Cricket Thread

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19289543

Blake playing T20 would be awesome

Tests :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

262-7 at the close of play.

[Syn]

Good recovery by SA. If they push up to 300, it'll be below par but gives them something to bowl at. Then it'll be up to England to post a massive total, 500+, and look to win by an innings. Very possible. Just hoping the rain stays away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

307-8, Broad gor Steyn some time ago but Morkel is already on 25. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

307-9, Morkel goes after a wide one and so does Prior. Finn with another wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

309 all out, Philander stumped, Swann the bowler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

29-1, Morkel bowls Strauss - great delivery. And that's lunch.

[Cripps_orig]

Strauss :lol:

Should have come in at Number 3 and bring in a Lunch watchman tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss can do one tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

38-2, Steyn gets Trott lbw on review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

39-3, Steyn gets Cook. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

54-4, Taylor goes for 10, Morkel with the wicket.

Dear me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dravid is in the Sky commentary box. :bow:

[Syn]

Steyn is so good. Unbelievable pacer. He's the only one around these days who gets the aggressive body-bowling right. England, normally great against the short ball, are bricking it.

Bell has a face I really want to punch, but I've become a fan in recent months. He has a lot of balls to keep grinding out these runs. Also, for my obsession with technique, he is very solid. Can't fault him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bairstow and Bell both got their 50's.

178-5 though, Bell went. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If Prior gets out to a reverse sweep he needs to be shot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Steyn. :haha:

Worst delivery of all time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 208-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa take the new ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

221-6, Prior is an absolute idiot - who swings the bat at a new ball without seeing what it might do first? :doh:

[Rors]

That's the way Prior. Shoulder arms to the new ball in the first couple of overs while you ascertain what it is doi..oh..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Philander is hooping the ball around ridiculously. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's the way Prior. Shoulder arms to the new ball in the first couple of overs while you ascertain what it is doi..oh..

:lol:

"He plays his way". :rolleyes:

[Rors]

Blake :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bumble. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bairstow is in to the 90s.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

252-7, Broad goes. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bairstow is chasing after everything wide now he has wasted so much time stuck on 95.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great review from Swann, stays in after being given out - ball was going over. This umpire has had a mare, whoever he is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

264-8, Bairstow bowled on 95 by Morkel. Great innings for most of it but just clammed up being in the 90s.

[Syn]

Ouch. Very impressive innings though. I was watching bits of it and he wasn't at all the villager I had expected. I guess he must've got nervous in the 90s.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Really nervous - one run in 40 minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrible blow for Anderson near his elbow. :sick:

[Syn]

Yeah, that looked really painful. Respect for not showing he's hurt. Well...too much.

Should call lunch, really. Finish the over after.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

277-8 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Laxman has announced his retirement. :(

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/current/story/578096.html

[Syn]

Only one of the prodigies (Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman) remain.

Wise choice by Laxman. You can see his reaction speeds had gone in England and Australia - same with Dravid.

India have nobody else for that no.5 position though. It'll be filled with Twenty20 villagers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

284-9, Anderson got the short ball treatment by Steyn - not a clue where it went.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I love tailenders.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC Test Match Special's Michael Vaughan

"Finn's desperate to get this fifth wicket and get on the honours board."

:unsure:

Also, England lead! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith drops a dolly of a catch off Finn! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England all out for 315, only a lead of 6 but it's a lead. :lol:

Morkel with the final wicket of Finn.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa lead. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

46-1, Swann gets Smith!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50-2, Broad got Petersen. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

131-3, Finn gets Kallis! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Steyn is in. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

145-3 at the close of play, South Africa lead by 139.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

164-4, Broad bounces Steyn out of it. Not a bad effort from him sticking around really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson drops De Villiers. :doh:

Bit of a dolly really.

[Syn]

De Villiers has not yet justified my faith in him. But has Anderson dropped the no.1 position?

We'll see.

Anything is chase-able at Lords though. Even 350+ is gettable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think it may have gone, Trott is on now. :(

Just hope they pick a good new ball in six overs time.

