Cricket

[Slim]

I'm not particularly a cricket fan but what a inspirational performance against New Zealand today!

[Nickslikk2112]

And I'm a bloody idiot! I'm retired, I've got all the time in the world to do what I want - except DIY - and there's free entry to the Test at Trent Bridge, just down the road. Never even gave it a thought about going. Mind, they could have stretched it out longer to give people better value...

I never thought that after putting InZid in and them scoring 550 that we'd win it, but there you go, that's why Test Cricket is the ultimate form of the game, time for ebbs and flows. Just hope Stokes isn't too badly injured.

The BBCs use of the word "Batter" is doing my head in though, it's BATSMAN, batter is what YJB and Stokesy were doing to the ball. Yes, language changes, but I don't want changes enforced by some liberal-lefty PC Cabal in Broadcasting House. Thankfully Aggers still says "Third Man" instead of "Third" which is also being forced upon us.

[Slim]

It just seems absolutely ridiculous to me, I must agree. batswoman or batsman - what's wrong with that?

I listened on 5 Live, initially they were going to Trent Bridge for reports every 15 minutes but eventually they just stayed with it.

[dom]

Fantastic cricket. Root is on another level. Bairstow sensational too.

[pxr5]

Yes that was another tremendous win. In both tests, in the past, England would certainly rolled over and be beaten. I like this new positive style. It won't win every game playing like that but it really shows spirit (something the England football team could do with). Great stuff.

[Nickslikk2112]

Twisty, Turny, Test Cricket. Again. I'd written YJB off as a T20 slogger, seems it can work in Tests, it just looks so bad when it doesn't.

[pxr5]

I caught the score today at 55/6 and I was convinced that was it. When I looked later it was still 6 and 260. Things like this are not normal for England. Great fun though and I bet the Kiwis can't believe it.

[dom]

T20 and the like really seem to have improved stroke play and attacking cricket

[Jonners]

They have, but also made the likes of defence, ball watching and building an innings secondary

So, when the ball starts moving around, we end up at 55-6

[dom]

it's not where you start its where you finish!

joking aside you're right, that style of play could well come unstuck against a better bowling attack

[Nickslikk2112]

Cripes!

We have no fear! Until the wheels fall off and it's back to square one.

[Slim]

Did I hear that Stuart Broad had bowled the worst ever test over, the other day? 35 runs off six balls, or something?

[pxr5]

Did I hear that Stuart Broad had bowled the worst ever test over, the other day? 35 runs off six balls, or something?

You did and can watch it here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/62021215

[dom]

His pub also burnt down a couple of weeks ago

[pxr5]

England's win against Pakistan yesterday was an incredible result but I hadn't realised how eventful it actually was. Tremendous stuff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/63873273