International Cricket Thread

[Jay]

KP will be sitting at home laughing at this rabble they call their "best 11".

[PowerBug]

Moeen Ali not batting at 6 because he was hitting in the nets...

[Bill Manspeaker]

100 partnership between Stokes and Root. looking a lot better

pretty quick too. 103 off 118 atm

[Bill Manspeaker]

Stokes misjudges one and loses his off peg!

92... that's gotta sting. 94 balls

played really well though. he and Root have dug England out of the showerter. still work to be done though

5/191

Root 65* at the other end

[PowerBug]

I want Joe Roots babies. What a gun

[Jukes]

^^^^^ czech 'em

[PowerBug]

I think he moves up to "Flowering Beautiful" on the official Rootometer now

[Bill Manspeaker]

a real shame he couldn't actually ton up though :P

[PowerBug]

a real shame he couldn't actually ton up though :P

It really is. He is playing some pretty good cricket considering the rest of the lineup above him can't score for peanuts. :'(

[Jay]

NZ started well in their first innings. 0/102 after 29 :)

[Bill Manspeaker]

NZ started well in their first innings. 0/102 after 29 :)

not watching atm but this is good

[GoLions]

NZ started well in their first innings. 0/102 after 29 :)

not watching atm but this is good

You jinxed it! 2 wickets in 3 balls, both openers gone. Latham (59) and Guptill (70).

2/148

[Bill Manspeaker]

flower flower flower

[Ringo]

Williamson and Taylor safely through to stumps with an unbroken partnership of 155. NZ in box seat at 2/303.

[PowerBug]

This makes me sad