Also, India vs Pakistan in the U19s WC is on tonight I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain stops play. Storms. :doh:

[Syn]

Play won't start until at least 1:55pm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They are back out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amla gets his century. Git.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard is getting a kicking. :lol:

[Syn]

Pietersen playing for his county - got a golden duck. Clean bowled by left-arm spin.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for the new ball. :pray:

[Syn]

225-4.

New ball available now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They just showed KP's dismissal.

:haha:

Also, the new ball is swinging.

[Syn]

De Villiers is one of the finest players of the short ball around atm. As I've mentioned many times before - I love watching him bat. They're going at 4 an over in this session. If they bat for the rest of the day, you'd have to think that's the series won.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn bowls Amla! 259-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Villiers stays in, umpire's call means England lose the review. Worth a go.

[Syn]

Botham's right - you shouldn't lose an appeal for that. It was a good review, just unlucky.

De Villiers has had a couple of lives so far. Hasn't looked his fluent best at all.

England bowling well now. You have to wonder why Finn didn't open with the new ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

268-6, Finn gets De Villiers for 43! :bow:

[Syn]

Finn gets De Villiers, caught 1st slip.

Fantastic bowling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Prior is great at the Sangakkara quick stumping thing.

[Syn]

FFS Finn - stop knocking the bails off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn's legs. :haha:

FFS sort it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another one put down, well, higher up in the air.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

282-7, Finn gets Rudolph! Superb bowling.

[Syn]

Finn is quality. Could be a great.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

306-7 at tea.

[Syn]

Lead of exactly 300.

SA with 3 wickets.

31 overs left.

You'd be a brave man to call this. Literally anything can happen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Skyperbole. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

336-8, Philander chases after a wide one. Anderson with the wicket.

[Syn]

The number of wrong calls this villager makes is ridiculous. The umpire should be sacked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morkel originally given out, it came off his guard. :lol:

[Syn]

And I thought it wasn't possible to hate Prior more....such a cheap, pathetic way of taking a wicket. In the village land, you'd get slaughtered for being a prick like that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

348-9, Morkel stumped!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SA all out for 351. Come on England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Philander gets Cook lbw again. :rolleyes:

[Syn]

Cook lbw Philander.

England 5-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-2, why is Strauss leaving ones like that?!

[Syn]

Probably hitting leg :lol:

Philander is unplayable at times though. He goes through spells like the one where Australia got bowled out for their lowest score - he sets the batsman up with one that goes straight. But the swing/speed ratio is probably more impressive than even Anderson's.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It doesn't help that Strauss has had multiple brainfarts for quite a long time now, wait, except for the century against the Windies which shut the critics up. :rolleyes:

[Syn]

England just looking to survive today, it seems.

12-2 off 10 overs.

Thought, with the big total to chase down, it's an opportunity to score quick runs off the new, hard ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia are getting closer to that No.1 spot according to Beefy.

16-2 at the close of play.

[Cripps_orig]

Time to end Strauss and Cooks Test careers?

All well and good doing it v a piss poor Aussie side but they are on the up, SA are better than us and we are on the way down

Plus it solves the KP conundrum, he is better than both and most if not all would rather have him in the team than either of those 2

[Cripps_orig]

Not sure if its been mentioned but the biggest Cricket news in recent days has been Laxmans retirement from all forms of Cricket

He will be missed

That innings in the best series of all time v Aussies 10 odd years ago :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

34-3, Philander gets Bell. I'm not sure Bell even added to his overnight score, the berk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The run rate is 1.6 or something. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Tests :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a complete fuck-up between Taylor and Trott, Taylor run out.

45-4.

Mainly Trott's fault, I'd say.

[Cripps_orig]

Agent Trott :bow:

To go along with Agent KP :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great facepalm from Gooch. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bairstow should just give it a whack now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rudolph just dropped the Ashes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott has been involved in run outs seven times and only been dismissed twice. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bairstow is whacking it around. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Quite a few edges but not much is carrying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott moves on to 52.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

120-4 at lunch, quite pleased with that.

