Cricket 2024
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The Captain
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Well there is a silver lining to our rollicking in India:
NZ have just had a blinding day in Christchurch setting Aus 279 to win, & at stumps day 4.. have them 4 down for 77!
Fantastic day- stunning ground (my Port Hills in distance I lived just t'other side of), fab weather, full ground, great batting, bowling, catching from NZ. And that's just watching it curled up in bed other side of the world until 5am.
1993 was last time they won a home Test against Australia.. let alone levelling a series. Go Kiwis!!
(10:00pm start).
Capt
NZ have just had a blinding day in Christchurch setting Aus 279 to win, & at stumps day 4.. have them 4 down for 77!
Fantastic day- stunning ground (my Port Hills in distance I lived just t'other side of), fab weather, full ground, great batting, bowling, catching from NZ. And that's just watching it curled up in bed other side of the world until 5am.
1993 was last time they won a home Test against Australia.. let alone levelling a series. Go Kiwis!!
(10:00pm start).
Capt
Spraggons Den
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England handed their arse by India. The openers did pretty well but not enough consistency from 3 to 6 especially Bairstow and Stokes. Foakes kept well and the young spinners are very promising. Don’t know where we go from here though.
The Captain
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Head.. gone! Lost his head! Unbelievably just 1 ball after Marsh dropped at point to a sitter.
5 crims down, for 80! Ball zipping off the top, bit of swing. 1/2 cloud 1/2 sun.
Capt
5 crims down, for 80! Ball zipping off the top, bit of swing. 1/2 cloud 1/2 sun.
Capt
The Captain
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Godammit. That was a nail biter for me, but for those Kiwis.. urgh.
Fact was, Marsh was dropped on 28 (he got 82). A sitter too. They'd most likely have won if that was taken.
Very exciting Test match though see-sawed all the way along. Godmmit!
Fact was, Marsh was dropped on 28 (he got 82). A sitter too. They'd most likely have won if that was taken.
Very exciting Test match though see-sawed all the way along. Godmmit!
Spraggons Den
pfm Member
Sounds like a terrific test match Captain- glad you keeping tabs on the Ozzies for the rest of us, especially with the Ashes only 20 months away.
The Captain
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Know your enemy etc. Like the heist of Hyderabad, this was the heist of Hagley Park Spraggon. Galling. I'm depressed.
Capt
Interesting, albeit harsh, take on Bazball.
theprint.in
Indian cricket did a great favour to England by puncturing Bazball. Stop indulging mediocrity
England's batters have been hiding their failures under the pretext of Bazball. This classic case of escapism has now been exposed by India's 4-1 victory in the Test series.
theprint.in
The Captain
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Interesting, albeit harsh, take on Bazball.
Indian cricket did a great favour to England by puncturing Bazball. Stop indulging mediocrity
England's batters have been hiding their failures under the pretext of Bazball. This classic case of escapism has now been exposed by India's 4-1 victory in the Test series.
Quite a bodyblow that article, never heard of the print so I don't know if it's not an Aussie journo!
But nevertheles, mostly I agree with that. I had thought this loss could be just what's needed to stem the daftness inherrant in the bazball (batting) shot decisions. Root prime eg ramping to 1st slip. Root. Our most experienced player, our best batsman. But I doubt it. Brainlessness isn't easy to -root- out.. is the thing I fear.
Capt
The Captain
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Aha, I sensed a bit of animosity: so not to be taken other than a postscript by a journo wanting to rub salt in the wound then. Saying that.. I actually agree with most of it though.
Capt
canonman
pfm Member
Well.......actually .been playing cricket at Lords today! Walking cricket in the indoor cricket centre.
Very competitive round robin competition, organised by MCC. Teams from nearly all of the County teams. I was playing with Holyport CC, representing Berkshire Cricket, against Essex CCC and Sussex CCC as well as others. 3 days of competition as it's so popular.
Quite a red letter day!
Very competitive round robin competition, organised by MCC. Teams from nearly all of the County teams. I was playing with Holyport CC, representing Berkshire Cricket, against Essex CCC and Sussex CCC as well as others. 3 days of competition as it's so popular.
Quite a red letter day!
gavreid
Pretty Words...
Derek Underwood, one of England and Kent's greatest ever bowlers, has died at the age of 78.
Slow left-armer Underwood took 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, the most by any England spinner.
He claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first-class matches overall, representing only Kent, the county of his birth, in a stellar 24-year domestic career.
www.bbc.co.uk
Slow left-armer Underwood took 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, the most by any England spinner.
He claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first-class matches overall, representing only Kent, the county of his birth, in a stellar 24-year domestic career.
England and Kent spinner Underwood dies aged 78
Former England and Kent bowler Derek Underwood dies at the age of 78, the county announces.
www.bbc.co.uk
Spraggons Den
pfm Member
A class act with the ball in hand.
Salamander
pfm Member
Very sad to read Derek Underwood (nicknamed Deadly Derek due to his accuracy) has passed. I remember him as a truly great spin bowler, and a big favourite of mine.
RIP Derek
RIP Derek
