The cricket thread

scrumhalf

I'd be surprised if there was any pay before mid-afternoon.

It's been hammering down here (at the northern end of the Finchley Road) for hours.

guitars4you

My tickets just arrived for Leeds next Thursday - 1st day - Looking forward to this 

Does anyone know about taking in your own food/pic-nic - assume okay

RandallFlagg

No idea Mark, I just checked and the YCCC website doesn't help either. 

Hope the weather is good for you, I am going to Old Trafford 4th Test on day 1.

RandallFlagg

England did well today, kept things pretty even with Aus, a good start

Nitefly

Exciting, wasn't it?!

scrumhalf

Test match weather as I remember it. I think I need to put a sweater on.

drofluf

RandallFlagg said:

England did well today, kept things pretty even with Aus, a good start

Yes, better than I’d hoped for at close of play. A few setbacks but they did as well as could be expected. If they can pull off a couple more days like this then they may get a flattering result. 

guitars4you

RandallFlagg said:

No idea Mark, I just checked and the YCCC website doesn't help either. 

Hope the weather is good for you, I am going to Old Trafford 4th Test on day 1.

I'm almost equal distance from Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, with Nottingham a touch closer - But this year I applied for the usual ballot and only got in with a spot at Leeds - Hope it is still all to play for by the time it gets to Manchester

guitars4you

RandallFlagg said:

No idea Mark, I just checked and the YCCC website doesn't help either. 

Hope the weather is good for you, I am going to Old Trafford 4th Test on day 1.

just found out food is okay to take in  - Any drinks must be in still sealed plastic containers and no alcohol - And only plastic knife/forks etc - So okay - Thanks for looking

RandallFlagg

guitars4you said:

RandallFlagg said:

No idea Mark, I just checked and the YCCC website doesn't help either. 

Hope the weather is good for you, I am going to Old Trafford 4th Test on day 1.

I'm almost equal distance from Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, with Nottingham a touch closer - But this year I applied for the usual ballot and only got in with a spot at Leeds - Hope it is still all to play for by the time it gets to Manchester

I hope so too mate. The way this weather's going it could be snow by September...

scrumhalf

Aussies win the toss and put England in.

Where the hell's that bloody rain?

crunchman

At least the Aussies have left Starc out.

mikeyrob73

great start 0-1 

munckee

Who let them bowl, if you let them bowl or bat we'll be in trouble that much was obvious.

Dopesick

Keaton Jennings please come back, all is forgiven.

scrumhalf

That was completely unacceptable from Roy. It's not a sodding limited overs game! 

crunchman

Root out.  Will we last until lunch?

Dopesick

Burns and Denly hanging on.

The Aussie over rate is awful - 24 overs in nearly two hours is pitiful.

crunchman

Dopesick said:

Burns and Denly hanging on.

The Aussie over rate is awful - 24 overs in nearly two hours is pitiful.

Could we get them to make Smith the captain again, so he's the one who will get suspended.  Not sure we have any other way to get him out!

guitars4you

A good recovery by Burns and Denley - Hope it develops into something we can build on and then allow, Bairstow, Butler and Stokes to be more expansive

Will be interesting to see what bounce Archer can get out of this pitch