This has to be the partnership though, Prior can't be relied on if there are more than 80 runs to get.

[Cripps_orig]

2 sessions to go, 6 wickets remaining

220 odd runs to get

Decent batting line up to come

England favourites imo if they play to score runs and win. The key is Trott. Play as he usually does with his 4 runs in 48 balls type style and England lose. Quicken it up, put the pressure on the South Africans and who knows.

Come on England&SA

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Trott. :bow:

Show Gilchrist is hiding behind that Boycott exterior.

[Syn]

India beat Pakistan in the U19 WC quarter final. Very low scoring game (winning total 130) but India had 10 runs to get on the last wicket and they edged home.

Pakistan :lol:

Even their kids are losing when it matters.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa beat England in that too. :rolleyes:

Bairstow gets his 50. :bow

[Cripps_orig]

Impressive from Bairstow whoever he is

90 odd in the first innings and another 50 this

Needs that century though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

134-5, Tahir bowls Bairstow. :(

[Syn]

Sehwag's will never last.

Front foot forward son or you're going to get fucked in India in November.

[The Wengerbabies]

England not doing well then?

Really should have picked KP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's a good thing for Philander that only captains can review it when team are fielding. :haha:

[Syn]

Kallis you legend!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

146-6, Trott goes for 63. Superb catch from Kallis off Steyn's bowling.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Was at Lord's yesterday. Sat behind Martin Keown :lol:

England clearly waited far too long to give Finn a run. Can't fathom how someone that good could be left out for Bresnan and Broad...the ain't broke don't fix it doesn't cut it. Though yes, he is still a bit expensive, but takes fantastic wickets.

[Syn]

That's pretty cool. Did you have a chance for a quick word with Keown?

[Dennis Bendtner]

Not much. Got an autograph at the end of the day. told him I was Arsenal. Not sure I had him down as an Ingerlish cricket connoisseur.

[Syn]

Yeah he's an odd one. He's a very rational, balanced pundit in all.

BBC expert, Lord's cricket...mans sold out.

[Syn]

England have got a real chance here. They're both well set. Swann to come. Do-able.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

208-7, Broad goes.

[Syn]

Why the fuck isn't Broad walking?

Fuck off you pathetic ****.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Think Broad (or the umpires) forgot he is 7ft 4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

221-7 at tea. 33 overs left, hmmm, England really need to cut loose before the new ball comes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann is listening to me apparently.

[Syn]

This is do-able, it really is.

I've put a tenner on England (returns £80) - not for emotional comfort but because I really do think England can do it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann! :haha:

100 needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't keep doing the reverse sweep Prior.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

85 needed. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus wept.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Required run rate is only 2.6 now, big help with the new ball only two overs away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann is run out. Shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Prior you muppet.

283-9.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's a no ball! Morkel. :haha:

284-8, to reiterate.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Prior doing? So nearly stumped. I think his foot is just about in, on the angle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get back Jimmy FFS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New ball time. Fuck.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Every single ball on TMS sounds like the stumps are being destroyed.

Quite unnerving.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

294-9, Philander gets Prior. :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

And there it is

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa win and win the series 2-0.

Fuck.

[Cripps_orig]

SA are the best team in the world

England :lol:

They have had a bit of a horror show since taking that top spot

[Cripps_orig]

Taylors career over?

KP back in

No brainer for sure

TMS waxing lyrical about Philander. Apparently his stats at this stage of his Test career is better than any bowler in history

[Cripps_orig]

Before i forget, Beefy :haha:

Still think England will be number 1 for a long time to come?

[Syn]

Didn't expect that at he start of the series. I guess I should've listen to my own advice: As a great man once said, "At home, everyone is king". And the South Africans are feeling right at home in England as usual.

