The Cricket Thread

[st_brendy]

Not content with being unable to hit the ball of the square, Warner decides he'll make his team's position even worse by running out his captain.

 

[fatletiss]

Not content with being unable to hit the ball of the square, Warner decides he'll make his team's position even worse by running out his captain.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke!!

 

[st_brendy]

Kyle Abbott enjoying life more than his former SA teammates.

 

[tomw24]

Abbott has 6 wickets. 3 bowling points picked up. Annoying about the weather as we would have been in a great position.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Warner out

 

[Saints_Alive]

Now to play reasonably aggressively and see how many batting points we can accumulate.

 

[st_brendy]

Now to play reasonably aggressively and see how many batting points we can accumulate.

Have you forgotten who our openers are?

Although I guess they did have that one freakish stand vs Warks.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Have you forgotten who our openers are?

Although I guess they did have that one freakish stand vs Warks.

And that was when they went out and threw the bat a bit.

 

[st_brendy]

Although I do give up as to how bad Soames (and Weatherley) has to be until he gets dropped for Donald.

I took it as a given that Donald would be recalled.

I'd also be interested to know why we played Crane. We clearly knew we'd be bowling first, and we must be aware of the awful forecast. So playing Holland or Berg, or even Donald, would have made more sense; strengthen the batting, without limiting our most likely bowling options.

Just seems an utter waste of a spot, giving it to Crane for this match.

 

[tomw24]

Have you forgotten who our openers are?

Although I guess they did have that one freakish stand vs Warks.

To be fair, we could have Chris Gayle and De Kock opening the batting and we'd still struggle to get any batting points if the forecast is accurate.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Have you forgotten who our openers are?

Although I guess they did have that one freakish stand vs Warks.

That's one of them out of the way....

 

[Saints_Alive]

Hants playing for the draw....

 

[st_brendy]

Today was pretty much perfect. We can't do anything about the weather.

Notts could rue not picking up any bonus points today.

 

[SAINTDON13]

H 93 - 2 Cop

 

[st_brendy]

I imagine it was a factor in us deciding to bowl. Easier to pick up in bowling points in a short space of time than batting points.

Abbott confirms it was exactly why we bowled.

 

[Saints_Alive]

I'd also be interested to know why we played Crane. We clearly knew we'd be bowling first, and we must be aware of the awful forecast. So playing Holland or Berg, or even Donald, would have made more sense; strengthen the batting, without limiting our most likely bowling options.

Just seems an utter waste of a spot, giving it to Crane for this match.

Looks like they wanted him for nightwatchman duties...

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Somerset bowl Kent out for 139!

 

[tomw24]

Somerset bowl Kent out for 139!

And you in turn, are 139/7.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

And you in turn, are 139/7.

163-8 now.

 

[tomw24]

No batting points for Somerset - excellent! If they don't win they can't gain anything on Hampshire.