Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

England women just beat England in the T20 series - seriously sub par performance. Really have dropped off since the Ashes.

Wow, that really is bad!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Sri Lanka women just beaten England in the T20 series - seriously sub par performance. Really have dropped off since the Ashes.

Absolute hammering.

 

[trueblue1972]

The ECB are going to have to look at these central contracts again.

I feel the best players are getting flogged to death with the calendar their paymasters are filling up. Their injuries are bodies saying we can't do it anymore.

I can't see them winning the world cup.

Rumours are that Wood maybe set to.refuse a central contract as he might want to travel the world playing t20 and reaping the financial benefits

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Rumours are that Wood maybe set to.refuse a central contract as he might want to travel the world playing t20 and reaping the financial benefits

International Cricket is about to face an existential crisis.

Franchise cricket is taking over. Why would players play for less?

If it goes 100% down the franchise route, I’ll stop watching most of it, but that’s irrelevant. 20/20 is better for TV schedules and peoples’ lives in general.

Nobody would ever convince me that it’s better than test cricket.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Livingstone 50!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Topley could lose this all by himself

 

[trueblue1972]

International Cricket is about to face an existential crisis.

Franchise cricket is taking over. Why would players play for less?

If it goes 100% down the franchise route, I’ll stop watching most of it, but that’s irrelevant. 20/20 is better for TV schedules and peoples’ lives in general.

Nobody would ever convince me that it’s better than test cricket.

I'm fortunate enough that I enjoy all formats almost equally , I do agree regarding franchise I will never have the affiliation I have with Lancs and England with any other team

 

[waspish]

These games will mean nothing really because the World Cup is in India on totally different wickets!

Spinners wise is it just Rashid and Livingstone the options?!

 

[trueblue1972]

These games will mean nothing really because the World Cup is in India on totally different wickets!

Spinners wise is it just Rashid and Livingstone the options?!

In this game or in India ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm fortunate enough that I enjoy all formats almost equally , I do agree regarding franchise I will never have the affiliation I have with Lancs and England with any other team

Yeah. It’s tough when you’re watching the Melbourne Chuzzwazzers play the Sydney Funnelwebs, both of whom have random players from all over the place.