I'm backing India to be above England by November. India have got a couple of silly Test gimmes against New Zealand starting next week. Then it's the stupid Twenty20 tournament. And then England travel to India for 4 Tests. Cannot wait for that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss can do one. Time for Cook to captain it tbf.

Also, on to the ODIs - think that starts on Friday.

[Cripps_orig]

Anyway i dont think England have another series for a while and they can now concentrate on the important stuff such as the T20 World Cup and retaining it.

Tests as proven by the low attendance today and the lack of interest throughout the world for the whole series for the 2 best teams is on a downward spiral with no hope of being saved.

[Cripps_orig]

BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott
"I always get asked who are the best players around, but I think the best player of the last 20 years has been Jacques Kallis, and I don't just go on records. He keeps getting runs, wickets and catches, he plays one-day cricket just as good. The Indians don't like it when I say that as they love Sachin - he's been great, as was Lara, but Kallis has been the best."

Kallis is the best all rounder ever imo

Tendulkar is a Cricketing God though

[Syn]

He is indeed the Jacques of all trades.

Not interested in a pissing contest - Boycott's entitled to his views, which are reasonable. It's much more physically demanding to maintain a 50 batting average over so many years and then go out and bowl pace. And Kallis' longevity in that respect is incredible.

[Syn]

Philander sounds so posh!! :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Matt Prior Englands man of the series

Prior :bow:

Only guy that can hold his head high this series

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amla is South Africa's MotS unsurprisingly.

[Syn]

Amla :bow:

Very modest as usual.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shut up Strauss.

[Syn]

Shut up Strauss.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our batting...was a little bit under par. :lol:

Extras were regularly one of England's highest scorers in this series.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cricket celebrations are a bit alwful.

[Cripps_orig]

Kallis says Boucher is improving and beginning to see a little

[Cripps_orig]

BBC cricket music :bow:

Aint heard this for years, since BBC lost Tests in fact

[Dennis Bendtner]

South Africa are the only team out there that you can say victories overseas don't tell us much. Their record away is outstanding. Their Achilles heel is at home, where even Sri Lanka snuck a Test win. That is what's held them back until now from being far and away the best in the world. Two consecutive 2-0 wins in England, two consecutive series draws in India (bear in mind that India barely ever lose one Test match at home) and a comfortable series win in Australia (which, let's be honest, England have been riding off for ages). They are the best equipped to 'dominate' but still have to sort awful home form out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They also play far less cricket (test matches) than the other leading nations - I can't think of too many four test series that they have.

Can't wait for South Africa vs Australia in November but again, that's only a three test series.

[Cripps_orig]

The defeat was England's sixth in 11 Tests since they went top of the rankings last summer.Worst top ranked side ever?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP isn't in the T20 squad.

[Cripps_orig]

The Premier League season is under way and there have already been a few surprise results, with Manchester United and Liverpool both losing. As good as the final Test was, I must admit I had one eye on the spare TV in the commentary box at Lord's. I didn't want to miss Chelsea beating Wigan, did I…?Tests :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Ravi Bopara playing for Gloucestershire v SA today in a ODI warm up :unsure:

Wasnt sure it was him at first but saw he only scored 3 off 14 balls so realised it was him

[Cripps_orig]

SA win by 3 wickets

Bopara did take 3 wickets

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara's Golden Arm. :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Ravi Bopara playing for Gloucestershire v SA today in a ODI warm up :unsure:

Wasnt sure it was him at first but saw he only scored 3 off 14 balls so realised it was him


yeah ecb wanted him to play a game before the ODI series kicked off, and essex didnt have one so we agreed to release him, though saying that we do have a game tomorrow but guess its too close

[Cripps_orig]

So let me get this straight

A Gloucestershire player who has probably been looking forward to playing SA all summer has had to step aside cos Boparas county didnt have a game and ECB demnded they put him in for Gloucester? What if they had said no?

