The Cricket Thread

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:05 am

Let's get it on.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:09 am

Nevill moves to a maiden half-century and England are leaking runs in the first few overs this morning.

Wake up fuckers.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:22 am

Broad should’ve had his 300th wicket as Nevill gloves it to Buttler but the umpire gives it not out and England have no reviews left.

I wonder how important that could be.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:28 am

The ‘wicket’ apart, England have bowled atrociously so far this morning.

bang goes the 0-0 draw · Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:43 am

This is not quite going to plan

nut flush gooner · Post by **nut flush gooner** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:46 am

That's the ashes for you. Love modern technology. I am out and about today and watching the test match on my mobile. Twenty years ago I either had to listen to the radio or look like a gypo outside radio rentals.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:47 am

Finn strikes!

Nevill is out for 59 after feathering a faint edge to Buttler behind the stumps. England desperately needed that.

Hazlewood in next and Aus are 217 – 8.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:29 am

Stokes and Root (who takes a great catch) combine to dismiss Hazlewood for 11; Aus are 258 - 9.

Australia’s lead goes past the 100 mark.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:47 am

Ali cleans up the Australian innings with the dismissal of Starc, who is out for 58 caught by the sub fielder.

England will need 121, which should be doable (unless we do a Headingley

).

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:03 pm

England make it lunch without the loss of any wickets and will need 117 to win when we resume.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:07 pm

officepest wrote:England make it lunch without the loss of any wickets and will need 117 to win when we resume.

This would be the perfect time for my favourite sporting cliché to come into play; "England batting collapse". Love that, I do.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:22 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
officepest wrote:England make it lunch without the loss of any wickets and will need 117 to win when we resume.
This would be the perfect time for my favourite sporting cliché to come into play; "England batting collapse". Love that, I do.

Stick around mate - it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:51 pm

Collapse you say?

Starc claims the wicket of Cook, clean bowling him for 7.

Not what England wanted; they're 11 - 1.

Bell gets off the mark with a boundary.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:01 pm

England move to 35 – 1 with Bell cutting loose magnificently.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:02 pm

Clarke drops Bell!

That could prove very costly.

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