Cricket Thread

[Cripps_orig]

Its bound to clash with Euro 2012

Cricket :pal:

[Cripps_orig]

In fact cos im bored, i just checked

The 3rd Test is on 7-11 June

Euro 2012 starts on 8th. Englands first match is on 11th. Cricket and Football fans will be hoping England or West Indies will have won by the 11th

Also England v Ukraine clashes with the 2nd ODI

Cricket v Football, England shite at both but who will prevail in the viewing figures?

Its almost as exciting as The Voice v BGT, Eastenders v Corrie, Babestation v Babestation+1 :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

Great review Strauss, it was a no ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Doesn't matter though, 86-3, Anderson catches on the second attempt, Broad with the wicket. Barath goes for 42, great shot. :lol:

[Syn]

Here comes the great man. :bow:

[Syn]

10* from 97 balls I reckon.

My prediction for 110 all out is still on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's six for 6. :wacko:

[LDG]

I take it there's plenty of swing out there? Overcast, bit humid.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

To start with there was but it hasn't really been doing too much since resuming.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

100-3.

Windies. :bow:

[Syn]

11 off 13 now. Jesus.

We're witnessing something special here.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann puts Bravo down, great ball from Anderson. :rolleyes:

Firm but a dolly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha: OMG!

Bravo is run out.

He Donald'd/Klusener'd it.

[Syn]

:lol:

What a way to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Prior's throw was awful for that run out, could've easily gone for four overthrows. Swann did well to gather it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WICKET Bravo run out 29 (WI 100-4)

A mockery. A comedy of errors. A Caribbean catastrophe. Call it what you like, the Windies are four down. Chanderpaul clips to square leg where Bell slides to his right and fields. Bravo wants a run, but Chanderpaul doesn't fancy it and they both wind up at the striker's end. Prior almost makes a mess of it by throwing it wildly to Swann's left at the non-striker's end, but the bowler does well to gather the ball and knock the bails off. The Windies pair stare at each other for what seems like a decade before Bravo begins the long, lonely walk.

Barath had the right idea with staying in his crease at all times.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

105-5, Anderson gets Chanderpaul!

:dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh cock, Chanderpaul reviews it. And it will be reversed. :doh:

105-4. We can never get the git out.

[LDG]

110.

It's on!!!

[LDG]

Oh cock.

[Cripps_orig]

Chanderpaul did the right thing.

Sacrificed his partner so he can stay in

Which Bravo is playing?

Dwayne, Darren or my favourite Dino?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darren Bravo. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

110-4. This will be the best collapse of all time if Syn is correct.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nelson-4.

Syn. :rose:

[Syn]

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

38 off 72 for Chanderpaul now, makes more sense.

[Syn]

It's Samuels at the other end who is taking the piss. Get out and let Sammy in - Sammy is a nutcase.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Only just noticed Samuel's score now you mention it.

Six off 44. :haha:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Don't want to Cripps this thread up but this is sending me to sleep. Even Trott is bowling. Fuck off Samuels. Tempted to watch some village instead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chris Gayle is in for the Village Cricket? Good stuff.

[Cripps_orig]

Don't want to Cripps this thread up but this is sending me to sleep. Even Trott is bowling. Fuck off Samuels. Tempted to watch some village instead.Same could be said about any Test match in history.

I dont understand how anyone can defend Tests especially if they are watching this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A maiden over in the IPL, bowling against Gayle? I really am the run repellant today.

[Syn]

Don't want to Cripps this thread up but this is sending me to sleep. Even Trott is bowling. Fuck off Samuels. Tempted to watch some village instead.

That's what I've done. Just as Kohli comes to the crease... Lovely.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Citi moment of success, that.

One could say the catch was karbon kamaal.

[Syn]

Danny Morrison on commentary now :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Loads of run going against England, down third man. Again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chanderpaul gets his 50. 51 off 102 to be exact.

