General England Cricket Thread

[trousers]

Ha ha ha... What a way to win!! 😂

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, trousers said:

Ha ha ha... What a way to win!! 😂

Didn’t quite get to 2005 Edgbaston levels of nerves, but it’s been a classic series so far close to that summer in terms of quality. Test cricket needed it. ECB will be happy with the full houses and good weather. 

[badgerx16]

West Indies second innings against Australia, 0:3 after 1 over.

EDIT;

now 4 down, Starc has 4:0 in 13 balls.

EDIT2:

now 7:5 and Starc has 5:2 in 15 balls ( the 2 runs were an edge through the slips that didn't quite carry ).

Edited Monday at 20:00 by badgerx16

[Gloucester Saint]

22 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

West Indies second innings against Australia, 0:3 after 1 over.

7-5 for now. They’ve gone for result pitches at home, which from an English perspective shreds the confidence of their top order ahead of the Ashes but unfortunately for the Windies with the quality of their world class quicks, even if long in the tooth, has been too much for their even more brittle top order. 

[Gloucester Saint]

11/6 now, Starc has 5 wickets for 6 off 3 overs. NZ’s 1955 record of 26 all out could go here.

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

11/6 now, Starc has 5 wickets for 6 off 3 overs. NZ’s 1955 record of 26 all out could go here.

26:9. 

So far today has seen 48 runs and 13 wickets.

EDIT:

27 all out, Starc 6:9.

Edited Monday at 21:22 by badgerx16

[Lighthouse]

They went from 26-6 to 27ao in 9 balls too. Just ridiculous cricket.

[Gloucester Saint]

7 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

They went from 26-6 to 27ao in 9 balls too. Just ridiculous cricket.

A day-night pink ball test, which might explain some of it. Starc’s record when they use the pink ball is astonishing. Second Ashes Test at the Gabba 4-8 Dec will be day/night and pink ball (Perth unusually opens with the new Opus Stadium)

At least Sabina Park saved on the floodlights bill https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cdx5p4wy1zlo

Hat-trick in there for Scott Boland which explains the slide from 26/6. 

[Lighthouse]

4 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Second Ashes Test at the Gabba 4-8 Dec

For a second there I thought you were saying someone had declared on 4 runs for 8 wickets.

[badgerx16]