Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I actually think it encourages people to go.

Before I'd have little idea of what happened in the other games and go in a bit blind. Now I can watch the occasional games and having that extra context, it makes me more likely to go to a game or talk about it to my mates etc.

They had one of the Lancs TV producers on comms for 45 mins today during the Cumbria match and he was saying that this was opening the 4 day game back up to younger people as people can have the coverage on in their offices whilst they work.

That, then connects people with cricket and they get more invested in the sport and more likely to go when they can.

 

[KS55]

Impressed by the windies effort in the first innings. They’ve only got a handful of tests between them, yet they bounced back from a mauling at Lords. Plenty of talent there.

 

[waspish]

What Great day if sport Cricket F1 and the golf!

Bashir though I isn't realise he was so young 20 and already had three 5 fors Atkinson after his Wicket haul last test match he did ok this test match a the highs of the last! Like us to have look at 1 or 2 of our younger fast bowlers in the next test..

 

[waspish]

RIP Jack Leach’s test career.

About time we need wicket takers and if Leach was playing this test match he would of got 5for and I like the height of Bashir meaning he will get more bounce and he gets more on the ball than Leach

 

[waspish]

Weird how England haven’t asked for this ball to be changed…

I always thought I'd the ball isn't perfectly round the spinner should get more out of the ball

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I always thought I'd the ball isn't perfectly round the spinner should get more out of the ball

If it did, the ball definitely wouldn’t get changed!

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

About time we need wicket takers and if Leach was playing this test match he would of got 5for and I like the height of Bashir meaning he will get more bounce and he gets more on the ball than Leach

If Leach had been bowling, the WIndies would have been close to their target by now

 

[jimharri]

What Great day if sport Cricket F1 and the golf!

Bashir though I isn't realise he was so young 20 and already had three 5 fors Atkinson after his Wicket haul last test match he did ok this test match a the highs of the last! Like us to have look at 1 or 2 of our younger fast bowlers in the next test..

We didn't do too badly without Burnley's finest in this match, did we?


And yes, I know; "it was only the Windies".

 

[KS55]

What Great day if sport Cricket F1 and the golf!

Bashir though I isn't realise he was so young 20 and already had three 5 fors Atkinson after his Wicket haul last test match he did ok this test match a the highs of the last! Like us to have look at 1 or 2 of our younger fast bowlers in the next test..

Yup. We ask Jimmy to retire then put two 30+ year olds in the squad. We need a fast bowler about 25. Is there anybody out there who is not permanently injured?

 

[waspish]

Yup. We ask Jimmy to retire then put two 30+ year olds in the squad. We need a fast bowler about 25. Is there anybody out there who is not permanently injured?

Life after James Anderson: Which bowlers will England rely on in Test cricket?

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Good article by Atherton who mention these...

Ollie Robinson
Matthew Potts
Dillon Pennington
Sam Cook
Brydon Carse
Josh Tongue
Olly Stone
Kasey Aldridge

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

12.6% of England’s test centuries have been scored by players with OO in their surname.

 

[trueblue1972]

12.6% of England’s test centuries have been scored by players with OO in their surname.

So that's why I never made it as a test batsman

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So that's why I never made it as a test batsman

Never too late to change your name!

 

[law74]

What is annoying me is that the cricket channel will be blabbering about the 16.4 instead of cricket for the next few weeks.

 

[jimharri]

What is annoying me is that the cricket channel will be blabbering about the 16.4 instead of cricket for the next few weeks.

It's an abomination, and should have been strangled at birth!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

What is annoying me is that the cricket channel will be blabbering about the 16.4 instead of cricket for the next few weeks.

Seems the decimalised format sponsored by crisps is on the wane. It doesn’t pay enough and overseas stars are playing in the US this year.

The family side of the game is great, but it needs to return back to the traditional cricketing format, but the ECB will try and milk as much out of it before it dies.

Ticket sales are way down so far this year too.

 

[jimharri]

Seems the decimalised format sponsored by crisps is on the wane. It doesn’t pay enough and overseas stars are playing in the US this year.

The family side of the game is great, but it needs to return back to the traditional cricketing format, but the ECB will try and milk as much out of it before it dies.

Ticket sales are way down so far this year too.

How much would a ticket cost for a "16.4" game at OT; pure guesswork, £50?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

How much would a ticket cost for a "16.4" game at OT; pure guesswork, £50?

Prices start at £11 for adults and £3 for kids. No idea how many are at that price as I have to sign up to get more info!

Sod that.

 

[jimharri]

Prices start at £11 for adults and £3 for kids. No idea how many are at that price as I have to sign up to get more info!

Sod that.

That's a lot cheaper than I expected, obviously (given my previous post!). But even if I was living over there, I wouldn't pay itm

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

That's a lot cheaper than I expected, obviously (given my previous post!). But even if I was living over there, I wouldn't pay itm

Yeah, it’s not for me either. I’ll no doubt tune into a few matches, but it’s too brash and convoluted.

The format is only as it is so that the ECB don’t have to pay the licensing fee for the T20 format. Maximising profits. Started off with a bang, but is dying a death now.

Franchising has never taken off in U.K. sport.