The Official Cricket Thread

[s(k)aturation]

 

 

MCG this morning.

Victoria v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield.

Attendance: c. 450

 

 

 

[sir roger]

6 hours ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

 

MCG this morning.

Victoria v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield.

Attendance: c. 450

 

 

 

 

Make sure you leave a cardigan on your seat when you go for lunch.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Watched WI domestic 50overs semis last week, no one there either.

[Jairzinho]

The West Indies have finally got two test openers. It's not exactly Greenidge and Haynes for entertainment, but they might occasionally see off the new ball at least. Braithwaite has been there a while but due to Campbell's ban (fucked off a drug test), Shiv Chanderpaul's lad looks like finally getting a go. 

 

Cricket needs a good West Indies team. 

[Gnasher]

Well in Captain.

 

 

 

 

[alles ist gut]

I would have settled for 273/2 for a first day total

[Mudface]

The fuck's going on here? A double century opening stand at nearly 7 an over and involving Zak Crawley? Must be fake news.

[Gooch]

Probably getting ahead of myself and it’s bold but really starting to get the impression this team is going to redefine test cricket the way it did with ODI’s. I know it’s flat but really don’t think any team has it in them to play the way this team does.

 

Not sure how it feel about it though as the competition between bat and ball seems to have been lost.

[Jairzinho]

46 minutes ago, Gooch said:

Probably getting ahead of myself and it’s bold but really starting to get the impression this team is going to redefine test cricket the way it did with ODI’s. I know it’s flat but really don’t think any team has it in them to play the way this team does.

 

Not sure how it feel about it though as the competition between bat and ball seems to have been lost.

 

Let's see how it goes during the Ashes.

 

The pitches in Pakistan aren't really fit for cricket.

[sir roger]

Keeping it steady, waiting for Livingstone to push the rate on.

 

Vic Marks in the Sunday Times made me laugh. He said he was that bad on a tour of Pakistan that a correspondent said

' I am not sure what Marks read at Oxford but it certainly wasn't wrist spin '

[Manny]

[Mudface]

Booooring.

[Jairzinho]

Thrilling contest between bat and ball here.

[sir roger]

Before the test the new Pakistani opener, Adhullah Shafique, had an article on BBC Sport outlining his biggest sporting hero, some guy called Jurgen Klopp.

[Mudface]

19 hours ago, Jairzinho said:

Thrilling contest between bat and ball here.

 

Gotta feel a bit sorry for this guy-

 

 

Although someone making their Test debut at nearly 35 and averaging over 37/ wicket isn't exactly going to be pulling up trees- https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/zahid-mahmood-433614

[Vincent Vega]

What a cricketer Flintoff was at his peak.

 

[Jose Jones]

21 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

What a cricketer Flintoff was at his peak.

 

 

Decent over.

How did the umpire not give that LBW?  What an absolute shocker.

 

Interesting declaration by England against Pakistan, hopefully the bowlers can do the job.

And is there a worse "journalist" in the world than Stephan Shemilt?

 

[Captain Turdseye]

No way was that going over the stumps there. 
 

Joke decision. 

[Jairzinho]

On 04/12/2022 at 01:30, Vincent Vega said:

What a cricketer Flintoff was at his peak.

 

 

Good over that against the best cricketer of all time.

[Captain Turdseye]

Game on here. All three results possible with about 19 overs left. 
 

6 down, Pakistan need 84. 

[Gooch]

Whatever happens it’s been an incredible performance from England from start to finish. Deserve to win it but think they’ll just run out of time.

[alles ist gut]

Make that seven.

[Captain Turdseye]

Gone. 7 down. Robinson has taken the two set batsmen. 
 

Into the bowlers. 

[Captain Turdseye]

8 down. What a catch. Come on. 
 

Edit: Nine gone. Pakistan need some heroics here. 40 minutes left. 

[alles ist gut]

Amazing