Cricket Thread

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I think this is the highest team total by a opposition in england for some time. I don't remember India getting this many. Not a match-winning or even drawing total by any means but England will have to only bat once if they are to win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think a batsman should be able to kick the ball away if it looks like it might hit the stumps.

[Syn]

I've seen this shillingford guy play. He is the definition of village. He's a pie chucking off spinner who can't spin it. He has a bowling average of 41. They shouldn't have bothered with a spinner. Get Tino Best in for the comedy value.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

360-9, Roach goes. Bresnan is cleaning up the tail. Four-for. :lol:

[Syn]

Hang on, why is rampaul no.11??? He's probably their second best batsman after chanderwum. Insane, unless he's injured or something.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies all out for 370, Swann with the final wicket. Prior stumped Shillingford.

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Might as well take an early lunch. Don't see the point of the batsman or exhausted bowlers playing for 15/20 mins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah it won't help Strauss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1, Cook goes, great delivery from from Roach

Edit: 3-0, Roach no-balled it! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 8-0 at lunch.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Roach got another wicket off a no-ball. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

34-0 currently. Roach has sent two more no-balls down since then, one that got clattered for four. :rose:

[Syn]

He is probably the stupidest player to have played test cricket. What a penis. As soon as it happens the first time, adjust your run-up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or resign.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Yes. Definite dimwit. 28 no-balls in his last three Tests apparently. Can't blame poor luck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

43-1, Cook goes for 24. How odd that he goes the ball after a no-ball. :lol: Rampaul this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another no-ball for Roach. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Roach bowls one for four.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aleem Dar just got hit by Shiv throwing the ball back in. :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Everyone's favourite villager is leaking runs. Looks like England should score big.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott is on 34 off 44. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just saw a replay of Aleem Dar. :haha:

What a wuss. Not sure what was busted, possibly his light meter?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 123-1 at tea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

123-2, went to review but stays out on Umpire's Call. Trott goes for 35.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shillingford just got belted for six by KP. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss moves on to 53. :bow:

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The stage is set for kev. I believe strongly as well that he will score 100. But we'll see.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That ball from Shillingford just exploded off the pitch. :blink: It was a no-ball anyway.

A spinner bowling a no-ball. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Roach gives five byes away in two balls.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's buffet time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Extras have outscored Cook. :lol: And he made 24.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss moves in to the 90's.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP got to 50. :bow:

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Shillingwoods going over 5 an over :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss gets his century!

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

259-2 at stumps.

[Cripps_orig]

Will Strauss score more than 6 runs tomorrow morning? :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP did but not by much. 267-3, KP went for 80. Went to review but umpire's call.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss has managed to do it. :faint:

Ramdin dropped Bell. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Listening to Test Cricket is probably more boring than watching it.

I guess in over 20 years of watching Cricket, i should have learned all the Cricket jargon such as the field placings etc

[Dennis Bendtner]

Listening to Test Cricket is probably more boring than watching it.

I guess in over 20 years of watching Cricket, i should have learned all the Cricket jargon such as the field placings etc

Quite a silly point to make.

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At work I have a mouse mat with all the field placings labelled. Know them all like the back of my hand. The worst fielder in the team/tired fast bowlers normally go to third man. Slip is the old boys club. Gully/point is for the mavericks. Silly mid on is for the guy who gets bullied.

[Cripps_orig]

Ive heard of them, of course. Just dont know where they are.

So when the commentator says the ball is going towards the silly point mid on offside ganguly position, fuck knows where that is

Ganguly :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

300-3.

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You're only a true villager if you know where cow corner is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huge appeal on Bell, not given, goes to review.

Umpire's Call again probably.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah no it's plumb. :lol:

Bell. :wave: What a shithead.

300-4.

[Cripps_orig]

You're only a true villager if you know where cow corner is.:blink:

Surely that isnt serious?

I remember playing cricket during school once upon a time. I was told to go field at silly point, had no idea where that was so i stayed where i was and just pointed at the batsman and called him silly

He did get out next ball so i took credit for that

Sledging :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Roach is summoning the spirit of the 70's and 80's.

[Syn]

Village sledging is an art. Can't beat it. Any wicket keeper who has played at a relatively high level is a WUM first and a cricketer second.

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Cricket_fielding_positions2.svg/400px-Cricket_fielding_positions2.svg.png

The great mavericks of our time employ the leg-slip and silly mid-on.

