The Cricket Thread. - Page 804

**Motorboater** · March 1st, 2024, 08:40 AM

NZ hopeless again. They're worse against Australia than Everton is in the Merseyside Derby.

**DB83** · March 9th, 2024, 08:04 AM

Well rather than wait for the close of play today to see how England could get back in to what appeared already to be a lost cause I looked in early.

Oh dear. Only Root showed any application in batting with others, if they actually got any bat on ball, just hitting and hoping. Are some of these to be selected again for Tests ?

The only plus from this game was Jimmy getting his 700th. He's 41 now and maybe he will also consider his future having reached this milestone. Unless there is a forthcoming test at his home ground where he can leave graciously from 'his end'.

**victor meldrew** · March 9th, 2024, 09:54 AM

The Baz ball experiment has failed gloriously, time to move on and revert to the Ken Barrington mode. Root was the only one who realised trying to hit the ball out of the park was going to cost you your wicket.

A sad demise to a series that started so brightly.

**Motorboater** · March 10th, 2024, 10:49 AM

It'd be good to be in NZ tomorrow. Australia need 202 and NZ 6wkts. As often the case, it's up to NZ to decide if they've got the kahunas to knock off Australia.

**victor meldrew** · April 9th, 2024, 08:42 AM

County Championship up and running again, with rain disrupting some games. Notts V Essex was a close run affair with the pitch helping both bat and ball. Expecting a close run game on the final day, Notts collapsed in spectacular fashion.

Over at Lords a dead pitch and a kookaburra ball contributed to a run fest, with some middx players contributing to their own downfall. Given it's early April, hopefully not a sign of things to come at Lords, with pitches giving no help to bowlers, throughout the summer.

**Motorboater** · April 10th, 2024, 12:42 PM

IPL is on.

A big competition with big-name players we all like.

None of us give a ****.

March 1st, 2024, 08:40 AM	#8031
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,325 Thanks: 41,500 Thanked 38,251 Times in 4,299 Posts	NZ hopeless again. They're worse against Australia than Everton is in the Merseyside Derby.

March 9th, 2024, 08:04 AM	#8032
DB83 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,472 Thanks: 1,948 Thanked 12,018 Times in 1,458 Posts	Well rather than wait for the close of play today to see how England could get back in to what appeared already to be a lost cause I looked in early. Oh dear. Only Root showed any application in batting with others, if they actually got any bat on ball, just hitting and hoping. Are some of these to be selected again for Tests ? The only plus from this game was Jimmy getting his 700th. He's 41 now and maybe he will also consider his future having reached this milestone. Unless there is a forthcoming test at his home ground where he can leave graciously from 'his end'.

March 9th, 2024, 09:54 AM	#8033
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 179,996 Times in 15,766 Posts	The Baz ball experiment has failed gloriously, time to move on and revert to the Ken Barrington mode. Root was the only one who realised trying to hit the ball out of the park was going to cost you your wicket. A sad demise to a series that started so brightly.

March 10th, 2024, 10:49 AM	#8034
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,325 Thanks: 41,500 Thanked 38,251 Times in 4,299 Posts	It'd be good to be in NZ tomorrow. Australia need 202 and NZ 6wkts. As often the case, it's up to NZ to decide if they've got the kahunas to knock off Australia.

April 9th, 2024, 08:42 AM	#8035
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 179,996 Times in 15,766 Posts	County Championship up and running again, with rain disrupting some games. Notts V Essex was a close run affair with the pitch helping both bat and ball. Expecting a close run game on the final day, Notts collapsed in spectacular fashion. Over at Lords a dead pitch and a kookaburra ball contributed to a run fest, with some middx players contributing to their own downfall. Given it's early April, hopefully not a sign of things to come at Lords, with pitches giving no help to bowlers, throughout the summer.

April 10th, 2024, 12:42 PM	#8036
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,325 Thanks: 41,500 Thanked 38,251 Times in 4,299 Posts	IPL is on. A big competition with big-name players we all like. None of us give a ****.