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Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:22 am
by Randall
With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am
by Kimmy
Randall wrote:With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.
There is one day to go.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:03 pm
by Randall
Kimmy wrote:
Randall wrote:With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.
There is one day to go.
oh dear

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:25 pm
by M H
Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:16 pm
by Kimmy
Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:44 pm
by Randall
Oh dear

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:51 pm
by Kimmy
Randall wrote:Oh dear
Great innings from Wagner :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:37 pm
by Randall
Kimmy wrote:
Randall wrote:Oh dear
Great innings from Wagner :lol: :lol: :lol:
England would not have survived.
Not much fun to watch but did his job.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:43 pm
by M H
Kimmy wrote:
Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?
Didn't see any of this but didn't bad light bring play to a close with two wickets remaining? Weather didn't permit

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:28 am
by Captain Hobo
Father Rout wrote:
Kimmy wrote:
Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?
Didn't see any of this but didn't bad light bring play to a close with two wickets remaining? Weather didn't permit
Only after 101.4 overs on Day 5, plus 23 on Day 4.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:21 pm
by M H
Looks like another summer of one day type test tactics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44105904

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:22 pm
by Randall
I saw that, don't know much about the Pakistan team, maybe they just play hit and hope test cricket as well.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:27 pm
by M H
They still don't get why and how they lost the last two series

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 7:06 pm
by Randall
Maybe they could get a three year old to explain it to them.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 7:39 pm
by Kimmy
We will beat Pakistan and India easily.

Our team is perfectly capable in English conditions.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 7:45 pm
by Randall
The sub continent teams don't have a great record here if memory serves.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 11:22 pm
by Wading In
Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:16 am
by Randall
Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:20 am
by Wading In
Randall wrote:
Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.
Oh i agree, but it must be what earned him the recall in the first place, and a solid batsman for our fragile middle order.

Re: cricket thread

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:41 am
by Randall
Wading In wrote:
Randall wrote:
Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.
Oh i agree, but it must be what earned him the recall in the first place, and a solid batsman for our fragile middle order.
Little influence batting at seven.