The Cricket Thread

[RichA]

Mike Gatting taught him that move!

By imagining it was a cheese roll?

 

[Mudball]

Indian PM appointed as President of G20 ...

 

[3offTheTee]

Well very little gained by England in playing that Series!

 

[Mudball]

Well very little gained by England in playing that Series!

these days it all about TV rights and keeping Boards happy..

 

[Neilds]

Good to see Jofra Archer back bowling for England Lions in the warmup match before the England v Pakistan tests. Hope he can stay fit and get back to the pace he was bowling before his injuries.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Well very little gained by England in playing that Series!

The players didn't want to be there, it was pointless after a world tournament.

 

[fundy]

Half the England side gone down with a virus and seems likely they may delay the start of the test by a day, but will leave the decision as late as possible

 

[Mudball]

With so much cricket being played... i thought we were still in Aus.. now i realise we finished that series and now in Pak. somehow watching cricket in winter just does not seem right, unless it is a winter ashes. The only other exception is a good Boxing day test match.

 

[fundy]

With so much cricket being played... i thought we were still in Aus.. now i realise we finished that series and now in Pak. somehow watching cricket in winter just does not seem right, unless it is a winter ashes. The only other exception is a good Boxing day test match.

Pretty much 2 different squads now. Pretty massive series this, been a very long time since we went to Pak for a test series. Bit of a worry might be some short games unless the pitches are very flat.....

That said I wont be doing the 4.30am starts!

 

[patricks148]

With so much cricket being played... i thought we were still in Aus.. now i realise we finished that series and now in Pak. somehow watching cricket in winter just does not seem right, unless it is a winter ashes. The only other exception is a good Boxing day test match.

Tbh I prefer tours elsewhere, much more sensible getting up early and watching a test than having to stay up all night like the ashes

 

[fundy]

Tbh I prefer tours elsewhere, much more sensible getting up early and watching a test than having to stay up all night like the ashes

We all know South Africa is the best place to tour in Winter. Far more sociable hours

 

[patricks148]

We all know South Africa is the best place to tour in Winter. Far more sociable hours

West indies isn't too bad either.

 

[fundy]

West indies isn't too bad either.

do they play cricket anymore lol

 

[patricks148]

do they play cricket anymore lol

About the same standard as SA judging by the last series?

 

[Mudball]

Tbh I prefer tours elsewhere, much more sensible getting up early and watching a test than having to stay up all night like the ashes

There is nothing like walking up on a cold winter morning to find Eng is 24-4 after 2 sessions on the Day 1 on a bouncy track... there is a bit of deja vu, nostalgia, comfort, hope, anger all rolled into one.

 

[JRS7]

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam Ul Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (Captain), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid, Mahmood.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (Wicketkeeper), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.

 

[Newtonuti]

England on for a MASSIVE score here! 141/0 after 21 overs! Crawley and Duckett are just picking off the Pakistan bowlers as they please.

 

[JRS7]

England 174/0 (27). It's Lunch.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Just seen a stat that said England scored more runs in the first 20 overs today than they did in the final of the T20. Incredible stuff.

 

[Asian Dawn]

The first and third fastest centuries by England openers. I remember the second one - Gooch in the 2nd innings against India when they were going for a declaration and he'd made 333 in the first innings.