NPR

Slick wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:59 am

Enzedder wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:54 am I meant lost by an innings. I am thinking this may be a first

I love reading Barney Ronay, but this genuinely nearly brought me to tears about the slow death of Test cricket extrapolated from the Pakistan game

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/ ... SApp_Other

I think I read that there isn't a three test series scheduled anywhere in the schedule from 23-27 that doesn't involve England, Australia or India.

WI beat England in the Women's T20 WC to knock them out of the tournament.

SA go through second in the group on net RR.

And the prize is ????


Getting to lose to Australia.

Ollie Pope really does have a few questions needing answered before the summer. Averaging 35 for the year, helped by two massive tons and when removed he averages 21.2 as a number 3 which includes a 121 score.

13 scores under 20 this year and away from home he doesn't convert scores of 20 to 50 very often at all. Once in the last seven.

He is the weak link at the moment.

Big D wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:29 am Ollie Pope really does have a few questions needing answered before the summer. Averaging 35 for the year, helped by two massive tons and when removed he averages 21.2 as a number 3 which includes a 121 score.

13 scores under 20 this year and away from home he doesn't convert scores of 20 to 50 very often at all. Once in the last seven.

He is the weak link at the moment.

Have to agree re Pope, I think he's on borrowed time. Who would you put in instead of him?

Enzedder wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:32 pm Getting to lose to Australia.

duh.
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Eng losing 3 wickets in 8 balls late in the day to give the bookies something to bet on.

Insane_Homer wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:17 pm

Enzedder wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:32 pm Getting to lose to Australia.

duh.
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Eng losing 3 wickets in 8 balls late in the day to give the bookies something to bet on.

Stokes smashed his bat on the stairs after getting out for just 1 today. Not a good look for the skipper.

duke wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:51 pm

Big D wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:29 am Ollie Pope really does have a few questions needing answered before the summer. Averaging 35 for the year, helped by two massive tons and when removed he averages 21.2 as a number 3 which includes a 121 score.

13 scores under 20 this year and away from home he doesn't convert scores of 20 to 50 very often at all. Once in the last seven.

He is the weak link at the moment.

Have to agree re Pope, I think he's on borrowed time. Who would you put in instead of him?

I haven't kept an eye on the CC this summer to be honest.

What the fuck...

India (22.4 ov) 33/5

O'Rourke has 3/13

Enzedder wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:24 am What the fuck...

India (22.4 ov) 33/5

O'Rourke has 3/13

34/6 now.

If only I could find a working stream to watch this carnage on...

Gumboot wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:41 am If only I could find a working stream to watch this carnage on...

They're at lunch right now but https://free.watchcric.com/live-one-server-3.php is great. However, watch it using the Brave browser as it defeats the pop-ups.

Kiwias wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:30 am 34/6 now.

Wonderful!

Enzedder wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:49 amThey're at lunch right now but https://free.watchcric.com/live-one-server-3.php is great. However, watch it using the Brave browser as it defeats the pop-ups.

Cheers, mate.

Brave is my default browser, so should be all good.

Very un-Indian-like conditions, with the ball, particularly from Henry, seaming all over the place. As so often happens in such conditions, several of the wickets haven't come from the best deliveries, just those the batters were actually able to get the bat to. Exemplifying this, O'Rourke has the most wickets from a very untidy performance — 2nd slip has been in constant danger as he's interspersed many wides or near-wides with a few real jaffas.

39/8

40/9

Big D wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:47 pm

duke wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:51 pm

Big D wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:29 am Ollie Pope really does have a few questions needing answered before the summer. Averaging 35 for the year, helped by two massive tons and when removed he averages 21.2 as a number 3 which includes a 121 score.

13 scores under 20 this year and away from home he doesn't convert scores of 20 to 50 very often at all. Once in the last seven.

He is the weak link at the moment.

Have to agree re Pope, I think he's on borrowed time. Who would you put in instead of him?

I haven't kept an eye on the CC this summer to be honest.

Probably Jordan Cox.

I wonder which of these two will get the five-for

Kiwias wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:43 am I wonder which of these two will get the five-for

Henry gets it, and his 100th test wicket.

Gumboot wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:48 am

Kiwias wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:43 am I wonder which of these two will get the five-for

Henry gets it, and his 100th test wicket.

5 - 15, and India’s lowest innings total at home

Enzedder wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:32 pm And the prize is ????


Getting to lose to Australia.

Yes, I remembered that post - but I am sure every cricket aficionado thought like I did.

Can't see us getting on top of the Windies batting but a semi is waaaaay more than we expected anyway.

Crappers collapse is on. I had hoped Blundell would have a go but he was like a deer in the headlights and poked and prodded like a virgin on prom night

204/5

Phillips, gave up bowled.

Sometimes one wonders whether he's in the team for his fielding.

Terrific century to Ravindra.

334/7

Hundred partnership up now. Well done, Timmy.

Gumboot wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 5:55 am Hundred partnership up now. Well done, Timmy.

Everyone's favourite punching bag delivers (finally)

I was hoping for a score of 300, but a lead of 300+ is going to be great.

Stokes gone now.

125/7

That's a huge turnaround from Pakistan.

Noman Ali 16.3 overs 1 maiden 46 runs 8 wickets.

Very impressive from a 38 year old

Who have the BCs sneaked into the team pretending to be Southee?

65 off 73 balls.

Not bad.

Southee gone for an important 65.

So his 77* in his maiden test remains his highest score.

My feed has gone walkabout. Can anybody help?

Kiwias wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:24 am My feed has gone walkabout. Can anybody help?

This is the link Enz posted yesterday, and it's been great...

https://free.watchcric.com/live-one-server-1.php

Brilliant 134 by Ravindra.

We might be in with a sniff here...

Gumboot wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:26 am

Kiwias wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:24 am My feed has gone walkabout. Can anybody help?

This is the link Enz posted yesterday, and it's been great...

https://free.watchcric.com/live-one-server-1.php

Just finished watching the World T20 semi - and the girls have gone and done it.

We need catching practice big time though - the Saffer batters don't give a lot of chances so we need to snatch (fnar) every one.

How the fuck do you cock up a 354 run 1st innings lead!

(No-one has ever done it before - previous highest 1st innings lead to result in defeat was Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test at Colombo, Aug 17 1992 when Sri Lanka lost after posting a 291 run 1st innings lead.)

Mahoney wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2024 9:42 am How the fuck do you cock up a 354 run 1st innings lead!

You reduce the opposition to an effective score of 88/7 in their second innings