Manchester.

 

[The Ides of March]

How come these two teams are playing and everyone else has finished for the day?

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Way to much negativity on here for me !

 

[st_brendy]

Good thing is that the new ball won't really play a part tomorrow, with it being 20 overs away. Either we'll have been bowled out before it arrives, or we'll have accumulated sufficient runs during those 20 overs that our lead will be more than decent already.

If you offered me 40 runs tomorrow, and a lead of 200, I'd say yes please. Followed by a long spell by Abbas and Barker either side of lunch.