The Cricket Thread

[officepest]

Ballance out lbw for 61 bowled Hazelwood.

[officepest]

Super century from Joe Root.

[augie]

Hope sky get fed up talking about it and start covering some decent sport again

I wondered when the philistines would show up and piss on my chips.

Are any of the english players actually english ? Most of them seem to be aussies, south africans, jihad's ( ) and Irish ( )

It's the main reason I lost interest. At one point I think we had 4 or 5 South Africans in the team.

How can you be interested in your national team when they're not your nationals playing??? (Irish football supporters have many years of experience and may be able to throw some light on this)

To be fair we did learn from the terry butcher, john barnes, tony dorigo etc stories

[officepest]

Root goes for 134 driving at a nothing ball from Starc, but still a great knock that has dragged England into this game.

[officepest]

Starc strikes again: cartwheels Stokes' leg-stump with a great delivery; Stokes goes for 52.

Moeen Ali in now and then we're into the tail. Could be bowled out tonight.

[officepest]

Buttler goes for 27 scooping a shocker straight to Johnson. Hazlewood has his third wcket.

[officepest]

Close of play: England 343 – 7.

Fairly even day with Aus in the ascendency early on with the dismissals of Lyth, Cook and Bell for peanuts with England rallying thanks to a magnificent century from Root.

The pitch, however, looks tailor-made to simply nullify Mitchell Johnson; and while that has worked, it may backfire when England bowl tomorrow.

[Leyton Gooner]

Yes I think the Aussies will be pleased if they bowl us out for under 400 on this. Not what England's bowlers would want to bowl on either, and when we need to win the series, it's probably not the best idea to prepare a pitch that nullifies our bowlers' strength as well as theirs

[augie]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

[arseofacrow]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

NFL wanker

[officepest]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

Nope. Four more days yet, and it may end in a draw too.

Then there will be five more days, then five more, then five more and finally there will be, yes, you've guessed it - five more.

C'mon, admit it - you secretly love cricket dontcha Augie?

[officepest]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

NFL wanker

To be fair, NFL is a great game. If you're 14. Or retarded.

DE-fense, uh-uh, DE-fense.

https://youtu.be/dtNugAOuki8

[Brownie1991]

Root goes for 134 driving at a nothing ball from Starc, but still a great knock that has dragged England into this game.

The match up between Root and Steve Smith will be key to who wins the series. Both in stellar form and will carry each team's batting line up. 2 future greats of the sport in career best form!

Cook was disappointing as usual, lost concentration.

[augie]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

Nope. Four more days yet, and it may end in a draw too.

Then there will be five more days, then five more, then five more and finally there will be, yes, you've guessed it - five more.

C'mon, admit it - you secretly love cricket dontcha Augie?

Surely after 4 or 5 days play some c.unt will win the match ?

[arseofacrow]

Is this shitfest over yet ?

Nope. Four more days yet, and it may end in a draw too.

Then there will be five more days, then five more, then five more and finally there will be, yes, you've guessed it - five more.

C'mon, admit it - you secretly love cricket dontcha Augie?

Surely after 4 or 5 days play some c.unt will win the match ?

some cünts do end up winning the match - the aussies