[Cricket] England v Bangladesh at Cardiff

[Taybha]

It's not raining! England to bat first

 

[jakarta]

OK, do we now have the convention that England games get their own thread and all other games go on the Main WC thread?

England making a tentative start, Bairstow still hasn't scored, 8-0.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Bangladesh must have the longest national anthem in the world.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Lots of empty seats.

Can't believe the #100 will attract crowds there next season. Not that the ECB care, it's purely about TV. They'll give away thousands of tickets to schoolkids and claim marketing success.

 

[Frankie]

Bangladesh must have the longest national anthem in the world.

Probably the 12 inch version

 

[Pavilionaire]

Why have we dropped Moeen Ali? There's no pace in this pitch, it takes spin. Bangladesh open the bowling with a spinner and immediately put a brake on the openers.

 

[jakarta]

Why have we dropped Moeen Ali? There's no pace in this pitch, it takes spin. Bangladesh open the bowling with a spinner and immediately put a brake on the openers.

Because his batting is utterly rubbish at the moment? Plus he is No.2 Spinner behind Rashid in any case.

 

[Arkwright]

Lots of empty seats.

Can't believe the #100 will attract crowds there next season. Not that the ECB care, it's purely about TV. They'll give away thousands of tickets to schoolkids and claim marketing success.

With high ticket prices I reckon the ECB do care, as for ticket prices for The Ashes ridiculous.

Solid start so far, hopefully Bairstow will knock one off the square soon.

 

[pasty]

Nice. 16 off that over

52/0

 

[Frankie]

400 looks very possible at the moment, no spin no movement off the pitch or swing, basically help yourself everyone.

 

[pasty]

Roy 50 from 38 balls

 

[Pavilionaire]

Because his batting is utterly rubbish at the moment? Plus he is No.2 Spinner behind Rashid in any case.

This is a pitch for 2 spinners.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

This is a pitch for 2 spinners.

Interestingly many “experts “ disagree.

 

[GooGull]

Joe Root’s our second spinner for today and a much better batsman

 

[GooGull]

50 for Bairstow after a slow start. These 2 are flying again

 

[Taybha]

Absolutely tonking along, 50 up for Bairstow no real chances given by the batsmen, 128-0 after 19 overs

 

[Taybha]

I'm good at this

 

[Pavilionaire]

Absolutely tonking along, 50 up for Bairstow no real chances given by the batsmen, 128-0 after 19 overs

Well bowled.

 

[GooGull]

Oops spoke too soon

 

[Mackenzie]

Going well.

145/1 23 overs.