General Cricket (not the chirpy kind) Discussion Thread

by **Liventia** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:57 am

Massively flat track. Four wickets in four and a half sessions? Yeesh.

by **Royal Hindustan** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:01 am

I wish I could discuss cricket here but I don't clearly remember teams after 2010. In my opinion the best years of cricket were in 2007

by **KoloToure** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:06 am

Liventia wrote:Massively flat track. Four wickets in four and a half sessions? Yeesh.

And we've got to go at them with a half-fit Broad, an out-of-sorts Anderson, Woakes, and Jordan. And occasionally Ali.

Oh feck.

by **Uitbregen** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:19 am

Oh jeez Jos...

EDIT: Gotta score now Jos...

by **KoloToure** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:51 am

Good knock Mr Bell.

by **Liventia** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:00 am

This will be a 600d plays 450d plays 250 track I reckon. Bore draw.

by **Uitbregen** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:06 am

Pankaj Singh is having a nightmare...

Two contrasting debuts...

by **KoloToure** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:13 am

I reckon Broad will do a Harmison 7-12 here. Dunno why, just a feeling. The Indians will be knackered, physically and mentally.

by **Uitbregen** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:16 am

KoloToure wrote:I reckon Broad will do a Harmison 7-12 here. Dunno why, just a feeling. The Indians will be knackered, physically and mentally.

If only, if only...

Nah, I agree with Liv, the pitch is a road (heck, England scored runs on it) and it'll be a run-fest draw...

by **KoloToure** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:22 am

Uitbregen wrote:
KoloToure wrote:I reckon Broad will do a Harmison 7-12 here. Dunno why, just a feeling. The Indians will be knackered, physically and mentally.

If only, if only...

Nah, I agree with Liv, the pitch is a road (heck, England scored runs on it) and it'll be a run-fest draw...

Stop ruining my optimism

It's bad enough with the dickheads on my Liverpool forum.

by **Nimzonia** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:49 am

KoloToure wrote:The Indians will be knackered, physically and mentally.

No, I think they're used to playing on roads and batting after the other team just put up 500. 'Tis the Indian way.

by **Aryavartha** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:32 pm

did not see video of match yet..but looks like another trentbridge type pitch.

dhoni picked rohit instead of binny (poor guy, goes to england and gets indian pitches..) probably judging that he may need extra bat to play this one out for a draw?

it is also time to drop dhawan for gambhir. he needs to work this out in the nets. keeps getting out to outside edges.

hope kohli comes good in this one. at least he will be fun to watch even in a boring draw.

by **Liventia** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:39 pm

Some thoughts on today's play from the ground:
1) The Ageas Bowl is in the middle of fucking nowhere. Thank god for shuttle buses.
2) The hotel-under-construction is an eyesore.
3) Chris Woakes was unlucky not to get a wicket. Bowled well and got good movement.
4) Alastair Cook's captaincy before lunch, wrt his bowlers, was spot on. Right thing to keep Broad and Anderson in different spells until the new ball.
5) Chris Jordan was woeful. Day to forget.

by **Uitbregen** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:04 pm

Liventia wrote:Some thoughts on today's play from the ground:
1) The Ageas Bowl is in the middle of fucking nowhere. Thank god for shuttle buses.

5) Chris Jordan was woeful. Day to forget.

Mmmmm, I went there for an ODI between England and India, took us so long we missed the start of the game, well, the supposed start, but it was raining. Rained all day, we left, then it started and was a cracking 23-over game.

I don't see why we selected Jordan. Plunkett has arguably been our best bowler the whole series, so why drop him? We've seen Jordan isn't that great (he's far too inconsistent for Test cricket, those leg side wides were appalling), so just keep him for ODIs. If Plunkett needs a rest after two tests, then he has serious fitness issues.

by **Uitbregen** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:13 am

Pankaj Singh is the most number 11 looking batsman I've ever seen. 2 feet outside leg stump and swing!

by **KoloToure** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:19 am

Hmm. Not following on is the best decision, to give Anderson and Broad a rest. But Robson is either not great or just really unlucky, neither of which England need right now. Unfortunately, he's also the best opener we've got at the moment.

by **Liventia** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:03 am

Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from ODI and T20I cricket following his poor ODI series against Sri Lanka, and will not take part in the Cricket World Cup.

by **Uitbregen** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:04 am

Ballance gets another stinker of a decision - he never nicked that...

by **KoloToure** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:53 am

Uitbregen wrote:Ballance gets another stinker of a decision - he never nicked that...

Not been his Test for decisions, has it? At least he scored nearly 200 runs into the bargain.

by **Nimzonia** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:46 am

Whenever I look at live commentary, it's always full of deranged comments from people who want England to declare whatever innings they're in immediately, and who think Jimmy is going to bowl the opposition out by himself in a session or two. No lead is too small for these people. I'm still unconvinced England won't find a way to lose this test. When you only have two bowlers, the wheels have to fall off sooner or later.

by **KoloToure** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:37 am

If that India win is coming now it's because Dhoni has scored 200+. England might actually win.

by **KoloToure** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:35 am

Swann got it right. Moeen Ali: the beard that is feared.

by **Goram** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:52 am

England won! England won!

by **Liventia** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:45 pm

Joint-8th highest one-day score in history posted today at Wantage Road, Northampton:
New Zealand A made 424/7 in their 50 overs, with Colin Munro and Colin de Grandhomme both hitting 151.

by **Liventia** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:42 pm

Jordan Clark bowled a TRIPLE wicket maiden in a T20 quarterfinal for Lancashire v Glamorgan today.

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