Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[StanSP]

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[CosbehFox]

Lovely week, midst of the summer holidays and most county grounds have a single days play. 

 

[Father Ted]

3 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Lovely week, midst of the summer holidays and most county grounds have a single days play. 

 

Nothing short of a disgrace. We are one week in to August and it feels a lifetime ago since the Blast finished. The ECB won’t just decimate the small counties but they are on their way to decimating English cricket as a whole. 
 

Would it not have made more sense to have reformatted and expanded the Blast? Rather than this Hundred nonsense. 

[Super_horns]

Remember him quite well being in the middle over such a long period of time.

 

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12669018/rudi-koertzen-former-international-umpire-from-south-africa-dies-aged-73

[CosbehFox]

Trent Boult agreeing to an early release from his central contract because there is simply too much cricket 

[RowlattsFox]

10 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Trent Boult agreeing to an early release from his central contract because there is simply too much cricket 

In other words, I want to spend more time with my family but I'm not giving up my IPL contract....

 

Time away from home in Cricket is more the issue than actually playing games I'd imagine but sadly (not that I blame them) players are going to reduce international cricket ahead of everything else. 

[CosbehFox]

12 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

In other words, I want to spend more time with my family but I'm not giving up my IPL contract....

 

Time away from home in Cricket is more the issue than actually playing games I'd imagine but sadly (not that I blame them) players are going to reduce international cricket ahead of everything else. 

Don't really blame in that respect. It's as if you say a shame that its international cricket which gets the brunt. 

 

Numerous Sports are in this constant cycle of where they think more competitions, more sport, more TV deal is the answer to the problems. Less is more; people would appreciate good sport over average sport with 2nd rate players. IMO we aren't far off the limit of the TV deal and I don't think streaming platforms are the answer either. The cow has been milked 

[Voll Blau]

So we're now shunting the actual Ashes in order to prioritise The Fvcking Hundred. The ECB are going to die on this hill and cricket in this country is going to die with it.

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-hundred-england-australia-cricket-27714318

 

Hope the Test stars on whose behalf they're apparently doing this pie it off.

[Corky]

The England cricket team are now second in the priority list of the ECB behind a franchise knockout in a format that isn't real cricket.

 

What has actually happened?

[AjcW]

Interesting. Rehan was down as Trent Rockets wildcard at the start of the tournament but he’s starting for Southern Brave tonight. 
 

My mistake, was Ben Mike for Trent I think 

Edited 12 August 2022 by AjcW

[when_you're_smiling]

40 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Interesting. Rehan was down as Trent Rockets wildcard at the start of the tournament but he’s starting for Southern Brave tonight. 
 

My mistake, was Ben Mike for Trent I think 

Rehan’s the only Leics player to play a minute so far I think.

[UniFox21]

I still question fully what the point of the 100 is. 

[Corky]

1 hour ago, UniFox21 said:

I still question fully what the point of the 100 is. 

To ruin county cricket, essentially.

[deep blue]

6 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

I still question fully what the point of the 100 is. 

I've tried to watch it a couple of times but had to switch off.  It's appalling.

 

[UniFox21]

4 hours ago, deep blue said:

I've tried to watch it a couple of times but had to switch off.  It's appalling.

 

It wasn't an awful watch, it just felt odd how we've changed rules etc to pretty much give T20#2. 

[StanSP]

 

 

[Tommy Fresh]

10 minutes ago, StanSP said:

 

 

Zak Crawley and his fully deserved continued selection...... Glad to see his average of 24 in the Championship is rewarded. Compton and Bell Drummond in the same side average over double what he does, and for some real perspective he's averaging less than Parkinson and Ben Mike with the bat

[AjcW]

Good to see Zak Key still in the side  

[Osavo]

Honestly think there are 3 better top-order batsmen at Kent than Crawley, let alone across the whole country 

[StanSP]

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#Stumple 147 🏏 - 2/8

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Easy

[Osavo]

Lost the toss and bat first, first time under McCullum that we won't chase. Interested to see the approach.

[Super_horns]

Test cricket is back - with the usual start from England !

[Tommy Fresh]

Crawley to get a big score in this series to seal himself as an England opener for the next decade with an average of 15

[Bert]

My boss has just said “5 minute warning lads” so we are sat in the staff room with the cricket on and I said “What about we get up next time England lose a wicket” literally next ball Crawley gets out