AndyinLiverpool

now then...

And now a bit of jeopardy-free batting.

We should bring on our front line spinner...

1 hour ago, NottsRam said:

I think that's a bit harsh.  You either buy into the new England way of playing tests or you don't.  It has been very successful thus far and I'm loving it.  You won't win every game but you won't die wondering!

That's very silly. Why can't you appreciate the batting etc but be critical of a declaration? They can still play the same way without a showy declaration on day 1.

The weather forecast is pretty poor for tomorrow but at the moment Australia would only need 2 sessions of the remaining 4 and a half sessions.

I have to say, beyond these two - Stokes and Bairstow - I don't see a lot of runs.

I'm sure they will want 300+ lead. Will they get that much?

2 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Yes, it has annoyed me this morning, hearing how the declaration was reckless etc, etc.

This isn’t trad cricket. This is the new era.

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Those who don’t like it can, in the words of Extreme, get the funk out.

 

It's everybody's team

5 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

Lots of people though the declaration was crazy…..but huge credit to England for this morning - to lead by 7 after the first innings given the way the Aussies were going is remarkable..

The declaration was foolhardy. Picking a spinner who hadn't had a day in the field for 2 years and had had virtually no play at all in the previous month was risky.

If those decisions pay off, they will get credit. If they don't, they will deserve the criticism.

It's how they do things. Stokes will live with it either way.

6 minutes ago, Malagaram said:

European Nations Cup tonight Channel 4 KO 7.45pm

Match will be played between Spain and Croatia

What happened to England in this cup ?

We got relegated

The selection of Moeen Ali looks an even poorer decision now than it did when they first announced it

24 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

Its no good taking a worldie, but then dropping all the regulation catches (and missing a stumping that I could have made on the way home from an all day session in the Brunnie).

I wonder if Bob Taylor is weeping watching this?

I do miss proper wicket keepers

1 minute ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Things to do...but one more over......

<The test match conundrum>

Although on the plus side...oh Jimmy Jimmy

 

It's Father's Day. I'm just watching the cricket😀

10 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

Bairstow having a mare. 😡

And now Broard 'bowls' Khawaja but oversteps. 😡😡😡

13 no balls in the innings

3 hours ago, JakeDCFC said:

What do you guys think of the Roma home and 3rd kit for next season? Personally I'm a huge fan of the 90s wolf badge, other than that the home is nothing too special, but the third is really nice. Like the piping on the sleeves for both of them. Also apparently the sponsor has yet to be decided.

If mourinho's going to be getting them to play like they did in the Europa League final, I don't care what their shirt looks like - I won't be watching 

5 minutes ago, inter politics said:

Which Wilson?

Harold

2 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

He's not terrible. But he's a bit limited and shown before that in pressure situations he has lacked imagination.

The England infrastructure has been improving for years so he does have far superior resources. Expectations are therefore higher.

The use of Trent Alexander -Arnold has been both imaginative and tonight successful -if perhaps borrowed from pep guardiola using stones.

It borrowed from Klopp using, er, Alexander-Arnold in a midfield role

11 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Rice and Henderson. Ok, the tactical set up is not quite the usual 4-2-3-1 but there they are.

Henderson is not a defensive midfielder. He doesn't play there for Liverpool and he certainly hasn't played that way tonoght

1 hour ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

I think Gareth needs to be very careful against the mighty Malta.

I reckon he needs to stick with 2dms with some more cms just in case. And find room for big Harry Maguire.........it is Malta after all 

 

Oh, he has........

Except, of course, there are not 2 defensive midfielders playing

58 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

I like this declaration, all good fun.

I don't like it. Bravado over logic. 

Moeen hasn't changed.

Look good, play a couple of shots, get out doing something stupid.

2 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu&#x27;sNesta said:

For more incredible cricketing predictions keep an eye on this thread.

Well played 😀

The centenary one. 

It's a thing of beauty and it's authentically 3rd division 

20 hours ago, Eddie said:

The Core

Basically, the Earth's core has stopped rotating, and the film is about re-starting it.

I usually like 'bad science' films, but this one sucked.

Derek Hales / 10.

For beer fans, Bud Lite.

I've got Derek Hales on the phone demanding why he's been ranked at the same level as Bud Lite

22 minutes ago, EtoileSportiveDeDerby said:

Football is done, and has been for a while now, Sky, the CL, agents, greedy owners all played their part. When average performers make more in a year than most people do in a lifetime, that says something. Apart from the fact that Citeh success really p!ss the red half of Manchester off, I am not fussed about them. They play great football, got a great manager, get great results. Compare that to Qatar Saint Germain, guaranteed to win the French league 99%. The rest is a sh!t show the supporters booed Messi on his last home game. The owners of Citeh have spent loads but put a lot of money into an area of Manchester which needed it. Yesterday all club employees went to Istanbul. Compared that to the Glazers who just piled debt on the club and sucked as much as they could out of the club, and want an extra billion cos 5 ain't enough, the greedy basterwards. Citeh aren't that bad me thinks.

This post shows the efficacy of sportswashing.

3 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

There is no doubt there was a significant initial investment. But that was only to accelerate the process and was kind of expected. I mean, grab any midtable side and you’re going to need to pump £500m+ into it over say 3 seasons to ge them consistently challenging just in the top four.

Newcastle will be a further example of this. They’ve already spent £200m. They’re going to need to spend another £150m this summer just to try and get 4th again with Liverpool likely to improve. They are still way off City and United.

City’s process started in 2008. That’s 15 years ago now.

I don’t envisage them needing to outspend their rivals anymore. All the foundations are in place for them to just keep ticking over now as illustrated by their moderate net spend.

Ultimately, City’s recruitment has been the key to their success. Some will say it’s easy with a bottomless pit. But if that was the case, why aren’t United or Chelsea enjoying similar success? City have just simply been smarter.

Doing it 'smarter' is neither here nor there

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