Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
That'll haunt him, but you could go on and on with 'what if's in this match. What if Labuschagne hadn't been dropped 3 times, what if we had batted sanely in the 1st innings...
England cricket 2019 (13 Viewers)
- Thread starter tisza
- Start date
That'll haunt him, but you could go on and on with 'what if's in this match. What if Labuschagne hadn't been dropped 3 times, what if we had batted sanely in the 1st innings...
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
Leach went up to him at the end and said "you know what this means dont you ?"
"What" ?asked Stokes
"you're going to get lots of sex now"
"What" ?asked Stokes
"you're going to get lots of sex now"
Saddlebrains
Well-Known Member
Ben stokes can have my mrs, house anything be fucking wants
Otis
Well-Known Member
What if Stokes doesn't fancy Jack Leach though?
100% agree. To do it once in the most high pressured of circumstances was unbelievable, twice, you’re right, truly outrageous !
Grendel
Well-Known Member
To be honest if the captain even mentioned it I’m sure he’d remind him if he hadn’t sanctioned a ridiculous review in the previous over it would not have mattered
Terry Gibson's perm
Well-Known Member
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Likewise Root should have have had Leech out at the crease at 10 - it’s well known that the ego that is Broad has huge objection to being last man but these days he makes Glenn Mcgath look like Virat Kholi - leech has some endurance in the same way that archer can thump the odd ball.
Root is a lucky man and there are some big choices ahead. He’s going to have to open and Denly at 3 with Roy down at probably 4 or even 5
If Anderson is fit I don’t know if he risks a very long tail but woakes looks a weak link and suddenly his batting is gone. I assumed Curran is injured if not he could come in at 8.
SIR ERNIE
Well-Known Member
Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
Let's be honest not even Stokes actually thought we'd make it from Broad's dismissal. Of course you did though...
Grendel
Well-Known Member
If we had fell by 8 runs the archer over against Lyon would have been pivotal in winning the game
Otis
Well-Known Member
I couldn't understand that at all, to use that last review for such an obvious not out decision.
Terry Gibson's perm
Well-Known Member
Gazolba
Well-Known Member
Because they never imagined there would be any need for another review.
Otis
Well-Known Member
But you have to don't you. Why would they think there wouldn't be another review opportunity. This one wasn't even close.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Well no you as captain have a very different mindset - it was almost like waving a “we are dead” card. Ponying was spitting feathers
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
Well-Known Member
Amazing game of cricket. From adject to sublime. One of the best innings ever seen. Even the drama that we should've lost by a run by umpire got it wrong. Aus took some wonderful catches and then let it slip with fielding errors. Had absolutely everything.
Grendel - today was a day for Stokes to try one-day (it was almost T20 at times) tactics once we were down to the tailenders as they were going to get out eventually facing too many balls, so he had to maintain the strike. But the fact he spent so long yesterday playing himself in (and at times maybe being too cautious) gave him the groundwork to do it. Well done to the big man - SPOTY almost nailed on now I think.
Grendel - today was a day for Stokes to try one-day (it was almost T20 at times) tactics once we were down to the tailenders as they were going to get out eventually facing too many balls, so he had to maintain the strike. But the fact he spent so long yesterday playing himself in (and at times maybe being too cautious) gave him the groundwork to do it. Well done to the big man - SPOTY almost nailed on now I think.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Do you think root needs to drop to number 4 and would you sanction Bairstow for 1 - 10 over spell of accelerating the run rate to 7 an over?
Terry Gibson's perm
Well-Known Member
Root should not have the burden of captaincy and go to number four if they can find a number three (not sure where though) everybody that makes county runs does so at 4-6 it seems. They obviously like Pope as he has only played one game and was called up but again is another number 6
Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
We can go with the what ifs all week. What if we hadn't rolled over in the first innings? What if Steve Smith had been fit? What if Stokes hadn't been dropped twice? What if the umpire had given Stokes plumb LBW?
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Exactly
Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
So what's your point?
What if Labuschagne hadn’t had about ten lives on Friday night and Saturday morning (from memory dropped at least four times and stokes also would’ve had him out but it was a no ball)
One of those and/or one decent partnership in the first innings would’ve seen us over the line a lot easier.
The joys of test cricket !
Probably safer going for Denly opening and move Roy down.
Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
Yup, but there's one thing we can be sure of and that's nobody seriously gave England a chance after Broad went, if not earlier.
Mcbean
Well-Known Member
What a session - was in the Gatehouse tavern for the last hour - big tv switched from Man City to Stokes - every run cheered - was a bit dodgy with the review and the catch chance but those sixes were epic - knighthood coming up if they can pull this one off (ashes) and World Cup - sports personality for Stokes - full redemption - still buzzing
Last edited:
ovduk78
Well-Known Member
I listened to it on TMS whilst getting dinner ready and they still needed about 40 when I had finished but I couldn't sit down and just paced round the kitchen cheering every run. Glenn McGrath was a bit angry at the lbw not given but both he and Jim Maxwell were more angry over the wasted review, it has been a real bug bear for Maxwell how teams use the reviews, especially when batsmen know they are out, and maybe this will put an end to it.
Sky Blue Pete
Well-Known Member
Truly unbelievable. Stokes will get all the credit fairly this time.
Botham getting all the credit for 81 was unfair. Dilley and Willis both played a huge part
Botham getting all the credit for 81 was unfair. Dilley and Willis both played a huge part
Paul Anthony
Well-Known Member
I didn't give us a chance after our first innings! Who did!?
I avoided really desperately getting my hopes up, and when we started losing wickets after lunch with some really careless shots, I was glad hadn't!
Have to credit Jack Leach as well. He played very sensibly, I hope a few others above him in the order took note.
tisza
Well-Known Member
They all need a look. Stokes was about 2 runs from 50 balls. Test cricket still about building an innings.
This is a good enough Aussie pace attack that if you leave the door open they are going to get you out.
their batting has been suspect (particularly when Smith was suspended) but it's still as good a pace attack as there is in Test cricket atm.