*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[Prince EWS]

But they'll never expect it #bazball

Except they probably would actually expect it now. #wifom

What they really wouldn't expect would be England just batting out the rest of the Test.

 

[91Jmay]

Comms are 100% correct, Aus have been consistently poor not using the wide outside off strategy (which actually won them the game at Lords).

 

[Gnske]

Imagine being Smith having to watch your solar panel flat brained captain deliver this

 

[Molehill]

Has anyone explained the state of the game to Brook? This is a bit bizarre considering his normal way of going about things.

 

[straw man]

Oh yeah #over-rate-chat. IMO every hour the fielding team should need to drop and do fifty push-ups for every over they're behind.
(hey it's no worse an idea than the alternatives)

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Imagine being Smith having to watch your solar panel flat brained captain deliver this

Atleast this captain is not flat brain enough to cheat(publicly and then cry about it).

 

[Son Of Coco]

Again, our tactics...the one bloke who actually looked a bit dicey to the short stuff we bounced twice before he got to 50 on his way to 70-odd in the last test, and here we are bowling full for him to drive again.

 

[Gnske]

Has anyone explained the state of the game to Brook? This is a bit bizarre considering his normal way of going about things.

Someone just did

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Teams have always wasted time and always will. No point slagging off the Aussies for doing it as we would do the same and bowl fewer overs in the same position. No idea why people only moan about it on a day like this, it is a constant in every game.

 

[ashley bach]

Has anyone explained the state of the game to Brook? This is a bit bizarre considering his normal way of going about things.

Looks like he was listening to you

 

[Gnske]

Atleast this captain is not flat brain enough to cheat(publicly and then cry about it).

Cummins is too unintelligent to cheat

I'd bet women have made you cry all the time but you seem like you've never talked to a good woman.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Cummins is too unintelligent to cheat

I'd bet women have made you cry all the time but you seem like you've never talked to a good woman.

Cummins has never come across as dumb.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Green vs Stokes & bowling in his hitting zone...wonder how the rugby league is going?

 

[RightArmMystery]

Been good this innings from Brook. Not blindly swinging at everything, played some beautiful shots and not really looked in any trouble at all. Has got to 36 pretty comfortably. Interesting to see how he plays the short stuff.

 

[mackembhoy]

Oh yeah #over-rate-chat. IMO every hour the fielding team should need to drop and do fifty push-ups for every over they're behind.
(hey it's no worse an idea than the alternatives)

How is penalty runs a worse idea than fifty pushups?

Day 1 there were 83 bowled by 630 while Derbyshire managed to bowled 96 by 6 in the CC.

Then we only had 80 yesterday. We've been robbed of over an hour's worth of cricket in this test.

Penalty runs is the only way their going to learn. Fines and wtc points deductions are embarrassingly ineffective.

 

[Gnske]

Cummins has never come across as dumb.

I see you don't watch this sport

 

[ImpatientLime]

god i miss warney at times like this. this is prime #declarationchat hours.

i would be raging.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Just make the ****s bowl their overs. Cut down the breaks, play later with the flood-lights on, start early the next day, force them to bowl at least 85-90 overs a day. They'll soon start getting a ****ing move on.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

I'd bet women have made you cry all the time but you seem like you've never talked to a good woman.

Wtf are you talking about?

 

[Son Of Coco]

I see you don't watch this sport

Well, I did just mention the rugby league, so you would be correct at the moment.

I should clarify...Cummins has never come across as dumb when he is off the cricket field.