The Cricket Thread

[Deleted member 18645]

The only option for this game is Surrey rack up 700+ and then bowl Durham out twice which looks pretty likely. The Surrey commentary crew of Daniel Norcross and Jeremy Coney have been going on about the Kookaburra ball all morning. Unlike a Kiwi like Coney to have it in for something Australian

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Surrey are racking up a huge score at the Oval against Durham but what is great from the live feed is that they have around 3,000 local schoolkids there on free tickets. Sounds like a great atmosphere, the weather is great and an excellent way to promote the game.

Today is the Schools Out cricket day and I believe most counties are doing it as part of a “red ball festival” at some point - some have had it already

Good initiative

The biggest shame is that none of the county matches are on Sky

 

[Neilds]

Archer is not playing in the next Test match, starting Wednesday so AW can stand down

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Archer is not playing in the next Test match, starting Wednesday so AW can stand down

Common sense

Or the fact he missed some training sessions took him out of the picture

 

[Neilds]

Common sense

Or the fact he missed some training sessions took him out of the picture

I thought training sessions were voluntary with this lot!

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Surrey just about to go past 700 and no sign of stopping yet - it's now really funny.
Stat of the day from the Surrey channel - somone put out that Dom Sibley was 321 runs away being the first to reach 1,000 for the season - almost as a joke. He's 288 not out right now so in range

 

[Neilds]

Surrey just about to go past 700 and no sign of stopping yet - it's now really funny.
Stat of the day from the Surrey channel - somone put out that Dom Sibley was 321 runs away being the first to reach 1,000 for the season - almost as a joke. He's 288 not out right now so in range

Wouldn't like to be a bowler there today - one has gone for 224 runs (so far )

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Wouldn't like to be a bowler there today - one has gone for 224 runs (so far )

It’s a bit more spread out at Southampton with two of the Worcs batters getting double hundreds

 

[Mudball]

Archer is not playing in the next Test match, starting Wednesday so AW can stand down

I thought India conceded the second Test since Bhumra is not playing... everyone can stand down.

 

[patricks148]

I thought India conceded the second Test since Bhumra is not playing... everyone can stand down.

oh not more india fans blubbing on SM

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Wouldn't like to be a bowler there today - one has gone for 224 runs (so far )

I think he got over 260 by the end - Surrey were chasing their all-time record of 811 before tea and lost a few wickets. 803 for 8. The radio guys were giving a shout out to a couple of the Durham players who signed a ton of autographs for kids whilst play was going on.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I thought India conceded the second Test since Bhumra is not playing... everyone can stand down.

Have they confirmed he is still missing two tests

 

[Deleted member 18645]

671 to avoid the follow-on, the most expensive bowling figures in County Championship history and the highest score ever made in cricket history for a team being put into bat.
As Roy Castle would have said, "and that's a record breaker"

 

[Tashyboy]

Surrey make a club record 820 and Durham already 10-1

 

[Mudball]

Surrey make a club record 820 and Durham already 10-1

did i see some club score where one side scored 200+ and the other was all out for less than 10 or something..

 

[Arthur Wedge]

India looking like putting up a big total here

 

[hors limite]

. Headingly from the start had some bounce and movement off the pitch. This strip is killing the match - why? Preparation?

 

[Neilds]

. Headingly from the start had some bounce and movement off the pitch. This strip is killing the match - why? Preparation?

Bowlers are too powder puff to get anything out of the pitch. Should have played Jofra

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Pitch prepared for runs , people go to watch people hitting runs

The other pitches there are nice and green

Good choice to put them in

 

[Billysboots]

Wow. That’s awful from the on field umpires and the third umpire.

England get Jaiswal LBW, India review, but they are clearly out of time on the DRS timer. And the review is allowed?

Good job the decision was a good one but I’ll bet Stokes is absolutely fuming.

Really, really poor.