Cricket Thread

[M18CTID]

India still as long as 5/2 with the bookies. I got on at 7/2 and 4/1 earlier

 

[wattle]

This is it. Bashir. This will decide the game.

 

[BringBackSwales]

This is beginning to remind me of the first test from the last Ashes series.

Or the Edgbaston one in 2005 (Warne and Lee)

 

[KS55]

Common at the two London grounds for visiting teams' fans to be the most vociferous. You should have heard the West Indians in their pomp. I didn't see them in the eighties, but I did see them at Lords and the Oval in the late sixties and seventies. Steel bands, and all kinds of racket going on. Very raucous. Some good backchat to the outlying fielders on the boundary too.
Great fun…

I remember Clive Lloyd asking them to tone it down a bit.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Or the Edgbaston one in 2005 (Warne and Lee)

Yeah but we won that one. ;)

 

[KS55]

My kids still refer to the tram stop as Lancashire cricket ground

It was Warwick Rd. in my day.

 

[waspish]

Bashir materialised

 

[BringBackSwales]

Yeah but we won that one. ;)

Exactly (although we nearly didn’t, and it was subsequently shown that the last wicket wasn’t out)

 

[KS55]

Yeah but we won that one. ;)

With a wicket that should have been given not out, because the glove that the ball hit was not in contact with the bat.

 

[BringBackSwales]

we’re not going to get 2 wickets…..are we?

Yes we are

 

[KS55]

Bumrah has faced 40 deliveries. 39 dots, 1 four. Almost Jimmy like.

 

[Claytop]

Not much happening...

 

[supercity88]

Yes we are

Would be far too easy to skittle them again! As much as it feels more nervy for England fans the closer they get, the pressure also builds on the batting side. Staying in or taking a single becomes more and more precious and pressure builds. They'll get within 20-30 I reckon before we bowl them out, but we'll get them.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Bashir who isn't even good enough to play for his county ?

 

[mscenterh750]

I can honestly say I’ve never seen anyone eating fondue at the cricket.

Neither have I but it seems posh :)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Anyone think this could possibly be a draw?

 

[jimharri]

Nearly 30 runs added by this pair. Damn.

 

[KS55]

I can honestly say I’ve never seen anyone eating fondue at the cricket.

I’ve seen pears in red wine at Rugby League. Very working class.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I can honestly say I’ve never seen anyone eating fondue at the cricket.

I can honestly say I don’t even know what fondue is

 

[BringBackSwales]

Change the ball, they did it every 10 overs