England Cricket 2021

[planetgeli]

Surely it needs a bit of premeditation. Step out like Moeen. Yes I know it's not easy but what use is 5 not out?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

8 of 9 wickets to spin in the first 2 sessions on day 1.

 

[planetgeli]

8 of 9 wickets to spin in the first 2 sessions on day 1.

So? A lot of those balls didn't even turn. England just can't read spin.

 

[The Octagon]

Well this is less than ideal.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Inept.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

So? A lot of those balls didn't even turn. England just can't read spin.

But some balls did spin. The pitch isn't a minefield like the last one, but there's enough variation to have batsmen playing down the wrong line for one that either grips and turns or for the odd one that doesn't.

Hopefully the evening conditions with the lights and the pink ball will bring pace and swing into the equation, otherwise picking one spinner is disastrous.

Come on down Jack, Joe, Jimmy, Jofra and Juart. Wickets please.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

So? A lot of those balls didn't even turn. England just can't read spin.

Yeah, can't blame the wicket here. And to those focusing on the toss, this could easily have been the first two sessions of the last test as well if England had won that toss.

 

[two sheds]

With the last time I really watched cricket being in the 80s I am always slightly reassured to see England again produce an early order batting collapse followed by a middle order batting collapse and a late order batting collapse.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

With the last time I really watched cricket being in the 80s I am always slightly reassured to see England again produce an early order batting collapse followed by a middle order batting collapse and a late order batting collapse.

It is certainly retro. You can add the 90s to that, which was even worse than the 80s if anything. In the 80s it was only really the West Indies that England couldn't play.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Winning the toss is likely once again to be the best thing any player does in this match.

 

[two sheds]

It is certainly retro. You can add the 90s to that, which was even worse than the 80s if anything. In the 80s it was only really the West Indies that England couldn't play.

Yes the decades sort of merge into each other for me.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Don't mind Broad opening, but I want Archer on very early if nothing's happening.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Dunno about anyone else, but I'm channeling some Trent Bridge 2015 memories. Time for a Broady special.

 

[Argonia]

Fucking hell England

 

[two sheds]

Have they got past our total yet?

 

[Argonia]

It's so weird seeing crowds

 

[Idaho]

This is not looking good. No luck going our way. Another few overs and it's going to be flat, slow and straight.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Luck not with Broad, certainly. Time for Jofra, surely. While it's still hard.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Don't like this too much from Root. Got to bring Archer into things. I fear Gill might be in now.

 

[Idaho]

I predict they put on 350 runs, skittle us for another low score and win by an innings.

 

[Idaho]

This pitch is shit. Sorry but an international test wicket should not be falling apart halfway through day one.

 

[Idaho]

Ugh... This is horrible. Can't watch much more.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I predict they put on 350 runs, skittle us for another low score and win by an innings.

England need to put a bit more effort in if they are going to avoid that.

(I'm the odd Scotsman. the one who likes cricket. )

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Gottim! Nine to go.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Eight to go

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Ugh... This is horrible. Can't watch much more.

Well played. You need to stay not watching.

 

[MrSki]

34-2 gives some hope for a few overs.

 

[souljacker]

I'm quite intrigued by the crowd here. Surely the idea of only filling with half capacity is that you keep everyone separate but they just seem to have let half the crowd in and put them all in the same places.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'm quite intrigued by the crowd here. Surely the idea of only filling with half capacity is that you keep everyone separate but they just seem to have let half the crowd in and put them all in the same places.

Not sure the biggest issue is to do with people when they are in their seats. At Lord's or the Oval when it's a full house, the crowds are very dense outside the stands during breaks. I can imagine 110,000 people around the stadium would be nose-to-nose.

 

[Idaho]

Well played. You need to stay not watching.

It's worse that we picked up a few wickets. It's made me keep watching, and it's got worse. It's hard to imagine how we can do anything but lose.