******Cricket Thread******

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Amazing end!

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

Already nervous for the game, hope we smash the aussie cunts

 

[crooky]

some game this pakistan need 3 off last ball

zimbabwe win by 1 run

I didn't even follow this game because I thought it was a done deal. I'm sure we're seeing more and more surprise results these days.

The T20 Cricket World Cup is fast becoming one of the world's best sporting events imo.

Love this photo from the ESPN Cricinfo report.

 

[tasblue]

POM's going down tonight at the G?

 

[Gray]

Should have held it in the UK, less rain?

 

[tasblue]

Should have held it in the UK, less rain?

Could be ok the rain bands in Melbourne go left to right of the screen

 

[waspish]

Well looks like this weather is in for the day so both teams be going home!

 

[M18CTID]

Should have held it in the UK, less rain?

I don't want to hear a single Australian slagging off our weather ever again when it comes to cricket matches being abandoned!

 

[tasblue]

Covers are off... should start soon... don't know how many overs .. we are only 30 mins over the start time at the moment.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Covers are off... should start soon... don't know how many overs .. we are only 30 mins over the start time at the moment.

If it's only 30 mins there shouldn't be any deduction

 

[waspish]

How many overs count as a game? Is it 5?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

How many overs count as a game? Is it 5?

Ridiculous but yes!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Inspection at 10.15.

 

[waspish]

Tough one if you win the toss do you bat or bowl first? If you bowl first you have to rely on no rain because that’s what did us last game so win the toss and bat..

 

[blue b4 the moon]

New inspection 10.50....apparently the latest they can start is 11.50 with a 5 over match.

 

[Cricket Blue]

What's Dicky Bird doing these days?

 

[The blue phantom]

Abandoned

 

[Cricket Blue]

We will have to win our last 2 games, no excuses.

 

[Corky]

Afghanistan the biggest losers today, a second NR v Ireland and look out.

NZ and Ceylon the winners., who play tomorrow with NZ favourite and also Eire left for them 7 points
Aus beat Eire on Monday and Afghan 7 points
England beat SL int the last game 5 points

Key game England v NZ Tues - either 7 points for Eng and likely to go through on NRR or 9 points NZ top Aus 2nd.

 

[M18CTID]

In other news, this morning I've bagged a couple of tickets for day 3 of the Ashes test at Headingley on July 8th in the second ballot. Only £45 each but supposedly a very restricted view (very little else available), although the "view from your seat" thing doesn't look too bad and it seems just part of the boundary on one side of the ground isn't visible. This is in addition to the 2 tickets I got the other week for day 3 of the Old Trafford test.