The Cricket Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bethell isn't a T20 slogger anyway

 

[Carrotdude]

Bashir is out for the series now so I wonder if they stick Bethell in for him despite his bowling not being good enough really

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

WI 7/5 vs Aus, Starc with all 5

Bethell can't bowl for shit tbh

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Bashir is out for the series now so I wonder if they stick Bethell in for him despite his bowling not being good enough really

I guess if you’re going to miss the rest of the series you can’t end your part in a better way than he did today.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

For me at Old Trafford:

Haines
Duckett
Bethell
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Dawson
Atkinson
Carse
Archer

 

[Kenny]

West indies needed 204 to beat the Aussies.

Came so close..all out for 27.

 

[jd1981]

West indies needed 204 to beat the Aussies.

Came so close..all out for 27.

Just 516 runs scored in 4 innings in that test match averages out at 129 per innings, love to know what the pitch was like.

 

[Trips]

West indies needed 204 to beat the Aussies.

Came so close..all out for 27.

Avoided the record test low total by 1 run

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

it wasnt all the pitch

both teams have an absolute mince top order at the moment.

konstas makes crawley look like matthew hayden

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Starc bowled well but you know he's hooping it in...just some awful shots to go with good bowling.

Konstas, Fat Usman and Green is a dire top three

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

I’d like to concentrate on the current series as I think all too often we prioritise a series or two ahead, but I’d be surprised if both top threes are the same on Boxing Day as they are now.

Own edit as I type: Gabba test is second and that’s where I think it’ll change

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

God knows why Australia aren't opening the series at the gabba. Their record there is formidable.

 

[leedswolf]

God knows why Australia aren't opening the series at the gabba. Their record there is formidable.

The Gabba is being redeveloped and won't be ready in time IIRC.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Sounds about right. There were quite a lot of delays as there are multiple arguments going on about the site for the 2032 olympic stadium (the adopted plan is on first nation sacred land so that should be popular), so there was talk about a re-done gabba taking up the slack as suncorp is completely unsuited to athletics. So the already planned refurb of the gabba was held back a bit while all that lot got sorted out.

 

[Sniffer]

Liam Dawson replaces Bashir in the squad for the 4th test.

 

[Tredman]

Love this little titbit of info in the BBC article:

Dawson also offers a boost to England's batting at number eight. His first-class batting average of 35.29 outstrips that of opener Zak Crawley.

 

[jd1981]

So England get punished for a slow over rate but India get nothing.
Both teams were slow and employing dark arts in holding things up but only one gets punished.
Conspiracy theory time

 

[Sniffer]

Standing ovation for Jimmy Anderson as he walks out to bat for Lancashire at Headingley! I’m not sure how many times a Lancastrian has had that in a Roses match.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

So England get punished for a slow over rate but India get nothing.
Both teams were slow and employing dark arts in holding things up but only one gets punished.
Conspiracy theory time

Banging England for slow over rate when we have had ONE draw in 3 years and that was hugely rain-affected is a load of bollocks.

 

[jd1981]

Banging England for slow over rate when we have had ONE draw in 3 years and that was hugely rain-affected is a load of bollocks.

A lot of ex Indian players haven’t taken the defeat well. Suggestion that with more luck India would be 3-0 up. Another was England aren’t playing with skill, India just aren’t coping with the pressure.