Cricket thread

[Beebo]

By rights England should be miles ahead in this match.
England were 215-3
India were 100-5
Yet they both end up with almost identical final totals.
I hope they don’t regret letting them off the hook twice already.

 

[rich p]

I wicket to go.
C'mon England

 

[Beebo]

I wicket to go.
C'mon England

Winners!

 

[srw]

Curran to score a ton tomorrow while Jimmy dead bats.
You heard it here first...
...and last probably!

And what are tonight's lottery numbers?

 

[Dayvo]

Well fack my old boots! England pull one out the bag and India flounder.

England will, I suspect, stick to the same starting XI, although having too many 'all-rounders' in the team isn't the solution. Cook's days are surely numbered and Buttler has to score consistantly.

India would be wise to bring in Pujara for Rahane. The former at no. 3 anchores the team and he scored big runs when he's at the crease for long spells.

 

[swee'pea99]

What a fantastic opener for the series! Every day a winner. How many matches do you see where it swings one way then t'other, then back again, then back again, then...

India's openers need to start showing some resilience or it could all go horribly wrong for them. Their middle order, let alone the tail, just don't seem to be up to taking on the likes of Anderson & Broad - or even Curran, Stokes and Rashid - while they're fresh & full o' beans. But if the top 3 or 4 can hang around a bit, who knows? And our lads seem to be vulnerable to their bowling when they're on song. It's all shaping up nicely!

 

[Serge]

It's going to be a cracking series. Interesting decision to drop Malan for young Ollie Pope as well.

 

[Dayvo]

It's going to be a cracking series. Interesting decision to drop Malan for young Ollie Pope as well.

Hmmm, another wicketkeeper-batsman. That's three of them in the team now.

 

[Serge]

Hmmm, another wicketkeeper-batsman. That's three of them in the team now.

At least he should have a good pair of hands.

 

[rich p]

Stokes up before the beak today.
He does look to have less control than he should.

 

[Beebo]

Stokes up before the beak today.
He does look to have less control than he should.

He’s clearly a highly strung chap. He has previously been arrested for obstructing the police and has anger management issues.

To knock two guys out cold single handed is quite a feat and one was an ex squaddie.

It will be interesting to see if the gay men give witness evidence in court Stokes always contended that he was protecting them and I have see interviews that support that, but the case for the prosecution seems to dispute that.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Even the Hollies Stand slackened off on the comments and calls when Stokes was on that boundary! Kind of wish we were there on the last day despite it only being a part day. The Thursday was a good day though.

 

[Pale Rider]

A club cricketer was left stranded on 98 not out when the bowler ended the game by deliberately bowling four over-throws.

Dunno what's behind this, but I expect it's something more important than cricket, such as a bet or some other dispute.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45075013

 

[srw]

A club cricketer was left stranded on 98 not out when the bowler ended the game by deliberately bowling four over-throws.

Dunno what's behind this, but I expect it's something more important than cricket, such as a bet or some other dispute.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45075013

41.2 Fair and unfair play – responsibility of umpires

The umpires shall be the sole judges of fair and unfair play. If either umpire considers an action, not covered by the Laws, to be unfair he/she shall intervene without appeal and, if the ball is in play, call and signal Dead ball and implement the procedure as set out in 41.19.

The umpires could have intervened before the ball crossed the boundary.

The Laws of cricket are a classic illustration of the truism that in a complex system involving lots of independent actors it's impossible to codify everything perfectly, and to make people feel the game is being played fairly you need umpires who know the rules well and are able to apply them quickly and without prejudice.

 

[Beebo]

41.2 Fair and unfair play – responsibility of umpires

The umpires shall be the sole judges of fair and unfair play. If either umpire considers an action, not covered by the Laws, to be unfair he/she shall intervene without appeal and, if the ball is in play, call and signal Dead ball and implement the procedure as set out in 41.19.

The umpires could have intervened before the ball crossed the boundary.

The Laws of cricket are a classic illustration of the truism that in a complex system involving lots of independent actors it's impossible to codify everything perfectly, and to make people feel the game is being played fairly you need umpires who know the rules well and are able to apply them quickly and without prejudice.

That’s a nice catch all law but I’d be impressed if a professional test match umpire could recall and enact that law, so it seems a bit improbable to expect a volunteer umpire at Minehead to know about that.

The bowler was a prat and his team were embarrassed by his actions.