Wtf is this? If Bopara isnt match fit then he shouldnt have been picked for the ODI squad. Its part and parcel of sport. You cant just go play for any other team to get fit.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/4500248/Kevin-Pietersen-is-planning-to-offer-a-complete-apology-to-Andrew-Strauss-for-the-texts-he-sent-about-the-England-captain.html

Should be the end of the matter and he should be back in the squad.

The rise and fall bit made me laugh though

[Ollie the Optimist]

So let me get this straight

A Gloucestershire player who has probably been looking forward to playing SA all summer has had to step aside cos Boparas county didnt have a game and ECB demnded they put him in for Gloucester? What if they had said no?

Wtf is this? If Bopara isnt match fit then he shouldnt have been picked for the ODI squad. Its part and parcel of sport. You cant just go play for any other team to get fit.


one reason is that while it was an ecb request as far as i know, glos were short on players i believe so wanted it anyway.

plus its happened before, strauss played for somerset last year because middlesex didnt ahve any 4 days game before the test series. basically we jsut loaned bopara to glos for the day, nothing wrong with that, happens in all sports. if it was called a loan then there is no problem. though i really dont think bopara is match ready yet, not many people at essex seemed conviced on sunday either though no one knows why he had a break

[Ollie the Optimist]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/4500248/Kevin-Pietersen-is-planning-to-offer-a-complete-apology-to-Andrew-Strauss-for-the-texts-he-sent-about-the-England-captain.html

Should be the end of the matter and he should be back in the squad.

The rise and fall bit made me laugh though

if the rumours are true taht he texted one of the sa coaches tips about how to get strauss out, i cannot see him ever playing for england again, even if he is sorry

[Cripps_orig]

Its not rocket science how to get Strauss out tbh

Just bowl at him

Strauss has been shit for a while now and he'll eventually get out or he'll just block and leave which is even worse for England. His centuries against a piss poor WI side convinced no one.

KP is our best player and he has to be in the side

[Dennis Bendtner]

There's a Test match on SS3. It's a bit crap, but India have a couple of new batsmen, so at least somewhat interesting. Pujara is a solid player. Kohli has just got a 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah good stuff. Pujara is nearing his century.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's getting stuck like Bairstow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

250-4, Kohli goes for 58.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pujara gets his maiden century!

[Dennis Bendtner]

God, Raina is poor

[Dennis Bendtner]

He's also out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dreadful dismissal, spinner drifting down the leg side. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NZ take the new ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ravi Shastri. :bow:

What a man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India are 307-5 at the close of play.

[Syn]

I've turned into a right fanboy. I stopped watching when Kohli got out. But after watching the highlights on Sky at 7:30, I think it's safe to say it was a nice innings from Pujara. Seems to have a very unique style but that doesn't mean it's poor. He likes to get on top of the ball and had good composure in the final third. Just needs to sort his finishing out and he could get between 20-25 goals this season. All depends on his fitness too though.

Also need to sell Gambhir/Sehwag and get Rahane in.

[Cripps_orig]

Sehwag with a brilliant 47 off 41 balls :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

411-7, Dhoni just went for 73.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

414-8, Zaheer. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

First ODI: South Africa win the toss and will bowl.

England: Cook (capt), Bell, Trott, Bopara, Morgan, Kieswetter (wk), Bresnan, Woakes, Swann, Anderson, Finn.

South Africa: Smith, Amla, Elgar, De Villiers (capt & wk), Duminy, Du Plessis, McLaren, Parnell, Petersen, Morkel, Tsotsobe.

No Steyn. :popcorn:

Bopara in, Bairstow misses out. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain delays the start. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India were all out for 438. NZ are 29-2 in reply, Ojha getting McCullum, Ashwin getting Guptill.

[Syn]

NZ 29-2. Ashwin and Ojha picking up Guptil and McCallum, respectively.

What is with the Indian oldies just sticking 'round and being liabilities. Zaheer should just fuck off. Absolutely useless in his old age now.

