Re: Ireland v Pakistan, Only Test, Dublin, 11-15 May, 2018

by skully Sun 13 May 2018, 05:01

WideWally wrote:

So Day 1 rained out?

Have been incommunicado for the past 3 days in the sticks.

by tricycle Sun 13 May 2018, 12:11

Yeah. Had them in trouble at 150/6. THen let them off, been far better today... 306/9

Murtagh easily the best of the bowlers. Tyrone Kane's been a bad selection in hindsight.

by tricycle Sun 13 May 2018, 12:22

Declare at 310/9. Half an hour to bowl at the Irish.

by Nath Sun 13 May 2018, 13:22

Ireland 3 wickets down for 5 at lunch. Ouch!

by skully Sun 13 May 2018, 13:54

Erk!!!!

by horace Sun 13 May 2018, 15:40

by beamer Sun 13 May 2018, 17:03

Follow on avoided at least, so they retain slim hopes of a draw.

Edit: Apparently not! Guess they fell foul of the rarely invoked law of the game in that the first day washout makes it officially a 4-day match. I wonder if they realised...

by skully Sun 13 May 2018, 23:17

Vin ordinaire 1st innings effort by the Paddies.

by PeterCS Mon 14 May 2018, 02:39

The fightback is ON.

by JGK Mon 14 May 2018, 16:42

Kevin O'Brien is currently averaging 111 in Test cricket.

by PeterCS Mon 14 May 2018, 16:49

I'm glad they haven't entirely folded for a second time, is my first thought.

Might have hoped for a bit more from Porterfield and Stirling in particular, though. Experienced batsmen of reasonable skill & purpose.

by tricycle Mon 14 May 2018, 18:29

Some second innings this.

And well played Kevin O'Brien.

by taipan Mon 14 May 2018, 18:48

JGK wrote:Kevin O'Brien is currently averaging 111 in Test cricket.

149 now.

Seriously good knock

by beamer Mon 14 May 2018, 18:48

Can Pakistan contrive to lose from here?

by ojitarian Mon 14 May 2018, 19:03

beamer wrote:Can Pakistan contrive to lose from here?

Judging by the way the last few balls didn’t bounce, a 200 run chase could be extremely challenging if the Irish bowlers get their lines right.

by skully Mon 14 May 2018, 22:17

Great work by KOB and Thommo to make a game of this.

by horace Mon 14 May 2018, 22:30

Yes. The fighting Irish. Even when Ireland loses (which historically it invariably does) the loss is ever in the face of overwhelming odds.

by Bradman Tue 15 May 2018, 01:36

I don't trust Pakistan at all. I only wise I'd waited for the 41 instead of the19 on Saturday.

by Fred Nerk Tue 15 May 2018, 02:10

horace wrote:
skully wrote:Alas, this is not on Foxy.

Yet another reason to kneecap Rupe the Dupe.

am considering cancelling my dementing mum's [b][/b]Foxy subscription. They have interminable IPL but will not invest in Test cricket

So if Mrs H is the dement-er, then you must be the dement-ee. As has long been suspected....

by horace Tue 15 May 2018, 02:45

Oh well Fred. Interminable life is what it is. At my age, let alone my mums, the loss of acuity is grim. Have fun.

by Bradman Tue 15 May 2018, 03:24

Trying your best not to be crotchety and failing badly is a bitch too.

by lardbucket Tue 15 May 2018, 09:55

Balbirnie joins Gooch and a select band in making a high order pair on debut.

by taipan Tue 15 May 2018, 10:01

lardbucket wrote:Balbirnie joins Gooch and a select band in making a high order pair on debut.

Some good cricketers in that bunch.

by WideWally Tue 15 May 2018, 10:06

I might watch the final day's play live on Foxy tonight.

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 10:06

taipan wrote:
lardbucket wrote:Balbirnie joins Gooch and a select band in making a high order pair on debut.

Some good cricketers in that bunch.

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