[Cripps_orig]

A strike rate of 1 in 2

Pretty good.........if youre a striker in football

[Syn]

Chris Gayle is going mental right now. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gayle hits another six. Is that eight now?

:haha:

[Syn]

Gayle was 1 off 9 balls. Now he's 92* off 50 balls. :haha:

8 sixes, I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nine sixes!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

181-5, Samuels goes for 31. Broad the bowler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Century for Gayle!

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10 6's.

:wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

11 sixes.

Jesus christ.

[Syn]

11

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

So even the Testicles on here have stopped watching Tests and gone for T20?

Says it all im afraid

[McNamara That Ghost...]

66 runs without touching the ground?

http://i47.tinypic.com/iegu9g.png

[McNamara That Ghost...]

187-6, Broad gets Ramdin. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A dozen sixes!

:haha:

[Dennis Bendtner]

187-6, Broad gets Ramdin. :bow:

So Village Sammy will be coming in?

Spoilt for choice here.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gayle scuffs one. Time for Sammy I reckon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sign in the crowd -Gyale the Sixer King. :haha:

Charlie. :bow:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Kohli's first six :haha:

What a failure.

[Syn]

Kohlis being a dick and hogging strike - fuck off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swing and a miss from Gyale. He's rattled.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot.

13 sixes. :wacko:

[Syn]

Incredible timing.

[Syn]

Gayle :bow

Kohli :bow:

On we go to real cricket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

219-7, Broad gets Sammy.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

231-8, Broad five-for. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

243-9, brilliant catch from Prior. Broad gets his sixth wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that is how it is at the close of play.

[Cripps_orig]

Broad is the 7th man on the Lords honours board for both batting and bowling.

More importantly, Gayle :bow:

His team won by 20 odd runs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play started.

One ball, Gabriel out for a golden duck. Windies all out for 243. :haha:

Broad on a hat-trick for the second innings.

[Syn]

Must be the worst 7 wicket haul in history. He didn't even have to bowl well.

Chanderpaul 87* :haha:

You could've put your house on him staying not out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He should just open the batting really. He'd probably carry his bat throughout the whole tour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lucky from Cook, edged one, goes short. Still goes for four thanks to some herp derps in the field though.

[Cripps_orig]

47-1

Cook gone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fuck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

80-1 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A piece on Alec Stewart is on now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bless. The Windies were high-fiving after the review on Trott, not realising what Umpire's Call means. :lol:

I think there was enough on HawkEye to suggest it should have been given out though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss gets his fifty.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Trott gets a fifty too.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

167-1 at tea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The ball has been beating Strauss quite a few times in the last five overs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss gets dropped. It was a no-ball anyway though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

194-2, Trott goes for 58. Great delivery from Sammy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss gets first century for 18 months!

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

244-3, Samuel gets KP!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

259-3 at the close of play.

Bad light.

[Cripps_orig]

So is Strauss back?

Or is a century against a piss poor WI team papering over the cracks?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think he has to get more than one score, certainly. At least he got runs though.

He has a problem with restarting an innings though and Strauss is out on appeal!

266-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky put it as 266-5. :lol:

Two wickets when you get the captain out. :bow:

[Syn]

Clive Lloyd seems to have had enough of WI's failures :lol:

He's in ITV's IPL studio today as a guest...wearing his shades :bow:

Only he could get away with that without looking like a twat.

But he is also wearing what can only be described as a ridiculous shirt - and he hasn't gotten away with that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WICKET Strauss c Ramdin b Roach 122 (Eng 266-5)

HotSpot does its job. There's a clear mark on the inside edge before the ball struck his thigh and went through to the keeper. Umpire Erasmus raises the finger and the skipper has to go.

BBC think Strauss equals two wickets also.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

292-5, Bairstow goes for 16. Bumble thought he got something on it, it was obviously plumb off the pads.

[Cripps_orig]

Apparently Strauss has been on a century overnight 6 times and has never added more than 6 runs the next morning

Make that 7 times now :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Never heard of this Bairstow pub teamer.