Should be some DLF maximums over cow corner this afternoon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

308-5, Bairstow had no idea what he was doing. He goes for 4.

[Cripps_orig]

End of Bairstows Test career?

If he cant score against this powder puff pub team bowling attack, he has no hope v the quality of SA (not the english ones) bowlers later this summer and the world class bowling of India in the winter

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Kohli failed against West Indies (albeit in west indies) and then went to australia and was the highest Indian run scorer in the test series. #justsaying But, yes, this bairstow guy has no test tekkers anyway so not sure what he's doing here. That said, I can't name you any promising English batsmen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

336-6, Prior out. :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

That number 6 spot is a problem position.

SA not producing any quality lower middle order batsman for us?

Should be sacked

[Syn]

I will put my house on england scoring over 450 now with some pretty good odds.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Broad and Swann to come in and swing a bat at it.

Prior needs to sort his life out. Bowled by Sammy? FFS.

I'm sure a batting change will come soon, probably involving Bopara for his 4756th chance.

[Cripps_orig]

Any one here watch County Cricket?

Surely there must be someone better than the shite we have at number 6.

Reading the BBC live text service, people are mentioning James Taylor. Any good?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nah I don't really watch it. Maybe I will if Lancashire are on.

I have no idea who James Taylor is in fairness.

[Cripps_orig]

Just wiki'd his ass

Plays for Notts, is genuinely English, no South African in him, early 20s and averages over 50 in 60 odd games for his county.

Cant be any worse than the Irishman, Indian or Bairstow. Get him in

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah why not. Well I say that knowing the answer but I'd do it.

[Cripps_orig]

Bresnan survives an umpire review

England are rocking

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Strauss the fucking fat little pig faced sponge. The podgy failure. Fuck off you stupid shit.

[Syn]

Sammy to Broad, no run, left alone and that's Sammy's first maiden of the innings in his 27th over

:haha:

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Rampaul is usually excellent at picking up the tailenders.

We'll see.

[Cripps_orig]

1423:
Eng 363-7
It's been a bit of a struggle for the skipper today - he scored just 39 runs in 2 3/4 hours. Time for a bit of slap and tickle from Broad?England are still seven runs behind.

Pathetic

[Cripps_orig]

IPL final coming on ITV4 in 5 minutes.

Not watched one match of it and no idea whos playing but might watch this

Guaranteed more excietment than the England v WI bore

[Cripps_orig]

KKK v CSK

No idea who plays for who

[Syn]

CSK are the old boys club and will win, skippered by the biggest gangster in sport right now.

[Dennis Bendtner]

You can watch Narine whilst the Windies have Shane Shittingford bowling in England.

Come on village cricket.

[Syn]

Shane Shillingford is bowling for the West Indies in this Test.

Shillingford has that same pushing-back-at-an-imaginary-person-trying-to-hug-him that Harbhajan Singh does. He gets good bounce. Has a first-class bowling average of 25. Experience over many years of cricket. Has a ten-wicket haul in Test Cricket. Will one day have a stand named after him.

He’s not Sunil Narine.

Sunil Narine has never played a Test, but will probably make more money out of cricket over the previous few weeks than Shillingford ever will. Right now more people are clicking on Narine’s ESPNcricinfo profile, the one that shows his Mohawk well as he smiles cheekily, than have probably ever looked up Shillingford’s profile (which is him looking rather uncomfortable and like he was taken by surprise).

Shillingford was overlooked for the first Test for a debutante; there is not an attack in world cricket that would overlook Sunil Narine right now.

Shillingford is a workhorse, there’s no magic, mystery or mayhem about him. That doesn’t mean he isn’t good. But he’s good as in handy, not good as in Narine.

Narine has tricks that Shillingford will be able to talk about, but probably never replicate. But it isn’t just the tricks that Narine has, his magical mystery ball is amazing, but his normal offspinning delivery is at the moment the best spinning stock ball in world cricket. It bites, and bounces. And even when his carom ball (which if you can pick it, does very little at all) does get worked out, Narine will still be world class.

The best spin bowlers use tricks to confuse batsman who can’t pick it from the hand and embarrass the tail, but it’s the stock ball that you need if you want to be a Warne, Murali or Kumble. Narine is a long way from joining this company, and while his stock ball is far better than that of the last mystery phenom, Mendis, once people pick your trick ball, that’s when it really gets tough for bowlers.

Shillingford’s stock ball is okay. It’s certainly not horrible, and when he’s on a helpful surface he can bowl for an amazing amount of hours and take quite a few wickets. On a surface like this, against a team who is willing to attack him, he looks a bit out of his depth.

