Author Topic: The cricket... (Read 255911 times)

Peter · « **Reply #2126 on:** 17 January, 2020, 04:04:41 pm »

Don't know whether to be happy or fed up. Happy that there have been so many good performances or fed-up that the Durham players Stokes (world's best 2019) and Wood (44 of about an over and hurling it down at 94mph) are making sure that they'll be in no position to help their county out of the lower division next season.

Chiz

andyoxon · « **Reply #2127 on:** 17 January, 2020, 04:20:37 pm »

Wood's strike rate 182.6! 42 off 23.

Peter · « **Reply #2128 on:** 17 January, 2020, 04:22:08 pm »

I repeat, chiz!

andyoxon · « **Reply #2129 on:** 17 January, 2020, 04:28:01 pm »

Pope seems to have confirmed his test place. Shame Buttler's not doing it.

From TMS "I imagine there's a few OCD folk struggling with the 499 declaration..." S'funny I was thinking 499 'doesn't feel right'...

DuncanM · « **Reply #2130 on:** 19 January, 2020, 11:25:06 am »

You know how tennis players can get fined for not trying? Do South Africa's tail get the same treatment?

Shame about the rain.

andyoxon · « **Reply #2131 on:** 19 January, 2020, 11:30:46 am »

Quote from: DuncanM on 19 January, 2020, 11:25:06 am

You know how tennis players can get fined for not trying? Do South Africa's tail get the same treatment? Shame about the rain.

The thought is that they were trying, not very well, to 'throw caution to the wind' & avoid the follow-on...

spesh · « **Reply #2132 on:** 19 January, 2020, 12:59:51 pm »

Having just looked at the current score, I don't think yesterday's rain is going to make much of a difference WRT how long the match lasts.

hatler · « **Reply #2133 on:** 19 January, 2020, 01:36:37 pm »

Is anyone following the future career of Freddie Levy on the BBC live text coverage ?

andyoxon · « **Reply #2134 on:** 19 January, 2020, 03:24:09 pm »

Roooooooot... Pope.

14 overs. 10 maidens. 4 for 19.

Peter · « **Reply #2135 on:** 20 January, 2020, 01:58:06 pm »

or 4 for 87, as he finished! Possibly a little self-indulgent in search of a batsman's 5-for?

mattc · « **Reply #2136 on:** 25 January, 2020, 01:26:50 pm »

4th and last test has been pretty exciting today! best bit:

- KP (commentating): what happened to Stuart Broad's batting? he was great when we played together...

- Broad scores 43 off 28 balls

82 runs for the last wicket (with Wood), off 9 overs.

andyoxon · « **Reply #2137 on:** 25 January, 2020, 01:52:14 pm »

Excellent tail wag.

Buttler vs Bairstow..?

andyoxon · « **Reply #2138 on:** 27 January, 2020, 06:03:34 pm »

Good series result. Shame the ground was so empty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TAv8E4bz5A

andyoxon · « **Reply #2139 on:** 14 February, 2020, 06:10:10 pm »

In the T20. Moeens SR 354! 39 off 11.

Jaded · « **Reply #2140 on:** 14 February, 2020, 06:30:24 pm »

He's repaid that with his bowling.

Peter · « **Reply #2141 on:** 16 February, 2020, 01:26:42 am »

England A, which I think is a euphemism for England 2nd XI, are doing rather well in Australia.

Peter · « **Reply #2142 on:** 16 February, 2020, 04:40:30 pm »

Now, that's very satisfying, especially with only minimal contributions from our home-grown South Africans. Oh, hang on, I forgot about Curran!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2143 on:** 26 May, 2020, 12:33:11 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4necJm4D6o

That's a rather nicely put-together video. Alan Donald v Mike Atherton, Trent Bridge 1998, with the stars of the show giving their thoughts from lockdown.

I wonder if they've asked Holding & Boycott?

Jaded · « **Reply #2144 on:** 09 July, 2020, 01:11:28 pm »

Looks like we should have bowled first...

Jaded · « **Reply #2145 on:** 16 July, 2020, 09:59:06 am »

Looks like we are lacking an attack...

matthew · « **Reply #2146 on:** 20 July, 2020, 04:57:28 pm »

Looks like today could be a bit of a nail biter. WI need 160 from 34 overs or England & Wales need 4 wickets. I think the most likely result is an England & Wales win but only marginally over a draw.

Jaded · « **Reply #2147 on:** 20 July, 2020, 06:01:06 pm »

1 wicket needed now...

Greenbank · « **Reply #2148 on:** 20 July, 2020, 06:11:17 pm »

Quote from: matthew on 20 July, 2020, 04:57:28 pm

Looks like today could be a bit of a nail biter. WI need 160 from 34 overs or England & Wales need 4 wickets. I think the most likely result is an England & Wales win but only marginally over a draw.

At 5.02pm (when the score was about 151-6) the odds from Will Hill were 1.36 for England Win, 3.20 for a Draw and 101.0 for a WI win.

That's 73.5% England Win, 31.25% Draw, 1% WI Win

(The fact they add up to >100% is called the 'overround' and is how the bookies make a profit in the long term.)

Peter · « **Reply #2149 on:** 20 July, 2020, 06:30:55 pm »

Victory in 4 days - thank God for New Zealand!