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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:45 pm

tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:44 pm
Randall wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:42 pm
tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:41 pm The speed NZ are batting, the may need an extra week......
Its effectively just after tea on day one with the extra day
this is day 3, so after tea day 2......
I've lost a day somewhere
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Post by Randall » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:51 pm

Turning into a farce now
Need to schedule a timeless test
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Post by tungsten tossers » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:57 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:51 pm Turning into a farce now
Need to schedule a timeless test
or not have it in England..........
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:00 pm

tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:57 pm
Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:51 pm Turning into a farce now
Need to schedule a timeless test
or not have it in England..........
New Zealand v India in England makes fuck all sense

They played a timeless test in south Africa in the 30s
Eventually the England ship was leaving so they had to stop.
England made 938 1st innings I think
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Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:25 pm

Crawling along towards the inevitable draw..
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Post by Randall » Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:37 pm

6 days and be lucky to complete 2 innings
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Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:56 pm

It must be thrilling for the punters that have forked out for this....
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Post by Randall » Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:26 pm

1.7 mill split between the two teams
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:23 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:26 pm 1.7 mill split between the two teams
For less than 3 days play..........

Can't be bad
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Post by Randall » Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:54 pm

If they are going to get a result out of this it will need be a contrived one day game.
Seems oddly fitting the way test cricket is played now
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Post by HalloweenJack » Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:58 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:00 pm
tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:57 pm
Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:51 pm Turning into a farce now
Need to schedule a timeless test
or not have it in England..........
New Zealand v India in England makes fuck all sense

They played a timeless test in south Africa in the 30s
Eventually the England ship was leaving so they had to stop.
England made 938 1st innings I think
Were you at the game?
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:11 pm

HalloweenJack wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:58 pm
Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:00 pm
tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:57 pm
Randall wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:51 pm Turning into a farce now
Need to schedule a timeless test
or not have it in England..........
New Zealand v India in England makes fuck all sense

They played a timeless test in south Africa in the 30s
Eventually the England ship was leaving so they had to stop.
England made 938 1st innings I think
Were you at the game?
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Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:18 pm

Both sides don't seem to be bothered now....
Game being played at such a slow pace.......
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:51 pm

If either conspire to lose that lose 850k
Wont happen
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Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:05 am

Kohli goes for 13... India 64 for 3
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:52 am

97 for 4
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Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:50 pm

India 142-6,..... a lead of 110
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Post by Randall » Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:29 pm

Oh dear
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:40 pm

170 all out... we will have a result after all
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:40 pm

139 to win
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