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Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:28 am
by Darlo_Pete
Well honours even I'd say after the first days play. If England can make 350 or more then I'd say advantage to England, anything less then advantage to Australia.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:50 pm
by The_Ozzman_Cometh
196 off 80 overs is woeful scoring IMO!! When the Aussies bat unless we get Warner cheaply then they'l score at over 3 an over!!

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:40 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Yes it wasn't riveting to be honest, I'd had enough by lunchtime 2am.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:53 am
by Darlo_Pete
Australia are just edging it after day 2. England need at least one wicket before lunch tomorrow.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:22 am
by Darlo_Pete
England being well and truly pounded, being shown how to play the game.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:27 am
by Darlo_Pete
Well that was embarrassing, as we lose by 10 wickets. The collapse on the forth day was shocking, but predictable as well. Our tailenders just don't seem to be able to stick around like the Aussie tailenders. The Aussie number 11 Lyon looked a betted batsman than our number 9 Broad.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:18 am
by Darlo_Pete
England struggling again on the third day, as they try to avoid following on.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:34 pm
by Spyman
Darlo_Pete wrote:England struggling again on the third day, as they try to avoid following on.
Thanks, BBC Sport.

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Re: English cricket.

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:32 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Interesting last day coming up, Aussies must still be favourites.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:30 am
by Darlo_Pete
England fold like a pack of cards, as they lose the second test by 120 runs. The difference is the Aussie bowlers, who are a class act.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:05 am
by Darlo_Pete
England win the toss again and we're off to a great start 77-1 just before lunch.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:25 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Great first day for England, let's see if they can hammer home the advantage and get 550 to 600.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:25 am
by Darlo_Pete
England's tail collapses yet again. Match pretty well balanced, depends on whether England can get out Smith.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:23 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Well that was embarrassing and humiliating as Australia pile on almost 350 runs for the loss of one wicket. I think England should drop Ali, as he poses hardly any spinning threat and Anderson and Broad as they don't have the speed to trouble the Australian batsmen. It was just pathetic.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:17 am
by Darlo_Pete
There is always lots of English St George flags at ashes matches. Saw one yesterday from Cockerton Cricket Club. Cockerton is a superb of Darlo for those that don't know the area.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:26 am
by Darlo_Pete
Ashes lost by an innings and 41 runs. it was men against boys I'm afraid.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:15 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Up against it after day 1, can't see us getting anything from this game.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:57 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Great day for England, as Cook and Root put England in a potentially winning position. Let's hope they can press forward our advantage.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:11 am
by Darlo_Pete
Cook finally gets his act together and scores an unbeaaten 244, to put England in a very strong position with 2 days to go.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 3:06 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Who'd have thought rain would come to rescue the aussies. Probably odds are that the aussies will avoid defeat on the last day.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:44 am
by Darlo_Pete
Tepid draw, at least England didn't get smashed this time. Smith is almost unbeatable.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:39 am
by Darlo_Pete
Australia edge the first day's play, with two wickets in the last two overs.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:32 am
by Spyman
Darlo_Pete wrote:Australia edge the first day's play, with two wickets in the last two overs.
Pete, can you provide a summary of last night please? I rely on your insight to keep up with it.

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Re: English cricket.

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:39 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Spyman wrote:
Darlo_Pete wrote:Australia edge the first day's play, with two wickets in the last two overs.
Pete, can you provide a summary of last night please? I rely on your insight to keep up with it.

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We lost the plot. :lol: Advantage to the Aussies as they ended up only just over 150 behind with 8 wickets remaining.

It's amazing how a pitch that looked challenging when we batted, now looks like it's the easiest of pitches to bat on.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:33 am
by Darlo_Pete
Well that's England's chances of a win down the swaney, as the Aussies pill on the runs and now lead by over 130 with 6 wickets left.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:11 am
by Darlo_Pete
The end is nigh for English cricket. Only the weather can save England now, as there is a slight chance of rain tomorrow afternoon.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:17 am
by Darlo_Pete
What a shambles as England fall to another innings defeat. They should get rid of Stoneman, Woakes, Ali, Broad and Anderson for a start. Boycott looked disgusted at England's performance after the game, at least he's honest and realistic.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:57 pm
by Darlo_Pete
ODI's start tonight. I've been watching a fair bit of the big bash T20 competition. The side I like because I've been there are the Tasmanian Hurricanes. They have a young player called D'arcy Short, who's been overlooked for the ODI's, but he is likely to play in the following T20's. What a great player for the future, sadly for the Aussies and he can bowl as well.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:47 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Great win for England, as Jason Roy and comes good with a record score in ODI for an English batsman.

Re: English cricket.

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:25 pm
by Darlo_Pete
England win yet again and clinch the 5 match series.