Re: "The Gentleman's game"- Cricket

by El Gunner Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:05 pm

Labuschagne!!!!!!!

by El Gunner Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:15 pm

Hazelwooooooood

by El Gunner Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:17 pm

Ashes RETAINED!!!!!!!!!!!!! on English soil.

Bow down to Steve Smith and that bowling strike force. :bow:

by RealGunner Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:49 pm

oh well

Australia deserves this fully. Should have won headingly too if we are being honest.

by silver Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:17 am

How boring. Wasn't even close (the series, not just the game)

by RealGunner Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:56 pm

How do you go from that start to that finish lol

by Jay29 Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:26 pm

Came home, wondering how the cricket was getting on.

Headline on BBC: Australia seven down but Smith still remains.

ffs Laughing

by RealGunner Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:56 pm

It was England vs Smith again lol.

But Archer ffs :bow:

Amazing to have a young talented bowler in the team who is actually motivated. He will go far.

by Jay29 Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:04 am

Also Sam Curran showing why he should have played more.

Nobody is better than taking players from other countries than England. :bow:

by RealGunner Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:22 am

399 to win for Australia

2 days

by Jay29 Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:36 am

Enough time for Smith to be 300 not out, I'm sure.

But as per usual, he'll run out of partners and England will win by one run.

by RealGunner Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:52 pm

You rarely see someone get stumped now. That was great by Leach and Bairstrow

3 gone. This could end today if Smith runs out of partners Laughing

by Jay29 Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:57 pm

How many times has Broad dismissed Warner this summer? Seems like nearly every match. Laughing

Broad's been our best bowler tbh. He's really stepped-up in Anderson's absence.

by RealGunner Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:06 pm

Definitely about Broad. I don't think any of Broad, Archer or Woakes have been bad this tournament.

Feels like Australia have a huge crack in the batting line up which Smith covers most of the time. They can arguably be worse than our batting.

Anyways this pitch is increasingly becoming favourable for batsmen. Nothing much happening for the bowlers.

by RealGunner Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:08 pm

What a jinx lmaooo

SMITH GONEEEEEEEEE. BROADDDDDDDDDDDDDD

ffs get them out under 200 now

by RealGunner Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:32 pm

This match is becoming more and more like Headingly but with the sides switched...

Still can't see Australian tail enders lasting long

by Jay29 Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:06 am

Some England news.

Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Sam Curran and Jofra Archer have been given central contracts by the ECB, so they're definite picks in any Test squad for the foreseeable future.

Moeen Ali is taking an "indefinite break" from Test cricket. Jack Leach has an incremental contract and will pretty much take his place.

Liam Plunkett hasn't been offered a new ODI contract.

Eoin Morgan will continue as ODI captain and will captain the T20 side, too.

by Jay29 Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:00 pm

T20 finals day happening right now.

Nottinghamshire have just choked their semi big time. Were coasting until the final three overs then imploded. Needed 2 off the last ball and didn't even get bat on ball. Laughing

Worcestershire Rapids into the final to defend their trophy.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Essex Eagles next.

by iftikhar Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:27 pm

by Jay29 Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:12 pm

Essex need 49 off 30 to win.

Pitch is slow, ball isn't coming onto the bat very well and they're five wickets down.

Not confident.

by Jay29 Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:36 pm

Never in doubt :coffee:

Simon Harmer. :bow:

Amazing with the ball, pulls out a match-winning innings in the final.

Now for a title shoot-out with Somerset next week, weather allowing.

Can't think of a better summer of cricket tbh.

by iftikhar Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:48 pm

Man, you are some hardcore Cricket connoisseur :bow:

. I have stopped following/caring county cricket 20 years ago.

by Jay29 Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:54 pm

I'm an Essex lad, so this is kind of a big deal. Razz

by Jay29 Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:35 pm

Essex almost bottled it but Sir Alistair Cook was on hand to steady the ship. Molenation

Next season can't possibly live up this one.

by iftikhar Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:04 pm

Sakib has been banned for two years for not reporting to ICC the approach of an bookie, two years ago. He certainly made a mistake there, one would wonder if it would have happened:

#1. If he weren't involved in the recent players' revolt
#2. If he he had contested in December 30, 2018 a la Mashrafi

by silver Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:51 am

Poor by Paine. Should have let Warner go for the record.

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