The Cricket Thread

[Super_horns]

Some fans seem a bit miffed a player from Division 2 won Player of the year ..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45754293

 

[Skinner]

Some of the comments on there are drivel you'd usually see written on the text section in the Daily Sport. I doubt anyone on there has watched a single ball of FC

 

[Camborne Gills]

Kent have had their best season for a long time. Yes, his batting average wasn't spectacular, but considering only 16 batting points were gained by the whole team, it isn't so bad.

 

[Super_horns]

Aussies picked up a hard earn draw against Pakistan - pretty good effort I'd say.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45823192

As for England in Sri Lanka - sounds like rain might be the main winner!

 

[Super_horns]

Bairstow out of the first test after that ankle injury suffered playing football.

I remember seeing a video of him having to basically hobble up the stairs by himself at the time - didn't seem a very professional way of dealing with the injury!

 

[Super_horns]

Shock horror the lower order saves us - although to be fair Jennings got some runs before getting himself out as ususl !

Great stuff from Foakes on debut .

 

[Luke_1884]

Good to see Rooty in the runs.

Set up for a good day tomorrow, might drag myself up.

 

[Super_horns]

hm...Sri Lanka giving this a good go.

Need 80 with 5 wickets left.

Matthews the key.

 

[Dave]

Got a ticket for a day at The Oval next Autumn, £100 a ticket!

 

[lordofthepies]

YES INDIA

 

[Super_horns]

It's Sir Alastair Cook now ..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/46700311

 

[Super_horns]

Oh dear - has the sudden change in conditions and weather got to our batsmen?

 

[blademan89]

Oh dear - has the sudden change in conditions and weather got to our batsmen?

Standard stuff. Good chance these last few will get us to 200

 

[The Paranoid Pineapple]

Then again...

 

[blademan89]

Shambolic

 

[Luke_1884]

Turned it off, was pissing me right off.

 

[Luke_1884]

Fighting back a bit...

 

[Super_horns]

Fighting back a bit...

Then let them gain control again.

Typical.

 

[blademan89]

Be a very tough one to win now this. Barbados bound in the morning for the remaining 4 odi, cant wait.

 

[Super_horns]

But Roy, Root and co did it in some style !

Very compressive run chase .

Btw - how do Scotland one day bowl Oman for 24 then manage to lose to them the next !

 

[blademan89]

Superb england

 

[SF_]

What a watch that was, our one-day batting line up is untouchable.

Chris Gayle getting a bit of stick for the amount of dot balls but the guy is 39, if he's constantly chasing singles then he's going to get run out or just injure himself. The Windies knew what they were going to get from him and he delivered, it was a great watch.

 

[GTFCfish]

Good luck chasing that fucker down Windies!

 

[blademan89]

What a day

 

[Camborne Gills]

Poor Denly. Waits forever to play for Kolkata, and gets a first baller.

Meanwhile his team mates who are freezing to death in Brum, must be playing on the flattest track ever.

 

[SF_]

Oh fuck off Bairstow.

 

[blademan89]

Oh fuck off Bairstow.

You wont be saying that for the remainder of the tournament when he performs to his best.

 

[SF_]

You wont be saying that for the remainder of the tournament when he performs to his best.

Yeah but today he's a fucking gimp.

Back on track now.

 

[joethegill]

Going alright so far after the early dismissal. Fancy us for 350 here.

 

[SF_]

Thank fuck we pissed around with the rules to steal Archer, just what we've needed.