2019 Cricket

[Tongo]

The £ talks and AB is now free to do a KP and chase the cash. He’s one of the best in the game and will earn a ton of cash for his prodigious talents. Good luck to him.

I 100% stand by my belief that T20 and 50 over cricket shouldn’t be competing. It’s one or the other plus first class/test cricket and I don’t think t20 is going away so.......

Oh very much so. Apologies, my comment about mediocrity is probably a little ambiguous! Colin Graves described the Blast as mediocre 2/3 years ago so it was a pop at that rather than me claiming that it is actually mediocre! More along the lines of the Blast is so mediocre that it's attracting players of the calibre of ABdV.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The £ talks and AB is now free to do a KP and chase the cash. He’s one of the best in the game and will earn a ton of cash for his prodigious talents. Good luck to him.

I 100% stand by my belief that T20 and 50 over cricket shouldn’t be competing. It’s one or the other plus first class/test cricket and I don’t think t20 is going away so.......

But as you rightly say money talks so of course both formats are going to stay and clash and the only thing that gets affected really is the four day game that we should be using as the building block of a really strong test team in the future. I can see a time when test matches are going to be nothing more than glorified 50 over games and there will be the lost art of knowing when to leave a ball alone or play a solid defensive shot and batsmen will chase after everything to keep the board ticking. Four innings of biff bash cricket and most tests done inside three days. Hardly conducive to the ticket buying public or those paying big money for the TV rights

 

[Captainron]

Oh very much so. Apologies, my comment about mediocrity is probably a little ambiguous! Colin Graves described the Blast as mediocre 2/3 years ago so it was a pop at that rather than me claiming that it is actually mediocre! More along the lines of the Blast is so mediocre that it's attracting players of the calibre of ABdV.

Not a pop at you mate. Promise

 

[fundy]

I see Duanne Olivier has signed a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire, which makes him unavailable for South Africa.

Something very wrong with the system if a 26 year old international quick is giving that up for county cricket £££££££

 

[Dan2501]

This Buttler lad is alright - 2nd fifty took just 15 balls, mental. What a batting line-up we've got, scary good.

 

[Dan2501]

3rd fifty 16 balls. Jos Buttler is the best white ball batsman we've ever had. He's a freak.

 

[fundy]

in pieces here, back 420+ at massive prices early and couldnt get 3 off 3 at the finish

some stunning hitting on display, especially from Buttler, but have to feel for the bowlers on decks like this with the ropes brought in 20 yards everywhere

 

[Dan2501]

5 scores of 400+ since 2015, England have 4 of them. We're different class ATM.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1100808844320620545

😂😂😂

 

[fundy]

5 scores of 400+ since 2015, England have 4 of them. We're different class ATM.

the best part of the inns was still Buttler giving Cottrell the salute

 

[Dan2501]

the best part of the inns was still Buttler giving Cottrell the salute

https://twitter.com/x/status/1100808844320620545

 

[Piece]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1100808844320620545

😂😂😂

 

[Tongo]

Gayle not the Universe Boss anymore!

(If he is now's the time to prove it)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

the best part of the inns was still Buttler giving Cottrell the salute

It was just pure brilliance and was as sharp as his hitting.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Looks how small Ward looks compared to Broad and Tres 😂

 

[Captainron]

What the heck. Lords honours boards now being expanded to include ODI’s?? JOKE!!

 

[Pathetic Shark]

And the Dorises are getting recognised too. "Hey I got 50 off 120 balls facing 50 mph medium paced bowling" - OK you deserve to be up there alongside the likes of Lara, Botham, Warne etc.

 

[Captainron]

And the Dorises are getting recognised too. "Hey I got 50 off 120 balls facing 50 mph medium paced bowling" - OK you deserve to be up there alongside the likes of Lara, Botham, Warne etc.

50?? 100/5 wickets only surely?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Great performance from Morgan and Buttler and you have to feel for the bowlers. You have to think it's more than enough but with Gayle there you can never be sure. It's fine doing it now but we need to perform in the world cup.

 

[Paperboy]

And the Dorises are getting recognised too. "Hey I got 50 off 120 balls facing 50 mph medium paced bowling" - OK you deserve to be up there alongside the likes of Lara, Botham, Warne etc.

Lara isn't on the board, can you name the other two famous batsmen not on it?