Cricket 2019

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, ealingfox said:

Crawley ffs

Still, at least Ed Smith's old school have another full England international to boast about eh? That's the main thing.

[AKCJ]

Lets not suddenly act like we weren't desperate for Crawley all summer.

 

He's young and this is his first test match. Give him time.

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

Lets not suddenly act like we weren't desperate for Crawley all summer.

 

He's young and this is his first test match. Give him time.

Eh? All the clamour was for Sibley.

[Guest MattP]

13 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Lets not suddenly act like we weren't desperate for Crawley all summer.

 

He's young and this is his first test match. Give him time.

Was anyone desperate for Crawley?

 

Statistically he has done nothing to be near test cricket.

[AKCJ]

41 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Eh? All the clamour was for Sibley.

haha so it was. Ignore me I haven't had a coffee yet.

[StanSP]

Root's motored on here! Is he in a rush for something

Already gone past Denly's score of 27.

[RowlattsFox]

Root was looking good today, didn't look happy about something. Usual starts but no-one kicks on, so far anyway.

 

 

[ealingfox]

Ffs! I think I am going to have to switch off from cricket for a while. This is just dogshit. 

[surrifox]

1 hour ago, RowlattsFox said:

Root was looking good today, didn't look happy about something. Usual starts but no-one kicks on, so far anyway.

 

 

Probably remembering how his tackle in the team building football match put his only in form batsman out of the tour 

[Guest MattP]

This SA team doesn't meet the racial quota does it?

 

Has FAF finally had enough and just told them he isn't doing it?

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, MattP said:

This SA team doesn't meet the racial quota does it?

 

Has FAF finally had enough and just told them he isn't doing it?

Two of the four selectors are black so guess they're not arsed either.

[Guest MattP]

5 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Two of the four selectors are black so guess they're not arsed either.

Captain/Coach picks the XI from the squad doesn't he in South Africa? Remember De Villiers threatening to walk out before the World Cup SF over it in 2015.

 

All looks a bit up in the air reading this.

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/temba-bavuma-dropped-to-leave-south-africa-short-of-target-n525whzvf

Edited 3 January 2020 by MattP

[UniFox21]

That was pathetic from Broad, trusted to face 1 ball and managed to twat his pads 

[StanSP]

Rabada absolutely cleaned him out there. 

 

[surrifox]

Unbelievably crap performance . Series already gone after about 5 days cricket 

[UpTheLeagueFox]

Stuart Broad 

 

 

[UniFox21]

Pope has been good, some nice hits in the game and is our top scorer so far at 49, laughable for the rest of the batting order.

[StanSP]

6 minutes ago, UpTheLeagueFox said:

Stuart Broad 

 

 

Think it hits the pad first

[UpTheLeagueFox]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Think it hits the pad first

Surprised he didn't waste a review on it 

[Osavo]

Pope looks an organised player, very impressed thus far. 

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, Osavo said:

Pope looks an organised player, very impressed thus far. 

He does. Have enjoyed him making this score look relatively respectable when others around him have failed. But that shot that got him out (but also didn't) was a bit reckless!

[Osavo]

Just now, StanSP said:

He does. Have enjoyed him making this score look relatively respectable when others around him have failed. But that shot that got him out (but also didn't) was a bit reckless!

I'll forgive him that though due to having Jimmy down the other end and wanting to score quickly. Pretty sure if he's with another batsman he never plays that shot. 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, Osavo said:

I'll forgive him that though due to having Jimmy down the other end and wanting to score quickly. Pretty sure if he's with another batsman he never plays that shot. 

True. Thought he might have wanted to see out the day with no fuss though.

[Corky]

Don't know why we are cautiously backing four day Tests- they've become the norm for our team.

[Voll Blau]

I know you have to weight the fact Labuschagne is making easy-ish runs at home, but it really does seem like Archer lidding Smith at Lord's was the best thing that could have happened to Australian cricket for a while. Guy's in some form.