Author Topic: The cricket... (Read 256040 times)

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #2500 on:** 10 January, 2022, 09:27:54 pm »

Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 27 December, 2021, 10:08:07 pm

Alan Igglesden was once picked as "England's 15th choice seamer", but presumably we can find a 16th choice opening batsman, and a 17th to go in with them.

Kent maybe about to provide England's 4th choice wicketkeeper

hatler · « **Reply #2501 on:** 11 January, 2022, 03:40:54 pm »

I've just finished sitting through the entire TMS broadcast on BBC Sounds for the last day of the last test (I couldn't face listening to it overnight), and it cuts off four overs from the end !!

Bastards.

Jaded · « **Reply #2502 on:** 11 January, 2022, 03:49:28 pm »

Quote from: hatler on 11 January, 2022, 03:40:54 pm

I've just finished sitting through the entire TMS broadcast on BBC Sounds for the last day of the last test (I couldn't face listening to it overnight), and it cuts off four overs from the end !!

Bastards.

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hatler · « **Reply #2503 on:** 11 January, 2022, 03:57:37 pm »

Jaded · « **Reply #2504 on:** 14 January, 2022, 08:55:30 am »

The cricket started very brightly!!

matthew · « **Reply #2505 on:** 14 January, 2022, 01:21:37 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 14 January, 2022, 08:55:30 am

The cricket started very brightly!!

But then returned to more normal fare.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2506 on:** 14 January, 2022, 08:55:32 pm »

It crossed my mind this afternoon, whilst deep in conversation with my good pal Penelope, that when I shuffle off this mortal coil I might raffle the burnt offering amongst members of the England cricket team.

Jaded · « **Reply #2507 on:** 16 January, 2022, 10:49:30 am »

Woke up this morning thinking we could win.

Thats what woke does for you…

hatler · « **Reply #2508 on:** 16 January, 2022, 01:27:13 pm »

Dear god. I listened to this overnight and went out for a ride when we were looking pretty good for a nail-biting finish at 68-1. Came back, turned on the news and we've lost by 146 runs. Rather glad I went out. That's pathetic after such an encouraging start.

mattc · « **Reply #2509 on:** 16 January, 2022, 04:18:19 pm »

Quote from: hatler on 16 January, 2022, 01:27:13 pm

... and went out for a ride when we were looking pretty good for a nail-biting finish at 68-1.

Me too!
Result not a total shock, but still an unexpected slump.

Still, whitewash avoided!

andyoxon · « **Reply #2510 on:** 16 January, 2022, 05:08:26 pm »

An Ashes series to forget.

Basil · « **Reply #2511 on:** 16 January, 2022, 05:10:51 pm »

Ashes to ashes.

Peter · « **Reply #2512 on:** 17 January, 2022, 05:34:39 pm »

Well, Basil, we're certainly short of Heroes!

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #2513 on:** 18 January, 2022, 12:42:43 pm »

Cricinfo tells me that England U19 are about to play Canada U19. More trouble ahead?

Peter · « **Reply #2514 on:** 18 January, 2022, 12:56:13 pm »

For whom?!

mattc · « **Reply #2515 on:** 30 January, 2022, 06:22:23 pm »

England need 50 runs off 60-odd balls to win the WAshes test, after AUS made a "sporting" declaration, loads of wickets in hand....

... and the BBC Sounds episode ends.

No Highlights show listed.

Jaded · « **Reply #2516 on:** 30 January, 2022, 06:31:37 pm »

THat's BT Sprot for you, not much available anywhere else.

citoyen · « **Reply #2517 on:** 09 March, 2022, 10:44:50 am »

This is lovely... it's the bowler's reaction that really makes it:

https://twitter.com/damonayoung/status/1501314590814072834?s=20&t=DpuBHbC6oV7UwrKnQMn3rg

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2518 on:** 09 March, 2022, 11:11:28 am »

And the batswoman! She has a wide grin when she sees what happened.

I gain the impression that there's a lot more camaraderie between opposing teams in women's sport than there is in men's.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2519 on:** 12 March, 2022, 04:45:02 pm »

It could be a tight finish between England adn W. Indies at the Viv Richards staduim.

Peter · « **Reply #2520 on:** 16 March, 2022, 04:45:06 pm »

Sensational commentary to start the after lunch session, on BBC website:-

"I see cricketers in whites making their way to the middle in Barbados."

Immediately thought of the immortal Andy Capp - "I'm not as thunk as you drink I am"

toontra · « **Reply #2521 on:** 16 March, 2022, 04:53:16 pm »

England batting for a draw on the first morning. Boycott would be proud. Wake me up when it's over.

Peter · « **Reply #2522 on:** 16 March, 2022, 04:58:25 pm »

Absolutely the right tactics. Enjoy your snooze!

Peter · « **Reply #2523 on:** 19 March, 2022, 10:01:27 pm »

You can overdo such tactics, though: Brathwaite batted for 12 hours at a mammoth 13 runs an over. Another way of looking at it is he gave England's blistering bowling attack 12 hours to get him out....

toontra · « **Reply #2524 on:** 20 March, 2022, 08:14:35 am »

As I said earlier, England's batting on day 1 made a draw the likely outcome. Hardly surprising if the WI's responded in kind. Some were saying after day 2 that the magnificent display by Root & Stokes had swung things in England's favour, but that was assuming a poor Windies reply (never judge a pitch until both sides have batted, etc.)

It's not surprising though. England are bound to be nervous of the openers throwing their wickets away. However there is a balance, and the day 1 batting (especially the first session) was more paranoid that cautious.

Having said that, England may still pull off a win today