Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[K1FOX]

3 hours ago, StanSP said:

Do you watch cricket? 

 

It doesn't usually happen. It was quite clearly a tactic specifically for yesterday. It didn't work, but it doesn't usually happen when Kumar and Singh bowl. 

That doesn't mean our attack is mediocre. But Pakistan's bowling attack is better. 

No sorry don’t watch cricket just made that all up.

 

If you watched regularly you’d know that india have been getting the keeper up to the stumps for bhuvneshwar quite a bit recently and to have to do it in Australian conditions when opening the bowling just doesn’t strike fear into the batsmen. He bowls low to mid 80’s which compared to all other major teams opening bowlers is medium pace. India’s bowling attack is worse than Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and England, especially without Bumrah.

Edited 11 November 2022 by K1FOX

[Super_horns]

Let’s hope rain isn’t the winner and there is a game of some sort .

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/63593426

[Tommy Fresh]

11 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Let’s hope rain isn’t the winner and there is a game of some sort .

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/63593426

Joint winners.... this isn't some anti climatic final to The Apprentice where he picks both contestants.

[deejdeej]

Joint winners of a World Cup final 

Would rather play and lose

[StanSP]

Yeah joint winners is a rubbish way to decide. 

 

[Blueman1967]

After the win today, looking forward to this tomorrow, hope rain doesn't ruin it.

[Aus Fox]

The really annoying thing is it’s been warm and dry all day today. With the forecast for this evening, I’m not sure why they couldn’t have brought the game forward by a couple of hours today.

[Super_horns]

Lets hope they can get a game in otherwise be a very sad end to the tournament. 

 

England won the toss and put Pakistan in. 

Edited 13 November 2022 by Super_horns

[Voll Blau]

Can't let Babar get going here.

[Lionator]

Pitch looks a nightmare to bat on, 150 would be competitive 

[StanSP]

14 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Pitch looks a nightmare to bat on, 150 would be competitive 

Pakistan's quicks will love it. 

 

But if you take regular wickets you'll be fine. 

[StanSP]

Rashid 

[Tommy Fresh]

I'd say after that England are slightly on top

[StanSP]

In other news... 

 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Given away too many extras here.  

[EastAnglianFox]

Id fancy Pakistan to defend 160

[HybridFox]

I want a cup of Tata tea gold 

[Lionator]

6 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Id fancy Pakistan to defend 160

They won’t get that and they won’t defend it anyway. England will have this wrapped up with 30 balls to go.

[Voll Blau]

51 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Pitch looks a nightmare to bat on, 150 would be competitive 

Yeah, it's really made a lot of batters look like fools so far.

 

Don't think this is a foregone conclusion.

[StanSP]

England bat so deep which is such a strength of theirs. This will be a comfortable win I think. 

[RowlattsFox]

Need to make sure we finish the bowling effort well, a bad last 10 balls and we're looking at 150. 

 

Brilliant from Curran and Rashid. 

 

Nothing silly from the batsmen and it's a cruise. 

[Osavo]

Sam Curran, phenomenal. Was sceptical of him as a death bowler at first but he's been superb this tournament.

 

Easy chase on paper but I feel there's some twists to come yet. As others have said looks a tricky pitch to bat on and colossal boundaries.

[Zear0]

Easy chase on paper. Memories of Sri Lanka in the groups come to mind though... 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Excellent last few overs. 
 

Without those extras this would be so much easier. 
 

We can win this. Just over a run a ball and we know the total we need to beat. As others have said though this looks a tough pitch. 

[EastAnglianFox]

My main worry is that if any pressure starts to build then more than a few of our lot our known to have a bit of a headloss and can see them trying to take the massive boundary's on to get it finished quickly