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Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:46 pm
by fivepointer
Another fabulous day. England playing great and well on top. Its surely only the weather that can deny them a deserved win.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:51 pm
by Puja
Looks like it will though. Met Office now predicting a washout on both Sat and Sun

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Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:37 pm
by Banquo
Puja wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:51 pm
Looks like it will though. Met Office now predicting a washout on both Sat and Sun

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Puja
Yep big change, fingers crossed
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:50 pm
by Donny osmond
Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:37 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:51 pm
Looks like it will though. Met Office now predicting a washout on both Sat and Sun

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Puja
Yep big change, fingers crossed
It would be desperately unlucky and a big let off for Aus. Great day from England.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:55 am
by Banquo
Think we are unlucky- shame
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:14 pm
by Banquo
bollox- crap way to not win the ashes
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:34 pm
by fivepointer
Beaten by the weather. Gutting after getting into such a good position.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 2:30 pm
by Puja
Moeen has been a really useful option at 3. Occupied the crease, took up a fair few deliveries and did his job today - was unlucky to get injured and become unable to run, as it looked like he was settling in for the long haul. Even after his injury, he was able to change tack well and swing for the fences to get a decent score before finally getting out.
Hope he's able to bowl though.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:36 pm
by Banquo
not quite to plan. poor shots from Root and Bairstow....and Broad....really?
wasteful 3 times I reckon
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:39 pm
by fivepointer
Moeen's injury really screwed us. He was going nicely with Brook. Odd batting performance. Some fine shotmaking along with too many soft dismissals.
Over to the bowlers....
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:41 pm
by Puja
It's a tough pitch though. I'd say 283 is a pretty good score on it, especially with the overhead conditions.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:12 pm
by Banquo
sadly lookimg like a test too far for...jimmy. Openers look comfy.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:31 pm
by Stom
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:12 pm
sadly lookimg like a test too far for...jimmy. Openers look comfy.
Series too far, I think. A pick on sentimentality.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:34 pm
by Banquo
Stom wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:31 pm
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:12 pm
sadly lookimg like a test too far for...jimmy. Openers look comfy.
Series too far, I think. A pick on sentimentality.
He has bowled ok on flat pitches without luck, but I thought he looked out of nick at OT. In fairness, before this series he was ranked 1 or 2 in the world irc. They are clearly a bit frustrated with Robinson. Attack looks toothless atm
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:51 pm
by Galfon
Not many hurrahs in jimbo's possible last-hurrah.
Oz batting sensibly, and nothing going Eng.way this evening.
May not see Mo in the field tomorrow either..
Huge day tomorrow to avoid a rare series defeat.
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:55 pm
by Banquo
huzza, jinxed warner
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:18 pm
by Galfon
Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:55 pm
huzza, jinxed warner
'tis a team game after all !!

Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:35 am
by Galfon
They're giving cricket a Bash over the pond at the moment with a new 'Major League Cricket' series - 6 teams from LA, SanFran, Seattle, NY, Washington and Dallas ('Texas')
The round-robin stage has been completed and running through the play-offs for the final.
The Orcas became the first side to reach the final of Major League Cricket, meanwhile, the Super Kings will take on MI New York in the Challenger on Friday for a place in the summit clash. The Major League Cricket Final will be held on Sunday.
https://www.majorleaguecricket.com/home
( some glitches on reporting scores it seems !..)
A lot of sell-out matches, albeit at smallish stadia, and some good matches and performances from familiar globe-trotting names. Jason Roy was there with mixed scores (his LA team finished bottom of the table.)
(ICC are keen to set USA up as genuine co-hosts for next years T20 World Cup with Windies, but there have been financial issues reportedly.)
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:54 am
by Donny osmond
Galfon wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:35 am
They're giving cricket a Bash over the pond at the moment with a new 'Major League Cricket' series - 6 teams from LA, SanFran, Seattle, NY, Washington and Dallas ('Texas')
The round-robin stage has been completed and running through the play-offs for the final.
The Orcas became the first side to reach the final of Major League Cricket, meanwhile, the Super Kings will take on MI New York in the Challenger on Friday for a place in the summit clash. The Major League Cricket Final will be held on Sunday.
https://www.majorleaguecricket.com/home
( some glitches on reporting scores it seems !..)
A lot of sell-out matches, albeit at smallish stadia, and some good matches and performances from familiar globe-trotting names. Jason Roy was there with mixed scores (his LA team finished bottom of the table.)
(ICC are keen to set USA up as genuine co-hosts for next years T20 World Cup with Windies, but there have been financial issues reportedly.)
The first ever international cricket match was between USA and Canada and I believe cricket used to be Canada's national sport, before being displaced by, of all things, ice-skating hockey
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:33 am
by Puja
It seems like it's got legs - there's a big Indian diaspora in the USA which could provide a ready-made audience, and there's some big financial backing from some of the names behind the IPL. I don't know it's going to catch on massively with the average American, but I can see there being a thriving minor sports league in the same sense that MLR and lacrosse manage to eke out space in the corner of the US sporting consciousness.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:41 pm
by Puja
Ridiculous catch by Root, but it's another where Bairstow has been bailed out by someone taking a catch that should've been his. He's not an international quality wicketkeeper, at least not at the moment, and he is lucky that that's not another missed chance that we'd be cursing his name for.
Puja
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:24 pm
by Banquo
No luck this am as Oz go for reverse bazball

Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 2:07 pm
by Banquo
Good old Broady
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:15 pm
by Banquo
Great over from Jimmy to marsh
Re: Cricket fred
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:53 pm
by Big D
Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 2:07 pmGood old Broady
He has had a great series really.