Horror show from Sibley
English cricket thread
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feck sake, the umpires dicked around for 50 minutes, now we only get get 3 overs
It's not cricket without the pointless elongation of ceremony.
I think ECB need to change the rules on the start of play, the toss should happen 30 minutes before the scheduled time of play regardless of the weather. Had they done that they could have been playing by 1:30. Instead of having the toss at 1:30 and having to wait 30 minutes before starting.
Saying that could be a good thing it didn’t happen with the start we have made
England made the right selection call to go with 4 openers in this match.
Yeah, I've never really understood this either. Anyone know the principle behind it?
Especially in England more often then not you lose 2 wickets in the first 10 overs
Jesus, Denly nearly done a Sibley
Wondering what the record is for the lowest total of four completed innings. I'm not sure players who haven't batted in match conditions for fecking ages know how to bat.
Could end up looking stupid here but I think if either team makes 200 in the first innings they won't lose.
Could end up looking stupid here but I think if either team makes 200 in the first innings they won't lose.
Feels like a county game in April.
So much so.
Unrelated, I think Gabriel looks a threat.
EDIT - just so I don't make too many posts - I wish they'd put microphones near the England squad so you could actually hear the odd clap when a boundary is hit.
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Bit of variable bounce already.
I'm listening on TMS so missed these. Amazing stuff from Mikey and Ebony Rainford-Brent and moving too from Nass.
As for the cricket, it's very nice to have some. Shame Sibley didn't seem to agree
It's days like this that hold cricket back, particularly Test cricket. The uninitiated moan about 'I can't get behind a game that has rain breaks', and while we can laugh such criticism off as myopic or whatever you have to say they have a point when near enough a full day's play is lost to a bit of drizzle and cloud.
Anyway, I've just heard Rory Burns is on 999 Test runs. When he gets his next one he'll be the first opener to 1,000 since Cook in 2007, which says it all about the struggles we've had getting a proper pair sorted for years.
Anyway, I've just heard Rory Burns is on 999 Test runs. When he gets his next one he'll be the first opener to 1,000 since Cook in 2007, which says it all about the struggles we've had getting a proper pair sorted for years.
Wish Burns was a bit younger, he's 30 next month so we could have the same problem again in a few years.
Think the authorities have missed a trick in not allowing for more flexibility in playing conditions for these tests. There's no reason why these tests cannot start earlier and that they cannot react to weather forecasts. The instance we saw this morning where we had to have the toss and then wait 30 mins before starting also needs to be altered.
It must be remarked however that this should be the peak of summer!
It must be remarked however that this should be the peak of summer!
Doesn't worry me too much. Age with batsmen isn't necessarily about age in international cricket... if you'll allow me to go on a weird one. I think the toll of the years of travel is the thing that causes batsmen to go down hill and if you start your career later you can finish it later, to a significant extent. If Burns does prove good enough he will probably still be good enough at 38.
Totally missed this. Since whem is stokes captain?
He Was vice captain, with Root spending time with his new born child means Stokes is captain for this test
Awh the way they were talking i thought it was a permanent move
WI are bowling well. One of those spells where you feel like it's a matter of time.
I thought it'd be Burns.. he's played the wrong line once an over at least..
Crawley has a chance to stake his claim when Root returns.
I envy these guys. Rest of us normal people stuck at home in a pandemic.. must be wonderful playing cricket. Weird a few of the WI players turned down the chance to tour.
Terrible start.
One of England's biggest issues under Bayliss was strike rotation, still an issue it appears.
Umpires not covering themselves in glory so far.
71-4 
Hopefully the English bowlers are taking notes
Might have there was an inside edge, only thing I can think of why he didn’t give it
Well the decision to bat first looks utterly shambolic, one of the easiest bowl first decisions ever you'd have thought.
Really? They've been locked up in a hotel for two weeks in advance of this and not had a life at all (because for some reason the rules are much stricter than they are for footballer?) Sounds a nightmare to me.
Really? They've been locked up in a hotel for two weeks in advance of this and not had a life at all (because for some reason the rules are much stricter than they are for footballer?) Sounds a nightmare to me.
Stokes' first on-field decision might be his biggest mistake. The joys of captaincy.
The pitch looks ok but overcast + lights = Jimmy.
These are our best two batsmen.
Need a huge partnership from them
Need a huge partnership from them
Possibly also the new shining laws, but yeah the forecast for these two days plus the lack of cricket? You'd surely bowl first
Pope with the most optimistic use of sunscreen ever.
Might be coming at it from an Indian perspective.. we had a lockdown in my city and couldn't go out the house for 2.5 months for anything other than essentials..
Still in a partial lockdown with no end in sight.
Top shot by Pope just now..
It’s a very brave decision to say bowl first, don’t want to do a Pointing or a Nasser. Think this pitch will be hell to bat on last
Pope is quality
This is terrific bowling.
Eurgh, this is good bowling but it's disappointing batting whichever way you look at it.
Sorry Pope my fault