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Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:43 am
by Biffer
Or it could go the way of India at Headingley. I'm not prepared to guess anything about this series.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:26 am
by Torquemada 1420
Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:38 am We're going to do this
Agree. Not selecting a spinner for the Oval is going to rank with Kohli's decision to bat first at Headingley. :lol:

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:30 am
by JM2K6
Not selecting a spinner? Jadeja has 223 Test wickets @25. He is #6 on the all-time India spinners list by wickets taken, with a better average (and strike rate) than 4 of the 5 people ahead of him.

The problem is the one guy ahead of him with a better average is... Ashwin.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:57 am
by Torquemada 1420
JM2K6 wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:30 am Not selecting a spinner? Jadeja has 223 Test wickets @25. He is #6 on the all-time India spinners list by wickets taken, with a better average (and strike rate) than 4 of the 5 people ahead of him.

The problem is the one guy ahead of him with a better average is... Ashwin.
It's a good point. In fact, it's two good points. Although Jadeja's av in Eng is v. poor.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:45 am
by Torquemada 1420
Stupid way to get out at any time. In the context of this match position and just before lunch :crazy:

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:08 pm
by Insane_Homer
oh shit oh shit oh shit....

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:16 pm
by Biffer
There may have been a small amount of misplaced optimism in this thread earlier on.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:18 pm
by handyman
Wow England...

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:19 pm
by Insane_Homer
another shit shit!!

147/5

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:20 pm
by Oxbow
This has very quickly gone to shit.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:22 pm
by Insane_Homer
147/6 :wtf :wtf :wtf :wtf :wtf :wtf

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:25 pm
by inactionman
Chris Woakes ton to take it home. Couldn't have written a better script.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:13 pm
by Rinkals
inactionman wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:25 pm Chris Woakes ton to take it home. Couldn't have written a better script.
Looks like Woakes and Root think they can do this.

England have certainly upped the scoring rate, scoring 30 runs in the five overs since the drinks break.

They only need less than 200 runs in just under 45 overs, so they should get this in a canter.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:20 pm
by Insane_Homer
Root done, 182/7

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:27 pm
by Rinkals
Insane_Homer wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:20 pm Root done, 182/7
I'll claim it.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:29 pm
by Cartman
It's just so bloody hard to chase a healthy target on the last day
One wicket brings two and then you fucked

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:42 pm
by inactionman
inactionman wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:25 pm Chris Woakes ton to take it home. Couldn't have written a better script.
My bad

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:00 pm
by JM2K6
Cartman wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:29 pm It's just so bloody hard to chase a healthy target on the last day
One wicket brings two and then you fucked
Especially if you're shithouse England...

Was very amused at the Guardian's dude complaining that Hameed needed to hit out or get out. Who the fuck thinks this England side can manage a world record chase against India?

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:01 pm
by Big Nipper
This is so good to watch

Cmaaaan India

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:28 pm
by Insane_Homer
205/9, dammit was hoping there'd still be some cricket to watch when I got home.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:41 pm
by Paddington Bear
Weak

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:41 pm
by Biffer
Little bit of shithousery by Anderson at the end there? Knew he hit it but went for the review just to take the immediate wind out of the celebration?

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:57 pm
by Sandstorm
Shithouse England collapse again.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:01 pm
by tabascoboy
That yorker to get Bairstow was an absolute peach.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:44 am
by Kiwias
tabascoboy wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:01 pm That yorker to get Bairstow was an absolute peach.
A joy to watch.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 12:00 am
by Kiwias
Having been on the receiving end of the Barmy Army's trumpets on multiple occasions, Virat Kohli returned the favour with this gesture when India took another English wicket on the last day. I reckon it is fair enough but he has been criticised by many commentators.

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Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:01 am
by Enzedder
No problem - I reckon the Army were fine with it but woke journalists aren't.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:14 am
by Kiwias
Enzedder wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:01 am No problem - I reckon the Army were fine with it but woke journalists aren't.
Yep, I bet the Army took it in good spirit.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am
by JM2K6
Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:39 am
by Kiwias
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:
Neither did Kohli throw his ‘trumpet’ at anyone. Stop being obtuse.


Watching the Bangladesh vs BCs T20 and there was probably the worst review of an umpire’s decision in history.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:53 am
by Insane_Homer
Kiwias wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:39 am Watching the Bangladesh vs BCs T20 and there was probably the worst review of an umpire’s decision in history.
52/5 :oops:

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:54 am
by Kiwias
This is rapidly descending to the depths of the first match

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:57 am
by Biffer
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:
In my experience, the people on the receiving end of the trumpets are other crowd members. Shits on your day out if there's someone two seats away playing a shit trumpet really badly for seven hours.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:04 am
by Thor Sedan
Although we are missing a couple of our big boys - we have been pretty rubbish on this tour.

Not really sure if CDG could play any worse......maybe the mullet needs to go?

But in saying all that - how do these pitches benefit Bangladesh in any way? Absolute bunsen burners that they won't find the likes of anywhere else except maybe in a couple of grounds in India. It is like they are sacrificing their international record to cement their home record. And feckin' hell it is cricket by way of drudgery.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:06 am
by Big Nipper
Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:04 am Although we are missing a couple of our big boys - we have been pretty rubbish on this tour.

Not really sure if CDG could play any worse......maybe the mullet needs to go?

But in saying all that - how do these pitches benefit Bangladesh in any way? Absolute bunsen burners that they won't find the likes of anywhere else except maybe in a couple of grounds in India. It is like they are sacrificing their international record to cement their home record. And feckin' hell it is cricket by way of drudgery.
Yeah I agree. Sri Lanka served our Proteas a similar pitch yesterday, was variable bounce and plumes of dust from the 1st over of spin was bowled.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:06 am
by Torquemada 1420
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:
In contrast, that's precisely why I dislike him. He's a football chav in white flannels.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:07 am
by Torquemada 1420
Biffer wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:57 am
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:
In my experience, the people on the receiving end of the trumpets are other crowd members. Shits on your day out if there's someone two seats away playing a shit trumpet really badly for seven hours.
It's not as irritating as having to listen to "Barmy Army" for 7 hours. :sad:

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:10 am
by Biffer
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:07 am
Biffer wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:57 am
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:25 am Not sure "woke journalists" (cmon Enz, you're better than that) have anything to do with the idea that a cricket captain taunting the crowd is a shitty thing to do, and I say this as a fan of Kohli's aggression on the field.

Also not sure how people are "on the receiving end of trumpets" - they play a handful of boring tunes they know, they don't throw them at people :crazy:
In my experience, the people on the receiving end of the trumpets are other crowd members. Shits on your day out if there's someone two seats away playing a shit trumpet really badly for seven hours.
It's not as irritating as having to listen to "Barmy Army" for 7 hours. :sad:
If you've got one, you've probably got the other as well.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:20 am
by Thor Sedan
NZ 74/7......doesn't look much fun out there.

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:34 am
by Kiwias
An obscene number of dot balls in this innings