The Official Cricket Thread

[Jairzinho]

Incredible match between West Indies and India.

[ChrisM]

Fucking hell, thought India were coasting!

[Jairzinho]

Swear Ashwin thought they had another over.

[Indian Red]

Aargh. So close. This is the beauty of Test cricket. At stumps yesterday never thought there might be a result in this one.

[Indian Red]

In the shit here

[lifetime fan]

Fucking hell IR, I go to get my hair cut and come back to find this.

 

Brilliant entertainment as a neutral.

[lifetime fan]

You're laughing now IR.

[Indian Red]

Good stand, but still some way to go. These need to see it out. But aye, irrespective of how this one goes, we have some good spine amidst our ranks now. Atleast in ODI`s

[Jairzinho]

Bangladesh batted well. Fucking hell.

[lifetime fan]

Windies take a wicket....

[Indian Red]

Fuckity bollocks. Me and me big mouth

[lifetime fan]

Oops!

[Indian Red]

Theirs to lose now unless someone can stay in there with Rohit :(

[Jairzinho]

Two an over?

 

Put everyone on the rope.

 

What a fucking shit captain Sammy is.

[Indian Red]

Rohit gone. Repeat of the final day here. This is very tight

[Indian Red]

11 of 24 with only two wickets left

 

EDIT: Fuck last man in

[Jairzinho]

Difficult to describe just how stupid the decision making has been from both sides.

[Indian Red]

Made one hell of a game though

[RobbieOR]

Anyone else been watching New Zealand and Australia? Watched some of the first day last night, New Zealand are 171-5.

 

I thought Nathan Lyon was superb, especially in his spell just before lunch.

 

Second day starts at midnight.

[A_S]

Anyone else been watching New Zealand and Australia? Watched some of the first day last night, New Zealand are 171-5.

 

I thought Nathan Lyon was superb, especially in his spell just before lunch.

 

Second day starts at midnight.

 

Yep, Ian Chappell said it well when he said he's the type of bowler to draw a batsman into a shot or he'll get wickets, both of which make for good watching.

 

NB This is the 2nd consecutive day (which was again a very interesting day's play) the umpires have called bad light, which is done purely on the meter reading and NOT through any consultation with the players, which is staggeringly a new guideline that I find completely baffling.

 

The ICC are as useless as their Blatter-led counterparts.

[ChrisM]

At least FIFA are corrupt, and so have a valid reason for being useless. The ICC are just totally unfit for purpose. Surely the world's most incompetent sporting governing body?

[Indian Red]

Even FIFA cant touch Sharad Pawar who is possibly the most corrupt man in charge of a sporting organization

[VladimirIlyich]

Are you saying they are useless because they abandoned play due to the advice of a light meter?

 

Seems sensible to me.

[Jairzinho]

Are you saying they are useless because they abandoned play due to the advice of a light meter?

 

Seems sensible to me.

 

There is nothing even remotely sensible about light meters. They are completely fucking shit.

[Red Banjo]

Back to the cricket itself -

 

I hope Ponting gets the ton tonight. Can't believe its been nearly 2 years since his last one. I can understand the pressure of the crumbling Aussie team might have had an effect on his own form, and now Clarke has the reigns - Ricky can get back to doing what he does best - being a beast of a batsman.