England Cricket 2021

[planetgeli]

No Ashwin. That looks like an error.

Two sides with very long tails. A lot of weather in the forecast. Difficult to call.

 

[souljacker]

Looking at the weather from Friday, I'll be surprised if we get a result here.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Looking at the weather from Friday, I'll be surprised if we get a result here.

Either or both teams look to have a batting collapse or two in them - I think you'd need to lose a lot of time to rain in this series to start getting draws tbh.

 

[Petcha]

Looking at the weather from Friday, I'll be surprised if we get a result here.

The draw is the favourite with the bookies. Still, 2/1, which I've taken.

 

[souljacker]

Either or both teams look to have a batting collapse or two in them - I think you'd need to lose a lot of time to rain in this series to start getting draws tbh.

Could easily rain all day Friday-Sunday according to the bbc weather.

 

[a_chap]

First over. England one wicket down.

-sigh-

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Requesting a green seamer then deciding to bat first…hhmmm…

 

[RileyOBlimey]

At least England should get a bowl today.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Could easily rain all day Friday-Sunday according to the bbc weather.

Light rain showers on all three days from what I can see - so interruptions definitely but not full days lost.

England getting the game moving early anyway.

 

[planetgeli]

Rory's failed. Shocked I tell thee.

 

[Petcha]

Michael Holding speaking, thinking he's off mike 'pitching outside'

After hawkeye, 'everyone watching at home knew that was out, Kettlebrough confirming by raising his finger.

 

[Mogden]

Tempted by a Sunday ticket purchase. If it's done or throwing it down I'll get my money back won't I?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Hameed's home ground and he still can't get a game

 

[paulhackett]

Tempted by a Sunday ticket purchase. If it's done or throwing it down I'll get my money back won't I?

Yes

 

[planetgeli]

Requesting a green seamer then deciding to bat first…hhmmm…

It will be the best day for batting. That doesn't mean the same as England are the best team to bat on it.

Kohli said he'd bat first too.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Tempted by a Sunday ticket purchase. If it's done or throwing it down I'll get my money back won't I?

Yes but be aware that if it rains most of the day they're pretty good at getting some play on at some point, and they don't need to play much for you not to get a refund. Fully washed out days aren't really that common.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Hameed's home ground and he still can't get a game

Hameed is a tricky one though. I think they'd love to have him back and on form given the state of the top order but they do need to be very careful with rushing him back in I think. For his own sake as much as the team's given his form since he was initially called up could have cost him his career and he's clearly struggled a lot mentally. It's only very recently he's been scoring runs again, the case for getting him straight back in really isn't that clear cut.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Hameed's home ground and he still can't get a game

Leaving him out is not looking to clever after his hundred against this bowling attack (give or take) and the top 3 getting 45 runs.

 

[planetgeli]

Struggling to get 300. C'mon Lawrence (Buttler, Root).

 

[planetgeli]

This is going to be painful isn't it.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Struggling to get 200 now...

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Also this is why Curran is going nowhere isn't it. If your number 8 is regularly going to come in with scores like this then they need to be able to bat.

 

[planetgeli]

The only two players in this team with an average over 35, yes, 35, are Root and Ollie Robinson.

We are a bit shit, let's face it.

Six wickets. Three of them ducks.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

155/7

 

[planetgeli]

Painful, painful, painful.

Root gets out after watching Bumrah have Curran on toast.

Bumrah's bowled 7 on the trot but they must keep him on for one more, he'll have Curran.

Should he even get the chance of course. Fuck me.

 

[a_chap]

155/8 now...

 

[souljacker]

Oh dear me

 

[planetgeli]

Oh well he got Broad instead.

 

[planetgeli]

If only one (now) of your team averages over 35 then the law of averages states you will be scoring under 200 with regularity.

183. Awful.

 

[Mogden]

Changed my mind about Sunday