The Cricket Thread

[SE Spurs]

I was just thinking how important Bairstow stays in FFS!

 

[dondo]

Bairstow gone.
Would put my house on New Zealand winning this now, we just can’t bat on these slow pitches

 

[SteveH]

I was just thinking how important Bairstow stays in FFS!

so it was your fault!?

 

[JCRD]

NZ will win this unfortunately - their bowling is top notch

 

[TEESSIDE1]

Bairstow gone.
Would put my house on New Zealand winning this now, we just can’t bat on these slow pitches

England have done so well by being aggressive... why or why did they go into their shell, never ends well.

Stokes hasn’t looked at it today and Buttler has been poor with the bat. Need someone to grow a pair or it will be 4 finals, 4 defeats.

 

[SteveH]

NZ will win this unfortunately - their bowling is top notch

more the wicket will decide this

 

[SE Spurs]

Need a good partnership here, just settle things down.

so it was your fault!?

I'm already blaming myself

 

[Yiddo100]

Morgan is key

 

[WiganSpur]

England looking bamboozled by NZ bowling, only one outcome here.

 

[dondo]

England have done so well by being aggressive... why or why did they go into their shell, never ends well.

Stokes hasn’t looked at it today and Buttler has been poor with the bat. Need someone to grow a pair or it will be 4 finals, 4 defeats.

I wouldn’t say they have gone into their shell as you say I think they are flat pitch bullies and this isn’t a flat pitch

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

I wouldn’t say they have gone into their shell as you say I think they are flat pitch bullies and this isn’t a flat pitch

Why can't we play on flat pitches. We're the hosts damn it.

 

[SteveH]

Lords is such a dour pitch to play strokes on!
I should of put a bet on this type of outcome, makes average bowlers look like world beaters

 

[mpickard2087]

 

[SteveH]

Morgan is key

Nice one ?

 

[Yiddo100]

And that’s that

 

[JCRD]

Stunning catch

 

[dondo]

Why can't we play on flat pitches. We're the hosts damn it.

The ICC prepared the pitches not England and England have been got used to play on flat batting pitches

 

[JCRD]

more the wicket will decide this

You know way more than I do... whats even a wicket haha

 

[SteveH]

You know way more than I do

doubt it

 

[TEESSIDE1]

Need Buttler and Stokes to show why they’re regarded as 2 of the best short form batsmen otherwise it’s game over.