Cricket Thread

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No Day 5

India win by 295 runs

Not especially fond of the Indian cricket team but prefer them to the Aussies

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England playing Zimbabwe in a “test” match

I say test in quotation marks, because a Test match is 5 days…this is 4 days (County Cricket matches are 4 days, but they aren’t considered test matches)

Everything being done to dilute the game because we live in a society of short attention spans and instant gratification

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England have put on 164 for the loss of no wickets

Glad this is only a one off test

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Not really kept in contact with the cricket

But why the fuck did we put India into bat after winning the toss?

[Niall_Quinn]

My daughter is dating the captain of some county club, can't ever fucking remember because I hate cricket. But I'm forced to love it when they come around for dinner. Oh, tell me again how you stood around for 3 days and achieved a glorious triumph. It's the stupidest fucking sport ever - but I also appreciate what my uncle used to say, who was so into it. He was so fucking invested, knew what was going to happen way before it happened. And spent days staring at the TV screen, waiting for lunch to end. WHAT SPORT HAS LUNCH????? But when he spoke about it I realised he could see things I can't, and it reinforced the notion that each has to their own. I like watching chess. That's a bit fucking boring right? But when you get into it...

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I also liked playing rounders at school. Mainly because the girls wore short skirts. So I would always volunteer for first base so I could be on the ground looking up when they tried to slide home. Tactics, dedication.

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My daughter is dating the captain of some county club, can't ever fucking remember because I hate cricket. But I'm forced to love it when they come around for dinner. Oh, tell me again how you stood around for 3 days and achieved a glorious triumph. It's the stupidest fucking sport ever - but I also appreciate what my uncle used to say, who was so into it. He was so fucking invested, knew what was going to happen way before it happened. And spent days staring at the TV screen, waiting for lunch to end. WHAT SPORT HAS LUNCH????? But when he spoke about it I realised he could see things I can't, and it reinforced the notion that each has to their own. I like watching chess. That's a bit fucking boring right? But when you get into it...

Not just Lunch but Tea.

See I’m the person who doesn’t like the 20/20 stuff…for me it takes the skill away from the game.

Don’t take this the wrong way but you’re the last person I’d think would pretend to like something he didn’t in order to make nice with your daughter’s boyfriend. Isn’t it an unwritten rule that you’re meant to instantly despise any man your daughter dates? Giving him the eyes that lets him know you’ll go Barry the Baptist on him if he doesn’t consistently behave like a gentleman?

[Niall_Quinn]

Not just Lunch but Tea.

See I’m the person who doesn’t like the 20/20 stuff…for me it takes the skill away from the game.

Don’t take this the wrong way but you’re the last person I’d think would pretend to like something he didn’t in order to make nice with your daughter’s boyfriend. Isn’t it an unwritten rule that you’re meant to instantly despise any man your daughter dates? Giving him the eyes that lets him know you’ll go Barry the Baptist on him if he doesn’t consistently behave like a gentleman?

My daughter is the only person I'm afraid of.

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England on 98 without loss, chasing 371

At this point, all results are still possible

Bowling has overall not been fantastic barring great individual spells from Jasprit Bumrah for India and Josh Tongue for England

Have to admit I feared the worst after the first day, but this has been a combative and competitive performance from England with the bat

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246-2

England require 125 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Barring a collapse or a turn in the weather, you’d have to say they should win