International Cricket Thread

[Bill Manspeaker]

I'll just c/p from cricinfo cos I missed it

Sharma to Ali, OUT, dug in, Moeen takes his eye off the ball and ducks into it - gloves to short leg and he's gone, with the last ball before the interval! Half of the ground erupts, the rest sit in stunned silence. Ishant has ripped out a huge wicket, ending a 101-run stand and giving India something to savour over their sandwiches. The ball was short and rose at a horrible angle for Moeen, he stuck up his dukes but the killer punch had already been thrown

5/173. 146 to win

[Bill Manspeaker]

geez. Prior you idiot. I mean good, cos I'm going for India, but geez... so dumb. right before the new ball as well

6/198

121 to win

India haven't taken the new ball

[Bill Manspeaker]

haha Stokes tries to pull it away and hits it straight up. a pair for Stokes. Sharma gets his fifth wicket

7/201

118 to win

[Bill Manspeaker]

lmao Root goes the pull as well and he's gone. unbelievable

8/201

[Bill Manspeaker]

Sharma gets Broad. that's his 7th wicket

9/216

[Bill Manspeaker]

the last ball before lunch really killed this match for England

[Bill Manspeaker]

Jadeja runs out Anderson and that's it!

India win the second test

[Capper]

Wow that was quick

[PowerBug]

Sharma is such a cow. yes he got the wickets, but did you hear Dhoni's post match press conference? It went along the lines of: "We talked, I told him to bowl short at the English batmsen, and set a field for him accordingly. He didn't listen, and was bowling the opposite. I then changed the field so he HAD to bowl short, he got Moeen last ball before lunch, and listened to me after that."

Not listening to the captain, should be publicly shamed, not applauded.

[Jay]

Lol at Ben Stokes' last 10 test innings.

0, 5, 5, 4, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0.

[Nige]

Lol at Ben Stokes' last 10 test innings.

0, 5, 5, 4, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0.

I reckon even Chris Martin has had better patches, that's terrible.  :o

[PowerBug]

If they played Tim Bresnan instead they wouldn't have an issue.... #Yorkshire

[Bill Manspeaker]

stumps on Day 1 of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa

Sri Lanka 5/305
Jayawardene 140*
Mathews 63

Mahela Jayawardene walks back unbeaten on 140 at the SSC having batted more than six hours for his 34th Test hundred. He came in at 16 for 2 and Sri Lanka have ended on 305 for 5. Next to nothing for the quicks in this pitch, although there was some turn. Join us at 10 am tomorrow for day two. Good bye

[_wato]

England currently 156/1 with Cook 75*

Surely not the ton? Biggest and most memorable one of his career if he got there, can't begin to think about the emotions involved.

[Bill Manspeaker]

Ballance might beat Cook to the hundred