Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Rubbersoul]

I usually switch off when the short ball stuff starts. Painful to watch 

[coolhandfox]

Ducket seems to contribute less and less.

[RowlattsFox]

This is where you need Stokes bowling. Can make something happen with an old ball and save the legs of the others for the new ball. 

[leicsmac]

Going to either have to get on with it or only bat once, then. 

[trabuch]

Very poor indeed. We are very bad at finishing off batters sometimes.

[StanSP]

In a game where 4 seamers have been picked, I didn't expect Bethell to be one of the main wicket-takers  

[RowlattsFox]

Think the plan of bowling Bethell was to just tempt big shots and it's worked. 

[leicsmac]

Well, that's about 100 more runs than they should have got. 

 

Given it's only four sessions into the match, time may not be as big a factor as I thought, especially since you'd assume England will also be looking to score quickly. 

[RowlattsFox]

Got the makings of a batting collapse coming. 

[leicsmac]

15 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Well, that's about 100 more runs than they should have got. 

 

Given it's only four sessions into the match, time may not be as big a factor as I thought, especially since you'd assume England will also be looking to score quickly. 

Yep.

[StanSP]

Those kind of run-outs are fvcking stupid in Test cricket.

 

Duckett didn't even dive.

[leicsmac]

Oh, Emilio. 

 

You owe Duckett a pint and the game a big score after that one. 

[RowlattsFox]

Terrible run from Gay. Put himself under pressure by only scoring of 2 balls, and now he's run out Duckett who looked in the mood. 

[coolhandfox]

There was nearly a run out earlier with a poor call from Duckett, Gay has now returned the favour. 

 

Senseless.

[RowlattsFox]

Not really gone anywhere since the Duckett wicket. New Zealand bowling consistently but Gay in particular as struggled to get the ball away. 

[coolhandfox]

Wicket number 2, can see this getting messy.

[RowlattsFox]

Dont like 3 lefties at the top, allows bowlers to gain rhythm if they are bowling well. 

[StanSP]

Gay and Root looking good

[leicsmac]

20 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Gay and Root looking good

You and the commentary team putting the mockers on there. 

 

Nasty short ball to get just after you get your 50, though. 

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

You and the commentary team putting the mockers on there. 

 

Nasty short ball to get just after you get your 50, though. 

20 minutes passed! I'm not taking the responsibility for that

 

[leicsmac]

Brook taking seven balls to get his eye in before going for a haymaker, then. 

 

Unusually restrained for the man. 

[Tommy Fresh]

So pleased we don't have to watch Crawley anymore, rather see Gay take a bit of time to reach 50 then Crawley score 20 quickly

[CosbehFox]

Gay's first England hundred will really be a proper deserved effort. He's learning well 

[Rubbersoul]

Thought that was going over on first viewing 

[coolhandfox]

New Zealand score it looking a long way off at the moment.

 

Can see us getting rolled for less then 300.

Edited 9 hours ago by coolhandfox