Henrycav81 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) They wanted over 50 with 2 wickets left and we’ve not had any fielders near the batsmen they’ve not been in any trouble we seem to hope they’ll get themselves out Edited June 20, 2023 by Henrycav81 dabber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 That declaration on day one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 They've edged it, but I do think we made mistakes outside of the normal scope for a test match. hard to be gutted given it was a great match up, but I do feel it could easily be England celebrating now. Ah well, I'd take 4 more tests like that in any case. It was a cracker. NottsRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 fkin cricket. Australia win by 2 wickets. So, that 30 odd first innings runs? nah, better this way....................................! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, SSD said: That declaration on day one... Well, it nearly worked. Fine margins. Fair play to the Aussies, their tail batted very well. Great advert for Test cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Let’s not knock attacking, exciting captaincy. It’s taken us to a place where we can compete with the best. Remember Australia are the best - they’re world champions. Without the declaration this would have been a bore draw. Mr Tibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 We need a proper wicketkeeper. Close the thread. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Just now, Grumpy Git said: We need a proper wicketkeeper. Close the thread. We had one, dropped him. Henrycav81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I think if it wasn't against the Aussies I'd be able to enjoy the spectacle this test match was, a little more than I currently am anyway! Fair play to Cummins and Lyon, hung on in there. Superb test match all round. Of course everyone will look to the declaration but it won't be the last one to raise a few eyebrows I'm sure. I'm not fully on board with it but Stokes sticking to his principles is refreshing for the sport, especially in conventional test match cricket. It certainly beats watching Dom Sibley and Rory Burns block the life out of the game. Tough gig for us to turn it around now, especially with the Lords test next up where we've won 2 tests since 1934 vs this lot, albeit two in the past two decades. JakeDCFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: Let’s not knock attacking, exciting captaincy. It’s taken us to a place where we can compete with the best. Remember Australia are the best - they’re world champions. Without the declaration this would have been a bore draw. I agree but it won't go down well on here. I am more concerned with the wicketkeeper situation than the declaration. Three relatively easy missed dismissals but people will focus on the declaration. RadioactiveWaste and Henrycav81 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I'm not that bothered about Johnny B (yet), it's the ineffectiveness these pitches are having/potentially going to have on our all-time leading wicket taker. Leading wicket taker in tests at Lords too but is there any point if there's another road awaiting us? Can't remember a time when a new ball wouldn't go into the hands of Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Mr Tibbs said: I'm not that bothered about Johnny B (yet), it's the ineffectiveness these pitches are having/potentially going to have on our all-time leading wicket taker. Leading wicket taker in tests at Lords too but is there any point if there's another road awaiting us? Can't remember a time when a new ball wouldn't go into the hands of Anderson. Think Anderson will be replaced by Wood in the next test and Ali by Woakes. Foakes is unlucky but Bairstow hasn’t kept in a while and will be better next time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: ..... Bairstow hasn’t kept in a while and will be better next time around. Absolute cobblers. How many bloody chances does he have to miss? Bob Taylor would have took that stumping chance stood on one leg with both his eyes closed and he's 81. Edited June 20, 2023 by Grumpy Git Henrycav81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Just now, Grumpy Git said: Absolute cobblers. How many bloody chances does he have to miss? Bob Taylor would have took that stumping chance stood on one leg with both his eyes closed. Yeah and Bob Taylor was a terrible batsman. Stokes wants a keeper batsman. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong but so far his hunches have been good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: Yeah and Bob Taylor was a terrible batsman. Stokes wants a keeper batsman. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong but so far his hunches have been good ones. Hang on, Stokes didn't even use all his batsmen in the first innings, so what difference does that make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Grumpy Git said: Hang on, Stokes didn't even use all his batsmen in the first innings, so what difference does that make? Seem to remember Bairstow got 78 batting at seven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 How much does a good keeper save you though? Is that more than an ok one gets you back with better batting? Does the phrase "catches win matches" not apply to slightly elevated batting averages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Anag Ram said: Seem to remember Bairstow got 78 batting at seven. Im not saying Bairstow shouldn't play, I'm saying that a decent keeper could bat #11. Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrycav81 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: Yeah and Bob Taylor was a terrible batsman. Stokes wants a keeper batsman. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong but so far his hunches have been good ones. I’d open with Bairstow instead of Crawley and play Foakes who averages 32 in test cricket. Bairstow was never a test standard keeper even before he broke his leg. Foakes lost his place because other players haven’t done their jobs properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeDCFC Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Try explaining to an American how after five days a match ending in a draw can be exciting used to be hard. Now you can just show them this game if they end up drawing it. Hey hey hey, there are some exceptions to this, just like me I love test cricket Ram-Alf, Comrade 86 and RadioactiveWaste 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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