In this Test so far, Shillingford is going at 4.7 an over. In the 2012 IPL so far, Narine has so far gone for 5.2 an over.

Today Narine will be watched by close to a billion people, Shillingford by only million or so. One playing for his country. One playing for his financial future.

I hope Narine plays a blinder for Kolkata Knight Riders, wins the IPL and sets up his entire future in one night. But more than that I hope as soon as humanly possible he plays for his region in a Test match.

West Indies have more than a few well-meaning workhorses who are helping them put in slightly improved performances, now they need some magic. And right now, that’s Narine.

http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/sadisthour/archives/2012/05/shillingfords_handy_narines_ma.php


He's very good. Would've given England some problems for sure. But who wants to write cricketing history when you can play in the Pepsi 6's Dr Martins league here, in the wonderful Chinnaswamy stadium, in Chennai, this afternoon.

[Cripps_orig]

Narine made the right choice

Making his name in the form of cricket which will still be around 10 years from now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five wides from Sammy.

:haha:

Dear god.

[Dennis Bendtner]

He got a good circus contract. $700,000, apparently. Spose people already knew about him. Now he's enthralling the crowds. Right here. On a Sunday night. And guess what? Ohh they're loving it. Are the crowds. In the Chinaswamy.

[Syn]

He got a good circus contract. $700,000, apparently. Spose people already knew about him. Now he's enthralling the crowds. Right here. On a Sunday night. And guess what? Ohh they're loving it. Are the crowds. In the Chinaswamy.

:haha:

You're basically him.

Really hope he's commentating.

[Cripps_orig]

Dhoni and Gambhir captains :bow:

Dhoni wins the toss and will bat

Now i just have to find out which team they are captains of

[Syn]

What on earth is Doni doing. This was all set-up for a maverick old boys chase, boundary off the last ball needed. And now he's ruined it by batting first. Bender.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

416-8, Broad goes for 25.

Shillingford has a wicket! :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

426-9 currently, Swann went for 1. :lol:

[Syn]

Bresnan's Test batting average is 40. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Tim. :bow:

Ground needed repairing. Tea will be taken in 13 minutes if England aren't bowled out before then.

[Cripps_orig]

54-0 off 6 overs for CSK

[McNamara That Ghost...]

428 all out. Anderson goes for a duck.

[Cripps_orig]

69-0 off 8 overs

[Cripps_orig]

82-0 off 9 overs

[Cripps_orig]

86-0 off 10 overs

Great over from Kallis

[Cripps_orig]

87-1

Vijay gone for 42

Bhatia with the wicket. Great catch from Al Hasan

[Cripps_orig]

91-1 off 11 overs

[Cripps_orig]

Shahrukh Khan is there :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-1, Anderson gets Powell, plays on to his stumps!

[Cripps_orig]

104-1 off 12 overs

In lesser news, WI 5-1

Powell gone

Anderson wicket

[Cripps_orig]

111-1 off 13 overs

[Cripps_orig]

Hussey 50

On his birthday as well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

14-2, Anderson gets Barath!

[Cripps_orig]

146-1 off 16 overs

Raina :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Raina gets his 50 off 20 odd balls with a 6

This Narine dude is alwful

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

My God that went further than Adam's penalty :blink:

[Cripps_orig]

160-1 off 17 overs

Narine :lol:

Stick to Tests, leave the real cricket to players who know how to play it

[Cripps_orig]

160-2

Hussey gone for 54

Very good innings.

Kallis bowls him

[Syn]

Here comes Indian big man.

[Cripps_orig]

Dhoni hits 2 fours already :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

171-2 off 18 overs

190 is what they want

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:lol:

Who's this commentator?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

31-3, Broad gets Chanderpaul pulling at a short ball!

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

182-2 off 19 overs

Massive 6 in that over from Raina

The commentator :lol:

No idea who he is

[Cripps_orig]

190-3 off 20 overs

Wicket off the last ball

Raina gone

Al Hassan bowling. Lee catches.

Bravo :pal:

Probably wanted to bat in the final and wont get the chance

[Syn]

Good total. Gambhir is going to have to do a bigger part in a bigger final than he did in Last march. :cripps:

Yusuf village might have to play his part too. Kallis is good for a run a ball 40, only.

[Cripps_orig]

What happened in march?

