Cricket Thread

Unfortunately, I couldn’t watch today, but from the position that Brook and Root had put us in yesterday, there is no way we should have lost this match.

It was a very good game (and series) and credit to India for their part in making it a great summer, but to lose from there is unforgettable, really.
 
Vienna_70 said:
Unfortunately, I couldn’t watch today, but from the position that Brook and Root had put us in yesterday, there is no way we should have lost this match.

It was a very good game (and series) and credit to India for their part in making it a great summer, but to lose from there is unforgettable, really.
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I'd feel the same way if I was in your side. I've felt in this great series. India chucking away winning positions.

While I don't care for some of the England players (I imagine the feelings towards some of ours are similar) I want England to beat anyone other than India!
 
England should never have been chasing such a total in the first place. There are some good bowlers, if a little inexperienced, but too many are just not playing enough cricket, and at the current rate will go into the Ashes undercooked. Their respective Counties should have free rein to pick them for the three rounds of Championship matches in September.
 
Gabriel said:
England should never have been chasing such a total in the first place. There are some good bowlers, if a little inexperienced, but too many are just not playing enough cricket, and at the current rate will go into the Ashes undercooked. Their respective Counties should have free rein to pick them for the three rounds of Championship matches in September.
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Doubt that will happen unfortunately
 
RiversideBlue said:
There are 6 test matches to be played next summer. 3 of them are in London. They don't care about us up North.
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I generally agree that we've been shafted, with NZ going to London twice and Nottingham, and Pakistan off to Leeds, London and Birmingham in 2026.

Meanwhile the ashes in 2027 is Birmingham, London (twice), Nottingham and Southampton

What is will say is that I went to Old Trafford last year for the SL test and the attendance was shit. Don't think they helped their case. But I do think manchester should have one of next year's, that seems harsh. With all the noise OT makes about "diversification of income" etc, maybe they made themselves easy targets to just award odi and t20s
 
shemnel said:
I generally agree that we've been shafted, with NZ going to London twice and Nottingham, and Pakistan off to Leeds, London and Birmingham in 2026.

Meanwhile the ashes in 2027 is Birmingham, London (twice), Nottingham and Southampton

What is will say is that I went to Old Trafford last year for the SL test and the attendance was shit. Don't think they helped their case. But I do think manchester should have one of next year's, that seems harsh. With all the noise OT makes about "diversification of income" etc, maybe they made themselves easy targets to just award odi and t20s
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Do the grounds still have to bid for Ashes' tests? I recall that a while back, Lancashire didn't bid because the costs were too high if the match was short/weather affected. I think that was when Cardiff bid for one.

Everyone will play at Lords, leaving four across 6 grounds next year.
 
Pubteam Lomas said:
No real cricket fan is interested in the hundred.
When you see a great series, like this, being shoehorned into 6-7 weeks, the authorities show they really have no idea how to run the game.
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Things are about to get worse, much worse.

The number of franchise team's will increase, they want a 6 week window for the competition instead of 4 weeks currently.
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Do the grounds still have to bid for Ashes' tests? I recall that a while back, Lancashire didn't bid because the costs were too high if the match was short/weather affected. I think that was when Cardiff bid for one.

Everyone will play at Lords, leaving four across 6 grounds next year.
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They do bid, I'm unsure what the details are but I'm fairly sure Lancs and Yorkshire bid for ashes

Headingley don't get an Ashes in 2027 or an India test in 2029. Harsh.
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Things are about to get worse, much worse.

The number of franchise team's will increase, they want a 6 week window for the competition instead of 4 weeks currently.
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Hmm. I'm a fan of the Hundred but one of the things that works well with it is the conciseness of it all.

I.e fast games, every day but only for a month. By the end of the four weeks I've had enough of it. Six weeks is too long.

What are the rumoured teams then? A Somerset or Bristol franchise?

And Durham?

I can't see any other options for grounds that are big enough or the geographical area is obviously missing a team.
 
crooky said:
Hmm. I'm a fan of the Hundred but one of the things that works well with it is the conciseness of it all.

I.e fast games, every day but only for a month. By the end of the four weeks I've had enough of it. Six weeks is too long.

What are the rumoured teams then? A Somerset or Bristol franchise?

And Durham?

I can't see any other options for grounds that are big enough or the geographical area is obviously missing a team.
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Yeah the Counties you've mentioned are all interested in a franchise team. When you sell the team's for a fortune the investors are going to want a return. Give it 4 or 5 years and there will be at least 3 or 4 more teams and at least a 6 week window.
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Yeah the Counties you've mentioned are all interested in a franchise team. When you sell the team's for a fortune the investors are going to want a return. Give it 4 or 5 years and there will be at least 3 or 4 more teams and at least a 6 week window.
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Doesn't sound good. A tournament that goes on too long and presumably ticket prices will go up dramatically (they've already risen quite a bit since it first started) because of investor pressure.

Only positive is that the more money involved might draw in some better players in the mens game. It's not exactly a premium tournament at the moment with the current players imo.
 
Ilovehappyendings said:
I need to write to Lancashire so they can explain to me why there isn't another Test Match at Old Trafford until 2028.
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Pitch is a road. Starts flat and turns into the M1 by day 5.
You’ve got to bat very badly to lose a game at Old Trafford.
It doesn’t produce great matches. We need to sort it out to get the big tests again.
 
crooky said:
Doesn't sound good. A tournament that goes on too long and presumably ticket prices will go up dramatically (they've already risen quite a bit since it first started) because of investor pressure.

Only positive is that the more money involved might draw in some better players in the mens game. It's not exactly a premium tournament at the moment with the current players imo.
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That's what they are aiming for I guess, a tournament in England properly funded would only be second to the IPL. The BBC reported that the Manchester team will possibly be called the Manchester Super Giants next season after the Lucknow Super Giants owners who invested in the Manchester franchise applied for a name change. It's just the start of it tbh.
 
shemnel said:
I generally agree that we've been shafted, with NZ going to London twice and Nottingham, and Pakistan off to Leeds, London and Birmingham in 2026.

Meanwhile the ashes in 2027 is Birmingham, London (twice), Nottingham and Southampton

What is will say is that I went to Old Trafford last year for the SL test and the attendance was shit. Don't think they helped their case. But I do think manchester should have one of next year's, that seems harsh. With all the noise OT makes about "diversification of income" etc, maybe they made themselves easy targets to just award odi and t20s
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It’s worse than just not having a Test in 2026. By my reading of it, we don’t have an ODI either. I would go to either of those, but will not go to a T20. It’s two fingers to the North West of England, and no doubt about it.

Makes a mockery of Lancs offering a me a membership renewal deal including “a days play” for England instead of 5 days of Lancs play.
 
Pubteam Lomas said:
Pitch is a road. Starts flat and turns into the M1 by day 5.
You’ve got to bat very badly to lose a game at Old Trafford.
It doesn’t produce great matches. We need to sort it out to get the big tests again.
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I would kind of accept it if that reason, or reasons alluding to that were given as to why, but I doubt it will be forthcoming as such.
 
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