| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:05 - Aug 17 with 794 views | gainsboroughblue |
First time we've batted first in a test this summer. Be interesting to see how this one goes in terms of our new approach. |  |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:35 - Aug 17 with 764 views | Steve_M |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:05 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue |
First time we've batted first in a test this summer. Be interesting to see how this one goes in terms of our new approach. |
Yes, some loose shots will happen given the way we're trying to play but that was pretty poor:
Some echoes of the comments on ITFC last night. |  |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:41 - Aug 17 with 753 views | Steve_M |
Hmmm, getting through to the rain without being several wickets down is probably the target for the session now.
25/2.
Edit: Ah, George did a Gainsborough:
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:49 - Aug 17 with 736 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:41 - Aug 17 by Steve_M |
Hmmm, getting through to the rain without being several wickets down is probably the target for the session now.
25/2.
Edit: Ah, George did a Gainsborough:
[Post edited 17 Aug 2022 11:43]
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Going to a battle of the attacks this series I feel. SA have a pretty good one and are no great shakes with the bat themselves.
It's not particularly comfortable listening at the moment though. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:52 - Aug 17 with 730 views | Wallingford_Boy |
MUST be the end for Crawley now.
He looked a nervous mess all innings! |  |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:57 - Aug 17 with 711 views | gordon |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:52 - Aug 17 by Wallingford_Boy |
MUST be the end for Crawley now.
He looked a nervous mess all innings! |
A promising innings, let's give him till the end of next season. |  | | |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:05 - Aug 17 with 697 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 11:52 - Aug 17 by Wallingford_Boy |
MUST be the end for Crawley now.
He looked a nervous mess all innings! |
On the face of it, agreed. But who on earth do you pick instead?
They may go back to Burns who, at times, made batting look ridiculously easy on the CC streams I've seen this year. Then again, there is a difference between facing county and test bowling. Sibley doesn't seem a McCullum/Stokes type player though he may be invigorated by a move back to Surrey in the winter, where he will link up with aforementioned Burns.
Haines at Sussex was talked about, but he has been injured since early doors this summer. Harry Brook also, but he isn't an opener is he? Maybe Duckett?
And as I type, Root has gone. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:07 - Aug 17 with 685 views | Coastalblue |
Not a great start but a familiar one for england fans.
Think Crawley is guaranteed the next test as well, same squad I think. |  |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:08 - Aug 17 with 684 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:05 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue |
On the face of it, agreed. But who on earth do you pick instead?
They may go back to Burns who, at times, made batting look ridiculously easy on the CC streams I've seen this year. Then again, there is a difference between facing county and test bowling. Sibley doesn't seem a McCullum/Stokes type player though he may be invigorated by a move back to Surrey in the winter, where he will link up with aforementioned Burns.
Haines at Sussex was talked about, but he has been injured since early doors this summer. Harry Brook also, but he isn't an opener is he? Maybe Duckett?
And as I type, Root has gone. |
NOT Sibley!!
Problem is County cricket is dead, so no-one else.
I like Duckett. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:20 - Aug 17 with 667 views | gainsboroughblue |
55-4. Bairstow gone for a duck. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:49 - Aug 17 with 644 views | Steve_M |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:20 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue |
55-4. Bairstow gone for a duck. |
Great idea to have a big gap between Tests right in the middle of Summer....
That said, England's first innings scores were not great against NZ or India which I think got forgotten in the drama of what followed.
Just been for a walk in Regent's Park and it's really humid, definitely a day to bowl first. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 13:02 - Aug 17 with 633 views | gainsboroughblue |
Aggghhh. How many bloody times do we lose a wicket on the last ball of a session? | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 13:05 - Aug 17 with 625 views | Steve_M |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 13:02 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue |
Aggghhh. How many bloody times do we lose a wicket on the last ball of a session? |
Without that one it was a mini-recovery, we've not far off scoring four runs an over. | |
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| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 13:53 - Aug 17 with 590 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 12:08 - Aug 17 by Wallingford_Boy |
NOT Sibley!!
Problem is County cricket is dead, so no-one else.
I like Duckett. |
Duckett was a fantastic talent as a youngster at Northants, but made the mistake of daring to stand up to Jimmy Anderson, so was booted off an England tour. |  | | |
| Cricket thread: First Test starts today on 14:50 - Aug 17 with 567 views | Steve_M |
There's thunder, heavy rain and hail at the moment in NW1, not sure they'll be playing again anytime soon. | |
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