1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

The Cricket Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    Brilliant from Morgan.
     
    #8781
  2. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,037
    Likes Received:
    9,890
    One of these last four overs had to go for 20, and the first of those four does.
     
    #8782
  3. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    That. Was. Crushed.
     
    #8783
  4. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,037
    Likes Received:
    9,890
    A repeat of the first t20? Just when it looked like we'd broken the run chase, a wicket in the 19th over.
     
    #8784
  5. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2011
    Messages:
    68,875
    Likes Received:
    24,070
    9 from 8 balls needed.
     
    #8785
  6. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2011
    Messages:
    68,875
    Likes Received:
    24,070
  7. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    What an innings from Morgan.
     
    #8787
  8. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2011
    Messages:
    68,875
    Likes Received:
    24,070
    England win by 5 wickets.
    Good game...good T20 series.
     
    #8788
  9. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,037
    Likes Received:
    9,890
    No.5 is just such the right position for him. Allows to be play the role as finisher (which he is excellent at), but still generally with enough scope to play himself in first.
     
    #8789
  10. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2011
    Messages:
    37,240
    Likes Received:
    35,091
    What a fantastic win. Well done Morgs!
     
    #8790

  11. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    Test cricket is fantastic, but this series has shown what T20 cricket is all about. 3 amazing games of cricket.
     
    #8791
  12. Saints_Alive

    Saints_Alive Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2011
    Messages:
    29,852
    Likes Received:
    34,227
    Great run chase, England just have so many match winners in white ball Cricket. Superb knocks from Buttler, Bairstow and Morgan.
     
    #8792
  13. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2011
    Messages:
    24,143
    Likes Received:
    14,856
    TMS .

    what a crying shame .
     
    #8793
  14. StJabbo1

    StJabbo1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2019
    Messages:
    8,241
    Likes Received:
    9,908
    Different disciplines, enjoy each for the skills shown.
     
    #8794
  15. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2011
    Messages:
    37,240
    Likes Received:
    35,091
    Having watched a fair few games of baseball, admittedly only on TV, I totally get the attraction. BUT, T20 is a far, far better spectacle in every way. How many MLB games do you get a home run every couple of minutes?
     
    #8795
  16. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    Yeah, but runs are more valuable in baseball than in cricket as a good baseball team will score 5-7 runs per game on average. It is easier to hit a 6 than a home run. You have to hit a ball 400 feet or so which is 120 metres. You can't really compare the two sports. Baseball is like test cricket, you have to be a real fan to get into it. T20 cricket is more relaxed. You can be semi-interested in cricket and like T20.
     
    #8796
  17. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2011
    Messages:
    37,240
    Likes Received:
    35,091
    Congratulations, you have won this weekend’s Most Patronising Post award.
     
    #8797
    StJabbo1 likes this.
  18. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    62,300
    Likes Received:
    30,848
    Eh?
     
    #8798
  19. StJabbo1

    StJabbo1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2019
    Messages:
    8,241
    Likes Received:
    9,908
    I have a badge for tom
    please log in to view this image
     
    #8799
    ChilcoSaint likes this.
  20. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2011
    Messages:
    37,240
    Likes Received:
    35,091
    You chose to completely miss my point, which was that T20 has far more action and incidents per minute of play than MLB has. That in itself makes it a more spectacular sport for the average spectator, but cricket aficionados can also take delight in the skill levels of the players. Instead you decided to look down your nose at people who don’t understand baseball, which I do, by the way.
     
    #8800

Share This Page