England Cricket 2022

McBobbin

Bairstow giving it some humpty. Listening to TMS at work, and looking like I'm actually enjoying my work for once.

Covered End

Why are NZ not pitching the ball up?
Worse than our 4 overs at the end of their innings.
Great batting by us of course.

randy andy

golfaddick said:

This could all end in tears.

Stokes was doing this in the first innings & tried one big hit too many.

BUT

If we can get quick runs then the lower order might only need to go at 2.5 - 3 an over.

Seriously, what does it take to cheer you up? England have hit 59 runs in 4 overs since tea. How about trying to enjoy it?

Manic_mania

Madness

North Lower Neil

What a great day some of the fans up there must be having, free tickets to a great day's cricket in the sunshine.

Covered End

Please can nobody type what most of us are thinking 

golfaddick

As I said, these 2 needed a century partnership or we"d be in trouble.

Momentum totally swung. Ours to lose now. But I don't think we will. 

What an amazing 30 mins since tea. 

golfaddick

Stokes in real pain. 

North Lower Neil

Who is the vice captain now?  Broad to captain the 3rd Test?

McBobbin

surely Root would captain again

DamoNorthStand

What’s happened to Stokes? Why is he hobbling?

North Lower Neil

McBobbin said:

surely Root would captain again

Considering he's literally just said he doesn't want to do it anymore, I'd presume not.

North Lower Neil

DamoNorthStand said:

What’s happened to Stokes? Why is he hobbling?

Did something to his knee hitting a ball a couple.if overs ago.

golfaddick

Shame Bairstow didnt know about the record. 

North Lower Neil

Well done Bairstow!

Good to see 3 different batsmen getting centuries in a match for us, can't remember the last time that's happened?

kentaddick

kentaddick said:

Match situation should be perfect for bairstow… surely? 

he's genuinely one of the best one day batters in the world.

killerandflash

Been busy for an hour, check the score on my phone 

Wow!

Covered End

DamoNorthStand said:

What’s happened to Stokes? Why is he hobbling?

It looks like he twisted his knee as he hit the ball.

North Lower Neil

Almost think Stokes would be better retiring hurt, Foakes could do more here and it would avoid further injury.

He can come back if needed.

Manic_mania

just leave Bairstow out there on his own lol he's absolutely brutalising them!

golfaddick

North Lower Neil said:

Almost think Stokes would be better retiring hurt, Foakes could do more here and it would avoid further injury.

He can come back if needed.

That was my thinking too.

kentaddick

50 needed off 28 overs

bUt a dRaW iS mOrE lIkElY rEsUlT

Cafc43v3r

Cafc43v3r said:

Could be all set up for some Captain Stokes and YJB fireworks at about 3pm tomorrow.

Me and the Mrs are off out at about 3pm tomorrow 😮‍💨😮‍💨

I didn't specify what test......... 

Unbelievable. 

Callumcafc

kentaddick said:

50 needed off 28 overs

bUt a dRaW iS mOrE lIkElY rEsUlT

If you predicted 110/0 from the first 10 overs after tea, I doff my cap.

That's ridiculous, even in ODI, even in T20. In the last session of day five.

Callumcafc

125/0 from 11 overs

North Lower Neil

This is so good.

golfaddick

How many overs left...?  Do you think we can still win...😀

DamoNorthStand

This is brutal from Bairstow. Absolutely brutal.

DamoNorthStand

DamoNorthStand said:

This is brutal from Bairstow. Absolutely brutal.

Fucks sake

golfaddick

This is what I'm thinking a Garner-led football team will look like. Shots galore.....

And as I type Bairstow nicks one.