Cricket 2019

[Cuellar]

I predict a wicket in the first over

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Yeah?

Fucking hell what drab platitude spouting repository of bluster and shit Root is. No wonder he's alright at batting with so little going on in there to distract him.

[Cuellar]

I predict a wicket in the first over

Damn three balls late

[Quote]

Useless.

[Cuellar]

Very pleased with this start

[Norton Canes]

A run!

[iamcoop]

You play shots as bad as that in the second over of a test match and you should never be allowed to play international cricket again.

[dontrunyoullfall]

How many England players will be on special leave at the end of the series?

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When they do the ECB series highlights video at the end the rain breaks will feature prominently.

[Cuellar]

Why not just open with Root and let Roy bat down the order somewhere.

[jobotic]

Read that as "let Roy lay the bat down somewhere".

[iamcoop]

Thank god we've got a proven number 4 in Denly.

[king_tubby]

Rub his fucking face in dogshit.

[dontrunyoullfall]

No treats.

[Cuellar]

Will they genuinely be all out before lunch? Is possible

[rjd2]

Jennings, Stoneman, Carberry, Robson, Lyth,,,,

Roy as an opener is worse then all of them.

[druss]

Even if two days are washed out there will be a result. Hopefully archer kills someone as consolation.

[sevendaughters]

it's amazing how much Roy turns into a dog watching a magic trick when facing the red ball.

[rjd2]

it's amazing how much Roy turns into a dog watching a magic trick when facing the red ball.

People forget Warner had first class runs before he opened in test cricket. The team did not need another aggressive batsman as opener, they needed someone who could hang around and make it easier for the attacking players.

If he fails in the next innings call Sibley. He may fail, but I'd back him to hang around longer than Roy.

Some suggesting that Roy can go down the order if that happens, because what England need is an aggressive middle order batsman ffs.

[sevendaughters]

I said give him two tests after the last one and I stick by it. Even if that means the Ashes are lost.

[Cuellar]

Some suggesting that Roy can go down the order if that happens, because what England need is an aggressive middle order batsman ffs.

Well I think it depends. If England get a good opening pair who can actually score some runs, an aggressive middle order batsman wouldn't be a bad idea. I know there are technically plenty of them.

[sevendaughters]

it's why the decline of Hameed is a true tragedy. for a while he was the Bolton Rahul Dravid.

[Inspector Norse]

Looking on the bright side, Australia's over rate has been shite so they'll get docked points in the WWF or whatever it's called.

[Cuellar]

Rain is going to knacker the majority of this match so what's the stupid point. Utterly futile.

[sevendaughters]

good time in the middle. nice to see Burns can do it.

[Cuellar]

Fair play on that Denly wicket, good ball.

[Cuellar]

England are doing well here. Tomorrow will be the hardest batting day of the test. If england scrape to 300-350 by lunch tomorrow, they could very well bowl australia out twice tomorrow

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[sevendaughters]

it's moving quickly. could finish this test.

[Cuellar]

Good catch that

[sevendaughters]

'kin 'ell Buttler. people really need to forget white ball form as a marker for test cricket in English conditions. forget it completely. he doesn't make first class runs for Lancashire.