Cricket 2019

[David Guiza]

Love the man. 

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, David Guiza said:

Love the man. 

There's been a fair bit of snobbery about the fact associate and affiliate nations are now given parity and have T20I status with full members. Really ridiculous posturing from people who need to realise the sport needs to expand beyond the places it's currently popular. Characters like Pavel Florin are exactly what we need.

 

If people want to get arsey about statistics it's not exactly hard to keep your own record of games between full members.

Edited 30 August 2019 by Voll Blau

[David Guiza]

1 minute ago, Voll Blau said:

There's been a fair bit of snobbery about the fact associate and affiliate nations are now given parity and have T20I status with full members. Really ridiculous posturing from people who need to realise the sport needs to expand beyond the places it's currently popular. Characters like Pavel Florin are exactly what we need.

 

If people want to get arsey about statistics it's not exactly hard to keep your own record of games between full members.

Absolutely. It's been great to see the likes of TMS really get behind him, and the 'minor' countries as a result. Why anybody wouldn't want a sport that they love to flourish and grow beyond what is effectively a few nations of the former Commonwealth. Afghanistan's performances at the World Cup will surely help too. 

 

I did however enjoy the scoreboard resembling a Skype conversation with some dude just obscuring it as he walks past. 

[Voll Blau]

East. Sleep. 40 for 3. Repeat.

[Manwell Pablo]

Surely Roy has to deliver something noteworthy or be replaced this time.

[AKCJ]

1 hour ago, Voll Blau said:

East. Sleep. 40 for 3. Repeat.

What an absolute disgrace.

 

67 all out lets not forget. Taylor needs sacking, as much as I like him this is jobs for the lads.

 

Ollie Pope got 221* in his last county championship game, Dom Sibley is averaging 55 odd from 18 innings, Sam Northeast is averaging about 60 from 17 innings, Gary Ballance is averaging 50 (similar to his test average at 3).

 

 

 

 

Edited 30 August 2019 by AKCJ

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Manwell Pablo said:

Surely Roy has to deliver something noteworthy or be replaced this time.

If they've let him last this long they'll give him the whole series. The excuse will be "well, he'll be back at The Oval next time".

[Bobby Hundreds]

Surely they have to swap Denly and Roy in the line-up. I don't think chucking Pope or Sibley in at 1-1 in this pressure cooker series will help anyone now, they both definitely tour though. 

[Stinkenzo]

Anyone for T20? Middlesex absolutely mullering Somerset chasing 227, 60 off 3 overs

[Stinkenzo]

Record chase in English T20 in just 18 overs.............. Morgan 83no from 29

[Manini]

2 hours ago, Walkers said:

Record chase in English T20 in just 18 overs.............. Morgan 83no from 29

Stunning game of cricket. 

[surrifox]

Picking Roy is like playing with 10 and makes a mockery of Stokes’ efforts to keep the series alive 

[StanSP]

Bumrah hat-trick against West Indies.

[UpTheLeagueFox]

On 30/08/2019 at 16:52, Bobby Hundreds said:

Surely they have to swap Denly and Roy in the line-up.

Denly says he's opening with Roy now at 4

Hope it works but...

#deckchairs #shuffling #titanic 

[fuchsntf]

On 31/08/2019 at 09:09, surrifox said:

Picking Roy is like playing with 10 and makes a mockery of Stokes’ efforts to keep the series alive 

If Roy had got 50+ runs,Stokes & Leach could nt of been heroes....Boring..!! 

[Voll Blau]

 

[David Guiza]

4 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

 

Picking players who have once got Smith out?

 

I see Woakes isn't injured either which makes the selection somewhat odd. I'd have thought Curran was next in line?

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, David Guiza said:

Picking players who have once got Smith out?

 

I see Woakes isn't injured either which makes the selection somewhat odd. I'd have thought Curran was next in line?

Yep, strange. I mean Overton's sharper than both of them, but he's not in the same league as Archer on that score and doubt he'll offer anywhere near as much with the bat as the other two. A selection committee run by two former batsmen desperate to keep giving failing batters a chance but giving bowlers short shrift, colour me shocked...

[Guest MattP]

Bemusing, no idea what Sam Curran must think of it.

[StanSP]

Thought Woakes was having a good series personally. 

[Goober]

Curran seems to have been quite expensive whenever I've come across his bowling figures this summer but figures obviously don't tell the whole story. Basically beat India on his own last Summer too.

 

Honestly seen nothing of Overton either. Feels a strange one but hope the lad is up to it. Time to make yourself a hero

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, MattP said:

Bemusing, no idea what Sam Curran must think of it.

"Dad, have you seen my Zimbabwean passport..."

[Guest MattP]

47 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Thought Woakes was having a good series personally. 

It's amazing. 

 

The batsmen get four or five test matches, can fail in them all and still be picked.

 

A bowler has one average match and he's gone.

[RowlattsFox]

My memory seems to tell me that Overton did ok in Australia, one of very few to come away with some credit. Bit definitely a kick in the balls for Curran, who they obviously don't trust to be 3rd seamer.

 

 

[surrifox]

Khawaja dropped . Shame , he was utterly useless