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[Alan Harper's Tash]

I suppose we'll have those horrible on screen graphics again.

Yep, whilst commentators do their best to not say overs and any position with man in it.

 

[jimharri]

Yep, whilst commentators do their best to not say overs and any position with man in it.

"Sets" of five balls, isn't it?

 

[Cricket Blue]

Meh. I'll take a look when there's nothing else on. It's a weird format, 5 ball "overs". The fifty over format is THE one day game, in my opinion. Just watching it now, and they had some drone footage of the ground at Southampton. Looks very impressive. I'm assuming they've had some limited over internationals down there?

Yes the Ageas Bowl has staged some tests, one dayers and T20s

 

[Cricket Blue]

The 16.4?

You a fan of it AHT?

 

[jimharri]

Yes the Ageas Bowl has staged some tests, one dayers and T20s

I vaguely recollect the name being linked with limited over games. Don't remember any tests down there though, to be honest.

 

[Cricket Blue]

I vaguely recollect the name being linked with limited over games. Don't remember any tests down there though, to be honest.

During 2020 it held 3 due to the pandemic because they had a hotel (like Old Trafford has)

 

[jimharri]

During 2020 it held 3 due to the pandemic because they had a hotel (like Old Trafford has)

Good point. In the drone footage I mentioned earlier, you could see the Hilton brand on one side of the ground.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Interesting fact - No player from the Manchester Originals is from Manchester
Who's gonna make the final?

 

[Nellies left peg]

Meh. I'll take a look when there's nothing else on. It's a weird format, 5 ball "overs". The fifty over format is THE one day game, in my opinion. Just watching it now, and they had some drone footage of the ground at Southampton. Looks very impressive. I'm assuming they've had some limited over internationals down there?

We played a tour game down there years ago and it was raining in the morning so we went on the piss, only for the game to start at 2.30pm. We got tonked by United services who we had beaten the previous year by 9 wickets so they put as strong a side out as possible. The groundsman said as we were leaving that we were the biggest shower of shit to grace the square. Saying that it was the old county ground not this new one.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You a fan of it AHT?

I think it’s a pointless rehash of the 20/20 format, done because they don’t have to pay the more expensive Twenty20 licence.

If it brings kids into cricket, they’ll then get confused by overs etc.