The Official Cricket Thread

[Jairzinho]

5 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Surprised Burns and Buttler are that high.

I think just being in the side for a long time bumps you up the list quite quickly.

 

Sibley's run in the team got him up to 66 despite the fact he had about one innings above about 23 in that time. Bairstow and Malan the other side of the coin.

 

[Jairzinho]

3 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Surprised Curran even qualifies for the test rankings. 

He averages 25 which isn't much worse than all of batsmen bar Root and Stokes. 

 

Burns, Buttler, and Bairstow are the next best, and all average between 32 and 34.

 

I actually think Curran is possibly a better batsman than bowler in the test team. Although, I wouldn't be picking him.

 

Woakes, when fit to play, should, and probably will, be England number eight for the next few years. Top cricketer him.

[lifetime fan]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

He averages 25 which isn't much worse than all of batsmen bar Root and Stokes. 

 

Burns, Buttler, and Bairstow are the next best, and all average between 32 and 34.

 

I actually think Curran is possibly a better batsman than bowler in the test team. Although, I wouldn't be picking him.

 

Woakes, when fit to play, should, and probably will, be England number eight for the next few years. Top cricketer him.

Isn’t there a minimum number of appearances over 2 years to be included in the ICC rankings? 

[Jairzinho]

7 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Isn’t there a minimum number of appearances over 2 years to be included in the ICC rankings? 

Not sure actually. Probably. 

[YorkshireRed]

Unusual for an Oval Test not to be the final one of a series. Not sure why it isn’t this time around. 

[Jairzinho]

If India don't win this series, considering how bad England's batting line up is, there will rightly be huge criticism for not picking Ashwin.

 

 

[YorkshireRed]

5 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

If India don't win this series, considering how bad England's batting line up is, there will rightly be huge criticism for not picking Ashwin.

 

 

I hope I’m wrong but I can’t see how India don’t win at least one of the remaining Tests, which should secure a series win. Of course the weather might have a say in that. 
 

Looking forward to this morning though. Might be a decent toss to win. 

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

I hope I’m wrong but I can’t see how India don’t win at least one of the remaining Tests, which should secure a series win. Of course the weather might have a say in that. 
 

Looking forward to this morning though. Might be a decent toss to win. 

We basically have to take loads of early wickets in their first innings to win games against them.

 

England are a half decent team when they're on top. When the going gets a bit tougher they're atrocious.

 

I don't want to say they're a bunch of flat track shithouses but they're a group of flat track shithouses.

[YorkshireRed]

2 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

We basically have to take loads of early wickets in their first innings to win games against them.

 

England are a half decent team when they're on top. When the going gets a bit tougher they're atrocious.

 

I don't want to say they're a bunch of flat track shithouses but they're a group of flat track shithouses.

Flat track shithouse cunts. 

[s(k)aturation]

 

Was just thinking that sending the opposition into bat at The Oval was questionable, at very best.

 

And yet suddenly it's 28/2.

 

Get a wobbly Kohli now-ish, and it could be "Jairzinho's England must take um big heap early wickets proviso" scenario in prospect.

 

 

[Jose Jones]

Has Woakes been injured or just not picked until now? Surely he’s a better option than Curran - especially in English conditions.

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

5 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Has Woakes been injured or just not picked until now? Surely he’s a better option than Curran - especially in English conditions.

Injured -  a heel problem. There's no doubt he would've played if fit, especially in England.

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[Jarvinja Ilnow]

Ebony is on TMS right now. Great stuff.

 

Shame Charles Dagnall fucked off to BT cricket.

[sir roger]

Glad for Woakes , seems a good lad , will make Overton feel better as well

127/7.

[Captain Turdseye]

Are we good again now?

[Captain Turdseye]

No. We’re not. 
 

Thakur is smashing it about like he’s playing T20. 
 

He’s dragging India to a score here. Sixes and everything. Bastard. 

[Jairzinho]

Good fun this. 

[Captain Turdseye]

GONE. 

[Jairzinho]

Ha, what the fuck happened there? 

[Captain Turdseye]

Great run out from Burns. 

 

190/9

[Captain Turdseye]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Ha, what the fuck happened there? 

Chaos. 

[Jairzinho]

Just now, Captain Turdseye said:

Chaos. 

Hilariously bad at this level. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Haha. Wow. What a five minutes. 
 

191 all out. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Burns gone for 5.