Comrade 86 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 hours ago, JoetheRam said: Archer injured. Probably through overbowling him. Another classic piece of Root captaincy. Think it turned out to just be a bad cramp in the end I think but your point is valid, especially since he bowled most if not all his overs up the hill and into the wind. Kind of need Jimmy back to spread the load a bit or we'll burn the lad out in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Anybody interested in a Langley Mill to Leeds return ticket Monday? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 turned on, tuned in, saw a catch put down, tuned out again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Well, a bit more resolute batting this afternoon. Still a long way from even looking like chasing the win but sticking enough to repair a little self respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Well, a bit more resolute batting this afternoon. Still a long way from even looking like chasing the win but sticking enough to repair a little self respect. Its the hope that kills you. Hopefully nice blue sky's tomorrow, batters paradise and the Aussie bowlers have been out to Leeds Ritzy nightclub for a Fosters or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, CWC1983 said: Its the hope that kills you. Hopefully nice blue sky's tomorrow, batters paradise and the Aussie bowlers have been out to Leeds Ritzy nightclub for a Fosters or 2. I can already see tomorrow unfolding. Australia start bowling hard the morning, but we see it through losing only one or two. We get up to something like 100 required and just a sniff of pulling off an incredible run chase.... And lose the last 4 for about ten runs in twenty minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Critical morning. New ball is due in 7 overs or so. That will be key. All the time in the world to get the runs. getting 203 for 7 doesn’t sound that difficult and in truth we should have the best of the batting conditions. come on England... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Can we dream. Come on England let’s do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Cow shot from Root so here we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 What an awful shot selection by Root . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Yep......all of the carefully made plans crapped on within a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 How many of us think this will go beyond lunch? Root leading by example by being utterly useless. Should be ashamed of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: How many of us think this will go beyond lunch? Root leading by example by being utterly useless. Should be ashamed of himself. Worried by Root. As a young skipper you expect mistakes but he seems to be not learning from them, getting worse in his core batting skills and shot judgement and not having any sense of reflection. Cook was a poor skipper too imo. Not a patch on Brearley and Strauss. Vaughan was quite good as well I guess. Not sure where England would go from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Worried by Root. As a young skipper you expect mistakes but he seems to be not learning from them, getting worse in his core batting skills and shot judgement and not having any sense of reflection. Cook was a poor skipper too imo. Not a patch on Brearley and Strauss. Vaughan was quite good as well I guess. Not sure where England would go from here. Could give it to Buttler. He’s so hopelessly out of form that the captaincy couldn’t possibly by a detriment to his batting. Giving it to stokes could be a disaster. He’s our only good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bairstow going well with Stokes We need 147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 36 runs for England in 4 overs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 As importantly - 6 overs done with the new ball. If we can get it to 15-20 overs old then it should become less fearsome in terms of movement and bounce. What we don't want is for the middle order to look at this as though its a 1-day target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Van der MoodHoover said: As importantly - 6 overs done with the new ball. If we can get it to 15-20 overs old then it should become less fearsome in terms of movement and bounce. What we don't want is for the middle order to look at this as though its a 1-day target. We also didn’t want the captain, the captain for crying out loud, to come dancing down the pitch to Australia’s 2nd most successful spinner ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Starting to really believe now we need 139. Make that 133 6 for Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just now, Curtains said: Starting to really believe now we need 139. Me too... getting nervous now! Bookies have Aussies as he underdogs if anyone wants to pile on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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