The Cricket Thread

[Dr Gloom 23962]

I’m only watched it on and off when it started to get interesting as wickets were tumbling but it looked to me like Pakistan knew they couldn’t win and threw in the towel, the Woakes delivery opening ball aside, which was a Jaffa that looked like it hit a crack 

[Meenzer 16618]

  On 10/10/2024 at 13:16, Toonpack said:

We need to fill the team with batsmen with "oo" in their name, they seem to be  pretty good ones: Gooch, Cook, Root, Brook.

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With the proviso that no Mackems or Brummies ever be allowed in the commentary booth.

 

[Toonpack 11806]

  On 10/10/2024 at 13:49, Meenzer said:

 

With the proviso that no Mackems or Brummies ever be allowed in the commentary booth.

 

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Aye, Gewch, Cewk, Rewt and Brewk just wouldn't cut it.

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 10/10/2024 at 13:49, Meenzer said:

 

With the proviso that no Mackems or Brummies ever be allowed in the commentary booth.

 

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And Ian Ward

[Alex 37286]

Mental result. 

[Kid Dynamite 7818]

Stokes not in great form with the bat atm. Just looking at his recent games for club and country and he's not scored higher than 2 in 50% of his last 16 innings.

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 16/10/2024 at 21:26, Kid Dynamite said:

Stokes not in great form with the bat atm. Just looking at his recent games for club and country and he's not scored higher than 2 in 50% of his last 16 innings.

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He hasn't played for months, so perhaps not surprising that he fails in Pakistan.  

[Kid Dynamite 7818]

  On 17/10/2024 at 02:42, RobinRobin said:

He hasn't played for months, so perhaps not surprising that he fails in Pakistan.  

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Aye, but 15 of those innings were before his injury!

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 17/10/2024 at 07:39, Kid Dynamite said:

Aye, but 15 of those innings were before his injury!

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Better drop him then. 

[Toonpack 11806]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha fuck 🙄

[Dr Gloom 23962]

another two failures from HowZak

[Toonpack 11806]

We lost this when we dropped Salman twice in the same over before he'd gone past 6. Not even hard chances FFS.

[Alex 37286]

Pitch is a bit of a pisstake mind. Recycled from the previous match which is pretty unprecedented. Then heavily watered and then dried out with industrial dryers. I know-same for both teams. I think they’ll be about 100 runs short. As you could see wickets falling in a heap 

Edited October 17, 2024 by Alex

[Alex 37286]

  On 17/10/2024 at 13:44, Dr Gloom said:

another two failures from HowZak

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He averages about 32/33 in first class cricket. He’s arguably over performing as his average is the same in tests. But they want two openers to come in and smash it around. I’ve never really agreed with it but when it comes off it’s spectacular. Dan Lawrence has a significantly poorer test record and he seems to be the closest to fitting the bill as an alternative 

[Toonpack 11806]

On the bright side, miserable Aussie faces on my TV as the convictesses are getting their arses handed to them.

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 17/10/2024 at 14:37, Alex said:

Pitch is a bit of a pisstake mind. Recycled from the previous match which is pretty unprecedented. Then heavily watered and then dried out with industrial dryers. I know-same for both teams. I think they’ll be about 100 runs short. As you could see wickets falling in a heap 

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Can see there being "problems" with Rawalpindi next week, so they need to play the third test on the same pitch.  

[Alex 37286]

  On 18/10/2024 at 02:40, RobinRobin said:

Can see there being "problems" with Rawalpindi next week, so they need to play the third test on the same pitch.  

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Nah, I think the industrial dryers are already en route 

[Toonpack 11806]

I don't particularly have a problem with the pitch selection tbh, home teams perogative (and they all set it up to home advantage) I do think though that the toss is outmoded and, to counter pitch doctoring advantage, the visiting team should get the choice bat/bowl as default.

 

It also helps if you catch the fucking ball.

[Toonpack 11806]

India getting a pasting off the Kiwis, current NZ not out batsmen Ravindra (has scored a ton) and Patel 😳😂

Edited October 18, 2024 by Toonpack

[Alex 37286]

  On 18/10/2024 at 07:18, Toonpack said:

I don't particularly have a problem with the pitch selection tbh, home teams perogative (and they all set it up to home advantage) I do think though that the toss is outmoded and, to counter pitch doctoring advantage, the visiting team should get the choice bat/bowl as default.

 

It also helps if you catch the fucking ball.

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I would definitely only have the coin toss for the first match in a series. Then you should alternate afterwards for which captain has the option to bat or bowl 

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 18/10/2024 at 14:39, Alex said:

I would definitely only have the coin toss for the first match in a series. Then you should alternate afterwards for which captain has the option to bat or bowl 

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Exactly 👍 

[Dr Gloom 23962]

  On 17/10/2024 at 14:45, Alex said:

He averages about 32/33 in first class cricket. He’s arguably over performing as his average is the same in tests. But they want two openers to come in and smash it around. I’ve never really agreed with it but when it comes off it’s spectacular. Dan Lawrence has a significantly poorer test record and he seems to be the closest to fitting the bill as an alternative 

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I’d rather recall Buttler if the remit is just play your shots, it’ll work some days and we’re fine if jt if fails the majority of times and fuck the consequences. It worked for sehwag

[Dr Gloom 23962]

I just don’t think how Zak is very good, even in the role where we seemingly has zero responsibility 

[RobinRobin 12668]

  On 19/10/2024 at 09:17, Dr Gloom said:

I just don’t think how Zak is very good, even in the role where we seemingly has zero responsibility 

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You've hidden that opinion well until now. 🙂 

[Alex 37286]

  On 19/10/2024 at 09:17, Dr Gloom said:

I’d rather recall Buttler if the remit is just play your shots, it’ll work some days and we’re fine if jt if fails the majority of times and fuck the consequences. It worked for sehwag

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That ship has sailed I think, with his role in the ODI set-up and the money he can make from franchise cricket. Not that I disagree with idea. Tbh, I’d have had him as the test wicketkeeper and not have pandered to Bairstow (who should’ve been a specialist batsman or not in the side imo)