jaggyness Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 England all out for 311.I'm sure they said an average first innings score at the ground was 300ish so you could say it's a par score. The bowling so far from England has been extremely poor and you look at how the ball swung for the Windies and wonder what Broad/Anderson would have done here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Also, I haven't seen anything to suggest that Foakes is any better with the gloves at international level than Buttler, Bairstow or Billings. And today was the first time in a good while he's made any impression with the bat. Another problem for England 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Is Gower getting paid by the word? He's just chuntering on non stop but not in a good way, think sky got rid at the right time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Slow work today... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Well, in the least surprising news ever, it looks like the strawman has broken, which is a pity as England have been very poor as a bowling unit without him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) Windies edge into first Innings lead, good comeback from 127/4 at Tea yesterday to 322/7 today including a century for Bonner. Edit - That's Windies lead just gone past 50, with less than 10 overs to go I reckon they'll look to bat out the day. Edit 2 - I think today would exemplify everything many people feel about Test cricket, both positive and negative - 171/5. A T20 Innings spread over 90.1 overs - yet somehow quite satisfying to follow. Edited March 11, 2022 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Today is the final of the Marsh One Day Cup in Melbourne between WA and NSW. The competition was affected by lockdowns and wet weather here there and everywhere and reduced to 6 games each. WA topped the table with NSW 2nd thanks to a better net run rate than Tasmania. WA’s 6th game was earlier this month, their 5th was in November. NSW only played 2 games as the other 4 were abandoned without a ball being bowled. In the Final WA made 9/225 and in reply NSW 0/11 after 5 overs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 England lead by 8 at lunch, Lees out for 6 this time the only wicket to fall so far. Crawley had a few ropey moments early on but has settled in and is on 45, with Root on 20. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, peasy23 said: England lead by 8 at lunch, Lees out for 6 this time the only wicket to fall so far. Crawley had a few ropey moments early on but has settled in and is on 45, with Root on 20. Once the initial zip went out of the pitch it's been slow and well in the batsman's favour, England restricting the Windies to less than 400 should probably be rated a decent performance - can't see anything but a draw from here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Once the initial zip went out of the pitch it's been slow and well in the batsman's favour, England restricting the Windies to less than 400 should probably be rated a decent performance - can't see anything but a draw from here.Just coming on to post pretty much the same. Unless there's an England collapse, not at all out of the question, then this has draw written all over it. In an ideal scenario England bat out today and the first hour or so tomorrow and give the Windies a chase of 220+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 England 146-1 at tea, 81 runs ahead. Crawley on 79*, Root 55*. CricViz have the draw as overwhelming favourite on 73% probability, West Indies 13% and England 14%. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Ton up for Crawley. 185-1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 ENGLAND ARE BACK!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 A bowling style which I think can be described as unique.... England 217-1 at the close as rain stopped play early. Crawley on 117 not out, England 153 ahead and a draw just about nailed on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Fair enough from Crawley and Root on a pretty dead surface, the attack looks very pop gun without Wood though. Draw the correct result here though you wouldn't rule out an England capitulation tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) England might have gone off too hard here, lost 4 wickets this morning and a bawhair away from a 5th with lead only at 250 Edit : there's the 5th now, game definitely on Edited March 12, 2022 by Fuctifano 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 England might have gone off too hard here, lost 4 wickets this morning and a bawhair away from a 5th with lead only at 250 Edit : there's the 5th now, game definitely on Really? Game looks totally dead to me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 That looks like about 40-50 runs too far to chase in the time remaining but you never know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Bairstow and Woakes have pulled it back, West indies need 286 off 70 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Don't think Windies will be too keen to chase 4 runs an over unless they get through the first 20 overs without losing a wicket and 70 overs seems too few for England to bowl them out on this pitch, even on Day 5. It'll take a special performance for either side to win, either a batting disaster for Windies or Wood getting 15 overs at his peak - is Wood even available? According to cricinfo Quote Ollie Pope is among the group, which indicates no Mark Wood... and there's talk that Ben Stokes might be nursing some leg knack, too Actually with Wood out and Stokes not fully fit fair doos to Root for even thinking about it........ Edited March 12, 2022 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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