Cricket

It's the "hope" that does you

Bowlers saving the day but rain will soon put the kibosh on things.

no day is safe with 'devereux' about

... here we go again.

96mph.

Only way to stop him, break some bones.

Almost killed, comes back, hits a couple of fours.

Finally got him.

It's a tight old game this. So far.

Lol wankers

mr archer is rather exciting to watch isnt he?

bloody hell

ouch

every person in the world watching just shat themselves

What happens if the concussion replacement has concussion?

thankfully he looks ok. Helmet did the job

cant believe batsmen used to face west indies legendary quicks without helmets

or lillee and thommo

thankfully he's ok

whoa what a catch!

What a weird way to get out. Missing a full toss and LBW.
I cant think of that happening in a test match before. It actually floored him.

he batted well mind

archer is a monster

Amazing how lost Roy seems to be at test level when he has been so good in ODIs.

he is not an opening batsman in first-class cricket, is the thing

I think it's also possible he's going through a bad run post-World Cup

Confused by a game that isn't all about slogging

much like Joe Root

Knew this would happen, Jofra and Broad were absolutely excellent yesterday and anything short of 400 for England will be a betrayal OK I'm a bit hungover and melodramatic and sad

fffs

Hell of a thing to swing and miss at when you're 20-2.

I was explaining to someone at work only yesterday morning - before Archer took 6 wickets - that the entertaining thing about the England cricket team, any England cricket team, is that just when you think they're getting good they fall flat on their arses.

ffmffs

lol wtf was that?

yeah look fellas, I don't know how to explain that one

'If England can't win this Root should give up'

Geoffrey Boycott

otfm

I've just seen it o_0

same. ffs.

It's all about how difficult it is to even try to get to it.

Wow. Nearly a very lucky escape.

Archer has more sense than Woakes. Just duck rather than waving aimlessly.

Pa-thetic.

well at least England have passed Australia at Trent Bridge 2015 now

that was my worry

well, not by too much

Wonderful bowling

Lolz. When I think of this series I keep thinking of Robespierre's "Louis* must die so France may live", with Brexit happening and Boris Johnson as PM, England must lose so life is at least somewhat bearable.

(*not Jagger this time)

I'll take one for l'equipe

I need to stop letting these feckless cunts make me sad tbh

its exactly what we knew would happen. its been happening for years.

I hope the new coach sacks Root and appoints a new captain so Root can find his form. He's a terrible captain.

he's not terrible, but his record v AUS is certainly not looking too clever