England Cricket 2023

Callumcafc

Drinks break.

214-6, 37 more required.

Brook 64 (86)
Woakes 21 (31)

Partnership of 43 - the biggest of the innings so far.

MrBurns

Todds_right_hook

foakes for bairstow but who bats at 3? Push root up to 3?

Manic_mania

every. single. run is like gold dust between these two now

Callumcafc

Callumcafc said:

Callumcafc said:

50 to get… get them in tens…

40 to get…

30 to get…

soapboxsam

The Juxtaposition of being 2-1 down or two dead rubbers is such a dichotomy that it really is triumph or Disaster. 

Callumcafc

Todds_right_hook said:

foakes for bairstow but who bats at 3? Push root up to 3?

IMO

If Stokes can bowl… Foakes for Robinson and Bairstow bats at 3

If Stokes can’t bowl, Foakes for Bairstow or Ali and whoever gets the nod to play bats at 3

Exiled_Addick

Anyone willing to declare England as favourites yet?

McBobbin

Brook has to be the best cricketer with the middle name Cherrington ever

Todds_right_hook

Callumcafc said:

Todds_right_hook said:

foakes for bairstow but who bats at 3? Push root up to 3?

IMO

If Stokes can bowl… Foakes for Robinson and Bairstow bats at 3

If Stokes can’t bowl, Foakes for Bairstow or Ali and whoever gets the nod to play bats at 3

Is putting an out of form bairstow up the order a good idea?

Todds_right_hook

Nooooooo

Callumcafc

Brook what have you done

Weegie Addick

Oh ffs

Callumcafc

Brook skies one. Out for 75…

21 still required

Weegie Addick

McBobbin said:

Brook has to be the best cricketer with the middle name Cherrington ever

That aged well…

golfaddick

Squeaky bum time.

AdTheAddicK

Sums up bazball that. We lose this now. But what entertainment ay. Get out 

golfaddick

Need Monty Panesar & Jimmy Anderson. 

Callumcafc

Todds_right_hook said:

Callumcafc said:

Todds_right_hook said:

foakes for bairstow but who bats at 3? Push root up to 3?

IMO

If Stokes can bowl… Foakes for Robinson and Bairstow bats at 3

If Stokes can’t bowl, Foakes for Bairstow or Ali and whoever gets the nod to play bats at 3

Is putting an out of form bairstow up the order a good idea?

It’s not perfect but I think it’s the best we’ve got. Root’s best spot is 4, Brook’s is 5 and Stokes’ is 6. I wouldn’t want to move any of them around.

Either Bairstow bats 7 as wicketkeeper or he goes up the order.

soapboxsam

Come on you knew it was never going to be easy.

Callumcafc

Callumcafc said:

Callumcafc said:

Callumcafc said:

50 to get… get them in tens…

40 to get…

30 to get…

20 to get…

R0TW

good garden listening with a cold beer

Callumcafc

Spinner taken off and Cummins back on to bowl

Manic_mania

this is SO tense

golfaddick

My fault chaps.

When we got to just needing 24 I thought we were home & hosed. 

Todds_right_hook

I'm anxious watching this. The last time I felt like this was probably the 50 World Cup. 

Todds_right_hook

Great shot wood but now play for singles

golfaddick

Noooo. Dont start hooking.


Get them in singles. 

Addick Addict

I don't think that it's in Mark Wood's nature to leave us wondering

Callumcafc

Big six from Mark Wood takes it down from 18 to 12