The Cricket Thread

E 284 all out./

 

I think 350 would have been a good score…

 

It would have been a lot less if Oz had taken their catches.

 

A 61 - 1 COP

 

What a grab that was

 

Stunner from Root!

 

Absolute beauty from Root. What a catch!

 

Let's not forget the incredible bowling from Mark Wood, but it needed an incredible catch

 

Get in Broady!

 

Jimmy!

 

Wow, Yorkshire deducted 48 points from this years CC and fined £400,000 (although 3/4 of that is suspended for 2 years) over the Rafiq racism scandal. No chance of them getting promoted this season now.

 

I wonder if the BBC article has a mistake on there as it also says they're being deducted points for this season's Blast, which doesn't make much sense. Perhaps the deductions will apply to the 2024 season?

 

Essex have signed Jordan Cox from Kent, dynamic batsman who keeps a bit as well. I do hope Hampshire are trying to sign some of these players as well, perhaps he turned us down, one just doesn't know. We all know the batting needs strengthening!

 

No, further reading of Yorkshire's response does indicate that both deductions apply to this season. Still seems odd to me to deduct points for a competition that's already finished, what if they had actually won it?!

 

Nope, CricInfo also says deductions are for this season.

 

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Just a thought: Do this season's points/finishing positions have any bearing on the final payouts, or on any 'seeding' for next year's competitions? In other words, does a points deduction this year equate to a decrease in Yorkshire's finances, this year, or next?

 

Absolutely brilliant catch by Stokes!

Aus 295 ao, 12 ahead

 

All set for a humdinger!

 

That bloody Manchester rain has prevented this becoming one of the greatest Ashes finale's ever.