Topic: The England Cricket Thread - 2024

[Kekule]

so much cryarsing about this.

a) it doesn't mean mark wood can't be picked for test squads/teams
b) the next ashes tour will be after next year's contracts are given out anyway

I’m not cryarsing.  I just thought it was, perhaps, a slight surprise but with the acknowledgment that he breaks down a lot. 

And I wasn’t sure if these contracts extended to next years Ashes anyway, if they don’t then I guess it matters even less.  I was passing comment, is how I would phrase it! 

[voodoo ray]

I’m not cryarsing.  I just thought it was, perhaps, a slight surprise but with the acknowledgment that he breaks down a lot. 

And I wasn’t sure if these contracts extended to next years Ashes anyway, if they don’t then I guess it matters even less.  I was passing comment, is how I would phrase it! 

I didn't mean you. I had the misfortune to click on a tweet announcing it from either sky cricket or cricinfo this afternoon!

[Crosby Nick]

Lancs have beaten Sussex to qualify for Finals Day yet again. Not sure how, they can’t really score many runs. Made 140 and still won by 45 runs! Mix of quality spin (Parkinson) and filth (Livingstone) doing the job. Can’t see  them winning the thing but seeing as we’re into October, batting could be quite tricky which gives them more of a chance.

[demain]

The forecast is pretty grim for the weekend, can't really blame the ECB for the scheduling this summer though.

[voodoo ray]

it is october and I've been watching live cricket from this country.

[dudleyred]

Missed start of second halgwatching end of T20

Horror show by leicestershire losing on two misfields in last 8 balls

[Yosser0_0]

Missed start of second halgwatching end of T20

Horror show by leicestershire losing on two misfields in last 8 balls

It really was, they completely throw it away. I ended up watching it as it was a lot more interesting than the football, fantastic drama in the end and I felt a bit gutted for Leicestershire as a neutral.

[Gerry Attrick]

Did I feel sorry for Leics? No. No, I did not.

[Crosby Nick]

Just watched the short highlights. The first one that went for four was probably worse but the last ball one wasn’t great either!

[Yosser0_0]

The pitch was a bit of a pudding, looked really difficult to bat on. I guess they don't often prepare cricket pitches this late in the year, so it will be interesting to see what a good score is on finals day. If we get any play?

[Sangria]

Missed start of second halgwatching end of T20

Horror show by leicestershire losing on two misfields in last 8 balls

It could be worse. Imagine if you're Leicestershire and you lose the final in the first three overs, bowling.

[dudleyred]

Disastrous over for lancs

[Gerry Attrick]

Get up Notts, you good things. Christian just absolutely demolished Livingstone. 4 sixes in a row. Have some of that!

[Crosby Nick]

Disastrous over for lancs

Two years in a row Livingstone’s blowing has lost us a tight game. Ridiculous.

[Crosby Nick]

Get up Notts, you good things. Christian just absolutely demolished Livingstone. 4 sixes in a row. Have some of that!

Eurgh, don’t make me have to want Surrey to win the final!

[dudleyred]

Two years in a row Livingstone’s blowing has lost us a tight game. Ridiculous.

Seemed an odd shout bowling him again after his first

[Gerry Attrick]

Don’t understand why you don’t leave Livingstone and his pies until the end. Get your best bowlers on to try and squeeze and make them hit the dross under the pump. Parkinson should’ve bowled it.

[Crosby Nick]

Don’t understand why you don’t leave Livingstone and his pies until the end. Get your best bowlers on to try and squeeze and make them hit the dross under the pump. Parkinson should’ve bowled it.

Think there’s laws about being able to bowl two in a row!

Livingstone seems to pick up wickets but when it matters or when up against someone half decent he gets clattered.

[Gerry Attrick]

Think there’s laws about being able to bowl two in a row!

Livingstone seems to pick up wickets but when it matters or when up against someone half decent he gets clattered.

Fair point, never even thought about that. Mahmood then. Bowled 1 over in a semi final.

[Crosby Nick]

Fair point, never even thought about that. Mahmood then. Bowled 1 over in a semi final.

Yeah, stupid decision. Especially because we did exactly the same last year!

[Gerry Attrick]

We won it without even having a bowling attack. Clarke is really, really classy. England level? Not sure yet, but he can get there. Duckett played with a calm head yesterday too. I’m glad Notts have gone this way with the batting, invest in young players and see where we can go. Hameed has even shown some form in the unimportant 4 day stuff.

[voodoo ray]

usually love watching finals day on the telly but I couldn't really be arsed with it yesterday.

[voodoo ray]

doesn't seem to be anything around for the non-summer and I cba to start one so.......

[dudleyred]

Nice to have some cricket ahead

Getting in, playing and getting home it seems which is fair enough

[Kekule]

SAST is, what? Two hours ahead of GMT? So the Cape Town T20s starting about 4pm, and the ODIs at about 11am.

