Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[when_you're_smiling]

7 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Didn’t deserve a thing.

Fine margins,if they had played out the over the way Moeen was batting.we probably would have won.Although that would have been unfair on Ireland.

Such a shame that games don’t run there course.South Africa only had to step on the square the other day to win on DL and didn’t get to.

If it wasn’t for bowling 10 wides and poor fielding Ireland would have absolutely thrashed us. 

[StanSP]

Why have 2 games on same day? Especially when likelihood of rain is high to cause delays for the first game? I know the scheduling of this is done months ago, but surely it comes into the planning of it? Feel for NZ and Afghanistan here. 

[cambridgefox]

9 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Why have 2 games on same day? Especially when likelihood of rain is high to cause delays for the first game? I know the scheduling of this is done months ago, but surely it comes into the planning of it? Feel for NZ and Afghanistan here. 

I’m sure they used to have reserve days.

[RonnieTodger]

Can’t complain about England losing that.
 

We probably would’ve chased it with Ali and Livingstone, but Ireland did almost everything better than we did.

 

Shit way to lose, but served us right. 

[Super_horns]

Pakistan beaten by Zimbabwe on the final ball .

 

Probably out now but congratulations to the Zimbabweans .

[Chiltern Fox]

15 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Pakistan beaten by Zimbabwe on the final ball .

 

Probably out now but congratulations to the Zimbabweans .

Pak passion should be interesting reading today

[StanSP]

That's one hell of a win for Zimbabwe. I had high expectations for Babar and Rizwan to do much better than they have done so far. 

[Corky]

Proper World Cup this. Group stage intrigue is vital.

[RonnieTodger]

****ing rain is ruining this group

[lanefox]

Marvel stadium is down the road which has a roof, should’ve been on standby because of the weather for all the games the MCG was supposed to have

[Super_horns]

17 hours ago, Corky said:

Proper World Cup this. Group stage intrigue is vital.

Plus the usual rain delays .

[ealingfox]

Whos idea was it to hold this thing in Manchester? 

[Chiltern Fox]

4 hours ago, ealingfox said:

Whos idea was it to hold this thing in Manchester? 

BCCI seem to have fingers in most pies. I blame them 

[CosbehFox]

Lol three of the counties who host the 100 have asked for its scheduling window to be cut

[Super_horns]

Didn’t realise there was a stadium with a roof in Melbourne but could they have used it as Michael Vaughan suggests ?

 

https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/stadium-in-melbourne-with-roof-on-wouldnt-it-have-been-sensible-to-use-it-michael-vaughan/?amp=1

[Tommy Fresh]

Great knock by Phillips

[Tommy Fresh]

2 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Didn’t realise there was a stadium with a roof in Melbourne but could they have used it as Michael Vaughan suggests ?

 

https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/stadium-in-melbourne-with-roof-on-wouldnt-it-have-been-sensible-to-use-it-michael-vaughan/?amp=1

I have a weird memory of watching Australia play a World XI and pretty sure they played at that ground at least once in that series. That was back in like 2005, no idea if they regularly use it for cricket though.

[purpleronnie]

I always thought a cricket stadium would be too big to have a retractable roof, amazing that Australia have one but here in England we don't.

[Super_horns]

7 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Great knock by Phillips

Yes - really was a game changer after Sri Lanka started well .

 

4 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

I have a weird memory of watching Australia play a World XI and pretty sure they played at that ground at least once in that series. That was back in like 2005, no idea if they regularly use it for cricket though.

Think they play some BBL games there .

[Super_horns]

Wow - almost went to the final ball.

 

Some great batting by Miller and Markram plus 2 costly errors from Indian players decided what was such a close tense game .

[Chiltern Fox]

12 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Wow - almost went to the final ball.

 

Some great batting by Miller and Markram plus 2 costly errors from Indian players decided what was such a close tense game .

Expected more from India. Don't think they'll win the tournament. 

[Super_horns]

Aussies boosting their NRR somewhat v Ireland.

[StanSP]

5 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Aussies boosting their NRR somewhat v Ireland.

Aiming for that 105 all out (or less). Started off to a flyer. 

[StanSP]

Tucker has done well against this Aussie pace attack. 

[leicsmac]

Well, it's pretty simple for England now, then.

 

Two remaining group games, two wins needed. Straight knockout.