Cricket

[Charro]

I hate Lords

 

[ElGato]

Ollie Pope is a horrid batter to watch, even when he's scoring runs

 

[Eggs]

Ollie Pope is a horrid batter to watch, even when he's scoring runs

…..I feel like he’s got carried away by the hype around him, I never trust him so what just happened doesn’t surprise me in the least.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Pretty even first day in the end. Maybe England shaded it but only just.

 

[Rita_Poon]

haha invasion of ladybirds. That goes back 40+ years.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Good decision to bat first, terrible pitch, Lords really is just history and little more these days, like F1 at Monaco.

 

[Root66]

Why is it a terrible pitch? The ball did a lot, and batters had to dig in and bat like it's test cricket.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Why is it a terrible pitch? The ball did a lot, and batters had to dig in and bat like it's test cricket.

Because it's day 1. See what it looks like on day 5.

 

[Root66]

Because it's day 1. See what it looks like on day 5.

Let's hope it's a minefield. As all test pitches would be after 5 days in baking heat

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Let's hope it's a minefield. As all test pitches would be after 5 days in baking heat

That won't suit England. I'm not convinced on Bashir yet. There's lots to like, and lot's to learn, unsure which way he will go.

 

[RD2910]

That won't suit England. I'm not convinced on Bashir yet. There's lots to like, and lot's to learn, unsure which way he will go.

He'd still be much better on a minefield though, he's going to bowl either way.

 

[Eggs]

He'd still be much better on a minefield though, he's going to bowl either way.

….Stokes’ injury will likely put extra workload on all the bowlers, especially Bashir.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

He'd still be much better on a minefield though, he's going to bowl either way.

I'm not disputing that, I'm just unsure if he's going to be good enough even with a minefield and unsure if he's going to be the answer long term. Hopefully proves me wrong and bowls a match winning spell. He's got a great leadership team around him to help him.

 

[ToffeeTim]

England need to bat and bat as long as they can today, even if it's not a fast scoring rate. I know it's old fashioned but every run and every over you bat helps on a slow turning wicket in these hot conditions. It's inevitable that the wicket will start to get worse on Sunday and Monday with all the heat. If they can get to around 380 / 400, they should be well in the game

 

[Eggs]

….Stokes’ injury will likely put extra workload on all the bowlers, especially Bashir.

…..Stokes bowling at full pace in the warm-up which is encouraging.