Cricket 2023

[stattointhailand]

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'VE BEEN TANGOED

[Irish Alan]

Then they used a petrol leaf blower to clear it up.

[stattointhailand]

Not sure what they are up to, last time at Headingley the George Davis is innocent mob tried to stop the cricket by using loads of oil, now they are trying to stop the cricket BECAUSE we are using loads of oil

[stattointhailand]

England 145 - 1 Tea

[goodison]

Exciting or foolhardy? The Jury is out!

[tamada]

What on earth did they have for tea?!

[ajsp9]

I listened to the tea session and it did strike me that the choice of shots was foolhardy and unnecessary- hopefully not too damaging and England can hit the 400 mark later

[marjamlew]

next in

[marjamlew]

Oh dear.

[marjamlew]

Wonderful days cricket at Lords. Bazball wickets flying all over the place. Stuart broad getting smacked in the head by a bouncer and then his captain refusing to review an LBW for him that was shown to be out. Old Jimmy having a nap at mid wicket when when Uzzie pops a lolly up to him. You can have your Egbaston rubbish that was the prefects days entertainment.

[samster]

I'll say again, I hate Bazball and all it stands for. Test cricket cannot be played like England are doing at present and, full credit to Australia for showing us how to play a 5 day match. I predicted 5-0 and that's what will happen until someone moderates this nonsensical approach.

Best image of the day for me was when the camera panned to Sir Geoffrey with his head in his hands.

[747man]

. I predicted 5-0 and that's what will happen until someone moderates this nonsensical approach.

Have a Bit of Faith, The Heavens might yet Open, It's Only JULY !!

[Whistler]

AUS all out for 279, lead by 370 with 4 sessions left

[marjamlew]

4 fa 49. Starks ball to Pope and Paddy Cummings to Root and Brooke, who appears to be a deer in the headlights, is as good as cricket gets.

[samster]

Yep. Great bowling.

Conversely, if we lose by 15 runs (not gonna happen!), I'd be asking Stuart Broad why he was bowling at the body of a man who couldn't use his feet and was leaving his wicket open.

In other news, I was sad to read that West Indies have failed to qualify for the World Cup. I remember chatting to a local on one of the islands about 20 years back and he was saying that all the kids were playing basketball and he feared for the future of WI cricket. Looks like its come to pass.

[tamada]

...

In other news, I was sad to read that West Indies have failed to qualify for the World Cup. I remember chatting to a local on one of the islands about 20 years back and he was saying that all the kids were playing basketball and he feared for the future of WI cricket. Looks like its come to pass.

I prefer this version.

Goodbye!

Scotland beat the West Indies by seven wickets

What a day of cricket. Scotland's World Cup hopes are still alive, they've beaten the West Indies for the very first time in an ODI, and they did it style.

Skittling the top order to 81-6 was incredible. Brandon McMullen and Chris Sole looked unplayable as they tore through the West Indian batters.

Chris McBride's first ball wicket made us nervous for about five minutes, before McMullen showed us - again - what a fine cricketer he is, with a score of 69. Credit must also go to Matthew Cross, Scotland's other opener, with a score of 74 not out.

A historic day in which Scotland finally felled a cricketing colossus.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/66040003

Great time to be one of them "minority" cricket teams, eh?

[samster]

Even more minority than football sadly.

However a bit like England, you're reliant on South Africans. Perhaps we British cricket fans should all offer up a vote of thanks to the discriminatory SA cricket quota rules.

Reading that back, I'd mistakenly typed "SS cricket quota rules". As Alanis said, "ironic"

[marjamlew]

Why would you poke the bear?

[tamada]

Why would you waste time?

[Whistler]

Aus 2, Bazball 0