Genuine English or SA English?

I assume hes ahead of Morgan and Bopara

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Genuine English hit and hoper. He'll whack a few in the ODIs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

320-6, Gabriel bowls Prior. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

323-7, Sammy gets Bresnan for a duck.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

341-7 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

342-8, Broad goes. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann is having fun. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell gets his fifty.

[Syn]

He usually does. he probably counts as a legit order. A lot better than previous pie chuckers like 'smash me miles' Ashley Giles. Almost as good as crofty.

I'm such a lad tbh. Playing some village myself tomorrow. 40 over game. Expecting some runs. Expecting some wickets. But most of all, I'm expecting some jolly good fun.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

397-9, Gabriel bowls Swann.

Enterprising 30 from Swann though. :bow:

Sammy is scheduled to play tomorrow so we'll compare notes of who was the most village out of he and you.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good catch by Powell.

England 398 all out, Bell goes for 61. :lol:

[Syn]

Sammy is comedy. Never seen someone look so out of place on a cricket field.

Even at pub level he'd look weird. 6'6 and running up to bowl at 75mph? Fuck off. He's a disgrace.

Btw it's meant to rain tomorrow so getting chanders out is key. But I reckon he'll do a dravid this summer where he'll average about 90 against England but his team will still get crushed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Best for England to go mental now then. Come on, Swann with the new ball.

Sammy should have better luck with the ball over here but I can't see it with the Collingwood-esque trundles. Didn't stop Trott and Bresnan getting out to him though.

[Syn]

Trying to find odds of WI losing by an innings so I can put my life savings on it.

Guarantee England will win by an innings. Isaac's never twice wrong. Don't know who the GW Isaac is these days though so I'm reclaiming it by default.

[Syn]

Sammy is exactly like Diaby (non-racist).

Diaby always seems apologetic about his physique when he should be more intimidating. Sammy's the same. But we'll see.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trying to find odds of WI losing by an innings so I can put my life savings on it.

Guarantee England will win by an innings. Isaac's never twice wrong. Don't know who the GW Isaac is these days though so I'm reclaiming it by default.

I think it's GP.

Good start lads, first ball pubbed to the boundary.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hat-trick ball for Broad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And his first delivery gets thumped for four. :lol:

[Syn]

Opener has an average of 22 :lol:

Though he is only 22 and played 7 Tests.

Barbie misses her chance for the hat-trick. Lovely backfoot square drive for 4.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Sammy. :lol:

He is a running joke. But I don't think he'll do that badly with the ball. Praveen 70mph Kumar did well in England, and he if anything swings it too much. Line and lenff innit. Plus we can't forget the maverick batting. Fidel Edwards looks lame though.

[Syn]

Sammy. :lol:

He is a running joke. But I don't think he'll do that badly with the ball. Praveen 70mph Kumar did well in England, and he if anything swings it too much. Line and lenff innit. Plus we can't forget the maverick batting. Fidel Edwards looks lame though.

Atherton made a good point ( :sick: ) that Edwards and Roach would be a lot better if they were taller. You can always come forward to these two because it's never going over your shoulder. And when they do bang it in, they have to bang it in so short that you can spot it from a mile away. The only way a fast bowler can be short is if he gets good swing like Gough. Going way back, Larwood was supposed to be the best fast bowler around and he was a midget but then again he bowled at the era of the village so cricket didn't exist then.

The Kumars at 42mph is garbage. Makes me sick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an awful decision to give a wicket there. Good thing the review system is in place.

It goes back to 13-0.

[Syn]

Have a day off Aleem. He's not an Indian batsman ffs.

[Dennis Bendtner]

The Kumars at 42mph. :lol:

Very good.

I would have Ravi Rampaul ahead of Edwards and Roach. He must be injured, I guess.

Gayle
Barath
Chanderpaul
Edwards
Darren Bravo
Dwayne Bravo
pub-team keeper of choice
Rampaul
Narine/Bishoo
big fast bowler of choice
big fast bowler of choice

That'd make this series relatively interesting. Sorry Sammy :(

[Syn]

You forgot Sarwan.

