sidcow Posted April 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: Risky, but yeah I agree. Only 2 overs left now though and still need 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) You Bears! Come on, nearly there. Edited May 30, 2021 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 BRIGGS for England !!! Derbyshire next - on Thursday and they aren't playing very well. (just a pity Lancashire won) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Foakes out for 3 months after slipping in the dressing room after the game today … how’s your luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Helluva knock on debut for the NZ lad, think that makes it the highest ever score on test debut! Good to see Ollie Robinson taking wickets too, I think it’s a real shame that all the news around him has been about something he thought/said/posted a decade or so ago, it’s as if people don’t get that people mature a bit, particularly from who they are or what they think and say at age 18 or younger, obviously the times we live in though. Not sure it needs to be punished by the ECB, at the time sure, but doing it now feels pretty redundant, definitely feels like they’re just reacting to what a section of society would no doubt be demanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: Helluva knock on debut for the NZ lad, think that makes it the highest ever score on test debut! Good to see Ollie Robinson taking wickets too, I think it’s a real shame that all the news around him has been about something he thought/said/posted a decade or so ago, it’s as if people don’t get that people mature a bit, particularly from who they are or what they think and say at age 18 or younger, obviously the times we live in though. Not sure it needs to be punished by the ECB, at the time sure, but doing it now feels pretty redundant, definitely feels like they’re just reacting to what a section of society would no doubt be demanding. Shocks me that people go through 9 years of his social media content to find it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Only the 7th highest test score on debut (not quite the highest as I said earlier). And yeah, who’s bothered to dig it up and why, I don’t even know what he’s supposed to have posted, does anyone know if it’s really bad or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Only the 7th highest test score on debut (not quite the highest as I said earlier). And yeah, who’s bothered to dig it up and why, I don’t even know what he’s supposed to have posted, does anyone know if it’s really bad or not? They are pretty bad but as people said he was young at the time, you would hope he has learned since then if not then we have an issue. You cant defend what he did but its also pathetic for people to scroll through his timeline 8 or 9 years for tweets talk of a fine and suspension is a bit much, was similar when Mason Holgate tweets turned up from when he was about 14 Edited June 3, 2021 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Only the 7th highest test score on debut (not quite the highest as I said earlier). And yeah, who’s bothered to dig it up and why, I don’t even know what he’s supposed to have posted, does anyone know if it’s really bad or not? "My new muslim friend is the bomb". "The guy next to me on the train definitely has Ebola". "I wonder if Asian people put smileys like this". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2021 Poor old Burns might get stranded here. Strange old innings by England; bat a bit, collapse a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Haven't watched it but on paper it looks like one of the weakest England teams in a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2021 He's made it - well played Rory! Hopefully he's done enough to save the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2021 Burns is now having fun. Bizarre innings really - four ducks and a two, but for the other four wickets we've put on 265. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Poor old Burns might get stranded here. Strange old innings by England; bat a bit, collapse a bit. I was literally about to post what an amazing comeback it's been from England, entirely down to Burns and he gets out! That'll learn me. Doesn't change the sentiment though, they were in danger of being humiliated earlier, to end the innings only 103 behind is a amazing and gives them a chance of saving the game. The follow on looked a distinct possibility earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2021 Meanwhile Warwickshire destroy Derbyshire inside 3 days and go top of the table. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 It is quite apparent that I am no cricket expert but with this mini heat wave that started before Wednesday, wouldn't the weather conditions have affected the pitch for a decent spinner ? Surely the ECB had access to (fairly) accurate forecasts and include Leach or Bess on such a surface. Great win by Warks BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, veloman said: It is quite apparent that I am no cricket expert but with this mini heat wave that started before Wednesday, wouldn't the weather conditions have affected the pitch for a decent spinner ? Surely the ECB had access to (fairly) accurate forecasts and include Leach or Bess on such a surface. Great win by Warks BTW. I think it was said by someone far more knowledgeable than I (on TMS) that they sacrificed spin because the batting lineup was very weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 England's batting line up is generally garbage. I don't blame the players, we just don't seem able to produce test batsmen anymore. Whether that is down to young players concentrating on ODI/T20 now, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 We also don’t have a good front line spin bowler for test cricket. Ali has his moments but they’re few and far between, then you’re looking at Leach, Bess, Rashid but none have really shown enough when given the chance, it’s a real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2021 The players who went to the IPL are rested/not selected for England. Stokes, Buttler, Woakes, Archer (injured), Sam Curran…the batting and bowling would have been much stronger with them. But obviously bubbles, viruses and the like, plus it being a meaningless pair of matches in terms of the test championship means other players get a look in. Much as I love cricket, there is so much of it for England this year that this type of thing, devaluing games was inevitable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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