Cricket (None Leicestershire County Cricket Club)

[Super_horns]

Ben Stokes to come out of ODI retirement to play in the World Cup?

 

Wouldn't be much of a surprise.

 

https://wisden.com/series-stories/cricket-world-cup-2023/report-ben-stokes-set-to-u-turn-on-odi-retirement-for-2023-cricket-world-cup-could-miss-ipl-2024

[RowlattsFox]

Should be focusing on getting his knee right. 

 

Shouldn't be able to sack off one dayers until the tournament comes around and come out of 'retirement'. Even if it's Ben Stokes. 

[when_you're_smiling]

I don’t mind Stokes coming back in. It’s seemingly at the expense of Harry Brook though. Wouldn’t have thought he’d have been a shoe in and perfect for 50-over cricket. 

[Bordersfox]

Nice little feature by Daggers prior to the Hundred today on Kibworth and Fleckney cricket clubs amongst others.  

[CosbehFox]

Ireland Under 19s just hammered their English counterparts. 
 

Young Lions play Aussie U19s as well tomorrow at Loughborough 

[purpleronnie]

Brook smashing it once again. 105 off 42.

[Bordersfox]

13 hours ago, purpleronnie said:

Brook smashing it once again. 105 off 42.

And a very smart bit of fielding as well.  He should be in the world cup squad. Roy or Malan to make way.  

[Tommy Fresh]

2 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

And a very smart bit of fielding as well.  He should be in the world cup squad. Roy or Malan to make way.  

Yeah has Roy done a lot recently?

[Bordersfox]

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Yeah has Roy done a lot recently?

He has got two big scores earlier this year in ODIs hasn't he?  Although one was against Bangladesh.  Prior to that horribly out of form for a while and has looked frenetic in the odd game I've seen him in the hundred.  Usually a sign he's not in good nick.  

 

Doully said last night that you've got two players in the squad above Brook, one who's not getting into his own Hundred line up and one who can't hit the skin off a rice pudding at the moment 😅

 

Just think there has to be a space for Brook.  I wonder if he'll end up going. 

[leicsmac]

Brook is a prodigy and should be in Test, ODI and T20 teams tbh.

[Stadt]

Never played a proper game of cricket in my life and I'll be playing 2 games in 3 weeks starting next week. Anxiously excited. Need to pick up some whites and pads, where's best?

[Guest Manini]

19 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Never played a proper game of cricket in my life and I'll be playing 2 games in 3 weeks starting next week. Anxiously excited. Need to pick up some whites and pads, where's best?

Talent Cricket in Loughborough was always my go to when living at home. They’ll sort you out. 

[Voll Blau]

22 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Never played a proper game of cricket in my life and I'll be playing 2 games in 3 weeks starting next week. Anxiously excited. Need to pick up some whites and pads, where's best?

3D Sports, based at the Kookaburra warehouse in Corby, is decent and probably selling stuff off cheap at this time of year too.

[Guest Manini]

15 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Kookaburra warehouse in Corby

Never knew that existed. Would be my bat of choice as well so that’s a shame I never knew to visit. 

[purpleronnie]

BBC coverage of the 100 is almost unwatchable due to the commentators, thank frick for sky.

[UniFox21]

Bowling action of Zaman Khan baffles me, don't understand how it's legal 

[Bordersfox]

26 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

BBC coverage of the 100 is almost unwatchable due to the commentators, thank frick for sky.

I haven't seen the BBC coverage but the fact you're praising Sky gives me some idea of how abject it must be.  The anchors on Sky are embarrassingly bad and know fvck all about cricket. Daggers also gets right on my tits but that's just me 🤣

[Bordersfox]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Bowling action of Zaman Khan baffles me, don't understand how it's legal 

It's all in the elbow.  Apparently. 

[Otis]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Bowling action of Zaman Khan baffles me, don't understand how it's legal 

Just saying the same thing, almost a throw.

[Corky]

1 hour ago, purpleronnie said:

BBC coverage of the 100 is almost unwatchable due to the commentators, thank frick for sky.

Is "Aggers" involved?

[leicsmac]

7 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

Bowling action of Zaman Khan baffles me, don't understand how it's legal 

 

7 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

It's all in the elbow.  Apparently. 

 

7 hours ago, Otis said:

Just saying the same thing, almost a throw.

Exactly like Malinga's action, and I never understood why the ICC didn't think his was a throw either.

[purpleronnie]

12 hours ago, Corky said:

Is "Aggers" involved?

I dont think so but i couldn't bare more than a few minutes before switching over.

[Graceroad]

13 hours ago, Corky said:

Is "Aggers" involved?

No but Tuffers was who's even worse

[Super_horns]

Liam Dawson with 5 wickets in 10 balls for 0 runs helping Hampshire hammer the Bears.

Very impressive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/65021329

Must be close to some sort of bowling record?

[Voll Blau]

22 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Liam Dawson with 5 wickets in 10 balls for 0 runs helping Hampshire hammer the Bears.

Very impressive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/65021329

Must be close to some sort of bowling record?

Think they worked out it was the fourth best figures in an English List A game or something? The commentators were trying to get that confirmed.