The Cricket Thread

[Tongo]

I think you may well find that his continued exclusion may have more to do with relationships within the team than his recent problems with substances.

It's supposed to be an elite professional sports team, not a playground. I played in a team for ten years and there was a couple of people who were complete tools but we muddled through. And i'm sure i've read on more than one occasion that Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne never got on whilst Warne and Steve Waugh's relationship apparently never recovered from when Warne was dropped in the Caribbean in 1999. Imagine if Morgan had had to play in a team with difficult players like Botham or Boycott or someone like Shoaib Akhtar.

As i said, the continued decision to exclude him will ultimately be judged on whether England win the T20 World Cup or not.

 

[patricks148]

prob feel they don't need him as there seems to be lots of opening top and 3 slots

 

[funkycoldmedina]

Atherton said on the cricket show that Morgan has earned the right to have who he wants in the team because he almost single handedly moulded that team into a white ball powerhouse. I tend to agree with that even though from the outside it seems harsh.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

It's supposed to be an elite professional sports team, not a playground. I played in a team for ten years and there was a couple of people who were complete tools but we muddled through. And i'm sure i've read on more than one occasion that Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne never got on whilst Warne and Steve Waugh's relationship apparently never recovered from when Warne was dropped in the Caribbean in 1999. Imagine if Morgan had had to play in a team with difficult players like Botham or Boycott or someone like Shoaib Akhtar.

As i said, the continued decision to exclude him will ultimately be judged on whether England win the T20 World Cup or not.

From what I hear it is a long way from just being the captain who would be happier if he wasn't there.

Personally I don't consider him outstanding enough for it to be necessary to upset the whole team dynamic.

 

[GB72]

Decent start to the T20, India still scoring better than England did in the tests

 

[Junior]

Looks like India are not worried about covid. Big crowd in !!!!

 

[GB72]

Love how the BBC Sport text commentary takes a subtly different tone to the traditional Test Match Special approach

'Axar Patel continues and watches his second delivery get monstered into the crowd by Jason Roy. Top boshing.'

 

[patricks148]

England won so does that mean the groundsman will be sacked and a sandpit played on in the next game

 

[Tongo]

Tis a cracking test currently taking place between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Rashid Khan has bowled more overs in the second innings than he did in the whole of the last BBL!

 

[Captainron]

So nice to have a crowd in a sporting event. The cheers that went up when Kohli won the toss was flipping huge.

Crowds add so much to sport

 

[Mudball]

A lot of negative bowling from India.. slow, back of length and kissing the wide marking.
will be interesting to see how the English lads come out to bowl with the dew..

 

[Mudball]

Good batting on debut... how demoralising is it for the bowling unit to be belted around the park by a 22 year on.

Many years ago playing in the local league, the opposition was a player short. So one of the dads brought in one of lads as a ringer. He made mince meat of our pie chuckers ... luckily our rule required batsman to retire at the end of the over after scoring 25. So he scored 23 in about 2-3 overs. Ran the last ball. Then hit about 2-3 big ones in his final over. The only upside was that the match finished early allowing for an early beer and curry

 

[fundy]

Does not sound like Alex Hayles is on Morgan’s list for the future. This is despite his recent performances in Australia

Mrs Morgan doesnt approve (and appears to wear the trousers)

 

[funkycoldmedina]

India v England: Ahmedabad pitch given 'average' rating - BBC Sport

I see the BCCI.....sorry I mean the match referee has rated the 2nd Test wicket as average. Nothing to see here lads just some poor batting and world class spin. It makes a bit of a mockery of the whole system really doesn't it?

 

[pokerjoke]

So nice to have a crowd in a sporting event. The cheers that went up when Kohli won the toss was flipping huge.

Crowds add so much to sport

Apparently as a result of the crowd a new spike in cases so no crowds for the next 3 matches.
Let’s hope we don’t make the same mistake with sports in England

 

[fundy]

Apparently as a result of the crowd a new spike in cases so no crowds for the next 3 matches.
Let’s hope we don’t make the same mistake with sports in England

you mean like 10,000 fans at the last 2 premier league rounds of games of the season?

 

[pokerjoke]

you mean like 10,000 fans at the last 2 premier league rounds of games of the season?

To be honest I meant going forward when we are back to full capacity or as near as but I get your point.
I must admit sport without fans and an atmosphere is boring as.
Just watching the first race at Cheltenham and it’s pants.

 

[Mudball]

Anyone watching the t20.. views on the 3rd umpire decision on Dawid Malan’s catch .. looked not out but soft signal was silly

 

[fundy]

Anyone watching the t20.. views on the 3rd umpire decision on Dawid Malan’s catch .. looked not out but soft signal was silly

right decision by letter of the laws, laws an ass though

(btw last meeting at the MCC, they talked about adding an "unsighted" option for catches outside the 30 yard circle, where in future they wouldnt give a soft signal. expect this comes in sometime soon)

 

[Mudball]

Interesting point of view

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ian-chappell-rishabh-pant-has-been-handled-well-by-india-ollie-pope-and-dom-bess-not-so-much-by-england-1254698