The Cricket Thread

[mpickard2087]

Not sure what Australia have been doing so far, strangely passive to me. If you cant back yourself to bat 50 overs/under two sessions then you may as well not bother being out there in the first place. Surprised they haven't put men around the bat from the start for the spinner and really tried to make a breakthrough - both Stokes and Buttler have given half chances but there's no one there to snaffle them. Yeah you might concede runs but they're irrelevant, you need wickets to try and win the game.

 

[Gb160]

so are we coming out after lunch in 1 day mode then?

 

[wooderz]

Time to declare and get at them surely? Otherwise guaranteeing the draw

 

[Ossie'sAardvark]

Time to declare and get at them surely? Otherwise guaranteeing the draw

Another 50 or 100 runs. depending how quickly they come imo. We cant throw this one away.

 

[wooderz]

Another 50 or 100 runs. depending how quickly they come imo. We cant throw this one away.

We need more than 2 sessions to get them all out. It's gotta be done today and the rain is a coming!

 

[Ossie'sAardvark]

We need more than 2 sessions to get them all out. It's gotta be done today and the rain is a coming!

10 balls to win. We lose this cause Warner hits a quickfire 50 or 60 would be catastrophic for root, and big fodder for A&C to lose his shit.

 

[wooderz]

If we don't win this we don't win the ashes imo. They'll only need to win one more test of 3, they'll do that for sure. We need the score on the board here

 

[Arnoldtoo]

so are we coming out after lunch in 1 day mode then?

With 66 overs left in the day, and a lead of 165, I hope not. With the sort of collapse we can manage they'd need less than 3 an over.

Give it a while, then maybe go for it.

 

[tototoner]

With 66 overs left in the day, and a lead of 165, I hope not. With the sort of collapse we can manage they'd need less than 3 an over.

Give it a while, then maybe go for it.

It's 50/50 for me, but probably safest route is to guarantee a draw by getting a 250 lead with 50 overs for the Aussies to bat, no way will they score at 5 an over and who knows what will happen when Archer starts to whistle a few around their ears

 

[Gb160]

This is fun.

 

[Arnoldtoo]

It's 50/50 for me, but probably safest route is to guarantee a draw by getting a 250 lead with 50 overs for the Aussies to bat, no way will they score at 5 an over and who knows what will happen when Archer starts to whistle a few around their ears

Nice predicting! 51 overs left, 267 needed

 

[dondo]

Great stuff stokes.
48 overs to bowl them out, no smith could we?

 

[Arnoldtoo]

There were 53 overs left when we declared and Aus only have to face 47. I thought you only lost 2 for the changeover? Where did the other 4 go?

 

[Buggsy61]

There were 53 overs left when we declared and Aus only have to face 47. I thought you only lost 2 for the changeover? Where did the other 4 go?

You don’t miss a trick Arnie!

 

[Arnoldtoo]

We might not need those extra overs at this rate!

 

[Buggsy61]

This series is starting to look like a watershed in Warner’s career. He looks shot mentally

 

[SE Spurs]

Jesus! Archer is dangerous

 

[Gb160]

Archies on fire!
Your batsmen are terrified!

 

[tototoner]

Jesus! Archer is dangerous

He is lethal, a dangerous weapon.

Aussie batsmen will be bricking it

 

[THFCSPURS19]

You shall be known as the "oracle".

I can assure you @SargeantMeatCurtains's prediction ability is vastly overrated.