Cricket Thread

[dickie davies]

Old Trafford drains really well

50,000 empty seats, it was only 5-1

 

[trueblue1972]

 

[bigstanhibbert]

Hope so - don’t want him to go out on a whimper - not the greatest fast bowler I’ve seen - for me Lillee or Holding - but up there as England’s best ever - oh Jimmy Jimmy, …..

But Sir James was never a fast bowler, always a swing/seam bowler, but has been England's opening bowler for a long time

 

[Indaparkside]

Well the bookies think it’s going to be rained off 2 days to get 6 wickets and it’s 10/11 England 10/11 the draw where if it was set fair England would be 1/500

 

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

With no rain, we would romp this test. Unfortunately, not wanting to be a negative newly I think it will end in a draw.

 

[Corky]

Not a peep from the Majors when the allocations were made, they are just jumping on the bandwagon.

They are completely disrespecting other nations we play also, including the current number 1 ranked India.

Yorkshire was banned from international matches for racism and still got to play them as it was lifted before a match took place and they still sold tickets.

Fancy writing to the ECB without the clubs supporting it.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

But Sir James was never a fast bowler, always a swing/seam bowler, but has been England's opening bowler for a long time

He was a 90+ mph bowler when he first burst onto the scene.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Weather has shifted again on Sunday, now saying light showers in the afternoon and should be clear by 4pm.

That’s too tight. It would be a collapse by the Aussies. They’re not as good as us but they’re not charlies.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

If we get any play at all tomorrow it be a big plus

The weather could actually be our friend, if it stops raining but the atmosphere remains humid, and the sky overcast.

Agh, I’m just hoping. I’ll be so Godalmighty cheesed off if the English weather saves their Aussie arses…
And if we had won/were to win, imagine the atmosphere at the Oval!

 

[crooky]

I think we just need 1 and a half sessions to finish them off.

Surely we'll get that over a whole weekend.

When is cutoff on the Sunday as well? 19:30 or later?