Summer 2020 Cricket Thread

[Gary Baldi]

This season is now or never for Nick Gubbins. Good start to the season for him. He should be there or thereabouts.

He was mentioned in the paper the other day about potential players to come in. Vince just looks lost out there now

 

[Sarge]

Broad back into the bowling attack after lunch, c'mon England

 

[Marked Ox]

Pakistan looking favourites for a win here imo with how well they are batting and 2 leg spinners with us batting last.

 

[Sarge]

Bess into the bowling attack ...79-2, Pakistan ticking along since lunch, hopefully Bess will grab a wicket

 

[Sarge]

Looks like another brief rain stoppage is imminent-ish .... Pakistan 90-2 off 36 overs

 

[Sarge]

Rain stopped play, England not been all that since lunch ....121-2

hope the enforced break sees England return in better form?
Babar looking solid with the bat, has already got his 50 up

 

[Sarge]

Match 'delayed' pitch inspection at 5pm ..... wonder if English weather delays will work in England's favour, hope so

 

[Sarge]

covers are coming off ... C'mon England

scrub that... next pitch inspection 5.30pm

 

[Sarge]

Play set to resume 5.45

 

[Sarge]

close of play 139-2 ... not a great first day of the series for England

tomorrow is another day

 

[Gary Baldi]

close of play 139-2 ... not a great first day of the series for England

tomorrow is another day

Paktistan's batting looks a lot more secure than the Windies was. Going to be a hard series, especially if you drop catches, etc

 

[Sarge]

Paktistan's batting looks a lot more secure than the Windies was. Going to be a hard series, especially if you drop catches, etc

lets hope Buttler has velcro gloves on today & chucks away the teflon coated ones he wore yesterday

 

[Sarge]

Game on , C'mon England

 

[Sarge]

ooooh ,Jimmy Jimmy' .... Anderson removes Babar on 69

 

[Sarge]

and Broad follows with a maiden over

better bowling, and fielding from England already today

 

[Sarge]

Broadyyyyyyy..... takes out Shadiq for 7

Pakistan 150-4 .... much better bowling and fielding from England so far

 

[Sarge]

looks like Woakes and Archer are replacing Anderson & Broad

 

[SteMerritt]

Just caught up with the wickets, it's great the BBC website can show the wickets now, guess its down to the deal for the highlights show. The Anderson wicket ball swung miles!

 

[Sarge]

Just caught up with the wickets, it's great the BBC website can show the wickets now, guess its down to the deal for the highlights show. The Anderson wicket ball swung miles!

bit good that was

 

[Sarge]

Woakes takes Rizwan's wicket for 9 runs

Bess getting a few overs before lunch, new ball due soon after the break