The New Cricket Thread

[lifetime fan]

Glos taking the piss now. 

[lifetime fan]

Glos hit 4 4’s to knock the runs off within 12 overs. 

[Vincent Vega]

Finals day looks like it will be a washout. If Sunday is a reserve day that doesn’t look too promising either. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

Lancs won at a canter too.

[lifetime fan]

2 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

Finals day looks like it will be a washout. If Sunday is a reserve day that doesn’t look too promising either. 

They have the Sunday too but no way they’ll fit in three matches. 

[lifetime fan]

2 hours ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

Lancs won at a canter too.

Had a great last 4, such a pity. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

@lifetime fan Gloss struggling in a reduced over semi final. 24/3 after 5 overs.

 

Cockbain out for a duck. 

[lifetime fan]

Glos bottled it 

[sir roger]

Decent start to the short trip to South Africa, both sides doing better than expected after so long away from the game and no warm up games.

 

2nd 20-20 at noon on Sunday

[Mudface]

42 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Decent start to the short trip to South Africa, both sides doing better than expected after so long away from the game and no warm up games.

 

2nd 20-20 at noon on Sunday

Scorecards or it never happened. 

 

Thanks, I didn't even realise this was going ahead.

[sir roger]

Didnt put the result in case anybody was going to watch the highlights.

 

We batted 2nd and chased down 179 with 4 balls to spare and Bairstow top scoring

[s(k)aturation]

 

First Test, Australia v India, Adelaide:

 

India 2nd innings, all out 36 (Hazlewood 5/8)

 

Australia need 90 to win.

[Jairzinho]

Looked a great test going in to the day.

[Captain Howdy]

Tremendous batting performance from India, first class.

[Jairzinho]

1 minute ago, Captain Howdy said:

Tremendous batting performance from India, first class.

Just lacked that wee bit of having more than two batsmen scoring more than four.

[Captain Howdy]

Ha ha ha

[Jairzinho]

Obviously they were all shit in that innings but the whole game got me thinking about test openers. They're all shit now aren't they? 20 over cricket is so different that an old fashioned opener that actually knows where his off stump is, can play swing, etc, simply doesn't exist any more. The better batsman just swerve it and bat middle order.

 

Someone that bats six in a modern test match can adapt relatively easily to 50 over games and even 20 over games. 

 

Atherton would probably be the best test opener in the world if he was playing now.

 

Bit of a shame for me.

[s(k)aturation]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Obviously they were all shit in that innings but the whole game got me thinking about test openers. They're all shit now aren't they? 20 over cricket is so different that an old fashioned opener that actually knows where his off stump is, can play swing, etc, simply doesn't exist any more. The better batsman just swerve it and bat middle order.

 

Someone that bats six in a modern test match can adapt relatively easily to 50 over games and even 20 over games. 

 

Atherton would probably be the best test opener in the world if he was playing now.

 

Bit of a shame for me.

 

Unless it's a road, no one can bat properly nowadays.

 

Seriously... Holding, Roberts, Garner and Croft would have had India all out for 9 today.

 

 

 

[Jairzinho]

Yes, that true. Flat tracks, short boundaries, cricket balls that do nothing, etc etc. When there is a slight change in circumstances most teams crumble. 

 

 

[Captain Howdy]

John Edrich has died aged 83. 77 tests with an average just over 43. Not too shabby 

[s(k)aturation]

 

 

RIP.

I'll raise a glass to him at the MCG tomorrow.

 

[Mudface]

2 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

John Eldridge has died aged 83. 77 tests with an average just over 43. Not too shabby 

John Edrich? Brilliant opener. I can't find his 310 v New Zealand on Youtube, but this'll do-

 

 

[Captain Howdy]

1 minute ago, Mudface said:

John Edrich? Brilliant opener. I can't find his 310 v New Zealand on Youtube, but this'll do-

 

 

Autocorrect 

[s(k)aturation]

 

Greetings from the MCG on this Boxing/Stephen's Day... where Australia's batsmen continue to be in the shit.

 

 

 

 

[Stickman]

Another great innings from captain Kane Williamson (238) who also becomes the number one test batsman as New Zealand score 659-6 against Pakistan which means as seems likely they win this series 2-0 they become the number one ranked team in the world.

 

Great response for the Pakistan players after they finally get him out