English Cricket Summer Tests 2016 - NZ & Aus

[spikeyhead]

Stokes giving it large, 77 of 71 balls so far.

[DJRC]

No sorry, I posted too early - it continued next over.

I think it was another 6, two 4s and a single.

93 off 78.

[SydneyBridge]

Brilliant contest, Cook happy to take the back seat for the moment.
Superb days cricket

[DJRC]

85 balls for ton.

Fastest ton at Lords.

Crack on lad!

[zygalski]

johnfm said:

Stokes will relive that leave for a long long time. Hundred at Lords thrown away after dominating the attack.

Yep. He sure will!

[DJRC]

PMSL!!!!


Joe Root stood at attention with the salute on the balcony

[spikeyhead]

I'm tempted to go tomorrow

[Gargamel]

Good stuff lads, lead of 200, which is something to bowl at.

Hopefully Ali and Buttler can get us something competitive.

Still you wouldn't want to see B Mac lining us up late tomorrow afternoon, not chasing many.

[SydneyBridge]

spikeyhead said:

I'm tempted to go tomorrow

£10 a ticket isn't it? Going to be a full house

[DJRC]

£20 I think.

[DJRC]

Stokes out for 101. Went after the spin and just thin top edge to slip.

Lead 230. Joss the Boss and Ali to come in.

[Gargamel]

Too many hot heads trying to force it. Ah well, at least it is a fightback. Think 300 might be a challenging score for the kiwis

hopefully we can get there.

[DJRC]

Too many? Stokes was playing the game he had been and that impetus was just right. Joss didn't play a silly shot, he got a superb ball and a very slight edge.

[DJRC]

150 for Chef. Top innings Skip.

[spikeyhead]

When to declare? I suspect that they'll bat for an hour, and if they don't lose a wicket in the first half hour then they should swing the bat a bit.

It's a shame that Broad has forgotten which end of the bat to hold since his nose / ball interface.

[zygalski]

DJRC said:

150 for Chef. Top innings Skip.

Took far too long though. Turned a possible win into a likely draw.
Drop him now, before it's too late!

[zetec]

After Ben Stokes' performance today, one had to ask, who is this Pieterson guy that all the fuss has been made about?

[DJRC]

zygalski said:

DJRC said:

150 for Chef. Top innings Skip.

Took far too long though. Turned a possible win into a likely draw.
Drop him now, before it's too late!

Thats a joke right?

[Gargamel]

zetec said:

After Ben Stokes' performance today, one had to ask, who is this Pieterson guy that all the fuss has been made about?

I don't think it is fair too trash a guy who made over 8000 test runs for us, and remains the highest scoring English cricket in all formats.

KP is a ledge, shame the English Cricket Board couldn't harnes his talent better, or indeed that KP himself, couldn't keep a lid on some of his wilder behaviour.

Stokes batted great today, fantastic to have anew player that can excite the crowd, like a botham, Freddie or KP.

[DJRC]

I agree that the ECB cocked up over KP.

I also think however, that KP should never be allowed near an England dressing room ever again. A dressing room needs a level of trust and it is utterly obvious that nobody in that dressing room wants KP there. The debate ends there for me.