Cricket

[Ianrally]

The Yorkie players need to be dropped 😃

[den]

Advantage Australia I reckon, which is disappointing considering how we bowled them out so quickly.

someone has to do to them what Marsh did to us. 

[jim mk2]

It was their day without a doubt - but it should never have been. England should have dismissed them for a very low score but poor catching - led by Bairstow again- let us down. They've taken 3 catches from 3 chances offered. I keep saying it but you can't make mistakes against this lot because they punish you.

The Bazballers are out, predictably, and Root and Bairstow and Stokes have to play sensibly and not make any silly errors for us to get anywhere near their score. 

[chaddyrovers]

Fantastic bowling by Wood today. Pace above 90mph and some beautiful wickets there. Board getting Warner out early was good to see

I think we are still in a good position with Root and Bairstow there with Stokes, plus the rest to come. Just need to play smart cricket tomorrow. Crawley look in good touch until he played at one he could have left

 

29 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

The Bazballers are out,

you still don't understand what Stokes and McCullum are actually saying to the players do you? 

[JohnD]

Ironically bazball is the only thing that's got us close twice.

[jim mk2]

37 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

you still don't understand what Stokes and McCullum are actually saying to the players do you? 

 Go on Neville Cardus, enlighten me. 

[AllRoverAsia]

Delighted the Bears are out but Essex almost chucked a way a win they were strolling to.

Exciting game of Bazball.

Edited July 7, 2023 by AllRoverAsia

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

If we could ever get Archer and Wood bowling at the same time we’d make the Aussies jump around a bit.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, jim mk2 said:

 Go on Neville Cardus, enlighten me. 

Posted it a few days on here. 

Plus the commentators mentioned it during the live coverage today on Sky Sports

[jim mk2]

20 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Posted it a few days on here. 

Plus the commentators mentioned it during the live coverage today on Sky Sports

Neville Cardus would provide a beautifully written, finely argued, explanation. Hiding behind Sky doesn't count. 

Still waiting. 

[Gav]

10 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Delighted the Bears are out but Essex almost chucked a way a win they were strolling to.

Exciting game of Bazball.

It didn’t look like going down to the wire at one point Asia, it was a good fight back.

Lancashire tonight 👍

[Displaced Rover]

Bairstow cannot keep the gloves for the next test. If they really want to keep him as a specialist batsman then fine.

That drop of Marsh may prove the difference, think they definitely got at least 80 too many. Suspect we'll be looking at another sizable first innings deficit. 

[oldjamfan1]

33 minutes ago, Displaced Rover said:

Bairstow cannot keep the gloves for the next test. If they really want to keep him as a specialist batsman then fine.

That drop of Marsh may prove the difference, think they definitely got at least 80 too many. Suspect we'll be looking at another sizable first innings deficit. 

I think they definitely got more than we should have allowed them to, but I reckon 250 was still par or just under par. That bowling spell from Wood was sensational and compensated a little bit for Marsh's additional runs. All that said, we do need at least two of our middle order to score big now. 

[Gav]

Not a great start.....but very very good bowling. 

[oldjamfan1]

3 minutes ago, Gav said:

Not a great start.....

Ha ha, understatement of the century there Gav 🙂

Tons for Jonny and Captain Fantastic it is then...

[jim mk2]

Dropped catches and batting failure

Well played Joe

[den]

Chance for Bairstow to redeem himself.

[JohnD]

11 minutes ago, Gav said:

Not a great start.....but very very good bowling. 

Game over 0-3

Aussies batting again today.

[LeftWinger]

You wonder what Stokes we need to see here.

There's only one player made any decent runs so far - and he went on the attack.

Does Stokes play sensible and try and slowly build a score - or does he go for it like Lords?

[oldjamfan1]

1 minute ago, LeftWinger said:

You wonder what Stokes we need to see here.

There's only one player made any decent runs so far - and he went on the attack.

Does Stokes play sensible and try and slowly build a score - or does he go for it like Lords?

If he plays sensibly he will still score quickly with that outfield.

[den]

17 minutes ago, den said:

Chance for Bairstow to redeem himself.

What an awful shot. 

[Gav]

11 minutes ago, LeftWinger said:

You wonder what Stokes we need to see here.

There's only one player made any decent runs so far - and he went on the attack.

Does Stokes play sensible and try and slowly build a score - or does he go for it like Lords?

He needs to attack now as Bairstow goes cheaply.

[RoverDom]

Imagine having the aussies at 80-4 and chucking it away....

[oldjamfan1]

250 looks an awful long way away now.

COME ON LANCS!!

[Guest]

The Aussies are absolutely ruthless, when their foot is on the throat they keep the pressure on.