Kallis needs to do a Husseyesque innings

[Syn]

I meant march 2011. If any injun needs reminding of what happened then they need to be shot.

[Cripps_orig]

Id say that final was bigger than this but only cos India won tbh

[Cripps_orig]

3-1 off 1 over

Gambhir gone already

And with him, all hope

Hilfenhaus bowls him

[Cripps_orig]

10-1 off 2 overs

[Cripps_orig]

16-1 off 3 overs

CSK need to pick it up.

Very Englandesque atm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

45-4, Bravo goes. Bresnan got him lbw, it was reviewed even though it was plumb. :doh:

[Syn]

We don't give a shit but the IPL is huge in India. Dhoni is already the highest earning cricketer in the world. Winning this again will probably be another ridiculous earner.

[Cripps_orig]

36-1 off 4 overs

Morkel :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

We don't give a shit but the IPL is huge in India. Dhoni is already the highest earning cricketer in the world. Winning this again will probably be another ridiculous earner.Why dont we give a shit? Everyone else does.

Its a bit like the Europa league in football

The English arrogance is pathetic

[Syn]

Why dont we give a shit? Everyone else does.

Its a bit like the Europa league in football

The English arrogance is pathetic

You haven't watched a single game so you can do one tbf.

Good recovery here. Hope they make a game of it.

[Cripps_orig]

41-1 off 5 overs

[Cripps_orig]

You haven't watched a single game so you can do one tbf.

Good recovery here. Hope they make a game of it.Just imitating my hero as he does the same for Tennis tbh

[Syn]

Just imitating my hero as he does the same for Tennis tbh

Hate people like that.

Lovely straight drive from Gandhi. That's what we want- some tekkers.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Kallis needs to get out. No room for run-a-ball textbook innings here. Get a proper village hack in. Yusuf Pathan is the posterboy.

[Cripps_orig]

Hilfenhaus drops one

Was a tough one though

[Cripps_orig]

Kallis needs to get out. No room for run-a-ball textbook innings here. Get a proper village hack in. Yusuf Pathan is the posterboy.Apparently hes in the crowd according to the commentator

56-1 off 6 overs

[Cripps_orig]

69-1 off 7 overs

Whos this Bisla dude?

Hes doing a Sehwag

[Syn]

I must say, this is very interestingly poised. A bit of super quality from either side could decide it.

[Cripps_orig]

Bisla 50 off 27 balls

At the same time halfway across the world, Chanderpaul 7 off 483 balls

I see how Tests are more exciting

[Cripps_orig]

The brilliantly named Mr Engineer doing an interview

[Cripps_orig]

100-1 off 10 overs

[Syn]

Still thinking madras will win this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

61-5, Bresnan gets Ramdin lbw!

[Cripps_orig]

121-1

70 needed off 48

[Syn]

Danny Morrison gives Ravi shastri birthday cake. Danny Morrison seems drunk already (even more than usual)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

61-6, Bresnan gets Edwards! :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Eating cake and drinking alcohol in the commentary box

Imagine that in football

Motson and Lawro :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Sammy. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies 61-6 at the close of play, a lead of 3. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

137-1 off 14 overs

[Cripps_orig]

54 needed off 36 balls

[Cripps_orig]

139-2

Bisla gone

Morkel with the wicket

[Syn]

Most important innings of kallis' career.

[Cripps_orig]

39 needed off 24

[Cripps_orig]

152-3

Shukla gone

Alwful player

[Syn]

Here comes Einstein. Wonder what he's going to do :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

If Kallis goes, its all over

hes the key

[Syn]

:o

[Cripps_orig]

27 off 18

Fielder caught it but fell over the rope

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well guided over the ropes.

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

164-4

Pathan gone

[Syn]

:haha:

The caveman goes by skieing it. Who couldve seen that coming??

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dhoni. :haha:

Went for the hotdog way of a run out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kallis is dead.

[Cripps_orig]

Kallis down but is he out?

Hamstring or cramp?

[Syn]

If rocky was about a cricketer, it'd be kallis

[Cripps_orig]

Dont tell me Twitter has infected Cricket as well

FFS

WWE and now Cricket

[Cripps_orig]

Who is Shahrukh supporting btw?

[Cripps_orig]

20 needed off 12

Anyones game

[Syn]

Who is Shahrukh supporting btw?

