cricket thread

[KingBinglin]

The reason for the draws was primarily down to the weather, same for the first round.

A big part was the weather but lets not underplay the ball. There has been enough moaning that it's clear bowlers were not happy with the Kookaburra. It's a bloody hard ball to seam (swing goes earlier as well) add that to slow, dead pitches plus lack of skills and voila. I don't get the moans though - most play enough white ball cricket that they should have move skills, more unusual field placings / captaincy etc - adapt that to the Kook.

With that said, who stands out? Sam Cook - known for being a 78 mph Dukes wonderkid but seems he has skill.

[Randall]

Bowlers are disadvantaged enough
Be playing with 1 stump soon

[HalloweenJack]

The reason for the draws was primarily down to the weather, same for the first round.

A big part was the weather but lets not underplay the ball. There has been enough moaning that it's clear bowlers were not happy with the Kookaburra. It's a bloody hard ball to seam (swing goes earlier as well) add that to slow, dead pitches plus lack of skills and voila. I don't get the moans though - most play enough white ball cricket that they should have move skills, more unusual field placings / captaincy etc - adapt that to the Kook.

With that said, who stands out? Sam Cook - known for being a 78 mph Dukes wonderkid but seems he has skill.

I’m all for trying out new things to find some gems in the county game, but it’s one thing facing the kook in Gloucestershire in April then having it bounce over your head at over 90mph at the WACA.

[Emulsfier]

Ive been told that cricket is shit. Just letting you guys know.

[shenmue]

It's abysmal

[HalloweenJack]

Ive been told that cricket is shit. Just letting you guys know.

‘Insightful’ but very wrong.

[Ross, Bob]

Cricket is, well, shit.

[shenmue]

And that's putting it nicely

[oche balboa]

Englands T20 Squad


Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.

[shenmue]

Utter garbage