Starshine Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Whoops ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 We wuz stuffed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 England trying their hardest to turn a brilliant start into defeat in the 1st ODI vs India. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Words fail me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) From 135-0 after 14.1 overs to 251 all out.... Amazing the way the likes of Morgan got out when the required rate was around a run a ball....brainless. Edited March 23, 2021 by coxyhog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looking good 🙂 gutted for Stokes 99 off 52 balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's more like it. Well chased lads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 20 sixes by England,10 of them from Stokes. Sunday looks like another day in front of the telly.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Exciting finish to the match ...... c'mon Curran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 If it ain't broke then don't fuk around with it or it will be. ‘This is s***’: Backlash over plan to change cricket wickets to ‘outs’ England cricket officials are scrapping the term wickets in an attempt to get more fans through the gates — and it’s not gone down well. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2021/04/12/not-cricket-wickets-renamed-outs-hundred/?utm_content=cricket&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618242262 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, fygjam said: If it ain't broke then don't fuk around with it or it will be. ‘This is s***’: Backlash over plan to change cricket wickets to ‘outs’ England cricket officials are scrapping the term wickets in an attempt to get more fans through the gates — and it’s not gone down well. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2021/04/12/not-cricket-wickets-renamed-outs-hundred/?utm_content=cricket&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618242262 Makes sense though to be fair........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sangsom said: Makes sense though to be fair........ And what next Over - a series of 6 consecutive balls bowled (thrown, tossed, chuck, pitched) provided there are no illegal deliveries (???) by the bowler (thrower, tosser, chucker, pitcher). Or worse still - a hexball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, fygjam said: And what next Over - a series of 6 consecutive balls bowled (thrown, tossed, chuck, pitched) provided there are no illegal deliveries (???) by the bowler (thrower, tosser, chucker, pitcher). Or worse still - a hexball. That’s the sort of response I would expect from an old fart. Honestly why does it matter? If it makes the game more appealing to the masses then go for it........old farts were whining about T20 ten years ago and that has proven to be a fantastic success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Sangsom said: That’s the sort of response I would expect from an old fart. Honestly why does it matter? If it makes the game more appealing to the masses then go for it........old farts were whining about T20 ten years ago and that has proven to be a fantastic success. Well young super stud, how about renaming all the field positions as well. Fuking cancel culture all over again. Edited April 13, 2021 by fygjam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, fygjam said: Well young super stud, how about renaming all the field positions as well. Fuking cancel culture all over again. I’m not young, but I can see the positives of adapting as has already been happening with T20, VAR, day night tests etc and in other games like rugby with the various rule changes over the years to make the game more appealing. Evolve or die........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Cricket writer Jack Mendel described the plan as 'utterly, utterly nonsensical semantic bollocks', while another writer, Glenn Moore, said it would ultimately detract from the game. “As a lifelong cricketer I think the idea of calling wickets ‘outs’ is patronising and dumb. But does it make cricket more accessible?" he queried. “If so, should tennis do away with 15-15, love, deuce and all that sets and games nonsense Should golf dump birdies and bogies? “My personal view is no. The lexicon of a sport is part of what it makes it distinctive, part, even, of its attraction. The more you learn the more you become an insider, it is like a rewards system. More at... https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket-the-hundred-plan-change-wickets-to-outs-met-with-backlash-054733876.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, fygjam said: Cricket writer Jack Mendel described the plan as 'utterly, utterly nonsensical semantic bollocks', while another writer, Glenn Moore, said it would ultimately detract from the game. “As a lifelong cricketer I think the idea of calling wickets ‘outs’ is patronising and dumb. But does it make cricket more accessible?" he queried. “If so, should tennis do away with 15-15, love, deuce and all that sets and games nonsense Should golf dump birdies and bogies? “My personal view is no. The lexicon of a sport is part of what it makes it distinctive, part, even, of its attraction. The more you learn the more you become an insider, it is like a rewards system. More at... https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket-the-hundred-plan-change-wickets-to-outs-met-with-backlash-054733876.html There are plenty that said T20 would not be popular.......how wrong they were and it brought loads of new supporters to the game. The impact in India was unreal, test cricket was dying on its arse there, now look at the IPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 ^^^ More proof, if any more was required, bogans don't have class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, fygjam said: ^^^ More proof, if any more was required, bogans don't have class! No idea what you are on about...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Must admit I'm not a fan of changing terminology for the sake of it ... similar happening in golf , last Matchplay US tv changed the status of matches from All Square to drawn ... just seems like dumbing down .. they also refer to an eagle as a double birdie in US coverage.. maybe next they change the scoring in tennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Sangsom said: I’m not young, but I can see the positives of adapting as has already been happening with T20, VAR, day night tests etc and in other games like rugby with the various rule changes over the years to make the game more appealing. Evolve or die........ Agree that many changes are positive in sport but I would like to keep some things traditional like wickets, overs, birdie, Eagle etc.. Cricket has changed immensely since I started watching it in the mid 70s, and the white ball game was derided when first introduced, but even that has ended up second best to T20. I love the technology in cricket now like Hawkeye, ball tracking etc. When used correctly it is excellent. VAR should have been a revelation but all the technology in the world ain't worth a wank if its operated by Ray Charles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Tomorrow sees the start of the 2 test series England vs the Kiwis. One thing is puzzling me,Bairstow,Buttler & a couple of others have been 'rested' because they played in the IPL....which was abandoned almost a month ago.So why ain't we playing our best team against the # 2 ranked test side in the world? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Looks like a normal England batting collapse is well in progress.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Seems fortunate we lost a day's play now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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