Topic: England’s Cricketing Summer 2019 - West Indies/Pakistan & The Ashes

[Gerry Attrick]

If Roach gets the final wicket he'll record the best figures of his career.

[Zend...en the clowns]

Only one I feel sorry for is Jimmy, he’s bowled his socks off and he’s back out there after 30 overs.

The rest of them should be embarrassed. Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Ali, billy big bollcoks teeing off against the white ball with flat tracks but honestly, would be good if they showed a little bit of intelligence and respect to the test conditions.

It really shouldn’t be winding me up this much but it’s the shame shite every other test. The score might be slightly different but the methods of dismissal are always the same.

All out for 77.

You’re a disgrace lads.

[stjohns]

If I was Root I’d declare. Last thing we need is Jimmy getting hurt on this.
Least he didn’t.

[cricketrocks]

england apparently got offered a first class match and turned it down.

Yeah I saw Agnew mention that. I'd be interested to know their reasoning for choosing a couple of two day games instead.

Either way, most Test Series don't have much preparation time, with all the T20 stuff going on now. That's not going to change, as it makes people too much money, so having the ODIs come first seems an easy thing to do.

[BobPaisley3]

Follow on surely?

[voodoo ray]

Follow on surely?

nah. not for me.

[BobPaisley3]

Not that he’d have improved the batting but should Broad have played here? Height and uneven bounce etc?

After two innings it’s an absolute no brainer.

[puroresu_kid]

Can't believe I have watched West indies bowl England out for 77. I'm not used to this.

Now don't mess this to and go and win the game. Had enough starts in the first innings but nobody kicked on to a big score.

[BobPaisley3]

nah. not for me.

Thinking about spectators for days 3 and 4?

[dudleyred]

Windies to bat

Need a few early to say the least

[Crosby Nick]

Can't believe I have watched West indies bowl England out for 77. I'm not used to this.

Now don't mess this to and go and win the game. Had enough starts in the first innings but nobody kicked on to a big score.

You have seen our previous tours to the Caribbean?

[Welshred]

Still far from convinced with Jennings. His footwork is far too static, especially against pace.  The Aussie quicks are going to cause him all sorts of trouble.

Don't know what you're on about mate, he top scored the batting in that innings

Follow on NOT enforced. Jimmy has to bowl again.

[voodoo ray]

Thinking about spectators for days 3 and 4?

there's loads of time left, bat again now, put england out of the game and give them the worst of the pitch in the 4th innings.

that's how I'd be thinking.

[Yosser0_0]

What's Graham Thorpe doing in the Sky studio - he should be out there coaching this lot how to bat.

[BobPaisley3]

there's loads of time left, bat again now, put england out of the game and give them the worst of the pitch in the 4th innings.

that's how I'd be thinking.

Fair point although England look ripe to be finshed off by lunch tomorrow.

[Wabaloolah]

77 all out!

Curtly Ambrose back in the attack is he!

[Gerry Attrick]

Some stats about Roach that surprised me; he averages 28 and has a strike rate of 53. They put him up there amongst some greats really and about 10 people know he exists.

[Robinred]

Crikey! Just sat down after dinner.

No test team on the planet does collapses like England. I blame Brexit...

[Crosby Nick]

77 all out!

Curtly Ambrose back in the attack is he!

He’s on the Australian version of Strictly apparently.

[IgorBobbins]

Curran’s a fine promising cricketer, but a front line bowler he ain’t. Do we really have no other pace options if Broad is unavailable?

[voodoo ray]

curtly talk to no man has become curtly talk to everyone in the past few years

[Crosby Nick]

Curran’s a fine promising cricketer, but a front line bowler he ain’t. Do we really have no other pace options if Broad is unavailable?

Woakes is in the squad. Wood was called up but feels like his time has come and gone, just can’t stay fit. That Ollie Stone went home injured. Not sure who else there is? Whatever happened to Roland-Jones? Crocked again I think?

[IgorBobbins]

Woakes is in the squad. Wood was called up but feels like his time has come and gone, just can’t stay fit. That Ollie Stone went home injured. Not sure who else there is? Whatever happened to Roland-Jones? Crocked again I think?

Hmmm. What about Overton? At least he’s quick. Curran’s about as threatening as a dunked rich tea on a quick wicket.

(Hoping this reverse mockers works)

[Zend...en the clowns]

Hmmm. What about Overton? At least he’s quick. Curran’s about as threatening as a dunked rich tea on a quick wicket.

(Hoping this reverse mockers works)

Curran as second bowler is looking a worse call as the game goes on. Struggling to control the seam and just not enough pace to even remotely trouble the batsman, even when it’s pinged in at the toes.

[BobPaisley3]

Could England chase down 300?

[Zend...en the clowns]

Could England chase down 300?

Don’t think so no, but 350....absolutely not.

[Statto Red]

5 wickets for 9 runs, & last 4 wickets for 1 run wtf is going on

[BobPaisley3]

Don’t think so no, but 350....absolutely not.

Tend to agree but they’ve given themselves a glimmer of hope.

[Statto Red]

What's the state of the pitch like, or is it down to poor batting, with 17 wickets so far in one day.

[puroresu_kid]

Hetmyer looks a player.

[stjohns]

Can somebody kindly remind me why we’ve lost TMS commentary for away series?
BBC shafting is again or what?

[voodoo ray]

Can somebody kindly remind me why we’ve lost TMS commentary for away series?
BBC shafting is again or what?

they got outbid. simple as that.

[Crosby Nick]

they got outbid. simple as that.

Shite though. And can’t even find Talksport 2 on my phone’s radio app. I listen to the social thing on the Beeb anyway.

[Yosser0_0]

Shite though. And can’t even find Talksport 2 on my phone’s radio app. I listen to the social thing on the Beeb anyway.

Might be time to upgrade?

[Crosby Nick]

Might be time to upgrade?

It Just has good taste. No TalkSport shite.

[Yorkykopite]

Let's not make excuses.

We're playing a poor West Indies side.

But with a couple of serious Test bowlers. Always thought that Roach in particular has got something special.

[Raid]

That was absolute shite from the batsmen today. No surprise to see the Windies bat again, I'm sure they want to have Jimmy out on the field for as long as possible.

For so many that can bat on their day, the order doesn't half seem lopsided. If they think today was tough, then they might as well not bother in the summer against Starc, Hazelwood etc

[demain]

Blimey. That was a throwback to the 90s, super stuff. This Windies team seems unrecognizable from the side that got smashed in the subcontinent a few months ago.

Dowrich and Holder would ideally want to stretch this lead to 400 later today.

[JLStretton]

So everyone just sitting back thinking we going to spank them, and is the same from few years ago when we thought the same was going to happen but they stepped up

IS it going to happen again?

lolzzzz

Feel for Jimmy

[nicholasanthony]

You’ll still ruin us in the Ashes. Not to worry.