Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Leicesterpool]

13 minutes ago, kingkisnorbo said:

Crawley again. Christ. 

Hes awful, fingers crossed Pope and Root have another good innings need it. Draw likely score.

[Tommy Fresh]

Please try someone over Crawley ffs. This isn't like giving Pope opportunities as he absolutely bullies the County game, Crawley isn't even doing that.

[Leicesterpool]

This interesting one for Stokes to get his teeth into. Five and half hours to get 250 runs which is huge ask, do you treat as One day match and just go for it whacking it all over the place. Or play it safe, take your time, no risks, if you cant win don't lose and play out a draw. 

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

This interesting one for Stokes to get his teeth into. Five and half hours to get 250 runs which is huge ask, do you treat as One day match and just go for it whacking it all over the place. Or play it safe, take your time, no risks, if you cant win don't lose and play out a draw. 

There's no way that Stokes will play for the draw here, not with at least a few wickets in hand, anyway.

 

And there's no way he should, either. Four an over on this deck is perfectly possible.

[Leicesterpool]

Just now, leicsmac said:

There's no way that Stokes will play for the draw here, not with at least a few wickets in hand, anyway.

 

And there's no way he should, either. Four an over on this deck is perfectly possible.

There will be a point of no return, I think if he looks at the scoreboard and we're say 130-6 or summit, he'll how bad our tail is will have to make decision. 

[STEVIE B]

2 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

There's no way that Stokes will play for the draw here, not with at least a few wickets in hand, anyway.

 

And there's no way he should, either. Four an over on this deck is perfectly possible.

.....Plus NZ are a bowler down & Southee is having a 'mare. 

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Leicesterpool said:

There will be a point of no return, I think if he looks at the scoreboard and we're say 130-6 or summit, he'll how bad our tail is will have to make decision. 

Oh, certainly, if we get to six down with limited time left then the game changes. But until then, they have to chase.

 

1 minute ago, STEVIE B said:

.....Plus NZ are a bowler down & Southee is having a 'mare. 

That too.

[Leicesterpool]

4 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Oh, certainly, if we get to six down with limited time left then the game changes. But until then, they have to chase.

 

That too.

Of course whose in crease at the time. If were 130-6 and either stokes or Root were still in anything is possible. 

[RowlattsFox]

Here we go..

[masterg59]

Root gone for 3.

[StanSP]

Hope there's no collapse. I want to watch a good finish to the game after work at 4pm

 

[Super_horns]

Into  survival  mode now ?

[Leicester_Loyal]

Reckon we're gonna lose this uno.

[leicsmac]

160 off 38, six wickets in hand, two batsmen reasonably well-set.

 

Grandstand finish.

[RowlattsFox]

Not sure I've ever seen a quicker outfield. Find any gap it's 4. Making the ground look tiny. 

 

This is great stuff but one wicket and it all changes. 

[StanSP]

This is gonna be great viewing! 

[kingkisnorbo]

Come on lads just don’t get greedy. 

[RowlattsFox]

I'm sure they're just hoping he skies one but mad to keep bowling short balls. 

[StanSP]

Bairstow gone in to beast mode! 

[StanSP]

3 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I'm sure they're just hoping he skies one but mad to keep bowling short balls. 

Exactly what I was thinking. Surely mix it up a bit! 

[trabuch]

Lovely to see the our summer sport putting on such a good show.  I suspect it will be in stark contrast to the football tonight.

[RowlattsFox]

Some bat bairstow has

[Finnegan]

Bairstow is not fvcking about

[RowlattsFox]

Only chance of us winning this was for these two to take it close and maybe let Foakes see us over the line. Need to get 50 more of this partnership at least I reckon. 

 

105 is still plenty more to get. 

[trabuch]

6 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Only chance of us winning this was for these two to take it close and maybe let Foakes see us over the line. Need to get 50 more of this partnership at least I reckon. 

 

105 is still plenty more to get. 

You are forgetting about Jack Leach!!