Cricket Thread

7 gone

2 runs needed

You've got to say well played to the Aussies. Great mental streff and belieff.

Aussies win by 3 wickets

Good fight shown by WI though

:(

IPL Twenty20 going on atm:

With 7 balls to go, RCB were on 198-3.

Then 5 wickets fell in 6 balls. :haha:

And the last one went for 6.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-p...ch/548318.html

Stupid 'cricket'.

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Originally Posted by Cricinfo

England 'jealous' of IPL - Pietersen

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Originally Posted by Cricinfo

Kevin Pietersen has blamed England's lack of enthusiam for the IPL on "jealousy," fuelling the debate over attitudes towards India's all-consuming Twenty20 tournament. Interest in the IPL remains limited in the UK, with media coverage virtually non-existent and more attention given to the start of the County Championship season.
Pietersen, who along with Eoin Morgan is the only current England international in this year's IPL, believes he knows why. "The IPL is very much struggling to find acceptance back home," he told reporters in India. "It saddens me because I have had an amazing time at the IPL.
"It's down to a lot of jealousy I think, which is sad. It saddens me, all the negative publicity the IPL gets in the [UK] media, I don't know why."

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I'm not a fan of the non-cricket farce but I think he's right - the England cricket team is against it purely because they're jealous. If they could get picked up and earn the sort of money Pieterson, Owais Shah and others are, then they'd go in an instant. Every country - SA, Australia, WI, NZ etc. have more cricketers there than England. Who on earth is going to pick Cook - as solid a batsman as he is.

Spot on from KP.

It had been hoped that England winning the T20 World Cup, it would spark more interest in real cricket but nope, England are too set in their ways and would rather be first in a format of a game that isnt that popular anymore than be as good as they can be in a format that has saved cricket.

England need to move with the times

I just watched it. Chennai needed 45 or something off the last two overs. Syn's hero thought he was an all-rounder and got destroyed by Morkel. 28 runs. :haha:

Then some lucky edges took them home. Quite liked that.

Fuck, they chased it down?! I stopped watching exactly at that point - they needed 40 odd off 13 balls or something.

Shit. 28 runs in an over is quite excessive.

Kohli hit a lovely 50 though tbf.

57 off 46. Whilst Gayle was going at 2 a ball. Stick to Tests mate. Leave real cricket to the others™