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Jimmy's out injured. Should've put money on that.

Thread title amended for new series.

Kiwias wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:04 pm Thread title amended for new series.

You can add Proteas vs India. To make it easy for our cricket expert Rinkals. Match times won't clash.

Kiwias wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:04 pm Thread title amended for new series.

Can you please ditch the first part of the thread title?

I can’t face seeing that for the foreseeable future on the front page!!!

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:13 am

Kiwias wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:04 pm Thread title amended for new series.

You can add Proteas vs India. To make it easy for our cricket expert Rinkals. Match times won't clash.

This has become the cricket cricket thread.

England might scrape a draw in one test thanks to the weather... else they'll lose every test.

South Africa’s Test squad vs India:

Dean Elgar (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Temba Bavuma (vice-captain, Imperial Lions), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper, Momentum Multiply Titans), Kagiso Rabada (Imperial Lions), Sarel Erwee (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Beuran Hendricks (Six Gun Grill Western Province), George Linde (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), Wiaan Mulder (Imperial Lions), Anrich Nortje (Gbets Warriors), Keegan Petersen (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Rassie van der Dussen (Imperial Lions), Kyle Verreynne (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Marco Jansen (Gbets Warriors), Glenton Stuurman (Gbets Warriors), Prenelan Subrayen (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Sisanda Magala (Imperial Lions), Ryan Rickelton (Imperial Lions), Duanne Olivier (Imperial Lions).

Betway Test Series Schedule

26-30 December 21 1st Betway WTC Test vs India SuperSport Park, Centurion

03-07 January 22 2nd Betway WTC Test vs India Imperial Wanderers, Johannesburg

11-15 January 22 3rd Betway WTC Test vs India Six Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town

*The first two Betway Test matches will commence at 10:00 SAST and the third will begin at 10:30 SAST.

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:52 pm Jimmy's out injured. Should've put money on that.

Apparently not injured - being 'managed'.

England has won the toss and elected to bat.

Australia
1 David Warner, 2 Marcus Harris, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

England
1 Rory Burns, 2 Haseeb Hameed, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Ollie Pope, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Ollie Robinson, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Jack Leach

Did anyone establish how it was being broadcast in the UK?

Edit: BT Sport seems to be the answer. Oh well

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:13 am

Kiwias wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:04 pm Thread title amended for new series.

You can add Proteas vs India. To make it easy for our cricket expert Rinkals. Match times won't clash.

All done as requested.

I had a feeling it would swing - this is going to be like Hadlee's effort.

First ball Burns bowled behind his legs as he falls across his stumps

Burns bowled first ball

Not a bad start for Aus.

That looks worse every time they show it.

Was going to go to bed but might stay awake for an hour to see who opens the bowling for England.

Big D wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:21 am Was going to go to bed but might stay awake for an hour to see who opens the bowling for England.

Root ducks for cover - and Hameed looks like he's on borrowed time.

3/11

Had to mute the commentary due to Warne's incessant babbling.

I need to get to sleep but just checked 11/3.

England are on for a kiwi score?

I feel quite sorry for Root. He's the only one of the 3 that got a good ball.

Stokes got a decent ball from Cummins and is gooooooonnnneee!!!

4/28

Starc gets Buttler with a dream ball.

England out for 147, Cummins a five-for in first test as skipper, and Aus to be 150/1 by stumps

It's a good thing the Aussies are in turmoil coming into this series or we would have been in real trouble.

Burns secures his place in history alongside Harmison in the "Disastrous first ball of an Ashes" category.

Absolutely fuck off did he lose his leg stump first ball of the Ashes. Plumbing new lows.

Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:56 am It's a good thing the Aussies are in turmoil coming into this series or we would have been in real trouble.

Burns secures his place in history alongside Harmison in the "Disastrous first ball of an Ashes" category.

I had very low expectations, and I'm still disappointed

I must admit when I went to bed after Stokes got out... I didn't expect England to reach a 100...

Now, with frequent rain breaks and a swinging ball... Broad and Anderson to skittle Australia... oh wait..

That was pretty tough watching (highlights)

There are an incredible number of Aussie players who have faces you'd never get tired of punching.

Are there crowd number restrictions? A lot of space for the first day of an Ashes.

I hate to say I told you so, but...


This is the worst England batting unit for decades, even before you consider that we dicked about for 18 months because of Covid and prioritising the T20 world cups.

Paddington Bear wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:14 am Absolutely fuck off did he lose his leg stump first ball of the Ashes. Plumbing new lows.

To put it in context, they were talking about Harmison's delivery on 5 Live's breakfast five minute preview, that's how much it gets scarred into the memory.

I believe it's only happened three times before in the history of the Ashes.

The worst thing about this performance was the room it gave Warney to talk incessantly about rubbish.

He is awful to listen to.

TBF the Aussies bowled pretty well. Burns' dismissal was straight up nerves and pressure and he will be paying some seriously large dressing room fines. But most of the other wickets more due to decent bowling. Think that middle order of Stokes, Pope, Buttler and Woakes are going to play a HUGE part in this series. I must say that seeing Roots' 'It's not fair face' after his dismissal is always a joy. He gets a proper sulk on (as outstanding a batter that he is).

Is Hameed England's Smith? All ungainly arms and legs - but plays some glorious looking shots.

Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:33 am The worst thing about this performance was the room it gave Warney to talk incessantly about rubbish.

Right from the start, it seems

I was lying in bed with lights off listening to cricket on the radio and laughed out loud when Burns was skittled first ball. After all the build up and expectation it was entirely predictable and fairly took the wind out of the commentators. Must have fell asleep soon thereafter ...

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:42 am

Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:33 am The worst thing about this performance was the room it gave Warney to talk incessantly about rubbish.

Right from the start, it seems

The worst part is Burns was even further away from playing a ball that didn't swing. It was pathetic.

I went to bed at lunch. Disappointed not to see Hameed score a few more. He battled hard in that morning session.

Someone who has achieved a world record number of ducks in Tests in a single year (for any recognised batsman) just might not be suited to the role of opener?

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:06 am I hate to say I told you so, but...


This is the worst England batting unit for decades, even before you consider that we dicked about for 18 months because of Covid and prioritising the T20 world cups.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/

"#PoliteEnquiries: Worst touring Ashes batting lineup ever?!"

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:42 am

Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:33 am The worst thing about this performance was the room it gave Warney to talk incessantly about rubbish.

Right from the start, it seems

Hee - I hadn't seen that graphic.

Controversial opinion - but when Warne first got into commentary I seem to recall he was pretty decent. What the heck happened?

Likewise - when I heard Simon Doull for the first time I was mortified - and now I think he is genuinely one of the top ones out there along with Bishop, Holding, Guha, Harsha Bhogle, Smith (and something I thought I'd never say) Atherton and Hussain.

My guilty pleasure is Danny Morrison (but only in IPL - no f'in way am I listening to him for a test match....or even an ODI).