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 14 July, 2025 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 14 July, 2025 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]

 

[badgerx16]

Shubman Gill says that England's time wasting is against the "spirit of cricket". Presumably his taking 10 minutes physiotherapy on the pitch was OK.

[Andrew Watson]

Liam Dawson a wicket with his 7th ball on his return to test cricket, fantastic.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, Andrew Watson said:

Liam Dawson a wicket with his 7th ball on his return to test cricket, fantastic.

Evens Stevens at stumps. The severity (or not) of Pant’s injury will be a critical factor. 

[Gloucester Saint]

As long as Stokes only has cramp, that’s about as good a day as England could be hoping for.

The commentary box might need nose pegs though https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/michael-atherton-no-sense-smell-35610826 

😂😂😂

Edited 25 July, 2025 by Gloucester Saint

[badgerx16]

Were England right to get stroppy because India wouln't accept the draw until Jadeja and Sundar got their centuries ?

[Lighthouse]

53 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Were England right to get stroppy because India wouln't accept the draw until Jadeja and Sundar got their centuries ?

No. Those two batsmen earned the right to complete their centuries, it’s in poor spirit to expect them to forego that, just so we can p*ss off home half an hour earlier.

[Picard]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

Were England right to get stroppy because India wouln't accept the draw until Jadeja and Sundar got their centuries ?

Should have used it as motivation to take their wickets.

[badgerx16]

Josh Tongue is crap.

I know he has taken 5 in this innings but how bad is his "radar" ?

Edited 2 August, 2025 by badgerx16

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

On 14/07/2025 at 16:57, Gloucester Saint said:

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. 

Exactly. I'm very much a part-time, armchair cricket fan and this is by far the most I've been gripped by a test series in years. My wife is thrilled about that as we enter the 25th day of it.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Exactly. I'm very much a part-time, armchair cricket fan and this is by far the most I've been gripped by a test series in years. My wife is thrilled about that as we enter the 25th day of it.

Should win from here now I’d have thought?

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

Should win from here now I’d have thought?

You'd think so. Cracking partnership between Brook and Root just when we needed it. 

Bit of luck with Siraj carrying the ball over the boundary earlier. Couldn't happen to a more likeable player.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

You'd think so. Cracking partnership between Brook and Root just when we needed it. 

Bit of luck with Siraj carrying the ball over the boundary earlier. Couldn't happen to a more likeable player.

Loved the England fan in the long-sleeve blue shirt near the boundary rubbing it in right in Siraj’s eyeline.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Suddenly feeling very edgy again 😐

[badgerx16]

45 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Suddenly feeling very edgy again 😐

Some truly awful shots have let India back in.

[tdmickey3]

38 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Some truly awful shots have let India back in.

Yep, it could go either way now

[Mixedkebab]

As great an innings as Brook played, it was bloody stupid to come charging down the wicket swinging when he did.

India were broken, down and out, Brook and Root could have carried on knocking off the runs just as they were.

As soon as he did that India’s tails went right up, they got a sniff of belief and that resulted in a massive improvement and getting a couple more.

 

 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Mixedkebab said:

As great an innings as Brook played, it was bloody stupid to come charging down the wicket swinging when he did.

India were broken, down and out, Brook and Root could have carried on knocking off the runs just as they were.

As soon as he did that India’s tails went right up, they got a sniff of belief and that resulted in a massive improvement and getting a couple more.

 

 

I agree but without that ton England would be nowhere near.

[badgerx16]

Smith out, Atkinson dropped first ball.

Not feeling totally confident.

[badgerx16]

England were 332:4 and cruising, needing 42 to win.

Edited 4 August, 2025 by badgerx16

[badgerx16]

All our hopes now pinned to a one handed batsman  batting with the wrong hand.

[trousers]

Ah.... Bugger 

[badgerx16]

Siraj is the personification of total commitment.

[badgerx16]

England finished 35:6.

[Mixedkebab]

Fair play to India but England handed it to them from a winning position by mindlessly attacking at the wrong moments.

Another example today why did Samith waft well outside off 3 times in a row when the ball was swinging in Siraj’s very first over?

Just fucking leave it and let it settle down 

 

 

[badgerx16]

6 minutes ago, Mixedkebab said:

Fair play to India but England handed it to them from a winning position by mindlessly attacking at the wrong moments.

Another example today why did Samith waft well outside off 3 times in a row when the ball was swinging in Siraj’s very first over?

Just fucking leave it and let it settle down 

 

 

Bazball. England want to "dominate".

Edited 4 August, 2025 by badgerx16

[Andrew Watson]

2 - 2, was a very fair reflection of the series and all the Sky cricket experts agreed. on that as well.

[Lighthouse]

F**k me, what was Rabada smoking before that innings. The only other teams to concede 300 in a T20i are Gambia and Mongolia.