Cricket 2019

[StanSP]

5 minutes ago, MattP said:

Looking at the table we could have a hell of a lot of dead rubbers towards the end of this GS.

 

Could do with SA winning tomorrow to keep fourth place wide open.

I fancy them to do it as well. Not by much but will be closer than most think. NZ have had it relatively easy so far; they have big tests coming up. Still have to play England & Australia after tomorrow's game too. 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Morgan's performance was great, and I'm so glad I remembered to watch it, but spare a thought for Mali Women, who batted a spirited 9 overs today against Rwanda before ending up all out for 6 (5 of which were extras), Rwanda then took 4 balls to score 8 and win the match.

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19349/scorecard/1188785/rwanda-women-vs-mali-women-2nd-match-kwibuka-womens-twenty20-tournament-2019

[String fellow]

Has anyone ever scored a century of sixes before?

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, String fellow said:

Has anyone ever scored a century of sixes before?

Not in ODI tournaments as this was the record for most sixes in an innings by one player. 

[The People's Hero]

CWC19 has really been wrecked by rain. I think we are probably getting the right 4 heading through as it stands now, but its a case of what might have been for a few others.

 

Disappointed with West Indies (some outrageous bowling excepted and Pooran who I think will end up being genuinely world class) and SA so far.

[The Year Of The Fox]

1 hour ago, String fellow said:

Has anyone ever scored a century of sixes before?

Kim Jong Un did during his quickfire 807 not out in the last session of the day 

[fuchsntf]

Never never understand!!!

Match now only 49.overs in an English

Summer!!

Even with cut off points..

Postponed games..

Have a later postponement point..

One can play 20overs,after 19:00hrs.Use the satellite readings for definite no play time-zones..for

immediate-2hr/3hrs/4hrs/6hrs/19:00hrs.

Teams and fans,then can have standown reference points....cricket has to find for all international Tests,or tournaments a way,to "try" and get some game-time in...

 

[The Bear]

18 hours ago, Goober said:

What is that horrendous guitar bollocks they play during intervals

This dude. In principal it's a nice idea. But in reality after the first couple of times it's annoying as ****. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, The Bear said:

This dude. In principal it's a nice idea. But in reality after the first couple of times it's annoying as ****. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Hmmmm, I know what'll fire up the world's best cricketers when they come out to bat - my impression of what Smoke on the Water would sound like if it was being played by a six year old."

 

Just a shame they couldn't have found a competent guitarist to do it. It sounds even worse when you're in the crowd.

[AKCJ]

Shame that Hashim Amla is so out of nick at the moment. One of my favourite non-England batsmen.

[ealingfox]

The Saffers are dog muck 

 

[Finnegan]

16 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

The Saffers are dog muck 

 

 

Dunno the ones playing for you are alright. 

 

The Irishman, Kiwi and Barbadian coming along nicely too. 

 

Gotta love the England cricket team. The last remaining sport where being born "somewhere in the Empire" basically gets you in the team.

[Bobby Hundreds]

11 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Dunno the ones playing for you are alright. 

 

The Irishman, Kiwi and Barbadian coming along nicely too. 

 

Gotta love the England cricket team. The last remaining sport where being born "somewhere in the Empire" basically gets you in the team.

Zzzzzzzzzzz. Similar to the Welsh rugby team then. 

[Finnegan]

Just now, Bobby Hundreds said:

Zzzzzzzzzzz. Similar to the Welsh rugby team then. 

 

  genuinely surprised anyone bothered, shouldn't be surprised it was you. 

[ealingfox]

17 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Dunno the ones playing for you are alright. 

 

The Irishman, Kiwi and Barbadian coming along nicely too. 

 

Gotta love the England cricket team. The last remaining sport where being born "somewhere in the Empire" basically gets you in the team.

 

You know it's England and Wales right?

[Bobby Hundreds]

You can't say we haven't tried to tap up Wales. Robert Croft and Simon Jones were cracking players mind. 

[StanSP]

This is awfully slow from South Africa. 

What's happened to them ? 

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

This is awfully slow from South Africa. 

What's happened to them ? 

 

 

Playing the old rope a dope tactics. Appearing crap before they put 550 on the board against Australia sending Bangladesh into the top 4. 

[AKCJ]

30 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Zzzzzzzzzzz. Similar to the Welsh rugby team then. 

Come on Bobby, at least make him have to try.

[Guest MattP]

2 hours ago, ealingfox said:

The Saffers are dog muck 

Hardly surprising though - the quota system was always going to kill off them at a serious competitive level.

 

Players like Rossouw, Olivera, Morkel, Wiese etc would be walking into this team but I'd rather sign a Kolpak contract than wait to see if I'll be dropped because of my skin colour. 

 

They'll destroy the best black players like Rabada as well as the bodies won't tolerate the workload they'll have as fast bowlers.

 

The quota system is even more mental in a sport like cricket where the conditions effect who you pick, imagine us going to a bouncy pitch in Perth and having to drop Broad for Rashid

[StanSP]

They're not doing too bad in defending the low total. NZ 85/4 with 29 overs left. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Steady reply at the moment but a couple of wickets changes everything 

[StanSP]

11 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Steady reply at the moment but a couple of wickets changes everything 

There's one...

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Even game now although De Grandhomme can smash it on his county ground, low scoring games can be really interesting. 

[Finnegan]

Neil Morrisey is having a tidy innings here.