Cricket Season Thread

[Tucker]

Always a risk wandering across like that. Not sure what the umpire was thinking lol

Looked plum in real time.

 

[Buttface]

That one looked out in real time too.

 

[Buttface]

Need some runs from the middle order again.

 

[Tucker]

Poisitives = we hit 299 runs on the first day
Negatives = quite a few players got set and didn’t go on with it. Lost 8 wickets.
I reckon England would be happiest after day one.
We will need to bowl well if we want a first innings lead.

 

[Jolls]

Poisitives = we hit 299 runs on the first day
Negatives = quite a few players got set and didn’t go on with it. Lost 8 wickets.
I reckon England would be happiest after day one.
We will need to bowl well if we want a first innings lead.

We really needed 400 to be comfortable; however, if we can edge close to 350 with the last two wickets I will be a happy camper. We lack the quality bowling attack we need without Lyons; however, we have the ability to rotate bowlers depending on the conditions and how the Poms are going. Time will tell but I think it is very much in the balance at this stage.

 

[Buttface]

We really needed 400 to be comfortable; however, if we can edge close to 350 with the last two wickets I will be a happy camper. We lack the quality bowling attack we need without Lyons; however, we have the ability to rotate bowlers depending on the conditions and how the Poms are going. Time will tell but I think it is very much in the balance at this stage.

With the team we named 400 would have been the target, and although it was a very even contest over the day, the Poms really had the momentum at the end and they would be cheering while Oz are trying to eek out enough runs to justify a good first innings.
No spinner is gunna hurt us in the last innings just like it did in the previous game. I guess if you don’t know how to use a spinner then there’s no point having one.

 

[Yossarian]

It’s supposed to rain a lot on days 4 and 5. Pretty important for Starc and Postman Pat to take some more time and runs. England will go ballistic - they may have to declare late day 2 or early day 3 to have a chance.

 

[jadtiger]

It’s supposed to rain a lot on days 4 and 5. Pretty important for Starc and Postman Pat to take some more time and runs. England will go ballistic - they may have to declare late day 2 or early day 3 to have a chance.

I completely agree the weather forecast is definately in our favour and we certainly don't need to force the issue but the poms do.Let them make the mistakes

 

[Buttface]

I hope we play like there is no rain predicted and if the weather helps us then great.
Either way we need to drag this first innings out for as long as possible, if we are all out before 350 then yesterday will have been England's day.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Day 2 will be wild. Poms might fancy themselves putting on 400 and getting a hundred run lead and trying to get as many wickets as they can on day 3

 

[supercoach]

We really needed 400 to be comfortable; however, if we can edge close to 350 with the last two wickets I will be a happy camper. We lack the quality bowling attack we need without Lyons; however, we have the ability to rotate bowlers depending on the conditions and how the Poms are going. Time will tell but I think it is very much in the balance at this stage.

We are a hundred short of what’s a par score on that track. Starc and Cummins get another 40 we will have something to bowl at but no spinner will make our attack predictable. Sadly no one is prepared to grind out a innings of note

 

[Stevec]

Disappointing so many got starts but no real big knocks
Kwahaja got out early that's rare for him but can happen but I thought Green looked our worst .He looks nervy hardly middled a ball unlucky umpires call got him
Their spinner got very good turn day 1 .Starting to think maybe should have left Green out and played Murphy

 

[tiger_one]

Disappointing so many got starts but no real big knocks
Kwahaja got out early that's rare for him but can happen but I thought Green looked our worst .He looks nervy hardly middled a ball unlucky umpires call got him
Their spinner got very good turn day 1 .Starting to think maybe should have left Green out and played Murphy

You're right.
Going into a 5 day test without a spinner is just wrong.

 

[jadtiger]

You're right.
Going into a 5 day test without a spinner is just wrong.

You should always have a spinner even on a greentop as it provides variation to the attack imo

 

[Tucker]

You're right.
Going into a 5 day test without a spinner is just wrong.

Forcast suggests this won’t be a 5 day test.
Murphy gives away too many quick runs. The English would put him over the fence constantly chasing fast runs in their hyper bazball that they’ll need to employ.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

You should always have a spinner even on a greentop as it provides variation to the attack imo

Yeah I reckon Cummins was too soft to drop one of green or marsh. Having said that, Murphy was underwheling but haven’t watched much of him to be fair.

Perhaps head might throw a few over? Don’t mind his shape.

 

[Halbrowne61]

We are a hundred short of what’s a par score on that track. Starc and Cummins get another 40 we will have something to bowl at but no spinner will make our attack predictable. Sadly no one is prepared to grind out a innings of note

Imo we will be lucky to get another 10-20.
Our bowlers will be under some huge pressure later today thanks to the top 5 not going on with it.

 

[Tucker]

It’s supposed to rain a lot on days 4 and 5. Pretty important for Starc and Postman Pat to take some more time and runs. England will go ballistic - they may have to declare late day 2 or early day 3 to have a chance.

Yep, that’s why I’m glad the spinner is not playing. They will target him and their scores will increase rapidly.

 

[Buttface]

You should always have a spinner even on a greentop as it provides variation to the attack imo

Usually I would totally agree with this, but Patty doesn’t know how to captain a spinner and now lacks the confidence to use the spinner at all, and if you’re not using him in the last innings in the last game then why have one?
Lyon obviously captains himself, Pat obviously was not paying attention, and now Lyon is gone so is our spin attack.
Another reason it’s so important we win or draw this game is our under preforming top order. We need to finish this series before we lose it.

 

[Buttface]

Imo we will be lucky to get another 10-20.
Our bowlers will be under some huge pressure later today thanks to the top 5 not going on with it.

Just about on the money Hal.
317 not enough, but we have the best fast bowling attack in the world so maybe it’s plenty.
Go Oz!!!
Ozy, Ozy, Ozy!!!