Savage Henry Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Lichtie78 said: Brathwaite can feel a bit hard done by there These umpires aren’t up to scratch. That being said, I think Hawkeye was very generous on a couple of the English wickets. There were a couple that were going down that were given out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Innings defeat coming here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Umpires again. Absolutely fucking plum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 This game is crying out for Broad. Pitch it up, let the ball do a bit, it's exactly what Broad is a master of.I really can't fathom why you would leave Broad out, going by his interview earlier on SSN I think he is a bit baffled by it too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Innings defeat coming here. Dunno. I'm hoping this could be close.102 lead with 8 down now, so need to get the tail wrapped up.Get Jimmy back on here.I also feel that sky need to commentate more, to make up for the lack of crowd. I like that they normally keep quite quiet - but i need a bit more from them to fill the vacuum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Wee shitey session to come here. Make or break. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 England v West Indies: Stuart Broad 'angry' at being left out of Test - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53363367The beeb article seems to suggest that wood and archer were picked in preparation for the ashes as they thought this pitch looked hard and fast. Wood and archer's combined figures for windies first innings were 1/135 from 44 overs. Not exactly inspiring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, pandarilla said: I also feel that sky need to commentate more, to make up for the lack of crowd. I like that they normally keep quite quiet - but i need a bit more from them to fill the vacuum. Apart from when Rob Key is on. If he says nothing that'd be ideal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, pandarilla said: Dunno. I'm hoping this could be close. 102 lead with 8 down now, so need to get the tail wrapped up. Get Jimmy back on here. I also feel that sky need to commentate more, to make up for the lack of crowd. I like that they normally keep quite quiet - but i need a bit more from them to fill the vacuum. Someone made the point earlier (I think it was Atherton or maybe Knight) that they were enjoying being able to hear the sound of good shots coming off the bat, then proceeded to talk over the rest of the over so nobody else could. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Decent start this morning, Burns continues to look like the answer when he gets going & Dom Sibley is the sort of batsman who saps the energy ftom the new ball & the bowlers even though his trigger movements infuriates me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Decent start this morning, Burns continues to look like the answer when he gets going & Dom Sibley is the sort of batsman who saps the energy ftom the new ball & the bowlers even though his trigger movements infuriates me.Aye they're doing a job here.In other news I've been impressed by Alistair Cook on commentary (tms).I thought he'd be very safe and boring with his comments, but he's not. Quite entertaining, and obviously knows his stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Just now, pandarilla said: Aye they're doing a job here. In other news I've been impressed by Alistair Cook on commentary (tms). I thought he'd be very safe and boring with his comments, but he's not. Quite entertaining, and obviously knows his stuff. He has mentioned in the Media down here that he will find it difficult to be too harsh on people he played with & captained but as time passes he will become more dispassionate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Aye they're doing a job here. In other news I've been impressed by Alistair Cook on commentary (tms). I thought he'd be very safe and boring with his comments, but he's not. Quite entertaining, and obviously knows his stuff. I was just going to say that. His saxophone chat with Aggers was pretty funny, the other day. He’s also not afraid to criticise. He’s definitely a step up from Swann, who I assume has been given his jotters alongside the insufferable Boycott. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 A decent opening stand before Burns had a bit of a brain fade and offered up a dolly to backward point. 79-1 at lunch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 It's got slow and boring now. Need a few wickets to fall, and England to get into the green.Then it gets more interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Interesting stage of the test just now. If, and it's a big if, England can get a lead of 200+ towards the end of the day, do they actually try and win the test by putting windies in again, either late this evening or early tomorrow, or do they just let the test play out. Having said all that the most likely thing to happen is a traditional English batting collapse and windies needing 50 or so for victory 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Interesting stage of the test just now. If, and it's a big if, England can get a lead of 200+ towards the end of the day, do they actually try and win the test by putting windies in again, either late this evening or early tomorrow, or do they just let the test play out. Having said all that the most likely thing to happen is a traditional English batting collapse and windies needing 50 or so for victoryI reckon it'll be a chase of 160 or so...Hopefully quite fun if the pitch deteriorates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) England’s openers are distinctly of the old fashioned bent. Obdurate. It’s what the team needed. This is now a one-inning game. Edited July 11, 2020 by Savage Henry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Sibley gets to 50, bowled the next ball. 112-2. ETA: no ball, gets away with it. Edited July 11, 2020 by die hard doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Edges down leg a couple of balls later though. 113-2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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