Cricket : The General Cricket Thread

[denphone]

Yes lets hope when New Zealand come back next time we can have a longer series.

Yes it was a great knock by Jonny Bairstow and being a Devonian l ain't worried where they come from.

[iadom]

Good start by England.

[denphone]

Well we knew it was coming.

[MalteseFalcon]

Oh ffs. Cook proving yet again he is a useless captain.

Oh and now Bell has gone, 43/3.

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Lyth, 6 runs from 10 balls. 1 x 4
Cook, 20 from 40. 3 x 4
Bell, 1 from 7.

What a joke. COME ON ENGLAND, WAKE UP!

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And Root lucky to not be out first ball. This is going to be a disaster unless England buck their ideas up.

[denphone]

Its like 10 green bottles sitting on the wall and one by one they are quickly falling.

[MalteseFalcon]

Would like to see Boycott go out there and show us how it is done. Saying that Root's 4 balls were tripe. Well go and show him how it is done then you wife beating old get.

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England might have a bit of a reprieve, rain likely to stop play soon.

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95/3 now after lunch. Hmm, not feeling too optimistic at the moment for England.

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154/3 at the moment. Hopefully we can recover even more.

[denphone]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[MalteseFalcon]

Tea on Day 1.

England 190/3, 52 overs played.

Lyth, 6 from 10. 1 x 4
Cook, 20 from 40. 3 x 4
Ballance, 59 from 146 (n/o). 8 x 4
Bell, 1 from 7.
Root, 93 from 110 (n/o). 12 x 4

Extras: 1 no ball, 0 wide, 9 byes, 1 leg bye

Bowling stats:

Starc, 11 overs, 3 maidens, 47 runs, 1 wicket
Hazlewood, 15, 5, 42, 1
Johnson, 12, 0, 55, 0
Lyon, 10, 2, 24, 1
Watson, 4, 0, 12, 0

[denphone]

Oh dear England have just lost a 4th wicket.

[MalteseFalcon]

End of Day 1:

England on 343/7, 88 overs played

Lyth, 6 from 10. 1 x 4
Cook, 20 from 40. 3 x 4
Ballance, 61 from 149. 8 x 4
Bell, 1 from 7.
Root, 134 from 166. 17 x 4
Stokes, 52 from 78. 6 x 4, 2 x 6
Buttler, 27 from 34. 3 x 4
Moeen, 26 from 38 (n/o). 2 x 4, 1 x 6
Broad, 0 from 7 (n/o).

Extras: 1 no ball, 13 byes, 2 leg byes

Bowling:

Starc, 19 overs, 4 maidens, 84 runs, 3 wickets
Hazlewood, 22, 8, 70, 3
Johnson, 20, 2, 87, 0
Lyon, 17, 4, 54, 1
Watson, 8, 0, 24, 0
Warner, 2, 0, 9, 0

All in all, a lot better than it was at 7/1 or even 43/3

[iadom]

A stodgy wicket for a first day though.

[MalteseFalcon]

430 all out.

ENGLAND 1st Innings, 102.1 overs:

Lyth, 6 from 10. 1 x 4
Cook, 20 from 40. 3 x 4
Ballance, 61 from 149. 8 x 4
Bell, 1 from 7.
Root, 134 from 166. 17 x 4
Stokes, 52 from 78. 6 x 4, 2 x 6
Buttler, 27 from 34. 3 x 4
Moeen, 77 from 88. 11 x 4, 1 x 6
Broad, 18 from 26. 2 x 4, 1 x 6
Wood, 7 from 10 (n/0). 1 x 4
Anderson, 1 from 6.

Extras: 1 no ball, 5 wide, 17 byes, 3 leg byes

BOWLING:

Starc, 24.1 overs, 4 maidens, 114 runs, 5 wickets
Hazlewood, 23, 8, 83, 3
Johnson, 25, 3, 111, 0
Lyon, 20, 4, 69, 2
Watson, 8, 0, 24, 0
Warner, 2, 0, 9, 0

[denphone]

Well after the second day l would say its just about level pegging.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33463749

[denphone]

Well Australia lets see what you are made of.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/32809236

[MalteseFalcon]

Dare we be optimistic den?