The Official Cricket Thread

[Guest Pistonbroke]

My question was a bit rhetorical really; clearly they have gone for experience but its a bit 'wing and a prayer' stuff in the face of his recent form when it could be argued there is little to lose and maybe a lot to gain by rewarding Bairstow... but given your 'fucking hell' comment I dont suppose you would disagree with me either

 

Hahaha, indeed. I guess Bopara gets a nod a lot of the time as they use him as a 6th bowler. Bairstow getting the nod from Gower, Bumble and Atherton..although they understand England going for consistency.

[TheBitch]

Bopara gets a gig ahead of Bairstow...fucking hell.

 

*breaks down in a quivering heap murmuring Ravi Bopara's name*

[Champ]

Pretty dispiriting pictures from Cardiff there

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Play due to start in 20 mins, doubt we'll get a game today somehow, if so it will be a D/L job and that is a lottery.

[Champ]

Humph...this has spoilt my plan to watch 'something' I'd recorded from last night during lunch

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Start put back to 1.15pm now

[Jairzinho]

Not happening is it?

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Weather looks like it will deffo win the day.

[Champ]

Weather looks like it will deffo win the day.

What's the latest they will wait before calling it off?

[Champ]

What's the latest they will wait before calling it off?

Now rescheduled to start at 3.00pm. Last possible start 3.30pm

[Yozzer]

I know I've said this before but that Quentin Letts really is a bad meff.

[Champ]

And finally.....reduced to 23 overs

[Champ]

Aw rubbish, just as Cook and Bell were getting going the rain comes down again 37-0

[Champ]

And match abandoned

[Indian Red]

Under 19 finals on. Doing well although the Aussies are putting on a nice partnership now. Thunder and lightning outside. Nice and cosy in here. Plenty of beers in the frig. Nice cricket on the streams. In Liverpool next weekend. Life is good..

[Rico1304]

We got rained off again yesterday, that's the 7th game we've lost this season and doesn't count the first game of the season which was re-arranged to next weekend.

 

I've never known a season like it, the knock-on effect is that people can't be arsed playing. Blokes who have the option to work or play footy aren't choosing cricket as it's likely to be called off. We've got 3 games left and are second in the league, it's likely to be decided by the team with the best weather!

[Guest Pistonbroke]

England to do with another quick wicket here. SA are 112/1 (Smith out for 53, Amla NO 48 ) off 24 overs. Kieswetter dropped a pretty easy chance off patel and then combined with Anderson to spunk a review when the ball clearly did not pitch in line.

 

Other news. Durham had lancs 11/5 after lancs chose to bat on winning the toss. Now 28/4 off 16.2 overs. Come on Durham, a win against Lancs and we'll be safe from relegation.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Duminy run out for 14...121/2 off 26 overs.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Bresnan may have got a wicket but he's bowled up some shite today...gone for an average of 8 an over off his 5 overs.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

165/3, Swann clean bowls Elgar.

[Champ]

SA not hanging around are they? just put this on...now 196-3

 

Things looking better for Durham there, G

[Guest Pistonbroke]

SA not hanging around are they? just put this on...now 196-3

 

Things looking better for Durham there, G

 

Let lancs back in a bit..79/5 now.

 

Kieswetter has missed 3 chances now....

[Champ]

And Amla makes his 100

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Amla gets his hundred. 206/3 with 9.5 overs left...looks like we'll have to chase about 270

[Champ]

Well done Swann...takes the wicket of de Villiers....thought he was looking pretty frustrated out there 230-4