cricket thread

[Randall]

Doubt they do that in schools anymore!

[StevieBoy]

No, but it might sort out the England captain i lost interest in this after BT took the rights and then Mr Ginger was caught getting out his handbag in public, tour was doomed at that point in my opinion

[Randall]

Can't say I was too impressed with Sky not having the ashes less than a month after I renewed my subscription.

[StevieBoy]

Can't say I was too impressed with Sky not having the ashes less than a month after I renewed my subscription.

That and European football only kept it because of the darts and wwe for the kids. Cricket coverage is good though and the IPL coverage is far better than ITV when they had it. Football was if I'm in I watch it miss European football Tuesday/Wednesday not bothered about the Europa league

[Randall]

I only really keep it for the darts, sick of shitty streams.
Have watched some international cricket recently, and some snooker on eurosport. Football I lose interest after twenty minutes.
Box sets is a great deal, add in Netflix and no need to buy dvds.
Im assuming they will have home tests next year.
Nothing better than a day off in front of the test match.

[StevieBoy]

I only really keep it for the darts, sick of shitty streams.
Have watched some international cricket recently, and some snooker on eurosport. Football I lose interest after twenty minutes.
Box sets is a great deal, add in Netflix and no need to buy dvds.
Im assuming they will have home tests next year.
Nothing better than a day off in front of the test match.

I do enjoy international cricket and I watch some county crap this year T20 was good this year cos of work commitments its hard to watch every ball of 5 day test match now so dip in and out

[StevieBoy]

And yes all home internationals will be shown on sky due to a deal with ECB

[Randall]

Watched India v Sri Lanka and Bangladesh v South Africa.
Found streams for the bits of the ashes I've been around for but ball sports don't work as well on streams as darts which is easier to follow.
The days of tests on the beeb were great, until they fucked off to show horse racing and they came back to find two wickets had fallen.
Or of course the days where they only had fixed cameras at one end!

[StevieBoy]

Watched India v Sri Lanka and Bangladesh v South Africa.
Found streams for the bits of the ashes I've been around for but ball sports don't work as well on streams as darts which is easier to follow.
The days of tests on the beeb were great, until they fucked off to show horse racing and they came back to find two wickets had fallen.
Or of course the days where they only had fixed cameras at one end!

As a kid in the 70's i remember that, proves how much they didnt value sport i also remember showing Ali boxing match on world of sport and half way through showing greyhound racing lol Thank god for sports channels today

[StevieBoy]

Watched India v Sri Lanka and Bangladesh v South Africa.
Found streams for the bits of the ashes I've been around for but ball sports don't work as well on streams as darts which is easier to follow.
The days of tests on the beeb were great, until they fucked off to show horse racing and they came back to find two wickets had fallen.
Or of course the days where they only had fixed cameras at one end!

As a kid in the 70's i remember that, proves how much they didnt value sport i also remember showing Ali boxing match on world of sport and half way through showing greyhound racing lol Thank god for sports channels today

World series cricket changed that one camera shit was it 'Packer' who said im sick of seeing their arses lol

[Randall]

Series over and cook starts playing.

[M H]

I think Cook's just passed his sell by date but is there anyone better at the moment?

[Randall]

244 in the red ink ain't bad.
Pity when it mattered he ain't made that many in six goes.

[Randall]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

[Captain Hobo]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

Is that his defence?

[Randall]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

Is that his defence?

Plus he was try to push down a bit of leather and it was the wrong side to be tampering with.

[Captain Hobo]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

Is that his defence?

Plus he was try to push down a bit of leather and it was the wrong side to be tampering with.

and the excuse for throwing the ball into the pitch was....

[Randall]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

Is that his defence?

Plus he was try to push down a bit of leather and it was the wrong side to be tampering with.

and the excuse for throwing the ball into the pitch was....

Both teams gave been doing that in fairness

[Captain Hobo]

Even the rain is Australian it seems.
Anderson of trying to tamer with a fairly new ball, must have strong fingers.

Is that his defence?

Plus he was try to push down a bit of leather and it was the wrong side to be tampering with.

and the excuse for throwing the ball into the pitch was....

Both teams gave been doing that in fairness

Have they? I haven't seen any evidence of Australia doing it, but happy to be proved wrong.

Umps need to get serious and stamp it out, I think. Not sure what the laws say but I would imagine they can order the ball to be changed.

[Randall]

That's the report I read this morning