Cricket: International Discussion Thread

[Maurice Kitching]

Unfortunate. What a shitty way to go.

 

[Agent_Smith]

The boos... If England benefitted from the laws of the game yesterday, then they can't voice their displeasure when one of their players has a brainfart and falls foul of those same rules.

 

[Maurice Kitching]

Bairstow is a muppet

Mostly muppets. I forget which of the ex-England players was asked whether any of the English players could be picked for the Aus team. Came down to Root for Marnus. The rest would most likely not make it.

 

[Speedster]

Mostly muppets. I forget which of the ex-England players was asked whether any of the English players could be picked for the Aus team. Came down to Root for Marnus. The rest would most likely not make it.

I wasn't referring to cricketing ability

 

[cavedog]

Very classy English fans booing....

 

[WaxLyrical]

Where bazball?

It's here

 

[Maurice Kitching]

It's here

Credit to Stokes for sticking to his guns.

 

[Speedster]

It's here

Nah, this is benball. The other batters were plodding along.

 

[thirstycurve]

What a fascinating test match

 

[WaxLyrical]

Bairstow's dismissal unfortunate. Will catch a wake up next time.

 

[cavedog]

If Australia can pull this back and win the crowd will really be pissed off.

 

[Pegging]

Nice session. Cheaters doing their thing.

 

[cavedog]

Confrontation in the long room too. Why are the English cricket fans behaving like English football hooligans?

 

[Pegging]

Confrontation in the long room too. Why are the English cricket fans behaving like English football hooligans?

Maybe someone mentioned Sonny Bill and Warner's wife in the toilet.

 

[Maurice Kitching]

Maybe someone mentioned Sonny Bill and Warner's wife in the toilet.

I suppose this is to be expected.

In a sense I'd prefer if England win this match, and the Ashes 4-1. Especially if they coinflip/bazball it to the end. It will give me much more satisfaction to state that English cricket is dead if they win, than if they lose. I wouldn't expect the T20 fanboys to understand this, but there you have it.

Anyway, it's race day.

Edit: Don't get me wrong. I f'king love T20, but it's not the same sport.

 

[Pegging]

I suppose this is to be expected.

In a sense I'd prefer if England win this match, and the Ashes 4-1. Especially if they coinflip/bazball it to the end. It will give me much more satisfaction to state that English cricket is dead if they win, than if they lose. I wouldn't expect the T20 fanboys to understand this, but there you have it.

Anyway, it's race day.

It's exciting stuff. Not much chance of England winning. Stokes surely can't pull of another once in a lifetime heist.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Oof, Steve Smith...

 

[cavedog]

How can you drop a catch like that? Sigh

 

[Pegging]

How can you drop a catch like that? Sigh

Surprised they didn’t claim it.

 

[cavedog]

Stokes walk and I wonder if all those singles and doubles he didn't take will cost them.