It's ridiculous. They've got a much better team not playing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Having said that, when that much better team has played, they've been routinely annihilated. The side they have playing now has more XP than the one that played against the Aussies recently and they were good matches, generally.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies are only on 22-0, bloody hell.

[Syn]

They would've lost regardless. But it would've been a bit closer (even though Gayle's not a test player, he'd get the odd quick-fire 50 - natural ability is worth a bit). It would've been good to see Narine, in particular. This 'mystery spinner' is fantastic - the Aussies just couldn't pick him.

At the very least, Windies would be more fun to watch with Gayle and Bishoo/Narine, Pollard (?), Bravo in. They've been boring the shit out of everyone so far. A few Barath cover drives apart, there hasn't been any decent shotmaking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not being able to knock off the Aussie tail is where they mainly faltered along with the weather, probably.

It's not a huge surprise they aren't knocking the cherry around to all parts of the ground though, for many of them they've never played against swing for such a sustained period before. As long as they learn from it unlike England forever sweeping a spinning ball they should be alright.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great throw from KP, Barath dives in Brian Lara Cricket style though. Not out.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Only seen bits of Narine. Done well and is cool to watch. Obviously the mystery will get found out soon like Mendis. But at least he actually has a good stock ball and isn't doing something different every time.
Most of that team is in place. The young ones like Edwards and Bravo are really quite encouraging. Think just two or three changes would help.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

36-1, Bresnan gets Barath. :bow:

Bresnan is on for another test win. The weirdo.

[Syn]

He shouldn't play against SA just incase.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

36-2, Powell thinks it's village time.

Broad with the wicket.

[Syn]

Innings win is on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

36-3. Bairstow gets Edwards run out. Impressive.

And tea now.

[Syn]

3 wickets no run. :lol:

Get Chanders early and England might just wrap it up tonight.

[Syn]

Bravo had score 0 runs off 19 balls (but has just played a lovely cover drive for 4)

Chanders is on about par; 1 run off 13 balls.

Windies, go home. Used to be everyone's second favourite team until this rubbish.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Block City. :bow:

[Syn]

They're talking about the football on the cricket too. Graham Gooch is a West Ham fan so they're showing him listening to it. And bumble and the other pubber are counting down; "3 mins plus injury time to go...".

Chanderpaul 3 off 30 balls :bow: :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3 off 36 now. An extra over of blocking. Wow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

65-4, Swann bowls Bravo!

[Syn]

Bravo gone. Ridiculous leave - Swann bowls standard, Bravo leaves a ball nailed on for off stump. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

94-4 currently.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Chandercrawl in full flow.

It is strange that he of all people bats at five with noobs ahead of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies 120-4 at the close of play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chanderpaul is on strike. :cloud9:

[Cripps_orig]

Alec Stewart on TMS talking about last night :rolleyes:

He was there apparently and not giving a fuck about this Test

Tests :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forgot he was a Chelsea supporter.

:sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Samuels gets his fifty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Chanderpaul gets his fifty. Off 151 balls. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Not sure about Chanders.

Fine average of course but does his slow ass run scoring puts the pressure on the others to score quickly hence they are out cheaply?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is the Windies, even when they had Gayle there they can't help but panic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott is on. You know England are just cruising until they can get the new ball.

[Syn]

Not sure about Chanders.Fine average of course but does his slow ass run scoring puts the pressure on the others to score quickly hence they are out cheaply? Given that his team are usually batting in circumstances like this where they are looking to save the match/bat on for ages, no. But I will say that he is the worst of the 'great' batsmen. He is the worst shotmaker and least talented. He just had amazing character and judgement.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's just rancid from Trott.

[Rors]

A bit of B-ism at last :bow:

[Syn]

Is there a bigger WUM than chanderpaul? Even when he leaves a ball it looks like he's playing it. (although he just had a genuine play and miss).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think he is a WUM, I think he has no feelings whatsoever. He's the Warren Barton of cricket.