I think he's the owner of
kKR (batting now)

[Cripps_orig]

Kallis will be run out soon

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kalis is gone. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

175-5

Kallis gone for 69

That could be it

[Cripps_orig]

16 off 7

[Syn]

People crying :haha:

Injun wmugs :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Wicket off a no ball :haha:

This is brilliant cricket

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No-ball! Hilfenhaus you berk. :haha:

[Syn]

The celebration :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The scoop. :bow:

Nine needed off the last over. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Great shot off that extra ball

9 off the last over needed

[Cripps_orig]

8 from 5

[Syn]

This Bangladeshi can bat. Fancy him to do it now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CK is praying.

[Cripps_orig]

We want the super over ffs

Harsh way to end a final though.

Maybe they should decide it on who passes back to the wicket keeper more?

[Cripps_orig]

7 from 4

[Syn]

He's now off strike. Dhoni's team to win.

[Syn]

These people praying... :lol:

Just gtfo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Superb shot by Neo.

[Cripps_orig]

Boundary!!!!

3 from 3 needed

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KKR win!

Dhoni. :lol:

Morpheus. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Its over

KKR win it :bow:

[Syn]

Look at the big man in the crowd taking all the glory.

[Syn]

Its over

KKR win it :bow:

The real winner, cripps, is cricket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/files/2012/05/john-terry_get-460x288.jpg

[Cripps_orig]

Bisla motm?

Lee :bow:

Honourary Indian

[Cripps_orig]

The real winner, cripps, is cricket.Of course of course

For sure for sure

[Syn]

Wasim akram :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Is IPL every year?

Might watch it from the start next year.

Cricket at its best

Cant wait for the T20 World Cup. Its in september though ffs. Oush it forward to this summer and cancel all Tests to make room for it

[Syn]

India will take that T20 comp considering it's in Asia.

Ipl is a good distraction. That is all.

[Cripps_orig]

Its what cricket is all about

Look at the attendance, look at the excitement.

Now compare that to tomorrows 4th day in England v WI

If the attendance is as good and there is that much excitement then i'll never say a bad thing about Tests or Testicles ever again

Its a direct comparison

[Cripps_orig]

Wasim Akram puts this achievement as better than winning the World Cup in 92

[Syn]

Wasim Akram puts this achievement as better than winning the World Cup in 92

Really? He said that?

He's sucking up to the Indians because he lives there now. Not a smart thing to say though - you never know what some people are like in that part of the world.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wasim Akram puts this achievement as better than winning the World Cup in 92

Well they were against England in the final so it's understandable.

[Cripps_orig]

Brett Lee :bow:

Should sing his song

[McNamara That Ghost...]

111-7, Bresnan got Sammy a few minutes ago. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Forgot about this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Samuels gets his 50. From 130 balls. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

139-8! Roach goes, after a review. Anderson with the wicket. Shocker of a initial call by Asad Rauf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

141-8 at lunch. Windies lead by 83.

[Cripps_orig]

Hope WI get a 200 lead, just to make a game of it

England have shown they can crumble

[McNamara That Ghost...]

148-9, Swann gets Shillingford! He goes for a duck. Off 22 balls.

[Cripps_orig]

I dont get that

It'd be understandable if it was last day and he was parking the bus to hold on for a draw but its the 4th day. Surely runs are more important than blocking them out?

10 runs off 5 balls would have been more useful than 0 runs off 22 balls

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah there's little hope of him batting out another four sessions, I guess they're taught not to be reckless with another batsman out there but if a tailender can't come in and throw a bat at it, something has gone wrong.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Samuels is cutting loose now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

14 off the over so far. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

165 all out. England need 108 to win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England get the first runs off 22 balls. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shillingford is a pie chucker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 74-0 at tea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

89-1, Strauss goes for 45. Samuels with the wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nine runs needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One run needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win by nine wickets!

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Bresnan motm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Tim.

:scarf:

[Ollie the Optimist]

England best in the world


:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Its what cricket is all about

Look at the attendance, look at the excitement.

Now compare that to tomorrows 4th day in England v WI

If the attendance is as good and there is that much excitement then i'll never say a bad thing about Tests or Testicles ever again

Its a direct comparison

Watched a bit of it

About 2 people in there and a couple of Come on Tims at the end

Tests :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Narine in for the injured Roach

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP has retired from all forms of international limited overs cricket, wants to focus on tests.

I guess he'll still be up for the IPL though.

