| T' cricket 07:23 - Jan 11 with 16403 views | D_Alien |
Anyone else been following the Indian tour of Australia?
Three great matches so far, the third test just ended with India 330-5 after being asked to make 407. Looked on at one point before Pant was out for 97, but just 3 wickets taken on the final day
All set now for the decider, and Rahane's captaincy has turned it around since the first test debacle under Kohli
England due to start in Sri Lanka soon, too |  |
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| T' cricket on 09:23 - Mar 5 with 1935 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 08:45 - Mar 5 by DaleiLama |
Ahmedabad duck has to be better than Bombay's offering?
Nicely poised at tea. |
Need Pant out sharpish or else it could get away from us |  | | |
| T' cricket on 10:49 - Mar 5 with 1875 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket on 09:23 - Mar 5 by Nigeriamark |
Need Pant out sharpish or else it could get away from us |
Yep, ton up
Survived a very marginal "umpires call" on lbw review just before tea, but simply destructive since
Showing its possible to score readily once you're in...
Edit: Gone! [Post edited 5 Mar 2021 10:50]
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| T' cricket on 10:53 - Mar 5 with 1871 views | DaleiLama |
| T' cricket on 09:23 - Mar 5 by Nigeriamark |
Need Pant out sharpish or else it could get away from us |
They've been playing with house money ever since they had their cha. At least Pant has gone. It's all gravy now for India. |  |
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| T' cricket on 11:38 - Mar 5 with 1853 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 10:49 - Mar 5 by D_Alien |
Yep, ton up
Survived a very marginal "umpires call" on lbw review just before tea, but simply destructive since
Showing its possible to score readily once you're in...
Edit: Gone! [Post edited 5 Mar 2021 10:50]
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101 in 118 balls when they were under pressure. Didn't see it but I assume it was good viewing
Completely changed the momentum & we need Stokes to do something similar (as well as getting the last 3 out quickly first tomorrow morning) | | | |
| T' cricket on 05:31 - Mar 6 with 1756 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 11:38 - Mar 5 by Nigeriamark |
101 in 118 balls when they were under pressure. Didn't see it but I assume it was good viewing
Completely changed the momentum & we need Stokes to do something similar (as well as getting the last 3 out quickly first tomorrow morning) |
Game gone by the looks of it. Looking marginally ahead this time yesterday, but 2 sessions completely dominated by India looks to have taken the game away. No reasons as to why England shouldn't look for a good score in the next innings as the pitch looks decent. No excuses, the first innings total just wasn't good enough & we are back to worries about the top 3
edit - a run out as I type
double edit. Last 2 fall in 3 balls
Sunder was on 96 with 3 wickets left & sees them all fall without him facing a ball. 85 not out last time too. [Post edited 6 Mar 2021 5:40]
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| T' cricket on 06:11 - Mar 6 with 1750 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket on 05:31 - Mar 6 by Nigeriamark |
Game gone by the looks of it. Looking marginally ahead this time yesterday, but 2 sessions completely dominated by India looks to have taken the game away. No reasons as to why England shouldn't look for a good score in the next innings as the pitch looks decent. No excuses, the first innings total just wasn't good enough & we are back to worries about the top 3
edit - a run out as I type
double edit. Last 2 fall in 3 balls
Sunder was on 96 with 3 wickets left & sees them all fall without him facing a ball. 85 not out last time too. [Post edited 6 Mar 2021 5:40]
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It was looking bleak until those 3 quick wickets, but just a glimmer if we can somehow scrape 350 together
Wicket looks decent enough, if we're good enough | |
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| T' cricket on 08:08 - Mar 6 with 1728 views | IOMDale |
Some shocking dismissals this morning - Pope’s the latest. Just no need for charging down the wicket like that at all but then his six aside, he didn’t look comfortable at all against spin.
India may not have to bother donning the pads again at this rate. |  |
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| T' cricket on 10:14 - Mar 6 with 1681 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 08:08 - Mar 6 by IOMDale |
Some shocking dismissals this morning - Pope’s the latest. Just no need for charging down the wicket like that at all but then his six aside, he didn’t look comfortable at all against spin.
India may not have to bother donning the pads again at this rate. |
Not a good time to be a follower of both the Dale and England cricket team!!!! | | | |
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| T' cricket on 10:47 - Mar 6 with 1671 views | IOMDale |
| T' cricket on 10:14 - Mar 6 by Nigeriamark |
Not a good time to be a follower of both the Dale and England cricket team!!!! |
I was just thinking the same this morning - can’t wait for the rugby league season to start to finally provide some cheer! | |
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| T' cricket on 13:54 - Mar 6 with 1616 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket on 10:14 - Mar 6 by Nigeriamark |
Not a good time to be a follower of both the Dale and England cricket team!!!! |
Noticed there were a couple of England flags in the ground - expats, or how does that work at the moment?
At least, the Barmy Army has been spared a great deal of expense and trouble, although of course the tour would've been at a series of different grounds under normal circumstances | |
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| T' cricket on 14:31 - Mar 6 with 1597 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 10:47 - Mar 6 by IOMDale |
I was just thinking the same this morning - can’t wait for the rugby league season to start to finally provide some cheer! |
Not a Hornets fan are you? Make it a hat trick of misery | | | |
| T' cricket on 14:33 - Mar 6 with 1596 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 13:54 - Mar 6 by D_Alien |
Noticed there were a couple of England flags in the ground - expats, or how does that work at the moment?
