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**victor meldrew** · September 14th, 2017, 11:22 PM

Are Lancashire going to perform a miracle of biblical proportions tomorrow?

**countjimmoriarty** · September 15th, 2017, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by victor meldrew

Are Lancashire going to perform a miracle of biblical proportions tomorrow?

Lost on purpose in an attempt to relegate Yorkshire.

**DB83** · September 17th, 2017, 08:51 AM

With little to interest me on the hanky-wanky channels yesterday evening, I tuned in to watch the T20 International.

One can argue of the 'hired-gun' attitude of those W. Indies players flown in just for this game but if the powers that be are prepared to pay then why blame the players. Except that the real games played before could have been so different with some of them.

As for the game itself England continue to fail. Sometimes it is a fine margin between victory and defeat but you can not let a T20 team like the W. Indies off to a flyer. Ran out of fingers as the boundaries came thick and fast in the power-play.

And when it was England's turn, apart from Hales, boundaries were the exception rather than the rule.

No one left capable of the last over heroics as in the last time these teams met so the result was hardly in doubt as England lost wickets regularily.

I turned over straight after the game so I did not wait for any interviews/excuses.

**victor meldrew** · September 17th, 2017, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DB83

With little to interest me on the hanky-wanky channels yesterday evening, I tuned in to watch the T20 International.

One can argue of the 'hired-gun' attitude of those W. Indies players flown in just for this game but if the powers that be are prepared to pay then why blame the players. Except that the real games played before could have been so different with some of them.

As for the game itself England continue to fail. Sometimes it is a fine margin between victory and defeat but you can not let a T20 team like the W. Indies off to a flyer. Ran out of fingers as the boundaries came thick and fast in the power-play.

And when it was England's turn, apart from Hales, boundaries were the exception rather than the rule.

No one left capable of the last over heroics as in the last time these teams met so the result was hardly in doubt as England lost wickets regularily.

I turned over straight after the game so I did not wait for any interviews/excuses.

Not sure why Root never bowled four overs as he seemed to do better than those selected as bowlers. I often wonder why we bother with the pyjama game as more often than not we fail to deliver.

Well done Essex far exceeded my dreams as I was expecting a return to Division two. Amazed at how a county of Warwickshire's status have fallen into disarray.

**victor meldrew** · September 17th, 2017, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by countjimmoriarty

Lost on purpose in an attempt to relegate Yorkshire.

There was I thinking Somerset needed the points

The things local rivals will do.

**rupertramjet** · September 17th, 2017, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by victor meldrew

There was I thinking Somerset needed the points

The things local rivals will do.

Needed the points? Apparently they received a letter from the Vatican, no less, addressed to the Somerset Committee,

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The Pope has asked me to contact you, following your success over Lancashire, to thank you for restoring his faith in miracles!

**DB83** · September 17th, 2017, 12:35 PM

^^ Perform 3 miracles and its a candidate for sanctification.

Any known candidates

**DB83** · September 19th, 2017, 07:23 PM

So who is this Bairstow fella ?

Not seen him much in 50-overs ODI but gets a ton (despite Stokes best efforts to deny him)

Must have been a pretty good fella opening for England to keep him out

**judy84** · September 20th, 2017, 09:54 PM

Don't usually want Lancashire to win...but it will ease any anxiety.

**judy84** · September 22nd, 2017, 01:02 PM

Well done Matt Fisher and Steve Patterson...I thought it was lost at 96-7, instead Yorks now up to 3rd and surely safe.

By the way, congratulations to Essex...thoroughly deserved winning of the championship.

September 14th, 2017, 11:22 PM	#4911
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,777 Thanks: 531,911 Thanked 179,993 Times in 15,765 Posts	Are Lancashire going to perform a miracle of biblical proportions tomorrow?

September 17th, 2017, 08:51 AM	#4913
DB83 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,472 Thanks: 1,948 Thanked 12,018 Times in 1,458 Posts	With little to interest me on the hanky-wanky channels yesterday evening, I tuned in to watch the T20 International. One can argue of the 'hired-gun' attitude of those W. Indies players flown in just for this game but if the powers that be are prepared to pay then why blame the players. Except that the real games played before could have been so different with some of them. As for the game itself England continue to fail. Sometimes it is a fine margin between victory and defeat but you can not let a T20 team like the W. Indies off to a flyer. Ran out of fingers as the boundaries came thick and fast in the power-play. And when it was England's turn, apart from Hales, boundaries were the exception rather than the rule. No one left capable of the last over heroics as in the last time these teams met so the result was hardly in doubt as England lost wickets regularily. I turned over straight after the game so I did not wait for any interviews/excuses.

September 17th, 2017, 12:35 PM	#4917
DB83 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,472 Thanks: 1,948 Thanked 12,018 Times in 1,458 Posts	^^ Perform 3 miracles and its a candidate for sanctification. Any known candidates

September 19th, 2017, 07:23 PM	#4918
DB83 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,472 Thanks: 1,948 Thanked 12,018 Times in 1,458 Posts	So who is this Bairstow fella ? Not seen him much in 50-overs ODI but gets a ton (despite Stokes best efforts to deny him) Must have been a pretty good fella opening for England to keep him out

September 20th, 2017, 09:54 PM	#4919
judy84 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wilts Posts: 2,008 Thanks: 34,481 Thanked 21,442 Times in 2,021 Posts	Don't usually want Lancashire to win...but it will ease any anxiety.

September 22nd, 2017, 01:02 PM	#4920
judy84 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wilts Posts: 2,008 Thanks: 34,481 Thanked 21,442 Times in 2,021 Posts	Well done Matt Fisher and Steve Patterson...I thought it was lost at 96-7, instead Yorks now up to 3rd and surely safe. By the way, congratulations to Essex...thoroughly deserved winning of the championship.