2019 Cricket

[Deleted member 15344]

I have no problem with it being on Sky....... especially as I have it!!! 😉😀😀

My 11 year old has been playing loads of cricket in school recently and watching it has made him keen to join our local club!!

It’s great when kids watch sport and then want to go and play it - Wimbledon comes around and people used to find a way to have a game of tennis , same with cricket and the amount of people who got into multiple sports after watching Olympic Games is superb- I started playing hockey after watching it on telly.

A lot of sports still have a wide audience using terrestrial telly but it’s shame with the ones that are all under a subscription charge - many missing out and sport whilst getting millions into the coffers will lose participation

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It’s great when kids watch sport and then want to go and play it - Wimbledon comes around and people used to find a way to have a game of tennis , same with cricket and the amount of people who got into multiple sports after watching Olympic Games is superb- I started playing hockey after watching it on telly.

A lot of sports still have a wide audience using terrestrial telly but it’s shame with the ones that are all under a subscription charge - many missing out and sport whilst getting millions into the coffers will lose participation

Same old. There are loads of opportunities at junior levels for people to take up cricket and it has diddly to do with it being on terrestrial TV. School cricket and junior cricket already have programmes to get kids involved and it has nothing to do with TV. It's the same old argument and if terrestrial TV wanted to have TV rights pay the money. No matter how much you bleat about golf, cricket and any other sport, its up to the governing bodies to ensure youngsters get opportunities and that TV companies win the rights

 

[Dando]

Revisiting old ground but today's game brings it into perspective.

Amir, a young, naive kid at the time, was banned for 5 years for something that, whilst completely wrong, was not likely to affect the result of a game.

Smith and Warner, two of the most experienced players in the world, were involved in outright cheating to try and influence the result of a game and yet they were only banned for a year.

And according to some their punishment was harsh!

Amir, Warner, smith and the other Aussie should’ve been banned for life

 

[Mudball]

Whatever happened to reserve days in tournaments.. whoever planned this WC should have known about the English weather and planned accordingly.
Waste of time and money.. was looking forward to India - NZ at Trent Bridge.. would have been a cracker given the high scoring nature of TB.
Bloody weather turning this into a swimming competition..

Plenty of funny pics doing the rounds..

 

[Dando]

When I played cricket and we got rained off we just used to get smashed in the club house bar - I imagine that won’t be happening at the World Cup!

 

[Dan2501]

When I played cricket and we got rained off we just used to get smashed in the club house bar - I imagine that won’t be happening at the World Cup!

England haven't been rained off yet, so Stokes hasn't had chance

 

[fundy]

Whatever happened to reserve days in tournaments.. whoever planned this WC should have known about the English weather and planned accordingly.
Waste of time and money.. was looking forward to India - NZ at Trent Bridge.. would have been a cracker given the high scoring nature of TB.
Bloody weather turning this into a swimming competition..

Plenty of funny pics doing the rounds..

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obviously going to get the wettest June on record for the CWC

assume no reserve days due to the effective doubling of resources required, especially with the elongated group stages, we get them for the KO stages

 

[fundy]

When I played cricket and we got rained off we just used to get smashed in the club house bar - I imagine that won’t be happening at the World Cup!

brings back some memories lol

we'll only have a few then head home at 4pm. go on then just one more round at 4am haha

 

[Dando]

brings back some memories lol

we'll only have a few then head home at 4pm. go on then just one more round at 4am haha

We had many a lock in then we ended up sleeping in the club house. During cricket week we’d pitch tents on the outfield or sleep under the roll on pitch covers

 

[fundy]

Quick guys did their job, biggest worry for England is how serious Roy and Morgan injuries are

 

[pokerjoke]

Looking forward to the Kevin Peterson documentary

 

[fundy]

Big danger of the second half of the group stages being a damp squib with the final 4 all but known and a long wait for the semi finals

 

[fundy]

Cracking innings from Rohit this, only thing that can stop him seems to be a bit of Manchester rain and that may just slide past the outside edge too

 

[Kellfire]

Cracking innings from Rohit this, only thing that can stop him seems to be a bit of Manchester rain and that may just slide past the outside edge too

Awful shot to throw away his wicket.

 

[fundy]

Awful shot to throw away his wicket.

cant beat a good jinx post lol, almost Homeresque haha

 

[fundy]

so Kohlis walking when he doesnt hit it, trying to bank some for later in the tournament?

 

[Kellfire]

I know it’s legal but Bumrah’s action screams chuck.

 

[fundy]

I know it’s legal but Bumrah’s action screams chuck.

Funny isnt it how we instantly think an "alternative" action is illegal, pretty sure when tested he was actually one of those whose arm straightened the least. Personally have become a massive fan of something different especially in an era where bowlers are being marginalised more and more

Ashwins probably the worst out there Ive seen for a while, amazed hes not been called the last couple of years

 

[Dando]

Funny isnt it how we instantly think an "alternative" action is illegal, pretty sure when tested he was actually one of those whose arm straightened the least. Personally have become a massive fan of something different especially in an era where bowlers are being marginalised more and more

Ashwins probably the worst out there Ive seen for a while, amazed hes not been called the last couple of years

Ashwin will never be called as the BBC’s have to much power.
I’m sure the powers that be amended the rules to allow more of a straightening of the arm so murali could carry on

 

[fundy]

Ashwin will never be called as the BBC’s have to much power.
I’m sure the powers that be amended the rules to allow more of a straightening of the arm so murali could carry on

Hard to argue, Harbhajan before Ashwin the precedent quite clear