Cricket - England vs WIndies Summer 2017

[hornetrider]

5 down, making good inroads here.

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

5 down, making good inroads here.

"Can't win a test match on day 1, but you can lose one" Boycott book of Wisdom chapter 11 verse 2

[hornetrider]

I considered posting that actually!

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

I considered posting that actually!

Well at 7 down already I would guess the England players are wondering what to do with two days off !

Still I guess you never know, we could fold up too.

Good to see Stokes in the wickets, seems to be copping some flak for his bowling this summer, which is wierd.

[Murph7355]

Form continues...

We obviously have to see how England get on, but I have a feeling we'll make runs tomorrow.

Questions of complacency will have to be asked

[hornetrider]

How has Jimmy not had him there? What an over. Even the umpire was giving it ooooh absolute classic!

[Murph7355]

I guess we're about to see how playable that wicket is.

Another 3-dayer?

[Dermot O'Logical]

If Jimmy Anderson could bowl at the England top order he would have his 500th Test wicket by now.

And his 501st.

[FiF]

Good ball that got Chef there. 15/2

[FiF]

19/3

[hornetrider]

Don't panic! Malan to the rescue!

[spikeyhead]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

Don't panic! Malan to the rescue!

Just watching Malan today, he looks like he has turned the corner, has a bit of mongrel as our criminal chums would say.

Some lovely bowling today on both sides. Some of Jimmys swingers were ridiculous.

[Murph7355]

Why is Westley playing in this match?

[TheAngryDog]

Murph7355 said:

Why is Westley playing in this match?

Why is he playing full stop? He is a walking LBW. He should never play test cricket again.

[FiF]

Just realised Stokes will now be on the Lord's honour board having scored both a 100 and a 5fer in Lord's Test matches.

[FiF]

[Murph7355]

Poor by Malian. Not been impressed with him, Stoneman and especially Westley.

Raining steadily now...

[Gargamel]

Finally back in play, yet again I am posting that between Stokes, Bairstow and Moeen we need around 120 - 150 runs.

Top order just not good enough at this level

We need to all move up a bit.

11. Jimmy A
10. Broad
9. Wood/Toblerone
8 Woakes
7 The Beard
6. Stokes
5. Bairstow
4. Malan (probably)
3 Root
2 ??? Pick anyone Hales in Aus or Hameed if his finger is better.
1. Cook

[Gargamel]

Yay - we are winning