# International cricket rolling thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** cricket\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205 "2019-01-22T16:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 182
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3623 "2026-08-23T09:46:00Z")
2nd Test AUS v BAN @ Mackay, northern Queensland. After having their collective noses rubbed in it, you would hope that the #1 ranked team would respond. And they did, sorta. AUS won the toss and elected to bowl. Dismissed BAN for 64 Scored 210 Dismissed BAN for 95. Which is comprehensive enough, if they had scored 350. Weatherall was replaced and Matt Renshaw restored to open. And fell cheaply. Marnus failed. I don’t like Head going in at #1. Smudge played a nice cameo. Green did OK, but the tail fell mostly cheaply and quickly. Third top score was Lyon. BAN’s 64 & 95 is the first time a team has been skittled for double figures twice in a Test in 21 years. Starc was devastating, taking his 4th “Test wicket with first ball of innings” and finishing with 10 for the match. Australia’s all-out 210 proved the lowest total to underpin an innings victory in 80 years. The 750-ball Test was the shortest seen in Australia in almost a century, briefer than last summer’s pair of two-day Ashes Tests in Perth and Melbourne, as well as the 2022-23 Gabba Test against South Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3624 "2026-08-23T11:39:19Z")
Yes, somehow this test raised more concerns about Australia than Bangladesh. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3625 "2026-08-23T15:27:05Z")
Eleven days ago: > **[‘Be adults’: Joe Root gets rid of England Test team’s midnight curfew](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/12/joe-root-england-test-cricket-team-midnight-curfew)** > > Joe Root has abolished the midnight curfew for his England Test side after a string of late-night incidents Today: > **[England bowler Brydon Carse under investigation by ECB for reported nightclub...](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cg5l53d2ejmo)** > > The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs. I mean, everyone saw this coming, surely? ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3626 "2026-08-26T03:20:04Z")
On a recent “[Stick To Cricket](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLKozs5KHi0)” podcast (with Vaughan, Lloyd, Cook & Tuffnell) Vaughan made the observation that of the 26 ECB contracted players, since Halloween 2025, 10 of them have interactions and/or investigations" with the police relating to off-field incidents. That’s almost 40%. I appreciate the zing of the “Australians were selected by the best judges in England” slur used by the Balmy Army, but the Dartmoor XI picked to play the next Test could equally arguably be titled as “selected by the best bouncers in England”. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3627 "2026-08-26T12:11:55Z")
> **[Brydon Carse: Josh Tongue says Joe Root's message to England players has...](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cdj4e277vwxo)** > > Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Root’s message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has “100%” been heeded. This time we are going to listen. We promise. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3628 "2026-08-27T12:50:51Z")
Amazing fight back from Sri Lanka. They were gone for all money at the end of day 4 effectively 35-6, but ground out 200 in 77 overs on the last day losing only three wickets. Wonderful example of a draw in test cricket. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3629 "2026-08-27T13:01:21Z")
Yeah, quite a breakout performance for Sonal Dinusha over both matches. Could he be SL’s next great batter? I know, too early to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3630 "2026-08-27T14:02:32Z")
Yes, wonderful to see people getting runs when it counts, all credit to Dinusha and SL. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3631 "2026-08-27T14:02:49Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Yes, wonderful to see people getting runs when it counts In unrelated news, England are 100-4 ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3632 "2026-08-27T17:43:22Z")
Recovered to 248-9 at the close. I feel like we let them off the hook. I don’t know how spicy the wicket was in the morning, but if you have them 80-4 at lunch on day 1, you’d hope to get them all under 200. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3633 "2026-08-28T23:05:10Z")
And here we go with the England hype machine. > **[England vs Pakistan: Archer, Robinson, Tongue and Atkinson impress and 'could...](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cvgy0zdex14o)** > > Former England captain Michael Vaughan predicts England's new pace quartet will trouble Australia - so what is making them effective against Pakistan? ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3634 "2026-08-29T08:13:07Z")
AUS would probably have the worst batting line-up of any team when ranked #1. And ENG took a much better bowling unit to the 2025-26 Ashes. Played on faster, harder pitches. Remind me; how’d that go? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3635 "2026-09-01T10:04:55Z")
The Pakistan Cricket Board has an interesting reaction to the team losing the first two tests rather badly: Send in the clowns. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3636 "2026-09-05T19:13:31Z")
There’s a strange issue with Imam-Ul-Haq as well, it seems he’s feigned an injury to avoid having to bat at all in the second test. They were doing badly, it’s true, but losing one of their better rated batters in both innings won’t have helped. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3637 "2026-09-05T20:33:10Z")
Is there independent evidence that he was faking the injury? I haven’t been reading any stories about this, because it’s just too painful. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3638 "2026-09-10T19:02:06Z")
Looking over it now, it appears not. Certainly nothing that I would trust - there’s a lot of “If Imam ul Haq is found guilty of faking an injury he could be banned for two years!” type opinion, but no official suggestion he’s actually being investigated for it that I could find. Their policy of ditching half their team and coaching team, however, seems to be going poorly. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3639 "2026-09-10T20:20:07Z")
Dark days for Pakistan supporters. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3640 "2026-09-10T21:52:46Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > If Imam ul Haq is found guilty of faking an injury he could be banned for two years!” Why would he do that, when he’s barely clinging to his spot on the team to begin with? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3641 "2026-09-11T17:20:55Z")
Amazing batting performance by Pakistan in the second innings. They will still lose, maybe even in three days, but being 320 behind on the first inning and 0-2 in the second, no one expected that England would need to bag again. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/3642 "2026-09-11T17:28:18Z")
Yeah, was shocked when I saw the score. Fully expected it to be done and dusted a long time ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205.md?page=181) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205.md?page=183)