And thanks for everything Sachin but your reaction speeds are shot. Leave with dignity, Sachin Wenger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Without cricket, they won't know what to do, I guess. Suppose the money will help that. :ninja:

[Syn]

39-3 now. Pubber caught at leg slip. Kohli has taken all the catches so far :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

55-4. :haha:

The sweep shot needs to be banned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play due to start at 12:45pm, 38 overs a side now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NZ, 99-5. Terrible. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is going to be a washout.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Bollywood is doing punditry for the host broadcaster at the World T20. :haha: :bow:

Didn't take long.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/current/story/579138.html

[Dennis Bendtner]

England-SA is 24-over a side starting right about now, they say.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

23 overs, they lost another one. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook would've been run out, somehow Parnell managed to miss the stumps by miles from close distance. :haha:

Cook, Bell and Trott playing T20 style. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ok, Bell is quite good at it.

Morkel is getting hammered.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain stops play - that will surely mean the game is abandoned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And indeed it has been.

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NZ were skittled out for 159. Made to follow-on, 41-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rest of the day's play abandoned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

T20 finals is going right to the wire, Yorkshire need 21 from 12, 130-5.

Hampshire are the opponents.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

14 needed off the last over, Bresnan is on strike. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh FFS, Hey Jude. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bresnan sends it miles, taken! 137-6. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

13 off 4 needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

11 off 2 needed.

Yorkshire. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hampshire win! :bow:

Katich. :bow:

Bresnan, Sidebottom and Bairstow. :lol:

Yorkshire. :haha:

[Syn]

U19 World Cup final is on in less than an hour. Australia U19 V India U19

Then day 4 of the India-NZ test. India probably need 50 overs out of the 180 overs remaining to win but the weather forecast is not good at all. Wouldn't be the first time they'll be robbed because of the weather.

[Syn]

Yuvraj Singh is a man utd fan judging by his latest tweets. Seems to like van persie too.

First lance and now yuvraj. In 48 hrs ffs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sad times. Also, NZ are now 97-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

98-2, McCullum goes fo 42, Yadav with the wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrific decision, inside edge.

No DRS. :rolleyes:

Also, on the U19 final... India won.

Aussies. :haha:

[Syn]

India very lucky with the McCallum wicket. They didn't look like getting a wicket until that happened.

138-4 now.

udmakt (sp?) chand with a glorious hundred. Seriously impressive knock under pressure. Sure we'll hear his name again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This one could well be over by today's end of play.

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

146-6 at tea.

[Syn]

160-8

Ohja and Ashwin with the wickets.

Ashwin has 10 wickets for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

164-9, Ashwin with five-for in this innings.

I think this one might be over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's over! India win by an innings and 115. :lol:

[Syn]

Ashwin in the match: 12 wickets for 85 :bow:

NZ are shit. Woohoo for peasant ranking points.

[Cripps_orig]

India :bow:

NZ have to be pound for pound the worst Cricket nation around

[Cripps_orig]

Just saw Sehwags catch :bow:

Is there anything this guy cant do?

He is alwsome

[Cripps_orig]

Aussies beat Afghans by 66 runs in an ODI

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa have won the toss and will bat first.

Patel is in for England. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn knocked the stumps over again. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa are 73-0 from 15 overs. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

89-1, Bresnan gets Smith on 52.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

121-2, Duminy run out. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

165-3, Swann bowls Elgar with a very slow delivery. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amla gets his century. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amla moves on to 150. He's a bit good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And now he's out.

Me. :bow:

285-5, De Villiers went some time ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa make 287-5 off their 50 overs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 1-1 in reply, Cook went for a duck.

Also, KP made a century today against Somerset.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

71-2 currently, Morkel got Trott not long ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

77-3, Bell bowled by Peterson. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

90-4, Bopara goes for 16. Peterson again.

:rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

119-5, Kieswetter the latest to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

159-6, Morgan goes for 27.

England. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

159-8, Bresnan and Swann both going for golden ducks.

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

170-9. Anderson run out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stunning drive from Finn. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And two more boundaries by Finn! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Only 96 to win! Should be easy for the Patel/Finn dreamteam.