202-4, don't think an innnigs victory is on the cards.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

212-4 at lunch.

New ball will be available one over in to the afternoon session.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New ball time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finally a wicket! Broad gets Samuels for 86.

222-5. Nelson. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

291-6, Chanderpaul given out lbw Swann. He has gone to a review. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it stays out! Chanderpaul goes for 91. :dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

265-6 at tea. Windies lead by 110.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sammy has had enough and is going village style. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

307-7, Sammy went for 37 from 47. :lol: What a mentalist.

Broad has ten wickets in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

313-8, Broad gets 11-for. :lol:

Roach goes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

325-9, Anderson gets Ramdin for 43.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

345 all out. Swann bowls Gabriel.

England have a chase of 191 to win. :dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1, Roach gets Strauss.

Strauss had his blip and is back to normal now.

[Syn]

I must tell you as well you know that this is a very interesting game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson is in.

I hate teams playing the nightwatchman.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that's why. Anderson absolutely pubs a leading edge over all of the slips four four. It was a no-ball though, thankfully.

[Syn]

Anderson is in.

I hate teams playing the nightwatchman.

Nah they're great. Windies always play theirs at no.5 and he's the biggest WUM around.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another no ball.

Roach. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nah they're great. Windies always play theirs at no.5 and he's the biggest WUM around.

He knows how to block though. There is an odd one out between him, Dizzy Gillespie and Anderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10-2, Anderson goes. :haha:

[Syn]

Well the thing is that Swann and Broad count as batsmen. Lower order. So you can't send them in. I used to see the point in it but now I'm not a fan of the nightwatchman.

Speaking of village - I didn't even manage a Sammy. We was bowled out for 80 odd. I scored 7 (I think) before nicking one from this 'Davies' kid - supposed to be county level. He was rapid - he must've clocked in at 80 at least. And I was fully bricking it. They knocked the runs off easy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huge appeal from the Windies on lbw for Trott. Gone to review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Umpire's call so Trott stays in. Lucky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well the thing is that Swann and Broad count as batsmen. Lower order. So you can't send them in. I used to see the point in it but now I'm not a fan of the nightwatchman.

Speaking of village - I didn't even manage a Sammy. We was bowled out for 80 odd. I scored 7 (I think) before nicking one from this 'Davies' kid - supposed to be county level. He was rapid - he must've clocked in at 80 at least. And I was fully bricking it. They knocked the runs off easy.

I wouldn't send any of them in, doesn't make any sense. If your main batsmen are going to struggle in the dimming light then in theory the tailenders will have an even harder time.

And you're a disgrace to villagers everywere. Sammy was having a whale of a time today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10-2 at the close of play.

181 needed tomorrow.

[Syn]

Get the heavy rollers out tomorrow morning. Should be fine. Losing Trott would've made it tres interessant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

35-3, Roach got Trott for 13 a few minutes ago. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

57-4, KP you twat. :doh:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

A game it becomes

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Every single time England have a simple chase, the batsmen get giddy and try to play ridiculous shots.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sammy you villager. :haha:

Collision between he and Cook.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50 for Cook. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

131-4 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50 for Bell. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

21 runs needed to win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three needed to win. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

189-5, Cook goes for 79. Collapse is still on.

Two runs needed.

[Syn]

Top knock from cook. Easily better a standard first innings hundred given the circumstances.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agreed. Strauss. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win by five wickets! :bow:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Yay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just watching the post-match discussion that I recorded I have come to one conclusion:

Whispering Death is awesome.

Holding. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tino Best replaces Gabriel for the second test due to injury.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Danny Morrison + Dhoni's helicopter = :haha:

[Syn]

Danny Morrison + Dhoni's helicopter = :haha:

It was a bit of a stupid shot. It was basically a yorker. I don't understand how you can get under that. Fucking love watching that chucker malinga get taken apart. Right here. At the chinnaswammi.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Dhoni is maybe the only one I've seen be able to annihilate Malinga when he's going for yorkers all the time. In village cricket and in ODIs. That short backlift shit. I'll give Kohli his due too after he took him apart in Australia.

