Cricket Thread

[chesterbells]

Thanks hb.
The Lancs site said info on the link to tickets, via the edgbaston app, would be sent out last night. I did find a forum that confirmed that some had received it.
My lad wanted two tickets so I’ve got him two of the restricted view tickets, that are still on open sale, rather than wait for Lancs ticket office to sort it.

That’s what I’ve done pal. I think the email from Lancs only redirected you to the Edgbaston site anyway, but it didn’t come through till mid evening last night and by then I’d already bought the restricted view ones, which were a bit cheaper and I don’t think are that restricted tbh.

On a wider point, to put so many seats on general sale before the 4 qualifying teams are known, and so to leave so few for their dedicated supporters, is absolutely crackers to me.

Anyway, more of an issue is the weather forecast for next Saturday :-(

 

[jimharri]

That should have been taken by Jacks.

He held on this time!

18/5.

 

[jimharri]

Just checked the biggest winning (losing?) margin in ODI games. It's 317 runs (India vs Sri Lanka, January 2023). That must be in serious danger of falling here. South Africa still 390 runs behind, with six wickets gone.

 

[cleavers]

They're getting on top now !

 

[Craig]

I wonder if you'd ever see India playing a T20 match the day before the IPL final?

Surely it's in the ECB's best interests to have as many big names at finals day as possible, what an embarrassing way to undermine the whole competition!

No, but it’s mainly due to that 100 shite and obviously pure greed. They completely devalued what was a real good comp.

 

[jimharri]

No, but it’s mainly due to that 100 shite and obviously pure greed. They completely devalued what was a real good comp.

Yep. Shunted the T20 games off to YouTube, while the farce that is the 16:4 got prime time coverage on the main Sky Sports channels.

 

[heslops barnet]

Yep. Shunted the T20 games off to YouTube, while the farce that is the 16:4 got prime time coverage on the main Sky Sports channels.

16:4 is not cricket in the true sense of the word

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Think South Africa were coached by Hansie Cronje today.

Bank accounts need to be checked.

 

[jimharri]

342 run win for England. Bit like the Lions in Australia earlier in the summer. Won the first two tests, and therefore the series. Didn't turn up for the last test. Same with the Proteas today. They did the hard work in the first two ODIs. Probably celebrated well earlier in the week!

 

[jimharri]

16:4 is not cricket in the true sense of the word

If you're looking for an argument from me on that issue; I'm sorry, but you're not going to get one!

 

[heslops barnet]

Think South Africa were coached by Hansie Cronje today.

Bank accounts need to be checked.

Dead rubber….says it all

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

The cricketing equivalent of being on the beach.

 

[jimharri]

Think South Africa were coached by Hansie Cronje today.

Bank accounts need to be checked.

Thought he'd been airbrushed out of South Africa's history? Persona non grata.

 

[discopop]

Thought he'd been airbrushed out of South Africa's history? Persona non grata.

Alan Brazil has had some glorious moments on TS and the Cronje one was right up there

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The Lancs collapse is upon us.

 

[nmc]

The Lancs collapse is upon us.

We really are dreadful.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We really are dreadful.

Seems we put our best batters at 9 and 10 in the order.

 

[dickie davies]

When was the last time Salt played a good innings?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

When was the last time Salt played a good innings?

Just had a quick look. He made 55 in India in February in a T20 and one fifty in the crisp cricket for MO.

Not at his best.

 

[heslops barnet]

The Lancs collapse is upon us.

Inevitable