Cricket Thread

[heslops barnet]

Lancs set 473 to win

I predict it ain’t happening

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Lancs set 473 to win

Rain-dance needed urgently...

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I predict it ain’t happening

Oh ye of little faith.

Jennings double ton incoming. (Hopefully)

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Salt promoted to the top of the order and out 2nd ball, crikey it's not looking good is it

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Salt promoted to the top of the order and out 2nd ball, crikey it's not looking good is it

Slightly surprising he still plays red ball cricket.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Slightly surprising he still plays red ball cricket.

I don't think he's will be for very long based on the last few games. Has he made double digits in the CC this season?

Edit. He's made a top score of 12 and is averaging 7

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Salt's wickets are getting peppered

 

[BringBackSwales]

Salt's wickets are getting peppered

Salt out for 1, 8 in first innings, shit

 

[airfrance7]

Looking for a cricket book on a very particular subject. Anyone know a memoir either by a player or a cricket writer describing life on tour Down Under or in India? Or South Africa. Not so much for what happened on the field of play but about life away from it - the local people, the hotels, food, local "entertainments", etc. Preferably from a time when tours lasted a long time and conditions were a bit rougher before teams got accustomed to luxury travel. Alternatively I'd fancy an account of a season of English county cricket in its heyday (FOC era) or of overseas players' experiences in the Lancashire leagues. Ta.

Thanks, Johnners” – Henry Blofeld

 

[Gray]

Lancs set 473 to win

Not a cat in hells chance of achieving that.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not a cat in hells chance of achieving that.

Only 440 now.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

What a ball that is.

 

[heslops barnet]

Oh ye of little faith.

Jennings double ton incoming. (Hopefully)

Attended first two days but given today a miss, may go tomorrow if ……

 

[BringBackSwales]

England 15 wides in the first 40 overs, that’s fucking pathetic lads. Bowl at the stumps and you’ll be better than 110 for 4

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Can’t make my mind up about Tongue. He seems to bowl a lot of dross but capable of bowling a jaffa at any given moment.

If everyone is fit, I’d say our best bowling attack is Stokes, Dawson/Rehan/Woakes, Atkinson, Archer and Wood.

 

[waspish]

Let's be honest; it wasn't the most difficult run out. 10 yards away, three stumps to aim at, and the batsman not even in the picture.

True but seen a lot of missed wickets this Series

 

[heslops barnet]

Can’t make my mind up about Tongue. He seems to bowl a lot of dross but capable of bowling a jaffa at any given moment.

If everyone is fit, I’d say our best bowling attack is Stokes, Dawson/Rehan/Woakes, Atkinson, Archer and Wood.

And gets 2 wickets after bowling some dross

 

[waspish]

People moan about Tongue being hit everywhere his bad balls but when players think they can hit someone and tongue at his hight puts it in the right place he cause all sorts of problems! Oh he is a wicket taker

 

[jimharri]

If we can prise out one more before stumps, it won't have been a bad day's work.

 

[waspish]

Can’t make my mind up about Tongue. He seems to bowl a lot of dross but capable of bowling a jaffa at any given moment.

If everyone is fit, I’d say our best bowling attack is Stokes, Dawson/Rehan/Woakes, Atkinson, Archer and Wood.

Dawson won’t get picked again for England for me and I’d have Tongue in my side just because when he has played he takes wickets