Kid in the Riot Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, B1ackbird said: If Braithwaite wants to know what disrespect feels like we could eff off to the IPL. Instead of playing the last test .. From listening to Collingwood it sounds like we were pissed off with the quality of the pitch (rightfully) and maybe this was a small slice of revenge. As Butch is pointing out now though, have we injured Stokes in the process by keeping him out there unnecessarily? Next Test in four days time? Daft keeping them out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: From listening to Collingwood it sounds like we were pissed off with the quality of the pitch (rightfully) and maybe this was a small slice of revenge. As Butch is pointing out now though, have we injured Stokes in the process by keeping him out there unnecessarily? Next Test in four days time? Daft keeping them out there Well Ambrose said he was embarrassed by the state of the pitch on the first day, says it all really.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, B1ackbird said: Well Ambrose said he was embarrassed by the state of the pitch on the first day, says it all really.... It does, but even more so, why keep them out there unnecessarily when a positive result wasn't on the cards? Anyway, should be a better wicket Weds at the Kensington Oval. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Incredible effort this from Pakistan. Babar is the best all format batsman in the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, bearded_red said: Incredible effort this from Pakistan. Babar is the best all format batsman in the world. Going to run out of wickets I think. Great effort though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Two debutant bowlers for England Mahmood for Wood and Fisher for Overton who was taken ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Super said: Oh dear Good ball, I don't mind if they get out to good balls it's when they throw them away I hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Oh Lawrence what was that! Got carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Good to see that Marcus Trescothick is able to travel away from the UK nowadays. Good to know he must be in a better place mentally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Brutal by Stokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Stokes at his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) This is what happens when you give the likes of Stokes a strong base to work from. Mental amount of English there, must be 10k Edited March 17, 2022 by Kid in the Riot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: This is what happens when you give the likes of Stokes a strong base to work from. Mental amount of English there, must be 10k Yep. Must have been a nice change for him to come in at 250-3 instead of 25-3. I think I heard them say they were expecting 10k out there on the radio yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) I was out in Barbados in 2009 and they said there were 15k of us, which was mad. Great place to watch cricket, but the pitches are graveyards for bowlers. That game ended in a draw, much like I expect this one to. Still, it’s a great chance for us to get at least 500 on the board for the first time in what feels like years. Edited March 17, 2022 by tin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 minute ago, tin said: I was out in Barbados in 2009 and they said they were 15k of us there, which was mad. Great place to watch cricket, but the pitches are graveyards for bowlers. That game ended in a draw, much like I expect this one to. Still, it’s a great chance for us to get at least 500 on the board for the first time in what feels like years. That's believable. England do travel in huge numbers. Must have been a few thousand in Galle in 2012 but by the time the series got to Colombo they estimated 7k England and the ground was packed. Must admit I enjoyed India in 2016 more when there was probably only a couple of thousand in Mumbai and even less in Chennai, maybe as few as 500. More authentic being away and outnumbered by home support. As nice as Barbados is, I'm not too gutted to not be there as the island must be like one big England football away day at the moment. The Test I'd have chosen would've been the next one in Grenada, much less developed island, more chilled, and less England! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 This could be mayhem with Stokes and Bairstow at the wicket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: That's believable. England do travel in huge numbers. Must have been a few thousand in Galle in 2012 but by the time the series got to Colombo they estimated 7k England and the ground was packed. Must admit I enjoyed India in 2016 more when there was probably only a couple of thousand in Mumbai and even less in Chennai, maybe as few as 500. More authentic being away and outnumbered by home support. As nice as Barbados is, I'm not too gutted to not be there as the island must be like one big England football away day at the moment. The Test I'd have chosen would've been the next one in Grenada, much less developed island, more chilled, and less England! I loved watching us in Galle in 2018, I even bumped into your brother in a bar in Unawatuna! But I agree with you that Mumbai was probably better because it wasn’t a ‘tourist trap’ like Barbados, Melbourne, Cape Town or Galle. Good to enjoy a few beers with you out in Mumbai back then, too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Brilliant Century. He’s back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globe Trotter Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: This is what happens when you give the likes of Stokes a strong base to work from. Mental amount of English there, must be 10k Fantastic innings. Easy 10k here, about 5k at Antigua. In more important news after a narrow 6-5 defeat in Antigua, City are winning flag wars about 7-1 here against our small neighbours 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Leach will be liking the amount of turn that Permaul was starting to get in the last few overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 minute ago, TomF said: I hope root bowls a bit too, let’s not flog the quicks on a pitch like this Yep. I wonder if they ever considered that 2 spinners might be the way to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 As a Somerset and Jack Leach fan I must say his bowling today is getting on my nerves. With the players playing for stumps every bloody delivery has been exactly the same, just firing it in at 89/90 kph The one time he takes the pace off the batsman is in trouble. Mix it up for christs sake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Leach is nowhere near test level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Can't fault the effort today but they're getting no help from the pitch. Just have to hang in there and hope it breaks up over the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 When you consider our five best bowlers aren’t playing it does put it into perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Broad and Anderson probably both gone in the side laughing at how they’ve not had to bowl on these pitches tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, bearded_red said: Broad and Anderson probably both gone in the side laughing at how they’ve not had to bowl on these pitches tbh. Darren Gough said much the same on the radio earlier. Kemar Roach was interviewed after play had finished yesterday and was having a proper moan about the pitches in the Caribbean, how they do nothing for fast bowlers and aren't enjoyable to bowl on. All the hallmarks of a man thinking "why am I still doing this?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Pitches like this are a poor advert for Test Cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Dumbest review ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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