Cricket

[Klyntonius]

Should have pulled Ali after the wicket. Bring Wood or Archer on from one end to pair up with Rashid. Dot up Khawaja, starve Finch of the strike and try to frustrate the bloke out.

You're complicating things with strategy.

 

[Cannon82]

You're complicating things with strategy.

Much easier just to let Finch mosy on to another century and then hope to catch one on the fence once he starts knocking them out of the park for shits and giggles. Alternatively, the Poms are playing for the declaration.

 

[Klyntonius]

Australia are marginally in front but this is turning...

 

[Cannon82]

Australia are marginally in front but this is turning...

Yep, Stoinis needs to earn his coin here. Smith should shuffle along at a little better than a run a ball. Puttering along to 280 odd is a decent total, but the Poms can chase it down and it will put a fair bit of pressure on our bowlers to do the job. On that front, Behrendorff and Lyon coming in are big improvements, but our tail is awfully long if we lose a few more poles.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Stoinis needs to block more.

 

[Cannon82]

Stoinis needs to block more.

Agreed. He needs to knuckle down and get through to the 2nd last ball of the 50th over before going pongo.

Or Smith could run him out.

 

[Klyntonius]

Stoinis is a damaging player. He either (occasionally) gets in and bludgeons big runs or, more commonly, wastes balls and hurts his own team.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Australia are a massive chance to be bowled out. This is like Melbourne having a 3 goal lead at 3 quarter time when the opposition have 1 or 2 down on the bench.

 

[Cannon82]

Stoinis is a damaging player. He either (occasionally) gets in and bludgeons big runs or, more commonly, wastes balls and hurts his own team.

Like a third-rate Dhoni...

 

[Johnny Karate]

Does anyone know if there is a slope at Lords? If so is it an incline/decline or a horribly outdated ethnic slur?

 

[Johnny Karate]

How dare the Pomgolians boo Smith and Warner! They are our villains to be faux outraged at. Cultural appropriation at its finest.

 

[Cannon82]

Does anyone know if there is a slope at Lords? If so is it an incline/decline or a horribly outdated ethnic slur?

Its both. There are a lot of dark spots, too.

The main impediment to getting bowled out just removed himself. Straight ones will do from here on out.

 

[Klyntonius]

Carey is handy.

 

[Klyntonius]

Smith has always been quite an emotional character but today he was more demonstrative than normal. I wonder if he's allowed the booing to build pressure on his mind.

 

[Cannon82]

Smith has always been quite an emotional character but today he was more demonstrative than normal. I wonder if he's allowed the booing to build pressure on his mind.

Seemed like his usual twitchy spaz self to me? He's always doing that shit. It's quite annoying.

Starc to attempt to heave the next 5 deliveries out of the park, probably get one of them before sending one straight up.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Smith has always been quite an emotional character but today he was more demonstrative than normal. I wonder if he's allowed the booing to build pressure on his mind.

I just like to think he is a big fan of Tweak from South Park.

 

[Johnny Karate]

I’m not sure what Carey is doing. It’s almost like he wants us to bat out the 50.

I’m also not sure why the commentators haven’t talked more about why this is a disappointing total from Australia after Warner and Finch got off to a great start.

 

[Klyntonius]

I’m not sure what Carey is doing. It’s almost like he wants us to bat out the 50.

I’m also not sure why the commentators haven’t talked more about why this is a disappointing total from Australia after Warner and Finch got off to a great start.

Missed opportunity.

 

[Cannon82]

I just like to think he is a big fan of Tweak from South Park.

Shoe fits, got a good lol from me.

Funny bowling from England to finish. At some point do you reckon they'd pick up that Carey doesn't mind a bit of width outside off stump? No? Just keep bowling there, then.

285 is a decent total. If we apply the screws early and stop them getting off to a decent start, we're a good shout of them caving in.

 

[Klyntonius]

Seemed like his usual twitchy spaz self to me? He's always doing that ****. It's quite annoying.

Starc to attempt to heave the next 5 deliveries out of the park, probably get one of them before sending one straight up.

Moreso when he missed the flick down the legside, he berated himself the while way down the pitch and then torched himself the whole way off the field when he got out. Just thought that wasn't quite his usual self.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Moreso when he missed the flick down the legside, he berated himself the while way down the pitch and then torched himself the whole way off the field when he got out. Just thought that wasn't quite his usual self.

He’s obsessive compulsive that’s all I read into it. He probably admonishes himself when batting in the shower. “There’s so much pressure. Gah!”

 

[Johnny Karate]

Bec Maddern needs to wear more hairspray and tone down her charisma. I think she may have impregnated me.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Behrendorf should stop bowling good areas. Please bowl wayward lines and length like Starc.

 

[HANDSOLO]

Thoughts so far?

 

[Klyntonius]

Wellity, wellity, that's a nice scoreline to wake up to!
It was said not long ago that England make monster 300s for fun and Australia's solid high 200s won't cut it. And here we are, England with three losses and in danger of missing the finals. Life is good!