At least, the Barmy Army has been spared a great deal of expense and trouble, although of course the tour would've been at a series of different grounds under normal circumstances |
A Coventry City mate of mine is there, but he works in India. As you say, I assume they will be ex-pats like him. Quite a lot of Brits live out there | | | |
| T' cricket on 19:16 - Mar 6 with 1558 views | downunder |
India deserve the series, they won the the spinners match up. Or they batted better against spin than England. Anyhow, here is hoping for a seamers pitch prepared by Lords for the final. |  | | |
| T' cricket on 19:30 - Mar 6 with 1531 views | pioneer |
| T' cricket on 14:31 - Mar 6 by Nigeriamark |
Not a Hornets fan are you? Make it a hat trick of misery |
Maybe not....I dont expect their board to put up with the level of mediocrity our lot are presiding over. |  | | |
| T' cricket on 19:59 - Mar 6 with 1513 views | IOMDale |
| T' cricket on 14:31 - Mar 6 by Nigeriamark |
Not a Hornets fan are you? Make it a hat trick of misery |
I am! Hornets and Wigan.
To be fair, Hornets have got an outstanding board at present, Andy Mazey used to run things at Swinton and he’s very well-respected. Hornets should be looking to be there or thereabouts in terms of being promoted from Championship One at the end of the year; given both teams’ current fortunes, they’ll be sharing similar crowd figures in a few years’ time! | |
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| T' cricket on 13:26 - Mar 12 with 1303 views | D_Alien |
And so, we move onto the one-dayers, starting with five T20's - important warm-up games for the delayed World Cup in India later this year
England choosing to field first | |
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| T' cricket on 13:44 - Mar 12 with 1290 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket on 13:26 - Mar 12 by D_Alien |
And so, we move onto the one-dayers, starting with five T20's - important warm-up games for the delayed World Cup in India later this year
England choosing to field first |
And a sensational start by England!
First, a wicket maiden by Archer
Then Rashid gets Kohli for a duck!
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| T' cricket on 20:24 - Mar 13 with 1200 views | D_Alien |
For those who like their cricket history and/or pure stats (you know who i'm talking about), found this analysis of most extreme pitches in terms of favouring either bowlers or batsmen
Maybe not something for tonight, but if you get some time over the next few days, worth a look; it gives a refreshingly neutral perspective:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anantha-narayanan-the-20-most-extreme-pitches
Spoiler alert: the day/night test at Ahmedabad comes out sixth worst in test history
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| T' cricket on 13:04 - Mar 15 with 1072 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket on 20:24 - Mar 13 by D_Alien |
For those who like their cricket history and/or pure stats (you know who i'm talking about), found this analysis of most extreme pitches in terms of favouring either bowlers or batsmen
Maybe not something for tonight, but if you get some time over the next few days, worth a look; it gives a refreshingly neutral perspective:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anantha-narayanan-the-20-most-extreme-pitches
Spoiler alert: the day/night test at Ahmedabad comes out sixth worst in test history
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ICC today rate the pitch as "average" for test cricket therefore no demerit points
PS Very good article DA, really enjoyed it. Some cracking stats there, & quite right to point out that pitches that go the other way produce equally poor cricket, the only difference being at least the poor ones produce a result. | | | |
| T' cricket on 17:53 - Mar 16 with 1008 views | D_Alien |
Thought the T20s might be in danger of going the same way as the tests, after a bright start in both formats, but Buttler's highest T20 score plus good contributions from Malan & Bairstow saw us cruise home without even needing Capt. Morgan | |
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| T' cricket on 23:36 - Mar 16 with 913 views | Sandyman |
Great innings by Jos, shocking report on the BBC cricket page.
"Jos Buttler's brutal hitting trumped the genius of Virat Kohli"
Kohli hits a "thrilling 77 not out from 46 balls"
Buttler "muscled an unbeaten 83 from 52 balls"
Thrilling and genius for one side, contrasted with muscled and brutal for the other. Why? [Post edited 17 Mar 2021 0:16]
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| T' cricket on 13:16 - Mar 18 with 840 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket on 23:36 - Mar 16 by Sandyman |
Great innings by Jos, shocking report on the BBC cricket page.
"Jos Buttler's brutal hitting trumped the genius of Virat Kohli"
Kohli hits a "thrilling 77 not out from 46 balls"
Buttler "muscled an unbeaten 83 from 52 balls"
Thrilling and genius for one side, contrasted with muscled and brutal for the other. Why? [Post edited 17 Mar 2021 0:16]
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England win the toss in what could be the decider in a series when the toss has been crucial
Hope we field thrillingly and bat brutally! | |
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| T' cricket on 15:33 - Mar 18 with 800 views | Sandyman |
| T' cricket on 13:16 - Mar 18 by D_Alien |
England win the toss in what could be the decider in a series when the toss has been crucial
Hope we field thrillingly and bat brutally! |
186 to win. Tough target .Bring on the brutes! | | | |
| T' cricket on 18:50 - Mar 20 with 708 views | jpresto |
When are the ICC going to get to grips with Virat Kohli. He shows no respect for umpires, verbally harassing them to try and influence their decisions; completely unacceptable. As a Lancashire League umpire, I would have him reported to the disciplinary committee for sure and he would get a 3 match ban. | | | |
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