Cricket Thread

[KS55]

Was he any more negative than Alistair Cook?

Just think he had worse players.

Maybe. I’d have to refresh my memory to compare the players that each had.
Anyhow that time is past. Ben is a great captain imho. Always trying something.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Maybe. I’d have to refresh my memory to compare the players that each had.
Anyhow that time is past. Ben is a great captain imho. Always trying something.

Yep, beating the teams we should beat and competing with the 2 better than us.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Fortunately cricket is such a statistical sport we can always look at averages and strike rates and 200 other things to compare people between eras.

Didn't Bradman go into his final Test innings with an average of 99 and get out for a duck?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Didn't Bradman go into his final Test innings with an average of 99 and get out for a duck?

Yep, needed 4 to average 100 over his career. Ended up with 99.94.

 

[chesterbells]

Where's the common sense in coming off after 88 overs? The light isn't an issue. The time? What; 7 or 8 minutes to bowl the final two overs of the scheduled 90? Come on. I can't imagine tickets at Lord's are particularly cheap. Yet it's the paying punters who are getting short changed. If 90 overs are scheduled, and overhead conditions allow, play the 90 overs.

Went to watch the last few hours of the Lancashire game at Old Trafford and they played on till about 6.15pm to get the full 96 overs in today. The light was excellent.

 

[ancoats]

I don’t think he succumbed to pressure, he was just far too negative. Maybe the results got to him in the end. Not captain material in my book. But but but…a magnificent batsman. Some of his shots today were just beautiful…those cover drives, oh!

Yep

His Stats stand up against anybody

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Went to watch the last few hours of the Lancashire game at Old Trafford and they played on till about 6.15pm to get the full 96 overs in today. The light was excellent.

Is it £15 all day?
Was tempted to go down about 3ish today, but not for £15!!!!!

 

[chesterbells]

Is it £15 all day?
Was tempted to go down about 3ish today, but not for £15!!!!!

Price dropped to £10 in the afternoon. Same pattern of weather (dry) forecast for tomorrow too.
(Maybe give them a call in the morning if you want to double check?)

 

[bavarian blue]

Ar the Oval it's free entrance after tea.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not the best LBW decision. Hopefully the umpire gets his eye in. That was missing my miles.