Cricket thread

[AndyRM]

Stokes hobbling around again. Brook on the bench.

Daft.

 

[albion]

Initial hint of Sri Lanka like score.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Initial hint of Sri Lanka like score.

Bairstow on form.

 

[yello]

England just want to go home.

 

[yello]

So cruel. Just a glimmer of fight, of hope...

 

[albion]

Down to Ali now really.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Down to Ali now really.

Not any more.

 

[yello]

At least there's been some go giving. Playing for pride or whatever you call it. It was too much to hope that England could beat the Aussies but stranger things have happened.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Ah well, thought we had a shout as we miraculously hobbled over 200.
1 from 7 from the ODI worldchamps.
Good god.

 

[albion]

A bit simplistic but the ECB focussing on the hundred in preference to one dayers certainly interfered with England preparations.

 

[newts]

A bit simplistic but the ECB focussing on the hundred in preference to one dayers certainly interested with England preparations.

The hundred is just money making scam for sponsors & marketing.
It has f/all to do with promoting the game within the uk. The inclusion of men/women's game at the same event is a great idea but could easily have been achieved within T20 with minor tweaks
Just look at the way sky & it's presenters sycophantically try to sell it like the 'emperors new clothes'. The ECB has effectively downgraded the 50 over domestic cup into a mickey mouse competition.

 

[T4tomo]

Stokes hobbling around again. Brook on the bench.

Daft.

I didn't watch as was playing hockey, but sounded like he was scratting around again scoring behind the required rate and increasing pressure on everyone else?

 

[AndyRM]

I didn't watch as was playing hockey, but sounded like he was scratting around again scoring behind the required rate and increasing pressure on everyone else?

I too had other stuff on so didn't see the full game. Apparently he was our top scorer. Having been useless so far, it's about time, but too little too late.

Still he'll be healed in 8 weeks so I look forward to him leading the way against India in the new year.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

South Africa 69 for 7.

 

[AndyRM]

South Africa 69 for 7.

They're going through the motions IMO. This is India's tournament to lose I reckon.