David Kelly 1224 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 terrible shot, bairstow. looks like it might all be over by saturdayIt's a cunt having a test start on a Wednesday. Seems ages since we've had one go near the full five days and a lot of the time they're over in not much more than three days. It's going to spoil my weekend viewing if it ends as soon as it looks like it's going to. I'll have to watch some football at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 ah, gutted for ballance. he was playing the leg spinner really well, getting well forward, but then he feathers one to the keeper down the leg side. he was the one who looked like maybe going on to make a ton. last two recognised batsmen in now. if they can hang on to the close, it won't have been the worst day, having been put in to bat. big ask though. anything over 300 is about par, given recent first innings scores on this pitch have generally been pretty low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 We could have done with Stokes right about now. Looking a bit of a struggle. More positively Durham are close to bowling Somerset out before lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 england's bowlers toiling a bit. the one wicket was a loose shot to point from a short and wide anderson delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yeah they look very solid. Looking like they'll go past our total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 bit early to say that. england just need to pitch it up a bit. finn in particular was way too short with his lengths. good pace though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 proper test match batting this like. the likes of hales and vince should take note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I suppose Hales in particular being an opener. As a number 4 Vince has to play a few more shots but he also needs to be able to score ugly. It seems to me that we would be better off with Ballance at 4 and Vince and 5. Of course when they both end up coming it at about the same time it makes no difference but I think if Ballance is in with one of Cook or Root he might hang around longer and allow Vince to come in with us in a better position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Could do with a wicket like. Starting to look a bit sloppy in the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Looking like you'll be watching England bat to save the game on Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 could be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It's quite painful this like. We look like we're getting absolutely nowhere against these two. May as well give Root a couple of overs to see if he can get one of them to do something stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 What a gift that is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 desperate for two or three more wickets before the close here but doesn't look like much is happening, unless they're more effective with the second new ball than the were with the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Think we might have been better getting ourselves out earlier last night and having a go at them then. The ball seemed to be swinging then and we might have got a couple of early wickets and put them under pressure. Only 86 ahead now and they look comfortable as anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 younis still looks vulnerable but yeah, the few chances we've created have been put down. can't remember an lbw appeal all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 James Vince having a go turning his arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Good to get Younus early this morning, if we can get Misbah quickly it's game on. Must be a minefield down at Taunton for the Durham game. Before the end of the first session on day two there's been 23 wickets. Somerset currently 0 for 3 in their second innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Finn has been pony in this test again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Set up to be a bit of a doozy of a day at the cricket tomorrow. Can't be worse that what I paid to watch this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Aye you've got a belter of a day tomorrow, especially as the weather is set fair - enjoy yourself! This is one of the beauties of test cricket, I never would have said the game would have been set up like this at close of play yesterday. Ideally the pitch would be deteriorating and England would have a quality spinner to take advantage, but neither of those things seem to be the case so it may well peter out into a draw. You never know though, there's probably a few twists and turns for us to enjoy yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 HAve a slog for 5 overs then declare. They've no chance of chasing down over 300 so may as well give ourselves as much time as possible to bowl them out. Knowing cautious Cook, he'll probably bat out the morning session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21869 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Good day at the cricket on Saturday. Sun blazed hard all day so sporting a nice lobster look today. The Eric Hollies was slightly subdued. Partially I think because of the pedestrian scoring rate during most of the day till the final session when Moeen and Bairstow upped the ante. Even when it got rowdy though, the main song was "don't take me home, I just don't want to go to work". I always thought this was a Newcastle football chant until I heard it loads at the euros - think it was the Welsh or the Irish who sang it? The other one was a new Joe Root/Icelandic football clap mash up. All in all though quite a sedate day by Edgbaston standards - loads of empty seats around the ground too. Some decent fancy dress efforts though beyond the obvious ones you see every year like super heroes etc. 6 chefs and a lobster - cue "what's the coming over the hill, is it a lobster?" And 6 fox hunting toffs chasing a fox were probably the standouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Everyone was singing the don't take me home chant at the Euros. We've been singing it since Benfica at least. I found it quite disconcerting to hear it at the cricket though. It just doesn't go. Great result yesterday though, said to my dad just after lunch that it looked like we had no chance of getting the result then Moeen got his first and we really started to beleive from there. Glad to see Finn start to turn his form around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34954 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 One of the best England victories and all round team performances I've seen in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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