The Lusophone Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 I was worried after the first four wickets went for 20 runs, but England are doing well thanks to Bairstow and Overton. Unlucky for the latter to not get his century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 I'm baffled how Daryl Mitchell has become the most difficult batsman in the world to get out. I wouldn't put it past him getting another century in this innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 South Africa making the worst start to an Oval test match since 1882. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) So, the T20 World Cup (yes, another one) has begun, kinda. In any event, Scotland beat 2016 World Champions, the West Indies, which came off the back of Namibia defeating Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the comp. Zimbabwe have beaten the Netherlands (not Holland anymore in ICC terms), and Zimbabwe beat Ireland. Edited October 18, 2022 by PantherFan22 Tag Fixing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Because Exhaution isn't a thin... Pat Cummins is now the Australian ODI captain oh thank god I am sure there is my hate of David as a captain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFF Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 This is the next match apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Absolutely gutted for Toppers getting McGrathed before the tournament. Bloke has come back from the brink and was so happy he'd made himself a starter for the tournament for that to go and happen. Aussies got a pasting, you do love to see it. New Zealand perennial dark horses. Had Aussies as favourites pre-tournament but with that loss they're really behind the 8 ball now. England's batting line up is gross. Curran and Woakes coming in at 8 and 9 with that top 7 is just obscene. Wood bowling rockets. Watch us lose to the Afghans here mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Have to ask regarding this T20 World Cup - what happened to the West Indies? I thought they were always very strong at T20, but looks like they were dreadful in this particular World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 The West Indies Cricket Board is a mess when it comes to the international sides, mainly its financial related with poor sponsorship deals resulting in players not getting paid. I expect they weren't even guaranteed to get paid for this tournament, so their lack of performance might have been impacted by that. It didn't help that they left their best batsman at home after he missed his flight to Australia. West Indian cricket is now almost entirely defined by their best players preferring to play franchise T20 cricket than play international cricket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Ireland beat England, so the match between Australia and England may end up being a loser-goes-home match. I reckon England would have won if not for the rain, damn Australia and its famously rainy summers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 It's been a rubbish World T20.. Stupid weather. South Africa are gonna win it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 11 hours ago, PantherFan22 said: It's been a rubbish World T20.. Stupid weather. South Africa are gonna win it all. South Africa v New Zealand final where somehow they both manage to choke, or it rains solid for 3 days and the final never takes place. England giving off a sense of 2010 'peaking at the right time' with today's win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Bangladesh have been screwed over today, there's no way they should have gone back out so quickly when the pitch was so wet. I'm not saying it's because they're playing India, who would have lost if they didn't go back out, but y'know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 22 hours ago, Chris2K said: Bangladesh have been screwed over today, there's no way they should have gone back out so quickly when the pitch was so wet. I'm not saying it's because they're playing India, who would have lost if they didn't go back out, but y'know... The balance of power in the game is just far too heavily skewed at the moment. It was bad enough with India/England/Australia being the dominant 3, but even England/Australia just don't have the pull the BCCI have. Financial interests dominating the sport, proved by the shambles that West Indian cricket has become. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 03/11/2022 at 21:10, JoeyJoeJoeShabadoo said: The balance of power in the game is just far too heavily skewed at the moment. It was bad enough with India/England/Australia being the dominant 3, but even England/Australia just don't have the pull the BCCI have. Financial interests dominating the sport, proved by the shambles that West Indian cricket has become. It's really all about India nowadays, no doubting that... Look at the ICC T20 World Cup here. Name one Australian sponsor? India gets there own little block for the IPL, which, in fairness, all T20 gets. Even the Australian rubbish. Our Sheffield Shield teams take like 8 weeks off for a hit and giggle league. Always thought that Sheffield Shield winners should play the County Cricket Champions, but hey, that's just me. I'd love cricket to grow to Canada, the USA and various other countries, but Test Cricket should be the pinnicle. Beating the Poms in the Ashes, there is NOTHING better.. (Except maybe West Coast beating Collingwood.. but thats Aussie Rules). January 27 to April should be for T20 leagues, and no League should go over 3 weeks, after all, it was meant to be the fastest format of cricket. Afghanistan got close to beating Australia... so, so close.. Thank you Afghanistan, so very entertaining.. Welcome here all the time.. that middle order collapse was English.. save 2 wickets, Afghanistan would've won. Or maybe I'm taunting the Poms... Chris2K, from memory bowled a bit of Leg Spin.. utmost respect for Leg Spinners... Hardest thing to bowl.. it hurts your shoulder after a while... Chris2k used to enjoy cricket though... that may've been on EWB3 or EWB4... sorry. Now... England just have to win... and Australia are rooted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 This should, and will be moved to the games part... Chris Toucay has signed with the Canberra Comets.. Victorians don't need him... So, South Australian? Also... If I ever recognise France as a cricket nation... Yer captain. Chris Toucay.. geddit, i should've asked that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Squeaky bum time here for England. If anyone can throw it away from here (apart from South Africa) it's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 10 wicket win. Absolute carnage, and the way the Indian players and fans are reacting is hilarious. The players just gave up, started arguing with each other and refusing to throw the ball back from the boundary, and the fans just left with six overs to go. I don't like Alex Hales as a person but he sure showed what he can do on a cricket field. On 04/11/2022 at 11:33, PantherFan22 said: Chris2K, from memory bowled a bit of Leg Spin.. utmost respect for Leg Spinners... Hardest thing to bowl.. it hurts your shoulder after a while... Chris2k used to enjoy cricket though... that may've been on EWB3 or EWB4... sorry. I did indeed bowl leg spin, but gave up at 15 when I moved to adult cricket balls and my hands weren't big enough to get the necessary grip. I still enjoy cricket though, particularly on days like these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Yeah that was monstrous. Absolute drubbing. Final on Sunday will be a much tighter game I feel. Thought we bowled well up top and through the middle, but India batting being so pedestrian made it easy to limit them. The fact Sharma post-match was talking about how the batting was fine and it was the bowling that's the problem should ring massive alarm bells for them. Feel they're handicapping themselves as none of their players can feature in global T20 tournaments, experience counts for everything. They're thoroughly unlikeable though, so makes it all the sweeter. Different proposition facing up to Shaheen on Sunday. Really hope that Wood can get fit in the next few days as he could really make the difference, especially at the MCG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 England doing their best to screw up chasing down a very gettable total. OK, the last three balls have changed things a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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