Cricket fred

[fivepointer]

If the ECB really want to reach out to a wider audience get some cricket on to terrestial tv.

This 100 ball proposal is utter wank. I despair at the way the ECB is managing the game in this country.

[Digby]

And not just some cricket, but whole test series and big domestic county matches. I can understand why the 20 given England players of the time want the Sky money for how things are now, I would too, but it's only hindered the wider game

[canta_brian]

Would I be correct in guessing that 100 ball cricket will cost spectators the same as 120 ball cricket?

[Banquo]

If the ECB really want to reach out to a wider audience get some cricket on to terrestial tv.

This 100 ball proposal is utter wank. I despair at the way the ECB is managing the game in this country.

This. FFS. Test cricket won’t be around much longer imo, treasure it

[canta_brian]

If the time cricket takes is a problem for people let them fuck right off and do something else. This is supposed to attract yoof apparently. The same yoof who, I hear, will happily binge watch an entire series of bolloxs TV on the Netflix. What is so fukin important in people's lives that they can't want an extra 6 overs of cricket in a match.

[Digby]

Whilst I've never really enjoyed 20/20 other than as something to go along to and have a few beers after work I'm sure I'll really take to 16.4/16.4

[Digby]

I'm sure there are people out and about playing golf today, though it'd be too cold for me, still worse though are those poor sods playing cricket today. I don't know though the cold excuses Stoneman's wicket, worth a look to ponder on just how you can line yourself up that badly

[Stom]

Exciting day today! Summer starts in earnest as soon as that first no-ball is bowled by Amir...oh wait, no, that was years ago, sorry.

Summer starts in earnest just as soon as that first ball is left alone outside of off-stump. Looking forward to it.

Just had a look at the last series between these teams. You know who was superb with the bat? Moeen. I hope he shows some form on his return in the CC and gets his spot back as a batsman who can bowl. He could the upper middle order batsman England need. He's better than Vince and Malan, and offers an extra bowling option.

[Stom]

Yeah, I don't get Stoneman...

Time for Gubbins?

[Mellsblue]

Ffs

[Digby]

Time to drop some bowlers it would seem

[Stom]

This is an interesting table from Cricinfo:

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... s;type=fow

Basically, the best opening partnership since Strauss retired is Cook and Compton...while Cook and Stoneman is the worst ever, 6 other partnerships (Root, Lyth, Carbery, Robson, Jennings, Hales) have also been poor.

I think it's time for Gubbins, tbh...

[Mellsblue]

This is an interesting table from Cricinfo:

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... s;type=fow

Basically, the best opening partnership since Strauss retired is Cook and Compton...while Cook and Stoneman is the worst ever, 6 other partnerships (Root, Lyth, Carbery, Robson, Jennings, Hales) have also been poor.

I think it's time for Gubbins, tbh...

Considering Stoneman averages just over 30 and Cook and Stoneman as a partnership average under 20 I’d suggest Cook is the drag factor in that partnership. Taking it further, it’s difficult to lay the blame at Cook’s partner for the comparative averages with no data on Cook’s performance. It’s also about more than just averages. Compton was dropped as much for a slow scoring rate, and one that was just getting slower and slower, as he was for the runs he wasn’t accumulating.

[Mellsblue]

Why do we even bother. I think 100 balls is too much for us to survive at the moment. Anyone fancy a comp called ‘The Fifty’?

[Banquo]

lol

[Banquo]

Broad is batting two places too high at 10.

[Banquo]

bowling not too clever at the mo either

[Digby]

Bowling a mix, we're stuck between not wanting to chase too many and trying to force wickets. Also Pakistan are batting with great patience, which is sensible given our abject batting yesterday, they've turned up to play test cricket

[Banquo]

as referrals go, that was shyte

[Banquo]

Bowling a mix, we're stuck between not wanting to chase too many and trying to force wickets. Also Pakistan are batting with great patience, which is sensible given our abject batting yesterday, they've turned up to play test cricket

Bowling is a mix in a mix; we have 2 1/2 test class bowlers there (Stokes is not firing), and within that they are serving up a mixed bag, no patience from them, unlilke the batsmen.

[Banquo]

Stokes has found some reverse, so I take it back 3.5 test bowlers.

and another good wicket on tea, just before new ball. Bess has settled well, if we can get to bowl again, might be interesting.

[Banquo]

Being out-thought by the batsmen having had a sniff of getting them out with less than 100 lead

[Digby]

You never know, we might bat well

[Banquo]

FFS

[Banquo]

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