Off Topic Cricket

[Plum]

I heard on one of the pod casts that they are allowing maybe up to 6000 members to do a pilot test to see how it works. They obviously think members are a sensible lot and will do as they are told.

Just looked it up. A pilot of 1000 fans at the Oval.

SB's on fire, 5-fer now!

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Just looked it up. A pilot of 1000 fans at the Oval.

SB's on fire, 5-fer now!

Right, I know when they said, they were not sure how many would take part, just said up to 6000.

Broad is certainly doing the business, I just hope the weather holds.

Maybe another Stokes/Buttler opening partnership?

 

[Plum]

Right, I know when they said, they were not sure how many would take part, just said up to 6000.

Broad is certainly doing the business, I just hope the weather holds.

Maybe another Stokes/Buttler opening partnership?

Find out in a minute. All out 197.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Find out in a minute. All out 197.

Brillant from Broad, 6 wickets.

 

[rovertiger]

Just had me first look at Cornwall, **** me, wouldn't like to feed him for a week.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Just had me first look at Cornwall, **** me, wouldn't like to feed him for a week.

Big lad, but he is quite light on his feet for a big guy.

 

[x]

not hard to see where the motm for this game is going.

 

[Plum]

not hard to see where the motm for this game is going.

You don't think he's trying to say something do you...

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

I've just watched 3rd day highlights and a near perfect day for England and in particular Broad. Good to see the opening partnership get a good stay at the crease and then Root looking good when he came in.

Quite a quiet match for Stokes, 20 runs in the first innings are not batting in the 2nd, and of cause no bowling.

Let's hope the can quickly wrap this match up.

 

[mazzer]

Could not understand why Root did not open the bowling with Broad and Anderson to try to force the follow on, considering what the weather forecast is like.

 

[x]

You don't think he's trying to say something do you...

probably still miffed about missing the first test. these things can spur a player on. i recall stuart elliott once getting a first half booking for breaking a tranmere goalkeeper when it clearly wasn't his fault. i could see that he had a sense of injustice from it. we know what happened after the break.

 

[Plum]

Looking good for England now. WI 5 down and weather holding up so far...

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

The morning has gone well thus far, 3 wickets, Broad gets his 500th, and Woakes a couple. 79-5.

 

[Plum]

8 down now, Woakes's turn to fill his boots!

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

8 down now, Woakes's turn to fill his boots!

9

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

All over.

 

[Plum]

Good little series that, competitive except WI seemed to fade a bit throughout.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Good little series that, competitive except WI seemed to fade a bit throughout.

Yes, we got better and they seemed to get worse.

 

[Plum]

Yes, we got better and they seemed to get worse.

I wonder if the bio-bubble business got them down a bit, don't think the Caribbean temperament is well suited to being cooped up!
England were good though, don't think anyone let themselves down.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

I wonder if the bio-bubble business got them down a bit, don't think the Caribbean temperament is well suited to being cooped up!
England were good though, don't think anyone let themselves down.

Great credit to the Windies for coming over, and yes, you could well be right being cooped up might have some affect on them. However they do look as if they have the makings of a reasonable good test team again. Let's hope so, I always enjoyed watching them play.

Test cricket for me is still the number one format of the game.