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

[ancoats]

I was a cricket fan a fair while before i was a football fan. And matches like this are one of the reasons why. And yes, I’d say that even if India had won (although I’d have been deeply, deeply pissed off, because the truth is England were cruising at at least two points, and in fact made it hard for themselves, with Kohli having something to do with that, to be fair). Still a great sport in its five-day form.
Now let’s see if complacency sets in, or if they’ll go for the jugular in the second test.

i think your right poor bowling to kohli in both innings but letting him score 149 in the first innings when we had them on there knees was crazy by root, we just let him take one's and fours and keep the batting hoping to bowl the other lad out ??? but england got lucky today and India are going to come on strong at lords in the next test and will play 2 spinners and bat a lot better so england have to get there act together and bat against spin at both ends

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

ollie pope called up, amazing achievement. Surrey's youth programme producing incredible results

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I see the Stokes trial started today. Some interesting stuff being put forward by the prosecution.

 

[jimharri]

I see the Stokes trial started today. Some interesting stuff being put forward by the prosecution.

"Interesting"; that's a good word for it!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I see the Stokes trial started today. Some interesting stuff being put forward by the prosecution.

Although the prosecution have first go, and things can sound worse at that point, it's not a pretty picture. The sponsors lawyers will be reviewing their contracts.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

"Interesting"; that's a good word for it!

Mmmm. Not quite the knight in shining armour story we were being told last year!

 

[jimharri]

Mmmm. Not quite the knight in shining armour story we were being told last year!

Yep. The prosecution aren't painting a rosy picture of him so far. Which is their job, of course. The defence will try to rip that evidence apart later on. I had to laugh at this tweet though;

 

[without a dream]

Important to take care over comments on the trial, forum comments can be in contempt of court.

 

[jimharri]

Important to take care over comments on the trial, forum comments can be in contempt of court.

Fair enough. Not sure I posted anything that could be classed as contempt. I didn't even quote some of the claims made in online media outlets. Will those outlets be in contempt for what they've reported? And it's a serious question, I'm not starting any argument with you.

 

[without a dream]

Fair enough. Not sure I posted anything that could be classed as contempt. I didn't even quote some of the claims made in online media outlets. Will those outlets be in contempt for what they've reported? And it's a serious question, I'm not starting any argument with you.

I don't think anything that you've said is in contempt. As I understand issues arise when people start making judgments rather than a straight reporting of the evidence which has been presented to the jury.

All the reports will normally say 'the court was told/shown blah blah blah' rather than scrutinising and judging the claims.