England cricket 2022

[Arnold Layne]

Crash, bang, wallop…

Stick that up your Bumrah, Virat!

If that’s not on the back page of some red-top shitrag tomorrow,they’re missing a trick!

[smuts]

Yes can see that happening, but I think the jury’s still out if chasing totals will work on sub-continental turning pitches, or complete roads like in Aus where visiting teams can be susceptible to scoreboard pressure.

It will be interesting to see.

Yeah, I don't think you'd fancy chasing nearly 400 on a real bunsen. Likewise when Australia have put on 500 over the first 2 days.

Let's be honest we have 2 players in the form of their lives which has helped massively.

[alf git]

This is like some weird parallel cricketing universe

[wolf359]

First T20 tonight against India.

England chasing 199 to win. Buttler out first ball to a lovely inswinger. Someone else needs to step up tonight.

Malan out for a lovely looking 20odd. England (Roy especially) struggling here

Ball doing more than the Test Match for India (did nothing for England)

[smuts]

White ball and test teams have swapped :lol:

[steps]

We look on course for a heavy defeat here.

To be fair India have played 3 warm-up T20s in Ireland while we look very rusty.

Was a mistake to drop Salt for the extra bowler imo. Parkinson got carted about all over the place.

You’d think Bairstow and Stokes could come into this side if they wanted with no Test cricket now until mid-August and the T20 World Cup later on in the year.

[smuts]

That was a trouncing. Not often our top 4 flop to be honest but they all blew out big time today.

Get Salt back in.

[pablo jaye]

The Indians played far better last night and deserved the win. Can’t grumble.

[Bend it like Repka]

The ball against Buttler set the tone for the whole game. Jaffa.

[wolf359]

The ball against Buttler set the tone for the whole game. Jaffa.

The balls before swung outwards and that in, not much you can do about that first up. Jimmy on a cloudy morning with a red ball would have been pleased with that. Some top bowling

Ball did nothing for us though (the cooler weather, lights being on, world class bowler, good ball - who knows?)

[Vic_Watson]

Salt caught by Pepper in the Blast quarterfinal! :lol:

[wolf359]

Salt caught by Pepper in the Blast quarterfinal! :lol:

Commentators couldn’t wait. Lancs heading to finals day barring a collapse

[steps]

Kohli, Bumrah and Pant in for them while we’re giving some bloke called Gleeson a debut at age 34. Wiley in for Topley and Parkinson keeps his place.

Could be a another tough watch this.

[wolf359]

Big drop early on from Roy, need to take chances like that (wasn't hard in the scheme of things)

[wolf359]

Could be a another tough watch this.

This could get nasty very quickly, though we have the batsmen to match anything they can do - it is our bowlers that worry me.

Great first two for Gleeson - Kohli fails again, nice to see. +Pant to the list.

We needed that was starting to look ominous. No bad for some random 'old man'.

[Macca1973]

Fairytale start for Gleeson Sharma and Kohli, 2/6 currently!

Edit: Now Pant, 3/6 :lol:

[steps]

This could get nasty very quickly, though we have the batsmen to match anything they can do - it is our bowlers that worry me.

Great first two for Gleeson - Kohli fails again, nice to see. +Pant to the list.

We needed that was starting to look ominous. No bad for some random 'old man'.

Going on this performance Gleeson’s going to win us the World Cup!

[Rio]

5 down.

[steps]

Oh dear. Is it too late to get Morgan to reconsider?

[smuts]

Roy and Buttler have turned into their red ball equivalents so far this series