The New Cricket Thread

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300 is plenty at Newlands.

 

[Brownie]

There's another example with Buttler; comes in, 15 runs off 12 balls or whatever, chips it to the fielder (got away it though).

 

Thick as fuck.

[Brownie]

Just now, skaro said:

 

300 is plenty at Newlands.

 

This looks like a belter of a pitch.

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Just now, Brownie said:

This looks like a belter of a pitch.

 

300 is normally plenty at Newlands.

 

 

[Brownie]

2 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

300 is normally plenty at Newlands.

 

 

Just scanning through the last few matches there and it varies quite a bit. They have got around 400 a few times and the last time we played there it was 629 vs 627.

 

Feels like they need 400 to be competitive.

[Brownie]

Buttler's in one-day mode.

[Jairzinho]

Does he have another?

[Mudface]

It's OK, Buttler's here to produce an entertaining, quick fire and completely useless 30.

[Brownie]

2 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Does he have another?

Yeah, he's often curtailed his natural game and tried to play "properly" yet got out for single figures or low teens.

 

He's actually one who I don't mind coming in and playing this way, it's his game, he's a number 7. It's not his fault he keeps coming out with us in a precarious position.

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Yeah, he's often curtailed his natural game and tried to play "properly" yet got out for single figures or low teens.

 

He's actually one who I don't mind coming in and playing this way, it's his game, he's a number 7. It's not his fault he keeps coming out with us in a precarious position.

Agreed. The problem is the players above him that are number 7s.

[Brownie]

16 minutes ago, Mudface said:

It's OK, Buttler's here to produce an entertaining, quick fire and completely useless 30.

Nearly right.

[Mudface]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

Nearly right.

 

[Brownie]

TV coverage just showed the average for each player on the screen and a quick tally showed it to be less than 300.

 

They're playing okay for their standard; the issue is that they're just not good enough.

[Brownie]

Nice leave, Sam.

 

*slow hand clap*

[Brownie]

Golden duck for Bess. Well done lad.

 

I fucking despise this team, get Root fucked off asap as Captain please.

[Brownie]

Haha I just burst out laughing at Broad's dismissal there. I've never seen anything like that.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

In general SA bowled well today but on a decent strip for batting England were woeful with the bat. Ollie Pope carrying on his good form though and looks like he could become a very good batsman at Test level. 

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8 hours ago, Brownie said:

Haha I just burst out laughing at Broad's dismissal there. I've never seen anything like that.

Actually cringed.

 

We should just get a doctor's note stating he is allergic to willow and is unable to bat in any subsequent tests, to avoid embarrassment.

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10 hours ago, Brownie said:

Just scanning through the last few matches there and it varies quite a bit. They have got around 400 a few times and the last time we played there it was 629 vs 627.

 

Feels like they need 400 to be competitive.

 

We'll find out sooner than England would have liked, later today.

 

 

[Brownie]

13 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

We'll find out sooner that England would have liked, later today.

 

 

Aye we sure will mate, i’m pretty confident that their score is below par. Their one saving grace is that the South Africans have been struggling with the bat as well.

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4 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Aye we sure will mate, i’m pretty confident that their score is below par. Their one saving grace is that the South Africans have been struggling with the bat as well.

 

I agree it's a below par opening total - but I don't trust SA with the bat any more than Eng... 

 

As the old saying goes, you can only really judge the state of the pitch/play after both sides have batted once.

 

 

 

 

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SA 38/2. Broad with two wickets, excellent catch by Stokes in the slips to get Hamza. 

[Trumo]

8 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

SA 38/2. Broad with two wickets, excellent catch by Stokes in the slips to get Hamza. 

 

Did he go for the hook shot?

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England's first innings looking mountainous for the moment.

 

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

3 minutes ago, Trumo said:

 

Did he go for the hook shot?

Eh? Ahh, just dawned on me who you are referring too.