sage 12,275 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 and it's raining. Hoping for play later but what a typically British start to the series. It did give time for a very powerful interview with Michael Holding, Nasser Hussein and Ebony Rainford-Brent. archram, cstand, SKRam and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Boycie 18,612 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 As if covid wasn’t bad enough. cstand and SKRam 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MK 415 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 46 minutes ago, sage said: and it's raining. Hoping for play later but what a typically British start to the series. It did give time for a very powerful interview with Michael Holding, Nasser Hussein and Ebony Rainford-Brent. Really brilliant piece that. Not just the video but the talk afterwards was spot on. Insightful, educational and very needed for some people in cricket to hear. For those who missed it, this is the first bit. Most of the conversation afterwards has also been posted on Sky's cricket twitter page. cstand, SKRam and Eddie 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sage 12,275 Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, MK said: Really brilliant piece that. Not just the video but the talk afterwards was spot on. Insightful, educational and very needed for some people in cricket to hear. For those who missed it, this is the first bit. Most of the conversation afterwards has also been posted on Sky's cricket twitter page. Indeed. There are a few people on this forum id like to sit and watch that with to see them still in denial...or not. cstand, SKRam, Eddie and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RadioactiveWaste 10,565 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Just in time for monsoon season Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 1,544 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 4 hours ago, sage said: and it's raining. Hoping for play later but what a typically British start to the series. It did give time for a very powerful interview with Michael Holding, Nasser Hussein and Ebony Rainford-Brent. It was utterly brilliant, heart-wrenching stuff. sage and SKRam 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Boycie 18,612 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I wonder if they’ll play crowd noise at Derbyshire games. it'll make a change from beer bottles popping and curry recipes being passed about. SKRam 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 1,544 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 3 hours ago, Boycie said: I wonder if they’ll play crowd noise at Derbyshire games. it'll make a change from beer bottles popping and curry recipes being passed about. They ARE the natural crowd noises at Derbyshire - I seem to hear them all the time for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites
Boycie 18,612 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 9 hours ago, Eddie said: They ARE the natural crowd noises at Derbyshire - I seem to hear them all the time for some reason. That’s the curry after effects isn’t it? @sageis an animal at times. Eddie 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,070 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 @sage Work out of the way. I'm ready for today's play now. sage 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sage 12,275 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: @sage Work out of the way. I'm ready for today's play now. It's a little attritional Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,070 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, sage said: It's a little attritional I love test cricket when it's like this. Good bowling and batsmen having to work for it. SKRam 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sage 12,275 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 5 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: I love test cricket when it's like this. Good bowling and batsmen having to work for it. As do I. When i used to play I loved not getting out as much as scoring runs which isn't ideal in 40 over cricket. SKRam 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,070 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 2 minutes ago, sage said: As do I. When i used to play I loved not getting out as much as scoring runs which isn't ideal in 40 over cricket. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22472643/sunil-gavaskar-indian-world-cup-go-slow Link to post Share on other sites
sage 12,275 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 6 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22472643/sunil-gavaskar-indian-world-cup-go-slow I used to score reasonably quickly, as you had to, but I secretly loved batting out for a draw or those April games on a slow green pitch chasing 70 and my 35 not out of as many overs would be enough to win. Link to post Share on other sites
sage 12,275 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 The Windies are bowling superbly. I think this was a good toss to lose. Link to post Share on other sites
JoetheRam 2,756 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Let's hope this pitch is as dry as England thought it was when they decided to bat first. Windies have bowled well this morning. Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,070 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 11 minutes ago, sage said: The Windies are bowling superbly. I think this was a good toss to lose. They are. Feel a bit sorry for Roach for not having any wickets. Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,070 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Fascinating session. Some fantastic bowling but will that dropped catch be pissing the WI off? Link to post Share on other sites
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