[Cripps_orig]

KP :lol:

Couldnt handle pressure cricket

[Syn]

Odd. Although Tests are undoubtedly better, without a proper league system or Tests WC, the ODI WC will remain the biggest glory in cricket. And KP is all about the Hollywood. It probably wasn't wise that he made this decision on the back of an IPL schedule and straight in for tests. He's shattered right now but he might feel differently in 6 months time. There's a Twenty20 wc in September - I'm surprised that he doesn't want to play in that. But if he is genuinely focusing on his test game then good. He is incredibly talented and should be doing better than he has been. Saw him play and I knew he was going to be a star when he was at Notts, long before his england debut. Yes, I want a medal. I should be a cricket scout. I don't call them wrong. As Kohli is showing once more. If Narine destroys England I should be knighted.

[Syn]

2013 ashes will begin at Trent bridge. And after the 5 tests are over, there will be a few months gap before England have to go to Australia to play the 2013/14 Ashes. So England and Australia have to play 10 tests against eqchother in a row. That's quite cool. In fact I think this should be a regular thing. In a four match series, play 2 tests home - quick changeover - a couple of tests away. You know it makes sense.

[Dennis Bendtner]

England have a thing that retiring from ODIs means you aren't eligible for T20s either.

Pietersen's not been great in ODIs for a while, but they took too long to realise he should have opened the batting. Could either see him piling on the Test runs now or packing it in altogether soon enough. He's a maverick. Hope he sticks around. England's top 6 is the most boring in the history of cricket.

[Syn]

I'm a fan of textbook tekkers but I agree you need a bit of flair. KP is probably the only batsman with a good batting style. Bell is ok. Trott, Cook and Strauss are prolific but robotic.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Efficient and mechanical. As a great man once said, I wouldn't pay to watch them. Though I do have tickets for a day of the Lord's Test this summer so let's hope it's South Africa batting (insert England&SA banta here). Without wanting to go all Simon Cowell, KP does have the x-factor that the other boring farts lack. He will do stuff like charge a spinner for all six balls of an over rather than bail out with a leg-side nudge after three. A hundred of his will invariably contain the whole repertoire of shots. The others are the same batsman x 5, except Trott, that **** is in a league of his own.

[Cripps_orig]

Anderson dropped

Finn will come in to the team

[Cripps_orig]

Gayle is back for the West Indies :bow:

[Syn]

Misses the test series for money and comes back for the ODIs. Fuck him. Sir Viv must be turning in his grave.

[Syn]

Apparently England's contracts pay the most. Surprised by that - would've thought the Injuns got paid the highest. ECB pay well over 6 figures. After chamakh's contract, Morgan must be the biggest waste of money in sport.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think Winston Bogarde would have something to say about that.

Probably "shut up and give me my 40k".

[Cripps_orig]

3rd Test tomorrow

Who comes in for Anderson?

Will Broad be rested?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn comes in. I expect Broad probably will, Onions in place of him presumably.

It's raining at Edgbaston though so I don't think play will start at 11.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And I was right. :lol:

Little chance of play today.

[Cripps_orig]

No Tennis and no cricket

Was supposed to get me through the day.

They need to man up and get out there like footballers do

[Cripps_orig]

First day wash out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking like no play today either.

Birmingham. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Second day wash out indeed

First time since 1964 its happened

Cricket :lol:

Is there any point starting the Test tomorrow? Better weather is expected and it should at least start but whats the point cos unless the players score quick and have none of this block and leave garbage then we wont have a result

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They should be able to have an additional day for instances like this.

In any case, play has started. England won the toss and will bowl first. Bresnan has his work cut out getting a win this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Windies are 51-1 currently, Bresnan got Powell not long ago. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

No Chanderpaul

England might win this after all

Broad also dropped

Onions is in

[McNamara That Ghost...]

92-2, Onions got Barath for 41. He just can't kick on from a decent score. He's the Phillip Hughes of the Windies.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

106-3, Finn C and B on Bravo. :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

I had forgotten about Onions. He is a good bowler, very smooth. One might say he made Barath cry.

[Cripps_orig]

I had forgotten about Onions. He is a good bowler, very smooth. One might say he made Barath cry.Are you the Letters of the Cricket thread?

[Dennis Bendtner]

Looking back, that was pretty Letters-esque. Oh dear

[Boss]

DSL :rose:

You did have potential, which is the saddest thing about all this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

129-4, Bresnan gets Fudadin. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

184-5 at the moment. Onions got Deonarine a while ago.

Samuels is on 64.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

208-6, Samuels goes for 76. Bresnan again. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss dropped Sammy. :rolleyes:

Bell dropped two earlier apparently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

280-8 at the close of play.