The Cricket Thread
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Mudball
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India hit 72 sixes and England 28 in this test series. Clearly nothing wrong with Bazball. Its just that the two teams switched roles.
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
First round of County Championship Matches 5th April. Madness.
Should be some hard firm wickets NOT!
Should be some hard firm wickets NOT!
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
To bastardise the words of Coolio, "Living in a seamer's paradise". There's going to be a lot of soft, green ones for the first few weeks of the season.
I can't imagine that New Road in Worcester is going to be very batsmen friendly until probably July at the earliest.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
got to accommodate not playing any championship games whilst the circus is in town in the middle of summer
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Sign of the times S. Money talks
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
yup, cant be far away from the Saudi Premier League being the main attraction............
Mudball
Assistant Pro
I thought he had gone into the wilderness.. did not know he was a Royal Watcher now..
Mudball
Assistant Pro
IPL is back…. Unsurprisingly more money going into it… at this rate it will be bigger than the U.K. economy ..
Also KP is back … he seems to have aged
Also KP is back … he seems to have aged
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
County Championship starts tomorrow!Sorry to say this but cannot see anybody other than Surrey for Div 1
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Easy when you just go and buy your competitions best batter in the off season...............
Mudball
Assistant Pro
The scores at IPL are getting silly... saw a couple of 270+ !!!!
Also, India's newest fast bowler find - mayank yadav fella..... bowling at 155k regularly. Tnx to the money and IPL, India has gone from Spinning dustbowl to a fast bowlers paradise ..
Also, India's newest fast bowler find - mayank yadav fella..... bowling at 155k regularly. Tnx to the money and IPL, India has gone from Spinning dustbowl to a fast bowlers paradise ..
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Shall we start a sweepstake for how many of the games actually start on time today? I reckon only 4 out the 9 will start on time, with no play at all in 3 matches
You’d be mighty cheesed off if you were Ed Barnard!!
Grizzly
Well-known member
Even more cheesed to be one of the Durham bowler's whose skipper decided you should have first crack at the pitch!
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Very rare to see a bowler have over 200 runs scored against him in a County match
Grizzly
Well-known member
Aye - I genuinely don't know the answer to this one, wonder what the all time worst is.
And also, how Scott Boland spun his 13 over contribution to his team mates!
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Like golf courses, Cricket stadiums are getting smaller
IPL making all sorts of records. 250 is normal these days. But today saw a 100/0 runs in the first five overs… batters now hitting 6s at will .. it is a Mickey Mouse league
IPL making all sorts of records. 250 is normal these days. But today saw a 100/0 runs in the first five overs… batters now hitting 6s at will .. it is a Mickey Mouse league
Grizzly
Well-known member
I watched one of the early games and it was noted by the commentary team that most of the sides this year had set up with underpowered bowling attacks to prioritise more hitting power. When so many sixes are being hit, is it exciting any more? I have to say, my view would be no.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
As I type, the majority of the CC matches in their final day are going to end in draws. Why are they still carrying on? Must be soul destroying for the players and fans
