Cricket - Matches & General Discussion Thread

[tim2]

13 hours ago, Futtocks said:

 

I've seen him live at the Edinburgh festival - very funny.

He should do one for the half-time RLWC interviews.

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, tim2 said:

I've seen him live at the Edinburgh festival - very funny.

He should do one for the half-time RLWC interviews.

I follow him on Twitter - I think this is the first non-political video of his I've seen.

[Gerrumonside ref]

The rain held off!

England bossing this final thanks to the efforts of Rashid really including the key wicket of Barbar.

Pakistan 98-4 after 14 overs.

England yet to bat.

Edited November 13, 2022 by Gerrumonside ref

[Number 16]

2 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

England bossing this final

That was then!

[Futtocks]

Very nervy right now.

[Futtocks]

YES!!!

[Number 16]

19 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Very nervy right now.

Then cometh the honorary Man of Cumberland!

[gingerjon]

11 minutes ago, Number 16 said:

Then cometh the honorary Man of Cumberland!

How has Ben Stokes managed to be part of every single memorable moment in English cricket, good and bad, of the past six years?

Excellent win from England. Very happy.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Holders of both T20 and One Day World Cup trophies.

Just need to win the Ashes next and we’ve pretty much completed cricket

[Gerrumonside ref]

40 minutes ago, Number 16 said:

That was then!

They ran us close but I still think the bowling was critical haha

[phiggins]

22 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Holders of both T20 and One Day World Cup trophies.

Hopefully another nail in the coffin of the men's Hundred competition.

[gingerjon]

After a couple of seasons of 'building' with Minor League Cricket, the launch of Major League Cricket finally nears:

https://www.majorleaguecricket.com/news/major-league-cricket-set-for-history-making-launch-in-2023/

The next T20 World Cup is a joint USA/Windies tournament.

[JonM]

What is the point of having a B team play three ODIs against Australia this week? Most of the world cup winning squad have been rested, and most of the test squad are in Dubai getting ready to play Pakistan.

[JonM]

To answer my own question it seems to be a leftover contractual obligation from Covid, hence England not really bothering.

[gingerjon]

3 hours ago, JonM said:

To answer my own question it seems to be a leftover contractual obligation from Covid, hence England not really bothering.

The vast banks of empty seats show that the Australians seem to have the measure of what this series means.

[phiggins]

Bilateral series in white ball cricket are becoming increasingly irrelevant, with a world cup taking place 3 out of every 4 years.

Having a series so soon after a world cup was just awful. Surprised England sent Buttler, Malan, Woakes, Ali and Curran at all

[THE RED ROOSTER]

2023 Domestic Cricket Fixtures out this time next week.

ECB e-mail
 

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The 2023 Vitality Blast kicks off in spectacular style with a double header at Edgbaston on Saturday 20th May. Birmingham Bears will start their campaign against Yorkshire Vikings and Derbyshire Falcons will start theirs against Lancashire Lightning

....As if that wasn't enough, today marks one week to go until domestic fixture announcement. Mark it in your calendars now!

 

Derbyshire giving up home ddvantage I see.

[gingerjon]

If this is actual real money, then the ECB would be absolutely mad not to accept.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

On 13/11/2022 at 11:53, Gerrumonside ref said:

Holders of both T20 and One Day World Cup trophies.

Just need to win the Ashes next and we’ve pretty much completed cricket

India test series win away is the ultimate

[Futtocks]

18 hours ago, gingerjon said:

If this is actual real money, then the ECB would be absolutely mad not to accept.

[gingerjon]

16 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Noted but, seriously, if the money is real then take it and just give PE the control.

[Futtocks]

 

[phiggins]

Livingstone in the test team, seemingly as a second spinner primarily 

[DavidM]

6 hours ago, phiggins said:

Livingstone in the test team, seemingly as a second spinner primarily 

And to bat number 8 by the list I saw . Interesting bowling line up with two English style seamers , Stokes with his dodgy knee and Leach who’s hardly bowled .

[phiggins]

11 minutes ago, DavidM said:

And to bat number 8 by the list I saw . Interesting bowling line up with two English style seamers , Stokes with his dodgy knee and Leach who’s hardly bowled .

It's a strange selection. His bowling is at a level where you might get 4 overs from him in a t20, but not often. And he's playing as the second spinner in a 5 man attack (where the third seamer is the all rounder). Not sure how they think they'll get 20 wickets.

Parkinson should be playing if they think they need two spinners and they don't want to pick Rehan Ahmed