Cricket 2018

[ealingfox]

Malan is crap. We will lose this match now and it's all our own doing. Completely chucked it away.

[Bobby Hundreds]

How many times do we lose a wicket just before the end of a session? More brains in a pork pie.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Bayliss out.

[AKCJ]

Malan takes that simple catch yesterday and we’d still be massive favourites.

 

 

He’s cost us the test match.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Great to hear Lord David Gaah and Bob Willis on TMS, a nice comment about trusting the public with referenda too.  

[Voll Blau]

2 hours ago, leicsmac said:

On the post above - what's everyone's view on walking?

 

I mean, in the days of DRS most of the time the right decision is going to be made anyway, but AFAIC I would wait until the umpire gave me out, even if tech could prove it easily.

If you do it, you do it. If you don't, you don't. Always appreciate honesty if people do walk, but I think you're only a massive dick for not walking if you refuse to do it in  friendly matches and stuff. In professional and league cricket the umpires should be getting it right anyway.

[StanSP]

I'm similar to @Voll Blau - it's your own choice whichever you decide to do but you're pretty stupid if you don't walk when you know you're out, regardless of competition. 

[Voll Blau]

That said, you shouldn't go crying off when you get absolute pelters from fielders if you don't decide to walk after you've blatantly hit it.

[AKCJ]

For me you're out of order if you nick it and you know it and they stay where you are regardless of competition.

 

 

[StanSP]

Bad light?! 

[Guest MattP]

2 hours ago, leicsmac said:

On the post above - what's everyone's view on walking?

 

I mean, in the days of DRS most of the time the right decision is going to be made anyway, but AFAIC I would wait until the umpire gave me out, even if tech could prove it easily.

I used to always walk when I was out, never ever crossed my mind to try and cheat the opposition which is what I considered it to be.

[Guest MattP]

33 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

That said, you shouldn't go crying off when you get absolute pelters from fielders if you don't decide to walk after you've blatantly hit it.

Absolutely. Anyone who knows they have hit it and stays can expect some chin music and serious barracking.

[Finnegan]

30 minutes ago, MattP said:

I used to always walk when I was out, never ever crossed my mind to try and cheat the opposition which is what I considered it to be.

 

Plus, you knew your beer was in the pavilion getting warm. 

[StanSP]

Curran's getting fiery! Been a shining light for England so far. 

[Guest MattP]

Sam Curran is the one great thing to come out of the match.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Remarkably India now need to chase their highest total in a winning cause in England. 

[leicsmac]

Excellent stuff from Curran, imagine bringing up your maiden Test century by hoicking a very good quick bowler for six!

 

Dragging us towards a defendable total here.

[StanSP]

Curran has pretty much saved this match for England. 

[TheyCallMeMrCarbohydrate]

I know we're going to lose 2 wickets in rapid succession as soon as I write this but.... I wonder what a par score to chase in this game now is?

[TheyCallMeMrCarbohydrate]

bugger.

[StanSP]

5 minutes ago, TheyCallMeMrCarbohydrate said:

I know we're going to lose 2 wickets in rapid succession as soon as I write this but.... I wonder what a par score to chase in this game now is?

You actually called it

 

[StanSP]

194 is the target then. 

Curran has made it somewhat competitive as it could have been chasing around 100 less than that when he came out, at 87-7. 

 

I think we'll make a meal of it to be honest

[Guest MattP]

Competitive but we need early wickets. 

[TheyCallMeMrCarbohydrate]

3 minutes ago, StanSP said:

You actually called it

 

I may have just pulled a Malan for England there. Apologies all around! 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Imagine thinking this format of the game no longer has legs. This has been an absolutely wonderful test match.