The Cricket Thread

[Arthur Wedge]

Harry Brook: Batter named England's white-ball captain in both 50-over and T20s

Batter Harry Brook is named England's white-ball captain in both 50-over and T20 cricket.

www.bbc.co.uk

That’s better than when I heard it was potentially going to be Stokes

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909290956328730954

That’s a brilliant performance from Worcestershire to get the draw

 

[Deleted member 36742]

That’s never in a million years going on to hit the wicket

I suspect that the umpire was in a better position to judge than you or I.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909303423230489063

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Think Essex will have a big say in the championship this season after pushing Surrey hard for the draw

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916903737706062091

14 years old

 

[Mudball]

Saw the highlights of the 14 yrs old inning… madness and talent. He rode his luck but had the audacity to smack the likes of Siraj and Rashid Khan to all parts.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Good to see Surrey finally coming to life and demolishing Somerset in the second innings for a win inside 3 days. Closes the gap to 10 points

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1918259745837990037

Perfect chance to give a lot of lions etc a chance

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sam Cook earns maiden England call up as Zak Crawley retains spot for Zimbabwe Test match

Nottinghamshire fast bowlerJosh Tongue in line for a first England cap in two years after injury troubles; Shoaib Bashir retains role as front-line spinner over Jack Leach; England face Zimbabwe in one-off Test at Trent Bridge, live on Sky Sports from May 22-25

www.skysports.com

Good to see Tongue back but you have to wonder what effect the injuries will have had

 

[Grizzly]

He looked pretty sharp last week, admittedly in the highlights Notts posted on their socials

 

[venger]

Virat Kohli retirement: India great ends 14-year Test cricket career

Legendary India batter Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket with immediate effect.

www.bbc.co.uk

The cynic in me thinks that he was going to be dropped and this is a “I quit before you fire me” situation

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Virat Kohli retirement: India great ends 14-year Test cricket career

Legendary India batter Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket with immediate effect.

www.bbc.co.uk

The cynic in me thinks that he was going to be dropped and this is a “I quit before you fire me” situation

There is no doubt that with it being Kohli it will all be about himself

 

[Lord Tyrion]

To be fair, he's been a quality test match player and wonderful to watch in full flow.

 

[Captainron]

First day of the test summer in England.

Its overcast and it is at Trent Bridge. I think Zimbabwe need to win the toss and bowl for this test to make it to late in the 3rd day......

I am also looking forward to the World Test Championship Final at Lords in a few weeks time!

 

[Deleted member 36742]

World Test Championship is, quite frankly, a joke.

South Africa qualify for the final having played only 12 Tests throughout the two year qualification period and apart from one result against India didn't beat anyone else of any note.

To suggest that they are one of the two best Test sides in world cricket is laughable.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Test match cricket is naff. The Hundred is where it's all at.

Yes my irony meter was off the scale there.

 

[Captainron]

World Test Championship is, quite frankly, a joke.

South Africa qualify for the final having played only 12 Tests throughout the two year qualification period and apart from one result against India didn't beat anyone else of any note.

To suggest that they are one of the two best Test sides in world cricket is laughable.

Played to the format and made it to the final. I do wish we played more of it because I LOVE test cricket.

but then again.....Spurs won a trophy last night and they are laughable too. Hope they enjoy their parade!

 

[Captainron]

South Africa are ranked 3rd in the ICC ratings so they are not that bad. Aussies are number 1 and England in 2nd.

India are guff away from home. New Zealand are solid but ageing. The rest are very hit and miss.

 

[Neilds]

They really need to sort out the over rates in test cricket - 13 overs in the first hour today is shocking! What are they doing between balls/overs?