Cricket Thread

[trueblue1972]

When you wish you hadn’t posted :-)

That's nothing compared to some of the posts that have been made whilst australia have been over here this summer, lol

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Well, hell, I never thought I'd be following women't cricket, but it's always fun to see the Aussies beaten by England, whatever the gender.
Both Ashes series neck and neck in terms of liveliness.

 

[crooky]

When you wish you hadn’t posted :-)

;)

I held my nerve during the men's game but wasn't as confident tonight. Seeing that stat now of it being England's highest run chase I don't feel so bad with my slip up.

 

[eastmanc]

Averages 32 for England with a top score of 113

Out of how many tests? Flakes is no mug at all with the bat and he has improved.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Anybody see the dropped catches?
To be honest, I watched the highlights of the men's third test the other night, and I don't think there were any genuinely easy chances missed by England. And to be fair there was one fantastic catch taken by Carey.
What about this one?

Another thing. I don't get to see county cricket, ever, not living in England (and not having satellite). Crawley: that guy looks live a lovely stroke maker. Really classy way he seems to handle his bat. Very fluid. All looks very good until it doesn't. Why isn't he making fifties and hundreds for England? What can people tell me about him?

 

[crooky]

Here comes Mel Jones with the excuses!!

It's all about them losing and nothing about England winning. Terrible sportsmanship as usual from them.

 

[eastmanc]

He (Bairstow) hasn't kept or batted well in this series. He doesn't deserve his place in the team. Foakes must really have pissed off the hierarchy at the ECB.

I agree, the stats are there for all to see but I would still go with Foakes as keeper and Bairstow as a specialist batsman.

 

[eastmanc]

During those 5 innings he scored 10%( at the rime) of his test career runs , it was really hot streak , he's simply not on that streak now , for me there isn't a place for him, but I never expected they would change :(

Fair enough.

 

[trueblue1972]

Out of how many tests? Flakes is no mug at all with the bat and he has improved.

20 I agree with you he's not Bairstows average is 36

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Anybody see the dropped catches?
To be honest, I watched the highlights of the men's third test the other night, and I don't think there were any genuinely easy chances missed by England. And to be fair there was one fantastic catch taken by Carey.
What about this one?

Another thing. I don't get to see county cricket, ever, not living in England (and not having satellite). Crawley: that guy looks live a lovely stroke maker. Really classy way he seems to handle his bat. Very fluid. All looks very good until it doesn't. Why isn't he making fifties and hundreds for England? What can people tell me about him?

Agree Crawley is a good player. Very natural and fluid. Whenever I've seen him he plays well off his legs.
For me, he seems to lack a bit of maturity at times and doesn't always recognise there are periods when you have to dig in for 20 mins and then start again.
As for women's cricket I've not seen a lot and the standard has jmproved but I think the media sometimes goes over the top about it

 

[trueblue1972]

Agree Crawley is a good player. Very natural and fluid. Whenever I've seen him he plays well off his legs.
For me, he seems to lack a bit of maturity at times and doesn't always recognise there are periods when you have to dig in for 20 mins and then start again.
As for women's cricket I've not seen a lot and the standard has jmproved but I think the media sometimes goes over the top about it

I'd disagree with regards to going over the top its an ashes series and each game has been very competitive, why shouldn't they get the coverage the men do

 

[Corky]

More Ducks on Stanley Park cricket ground than the boating lake next door.

Maybe the sun out tomorrow will turn it into a flat track for a sub 300 chase....

Turned out out to be 430 chase but the track improved as expected.

89 to win off 16 overs with 4 wickets left. New ball taken, it will be a miracle if we win.

 

[WickyWain]

Turned out out to be 430 chase but the track improved as expected.

89 to win off 16 overs with 4 wickets left. New ball taken, it will be a miracle if we win.

Giving it a good go!

 

[zandvoort blue]

De Grandhomme has been a disastrous signing. You just knew when he came in to bat he wouldn`t last long.

And sending out Blatherwick before Bailey and Williams is such a strange decision. They`ve basically given Essex the initiative by gifting them a free wicket.

 

[cleavers]

Giving it a good go!

Just lost with about 10 balls to go, had to go into "draw" mode in the end.

 

[supercity88]

A great game at Blackpool. Similar in many ways to the first two Ashes tests, where when on top Lancs couldn't finish Essex off and then didn't do enough with the bat. It was one hell of a chase with the amount of overs left - something just under 5 an over and very nearly got there but maybe needed to abandon the aim of winning earlier and try to stay in there. Essex are a good side though, they've closed the gap to Surrey over the past couple of games and there's a bit more of a "title race" going on now!

First defeat for Lancs but not many wins...pretty meh season so far.

 

[bavarian blue]

Surprised Lancs went for that total .

 

[waspish]

Ronsinson says he is fit to play in the next test! Sorry with the injury he got in the game I wouldn’t pick him because a back spasm can come back again in the middle of the game! Drop him pick Anderson

 

[crooky]

Classic Ashes moment

 

[waspish]

West Indies so sad how bad they are now! No one watching be all over in second day! Whose that big lad playing for West Indies? Never seen someone so large playing test match cricket..