Cricket thread

[KingstonGraham]

Watched a bit of the hundred on tv today - pretty decent match to choose! No idea where the northern team are supposed to represent, could have just been called purple v green for all I care.

I think they've improved the graphics from when I hated it before, but still makes me want a bag of crisps.

 

[T4tomo]

Watched a bit of the hundred on tv today - pretty decent match to choose! No idea where the northern team are supposed to represent, could have just been called purple v green for all I care.

I think they've improved the graphics from when I hated it before, but still makes me want a bag of crisps.

Home games are Headingley and there is the odd Durham player in the squad. There is another team called Manchester Originals, so I reckon you can work it out.

Cracking games, I was only listening, but 6 to win off the last ball! (From the Durham lad)

 

[Animo]

The position of some of the boundaries in the Hundred is a bit daft. Watching the ball plop into 40 yards of grass between the rope and the perimeter isn't that impressive. So much for a fair contest between bat and ball.

 

[albion]

The UK wide cricket has been the T20 Blast. Most matches at Chester-le-Street Durham have been well worth attending.
Unfortunately, next years season ticket is 1 match less at 6 home games. The 1 rained off match means a price freeze but for 1 match less.

I refuse to watch any 'Trojan 100' games.

 

[T4tomo]

The position of some of the boundaries in the Hundred is a bit daft. Watching the ball plop into 40 yards of grass between the rope and the perimeter isn't that impressive. So much for a fair contest between bat and ball.

Is some of that because of the double headers, i.e the pull the boundaries in for the Women's game (don't forget most games are on the bigger test grounds) and don't push it back for the men's game? I haven't had the luxury of watching a whole afternoon / evening to know if the boundaries move at all.

There is also an element is they want high scoring games with lots of boundaries for t'razzmatazz like.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Not a great fan of the Hundred but that was some hitting from Jordan Cox for the invincibles 🏏

 

[T4tomo]

Not a great fan of the Hundred but that was some hitting from Jordan Cox for the invincibles 🏏

Yes absolutely bonkers that was. I think they were only 12 off the first 10 balls as well.

Him and Sam Curran apparently not good enough for England though....

To be fair, Cox as a specialist batter who doesn't open, is competing for 1 of 2 spots, one of which is occupied by the skipper and one swallow doesn't make a summer. However Sam Curran with his left arm seam variations and batting ability and franchise track record and England best player in their last world cup win...

 

[Beebo]

So much for a fair contest between bat and ball.

226 off 100 balls.
Absolutely bonkers batting.
I remember when 250 was a reasonable total in a 50 over game.

 

[KingstonGraham]

Curran's proper slow slow ball for the peanuts yesterday was quite a thing. Seemingly undetectable, batsman almost toppled over waiting for it to arrive.

 

[Beebo]

Curran's proper slow slow ball for the peanuts yesterday was quite a thing. Seemingly undetectable, batsman almost toppled over waiting for it to arrive.

I do think calling teams the peanuts, hoolahoops etc is definitely the way forward.

 

[swee'pea99]

Just watched the 'highlights'. Jesus. Observations, as transcribed during...

England v South Africa: carnage. England all out before they even got halfway through their 50 overs.

131-10

Jesus

You wouldn't put it past them to get that for none, just to rub England's nose in it.

South Africa didn't put a foot wrong from start to finish. Some very sharp bowling and a succession of brilliant athletic catches. Not a potential catch went down.

Currently 50 for none.

Effortlessly despatching everything the bowlers send their way.

73-0 and motoring

Can't remember such an abject display of men against boys

The first one day of a five match series - a home series at that - and they are getting not so much thrashed as utterly humiliated.

"South Africa need 29 runs from 34 overs with ten wickets in hand."

A wicket! A fantastic catch! 123-1. Still nine runs needed.

Another! Their captain! On 131 - ie scores equal!

And another ! Unreal! 131-3!

A six. Game over. F**k me. What a match. What a finale. But above all, what a demolition.

 

[Beebo]

I felt a bit sorry for Sonny Baker.

The batters game him nothing to defend, and SA just attacked him as they had nothing to lose.

 

[geocycle]

I felt a bit sorry for Sonny Baker.

The batters game him nothing to defend, and SA just attacked him as they had nothing to lose.

Yes I agree. Englands selection policy is high risk high reward like the batting. Bethel and Baker are far too green by every measure and there are much better solid players out there but they might be brilliant in the future. Problem is does the risk justify the potential reward because only a subset are going to become exceptional.

 

[T4tomo]

it doesn't help leaping from the hundred final / final stages to 50 overs in 48 / 72 hours .but........

Smith played a good innings, everyone else pretty much self destructed around him. There seems to be nothing in their heads that says, we got 50 overs here, we don't need to tee off from ball one (apart from Root who does generally pace his innings better).