This one's gone onto the roof. Ohhh they're loving it in the stands. Right here. In this wonderful chinnaswamy stadium. In Chennai.

[Syn]

:lol:

It'd be awesome if he did Tests. Sky should snap him up. On a long term contract. Here. On this wonderful summers evening. In the kingdom. That is united. Here. Right now. Do it.

[Syn]

In a poll, 80% say dhoni's helicopter slog that he just did is the best shot ever. Fucking hate Indians. Everyone knows it's tendulkar vs kasprowich (?) - Sharjah '97

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kasprowicz. :bow:

What a man. I love his glove.

[Cripps_orig]

What did Knight say about KP in order to KP to say what he did and get fined?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I really don't know. KP needs to man up though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies win the toss and will bat first.

[Cripps_orig]

WI will get 269 all out

Chanders will have 84 not out from 452 balls

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Discussion on him coming up in a minute.

Warney is there. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: A Strauss (capt), A Cook, J Trott, K Pietersen, I Bell, J Bairstow, M Prior (wk), T Bresnan, S Broad, G Swann, J Anderson.

West Indies: A Barath, K Powell, K Edwards, D Bravo, S Chanderpaul, M Samuels, D Ramdin (wk), D Sammy (capt), K Roach, R Rampaul, S Shillingford.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warney says Tendulkar was the toughest batsman for him to try to get out.
Holding says Greg Chappell was for him.
Beefy says Viv Richards.

[Cripps_orig]

Tendulkar :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jerusalem. :bow:

[Dennis Bendtner]

What did Knight say about KP in order to KP to say what he did and get fined?

I have to say I find Knight pretty dull as well. I think he questioned Pietersen's ODI place or something, might be other criticisms to it. Long live Danny Morrison.

(windies have lost a wicket, 26-1)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

33-2 currently, Anderson got Edwards.

Nearly Chanderpaul time, he'll need liberal use of the sun block today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

42-3, Anderson gets Bravo!

Syn's prediction might be accurate, just a test too late.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chanderpaul is in. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

63-4, Broad gets Powell for 33.


:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad has got Shiv in the chanderballs. He's down on the floor. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

64-4, a wicket had been given but shown to be going waaay over on review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

84-4 at lunch.

[Syn]

So there goes Chanderpaul WUMing again. 19 off 25 balls? Has he ever gone this fast?

If he gets 90 odd not out again and his team get bowled out, I will lol very hard indeed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He has to let one through his gate at some point surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chanderpaul is 22 from 48 now. :lol: Samuels is following suit, 16 from 57.

:bow:

[Syn]

Warney says Tendulkar was the toughest batsman for him to try to get out.
Holding says Greg Chappell was for him.
Beefy says Viv Richards.

Holding's is the only opinion that holds value there.

Botham and Warne are talking garbage. Viv Richards and Tendulkar might be taking games away when they're set because they were naturally attacking players. Even someone like Boycott or, now, Chanderpaul and Dravid were probably harder to get out because if it's not hitting the stumps, they won't play a shot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nick Knight was dropped for Warney. :lol:

Strengthens the batting and the bowling in the Sky line-up. :ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding's is the only opinion that holds value there.

Botham and Warne are talking garbage. Viv Richards and Tendulkar might be taking games away when they're set because they were naturally attacking players. Even someone like Boycott or, now, Chanderpaul and Dravid were probably harder to get out because if it's not hitting the stumps, they won't play a shot.

Yeah agreed. Gower should've posed the question "who was the hardest to bowl to?" then the other answers would be valid.

[Syn]

Nick Knight was dropped for Warney. :lol:

They're going over the top with this a bit, I think. Recently we had Joey Barton and Linekar/Shearer having a few words at eachother. Nothing was done.

