Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Brilliant day to be a spectator at Trent Bridge today. Dunno if I'd part with 70 quid to go and see England again in a hurry just because that's way too much for any sporting ticket IMO, but I had a brilliant time today.

[Harpenden Fox]

59 minutes ago, Osavo said:

Great batting day today. Delighted for Pope - yes it's a fairly flat deck but that should give him some confidence and buy him some time to make that number 3 slot his own. Really want him to succeed as he is clearly an exceptionally talented and technically correct player.

 

Root superlative as ever. 10 tons since the start of 2021 is absurd, looks so happy batting at the moment and you'd think he'll only improve for being unburdened by captaincy. What a player.

absolutely. I was at TB on Friday and Saturday and Rooty was so sharp in the field (aside from the drop!). Just looks happy, and as you said, unburdened. A magnificent player and by all accounts a really top bloke too

[STEVIE B]

15 minutes ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

Brilliant day to be a spectator at Trent Bridge today. Dunno if I'd part with 70 quid to go and see England again in a hurry just because that's way too much for any sporting ticket IMO, but I had a brilliant time today.

£70 doesn’t sound too bad for 6 1/2 hours entertainment, compared to football, £40 for 1 1/2 hours. Each to their own l guess. 

[Osavo]

2 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

£70 doesn’t sound too bad for 6 1/2 hours entertainment, compared to football, £40 for 1 1/2 hours. Each to their own l guess. 

Still a very expensive day out in my opinion, particularly when you factor in they want to make the sport more accessible and widely supported. Also, because of the length of time, you end up spending a fair whack on food/beers, it's a £100 plus day out.

 

My ticket for the India game at TB last summer was £40 - seems a big jump. I turned my nose up at the prices this summer, particularly after our shoddy winter performances.

[STEVIE B]

1 minute ago, Osavo said:

Still a very expensive day out in my opinion, particularly when you factor in they want to make the sport more accessible and widely supported. Also, because of the length of time, you end up spending a fair whack on food/beers, it's a £100 plus day out.

 

My ticket for the India game at TB last summer was £40 - seems a big jump. I turned my nose up at the prices this summer, particularly after our shoddy winter performances.

Fair enough, like I said, each to their own. A £40 ticket to the football becomes a £70 plus day if you factor food & beers. 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

1 hour ago, STEVIE B said:

Fair enough, like I said, each to their own. A £40 ticket to the football becomes a £70 plus day if you factor food & beers. 

I'll clarify that if I'm going to spend £70 on entertainment, due to my budget that has to be very well considered. There's no denying per hour it's better value than some others.

[Silebyfox_89]

7 hours ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

I'll clarify that if I'm going to spend £70 on entertainment, due to my budget that has to be very well considered. There's no denying per hour it's better value than some others.

70 quid ain't getting you very far in a strip club 

[Silebyfox_89]

One thing I enjoy about New Zealand touring is listening to Jeremy Coney on the TMS.

 

Could listen to the bloke all day

[kingkisnorbo]

Foakes has been wonderful. Some player. 

[Guest Manini]

This is absolutely unbelievable. We look like a cricket team again 

[Bert]

Imagine posting 553 and only getting a lead of 14  what a game. Couple of early wickets and this gets seriously interesting. 

[leicsmac]

5 and a bit session shootout it is, then. Exciting stuff.

[Guest Manini]

I think I heard on TMS earlier - one bowled in the match so far and no LBW’s. Trent Bridge groundsman just lifted and shifted a patch of the M1 for this test match by the looks of it. 

[Guest Manini]

That Latham leave is mental  it’s hit his middle stump! 

[Super_horns]

Surely these 2 aren’t going to be a thorn in our chances again !?

[Corky]

11 hours ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

One thing I enjoy about New Zealand touring is listening to Jeremy Coney on the TMS.

 

Could listen to the bloke all day

The NZ commentators are usually great.

[Finnegan]

The BBC's "England sense victory as New Zealand down four wickets" headline seems a bit premature given the two guys in now are the two guys that scored centuries in the first innings. 

[Finnegan]

24 minutes ago, Corky said:

The NZ commentators are usually great.

 

I love listening to their rugby comms. Nisbo and TJ are cracking. The Kiwi attitude in general is just pretty laid back, it's amazing the contrast between them and Aussie comms which tends to be some of the most biased and one sided sports commentary you'll ever hear and I do include BT Sport covering Liverpool games in that

 

Edited 13 June 2022 by Finnegan

[RowlattsFox]

You never feel like Leach is about to get a wicket. 

 

Despite it being a good batting pitch you don't feel confident that we won't collapse 4th innings. Well I don't anyway. 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

 

I love listening to their rugby comms. Nisbo and TJ are cracking. The Kiwi attitude in general is just pretty laid back, it's amazing the contrast between them and Aussie comms which tends to be some of the most biased and one sided sports commentary you'll ever hear and I do include BT Sport covering Liverpool games in that

 

 

Best of all time 

[Finnegan]

Sensational

[Silebyfox_89]

2 hours ago, RowlattsFox said:

You never feel like Leach is about to get a wicket. 

 

Despite it being a good batting pitch you don't feel confident that we won't collapse 4th innings. Well I don't anyway. 

I agree he's a tidy bowler but never threatens and doesn't bowl attacking lines.

 

Problem is the spinners don't get a fair crack in this country and will only improves the more he bowls.

 

No obvious candidate either Parkinson is slow, Bess is expensive and Ali is retired.

 

Maybe Reham Ahmed is the future, can spin it and can hold a bat too.

[RowlattsFox]

We are comfortably the worst in the world at bowling at lower order batsmen. 

[Leicesterpool]

3 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

We are comfortably the worst in the world at bowling at lower order batsmen. 

When it's our lower order were bowled out in under half an hour.

[kingkisnorbo]

Crawley again. Christ.