Cricket: Random Discussion Thread
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Kind of hoping SL can make the WTC final and India can lose again.
I've been a bit quiet and will continue to be from time to time for cricket but what the hell England - on the back of a full English summer and Australia just getting into its cricket season and blowing off the international cobwebs you should be taking us apart with convincing series wins - yet overall over both 20/20 and one day we walked away with the chocolates!!
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4138158
Could be one to keep an eye on
Congrats Root - highest scoring english batsmen
ronnie o'root is batting left handed
I love watching him bat but it still gets me nervous every time he reverse sweeps
Lovely to see the runs getting scored but my word this is a disgraceful test pitch
From the BBC commentry:
With the completion of that over, England have now batted as many overs as Pakistan did in their innings. They have scored 259 more runs in that time.
What a bonkers match.
To bat first and score 556 and be a favourite to lose by an innings.
Congrats to Root and Brook on their huge innings.
Pope getting a duck on a wicket built for batting stat padding is pretty funny.
off 322 balls
3rd highest test average of anyone with 20+ innings
It will be interesting to see where Jaiswal and Brook's averages end up.
Half of Jaiswal's test series were against West Indies and Bangladesh, with a lot of runs coming in the home series against England, so it's unlikely to remain anywhere so high. Brook's staggering run rate suggests his average will also return to more normal levels.
everyone’s average goes down.
My guess is that Brook averages early 50s, albeit the guy he reminds me most of is early to middle Steve Smith - great eye, great timer, ordinary footwork. And he averages 56/57?
Interesting.
I'd say low to mid 40s for Brook who will play many more tests at home against late movement than anywhere else, where his lack of footwork and cavalier approach will tell somewhat in the end. otoh if they can keep playing series in Pakistan on these wickets...
Interesting.
I'd say low to mid 40s for Brook who will play many more tests at home against late movement than anywhere else, where his lack of footwork and cavalier approach will tell somewhat in the end. otoh if they can keep playing series in Pakistan on these wickets...
I think his eye is probably too good for his average to drop so much but I also agree with cavalier approach to some degree…albeit that’s how he gets his runs.
And yep, they are playing on the same pitch in the second test so perhaps he can cash in again and really start getting his average up there
Not a bad start to the Test here vs India, way to bounce back after a poor series loss vs Sri Lanka
India all out for 46, lowest test total at home in history. This was a "green top" with beautiful swinging conditions. Our bowlers hit the jackpot with India choosing to bat, what a unexpected delight haha
Now to see if we can fare any better, Bumrah will likely be a nightmare
Insanity over there
I imagine it would have paid good money to bet on none of Australia, England and India making the Women’s T20 World Cup final.
Final will be South Africa v NZ/WI
India need to score 157 to avoid the F/O.
