England Cricket chat

[TightEnd]

One of my bullets is reserved for the trumpeter, but that aside find them good natured and fun. The home boards love them, spend fortunes and very few other countries bring travelling fans

[tikay]

One of my bullets is reserved for the trumpeter, but that aside find them good natured and fun. The home boards love them, spend fortunes and very few other countries bring travelling fans

Sadly, the trumpeter bloke had to return home due to a bereavement.

He has been replaced by a ...saxophonist.

I kid you not.

[nirvana]

After Smith had wasted his reviews - he failed to Review one that was out, then wasted 2 in the space of three balls - the Barmy Army were doing mock "review" signals after every appeal.

Thought it was harmless enough, tbh, just good Ashes spirit really.

Much rather see that than the Post on the Darts thread recently where some kid went to a big Darts night & sat in the front row specifically to diss, harangue & abuse Phil Taylor.



 

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Also singing "Shall we lend you a review?", which I did enjoy.

Bizarre statement by Bayliss that they should turn down the stump mics because of sledging. Just get the players to behave like adults and we can have a more enjoyable experience watching you play.

Oh and if you could bowl fuller and leave balls miles outside off stump, while you're at it, that'd be splendid.

Haha, really makes you wonder what they actually do talk about

[The Camel]

Personal insults are allowed on the forum now I notice.

Didn't realise there had been a change of policy.

[Woodsey]

Anyone been getting up and watching it? I did the first night of both games, want to tomorrow but got to be on the train at 6am  

[Woodsey]

Personal insults are allowed on the forum now I notice.

Didn't realise there had been a change of policy.

You insulted rugby and cricket fans of which I am both, if you give it out you get it back.....end of. 

[tikay]

Anyone been getting up and watching it? I did the first night of both games, want to tomorrow but got to be on the train at 6am  

Yup.

Will be up again tomorrow morning too. Tremendous game today, can't miss this one.

[Woodsey]

It was quite funny on the radio earlier, Ally McCoist revealed that outside of Scottish sports his favourite sports team to watch by a mile is the England cricket team! He’s a huge cricket fan he was saying and has been up every night so far, didn’t see that one coming to be fair! 

[verndog158]

Anyone been getting up and watching it? I did the first night of both games, want to tomorrow but got to be on the train at 6am  

Yup.

Will be up again tomorrow morning too. Tremendous game today, can't miss this one.

I'll be up too Mr Tikay! Shall no doubt be behind my sofa for most of it!

[HutchGF]

I'm up, but rather wish I hadn't bothered.

[tikay]

Back to bed then.

[TightEnd]

Joe Root has now passed fifty 47 times in Test cricket but he has only converted 13 of them into hundreds - the worst conversion rate of any batsman in the top 10 of the ICC Test Batting Rankings.

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[TightEnd]

An England-Not-Capitalising-On Starts stat and/or Australia-Not-Letting-Up stat for you:

England: 16 innings over 25 in first 2 Tests.
Their average for those innings-over-25 is just 46.4.
That is currently their lowest average for innings-over-25 in any Test series since 1888.

[TightEnd]

England need a solution to their Moeen Ali problem - they can't afford any passengers at the WACA http://skysports.tv/9JppDz

[TightEnd]

Strauss implements a curfew.

Strauss gets hammered for said curfew because cricketers are adults.

Strauss relaxes curfew.

Ben Duckett pisses all over it when scrutiny is at an all time high.

Shakes head