4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[King Pietersen]

Good over from Leach. Much more testing length.

 

[Cabinet96]

Holding

"ah, just clipping. correct decision made by umpire erasmus."

????

He's proper old school.

 

[Spark]

Never looked too close once the replay was showed. Lucky it wasn't given out, especially given it was only barely hitting.

I think those really shouldn't be given out tbh. Way too much doubt. The other one though, is not quite "plumb" but it's not far off either.

 

[Daemon]

Well it wasn't a howler at least. Really I don't think those should be given out.

I don't get this mentality tbh.

 

[Burgey]

Is that red wrist band on Stokes’ bowling arm from the Bristol nightclub?

 

[Starfighter]

Stokes going for the wide yorker strategy now.

 

[Burgey]

I don't get this mentality tbh.

Weren’t you one of the blokes defending the Stokes not out last test?

 

[Daemon]

Stokes has bowled some proper puss here. Get Overton on.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Stokes barring the odd spell has bowled mostly rubbish this series.

 

[Daemon]

Weren’t you one of the blokes defending the Stokes not out last test?

I was defending how the umpire could've very conceivably made such a mistake because of the angle and the flurry of bat pad gloves making it very tough to judge how much it straightened.

It was definitely out though.

This was more 50/50, but if it was given people would say Labu was 'unlucky' even though the evidence says it's more likely than not, out.

 

[Starfighter]

This was more 50/50, but if it was given people would say Smith was 'unlucky' even though the evidence says it's more likely than not, out.

Looks like you're watching about as closely as Holding.

 

[Spark]

Stokes barring the odd spell has bowled mostly rubbish this series.

Barring one spell, really. Just happened to be the length of about four spells.

 

[morgieb]

I think those really shouldn't be given out tbh. Way too much doubt. The other one though, is not quite "plumb" but it's not far off either.

Yeah, this is my thoughts tbh.

 

[King Pietersen]

Leachy getting some grip and turn, nice to see. Been good after being a bit short in his 1st over.

 

[morgieb]

There's Overton.

 

[Starfighter]

Well he's been put on sooner than Woakes would've been.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Australia need to knuckle down here. Seen this happen often; get on a roll till about 150 and then lose two or three in no time. Aim for a 250/3 kind of day.

 

[Spark]

Leachy getting some grip and turn, nice to see. Been good after being a bit short in his 1st over.

Is it actually good to see though, both from a "should English pitches really be behaving like this" and also a "England have to bowl last on this vs Lyon into Starc/Broad rough" pov?

 

[Daemon]

Bet Smith is gonna do something anticlimatic and get out to Leach or something for 24

fk almost

 

[NUFAN]

Daemon, i find it really hard to say the bowling team is unlucky when a batsman is given not out on a ball clipping leg sides bail.

It just doesnt feel out and even with technology it feels more right to not be out and this is what the former bowling great in the comm box meant too.