Well that’s something to have on during the day at least.

[Welshred]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54644377

The players have agreed a pay cut

[voodoo ray]

Marlon Samuels is once again showing that he's a bad fucking tit.

[Dr.Kano]

Interesting that Marlon Samuels' racism towards Ben Stokes hasn't even been reported by the BBC or the Guardian. Maybe racism is ok now?

[voodoo ray]

seems to have been largely ignored.

odi and t20 sides for the SA tour were announced today

[Kekule]

No Archer or Stokes in the ODIs.  Is that because of that infernal IPL thing? (I know that’s how they make their money, I’ve just never got into it.)

[voodoo ray]

No Archer or Stokes in the ODIs.  Is that because of that infernal IPL thing? (I know that’s how they make their money, I’ve just never got into it.)

Having a rest. So, partly.

[Sangria]

A county cricket scorecard from 1984, when Yorkshire lost to Shropshire in the Natwest Trophy.

Yorkshire chasing 230 to win.

G Boycott    c & b Perry   27   -   -   -   -
MD Moxon    c Mushtaq Mohammad b Ogrizovic   16   -   -   -   -
AA Metcalfe    c Foster b Nash   0   -   -   -   -
K Sharp    b Mushtaq Mohammad   19   -   -   -   -
SN Hartley    c Barnard b Mushtaq Mohammad   7   -   -   -   -
DL Bairstow (c) †   b Mushtaq Mohammad   2   -   -   -   -
P Carrick    c & b Dawson   37   -   -   -   -
GB Stevenson    c †Ashley b Barnard   26   -   -   -   -
S Oldham    c †Ashley b Barnard   19   -   -   -   -
SJ Dennis    c Foster b Barnard   14   -   -   -   -
PA Booth    not out   6   -   -   -   -
Extras   (b 2, lb 7, nb 2, w    19   
TOTAL   (57.5 Ov, RR: 3.31)   192   

[dudleyred]

A county cricket scorecard from 1984, when Yorkshire lost to Shropshire in the Natwest Trophy.

Yorkshire chasing 230 to win.

G Boycott    c & b Perry   27   -   -   -   -
MD Moxon    c Mushtaq Mohammad b Ogrizovic   16   -   -   -   -
AA Metcalfe    c Foster b Nash   0   -   -   -   -
K Sharp    b Mushtaq Mohammad   19   -   -   -   -
SN Hartley    c Barnard b Mushtaq Mohammad   7   -   -   -   -
DL Bairstow (c) †   b Mushtaq Mohammad   2   -   -   -   -
P Carrick    c & b Dawson   37   -   -   -   -
GB Stevenson    c †Ashley b Barnard   26   -   -   -   -
S Oldham    c †Ashley b Barnard   19   -   -   -   -
SJ Dennis    c Foster b Barnard   14   -   -   -   -
PA Booth    not out   6   -   -   -   -
Extras   (b 2, lb 7, nb 2, w    19   
TOTAL   (57.5 Ov, RR: 3.31)   192   

Steve presumably? Seem to recall he was a Shropshire player

One of my old cricket coaches  on that card too. his lad doing well nowadays too at Worcester

[Crosby Nick]

Three match T20 series against SA starts today at 3.30. Good incentive to try and get my work done by then! Will be nice to watch a bit of live cricket.

[voodoo ray]

SA tours are always good for tv viewing, especially while doing the WFH.

[Zee_26]

Three match T20 series against SA starts today at 3.30. Good incentive to try and get my work done by then! Will be nice to watch a bit of live cricket.

Can only see this going England's way. South African cricket is in a massive crisis right now. Besides the massive rebuilding job that's needed on the field, there's been all sorts of upheaval with the cricket board with allegations of mismanagement and corruption. And to add to that, a number of former players have come out with stories of racism and exclusion, and at a time when our current coaching staff were all playing!

[Crosby Nick]

SA tours are always good for tv viewing, especially while doing the WFH.

Yep, then and the West Indies are the best overseas tours to watch. Something great about seeing sunny weather (hopefully!) on a cold day too.

Doesn’t sound great about the current SA setup Zee. Which ex players are in the coaching setup now? Boucher? T20 levels things up a bit though, only needs one great performance from someone to win a match. Should be good to watch anyway.

[Yosser0_0]

Three match T20 series against SA starts today at 3.30. Good incentive to try and get my work done by then! Will be nice to watch a bit of live cricket.

It's a 4PM KO, so that'll be another half hour for you to while away at work.
 

[Crosby Nick]

It's a 4PM KO, so that'll be another half hour for you to while away at work.
 

Literally just signed off the thing I was working on. Would have been perfect timing! 4pm start is a hammer blow, family will be back from school soon after. Might have to stay upstairs ‘working’ and watch on my phone for a bit.

[voodoo ray]

morgan won the toss and we're having a bowl. scurran and currant both play.