KP loves the limelight though. Cricket is secondary for him. He's lucky that he's one of the most talented players England have seen because I don't think he's surviving on hard work.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Twitter is a godsend for some of these egotists.

[Syn]

Wonder what the longest winning streak is for a player?

Given that Steve Waugh's guys went about 15 Test wins in a row, it'll be at least 15. Bresnan is on 13 atm, right? Should be 15 by the time the series is over.

I wouldn't pick him against SA in case it'd ruin his record.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think he's closer to 10 than that but I could be wrong. Pick him in a dead rubber. Really shit that the series with SA is only three tests; it should be five.

[Syn]

All Tests Series between the top, say, 4 sides should be 5. Unless India are travelling away in which case they should be 2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Review on Swann's delivery to Chanderpaul...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It will be overturned! Chanderpaul. :wave:

125-5. Swann. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

136-6, Bresnan bowls Ramdin! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's time for Sammy.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

194-6 currently, Samuels is on 70.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

251-6 now. :blink: Sammy is on 60. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New ball taken.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Holding's is the only opinion that holds value there.

Botham and Warne are talking garbage. Viv Richards and Tendulkar might be taking games away when they're set because they were naturally attacking players. Even someone like Boycott or, now, Chanderpaul and Dravid were probably harder to get out because if it's not hitting the stumps, they won't play a shot.

Warne saying Tendulkar is not surprising. He was maybe the most complete batsman in Warne's era, so had more shots to counter him and make him go defensive. Warne got his wicket very few times relative to the number of tests played. For a leg-spinner in particular, getting stone-walled is probably less disheartening than getting carted for runs. I think there's one tour they talk about where Tendulkar kept slog sweeping him into the crowd (Warne was having great success against every other team before this). I suspect the same is true of Botham e.g. you couldn't just knock Richards' head off.

I missed village Sammy all this time. Damn!

[Syn]

Warne saying Tendulkar is not surprising. He was maybe the most complete batsman in Warne's era, so had more shots to counter him and make him go defensive. Warne got his wicket very few times relative to the number of tests played. For a leg-spinner in particular, getting stone-walled is probably less disheartening than getting carted for runs. I think there's one tour they talk about where Tendulkar kept slog sweeping him into the crowd (Warne was having great success against every other team before this). I suspect the same is true of Botham e.g. you couldn't just knock Richards' head off.I missed village Sammy all this time. Damn! You're spot on. Bit of a lazy call from me because I didn't consider the actual duals. Tendulkar played warne better than anyone so obviously he would've been the toughest to get out. Sammy is embarrasing. Who does he think he is? The joke has gone on far enough now, just sky one so we can get on with our lives. In probably village, dehli and sehwag are getting violated.

[Dennis Bendtner]

The villager is going to get his hundred before Samuels.

(i think he'll hole out soon but it'd be a larf)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS Sammy, wild swing, completely misses the ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Samuels gets his century!

[Syn]

Congrats Samuels. The best knock by a west Indian for a long time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sammy. :haha:

Swings at everything.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

304-6 at the close of play. :popcorn:

[Rors]

The Sams :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Impressive fightback

I turned off after Ramdins wicket feeling sure England will have the innings wrapped up by 4pm

[Syn]

http://www.the-trukstop.com/miscellaneous/socialblend/its_fucking_on_now_chaps.jpg

[Cripps_orig]

On to the real cricket

Watched a bit of the IPL whilst at the hospital today. No idea whos playing but some pub teamer got a century off 51 balls i think

Sehwag is also playing in this match :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sammy in the morning.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's on 94, wonder if he will go for the one hit to get his century.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

He went for it, throwing the bat at it, goes over the fielders and for four.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sammy gets his century! Pubbed it for four again.

What a man. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

340-7, Sammy finally goes after swiping at one too many. Bresnan with the wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

341-8, Samuels bored of being left with the tail. Bresnan gets another one. :bow: