Eddie Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 2 hours ago, Ram-Alf said: On a serious note Eddie...what dumb fcuker decided to play in the rainy season over there, There could still be a 5 over smash and grab, The lunatics have taken over the asylum... More to the point, why don't international cricket tournaments have 'rain days'? Ram-Alf and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 27 minutes ago, Eddie said: More to the point, why don't international cricket tournaments have 'rain days'? That's actually a great shout 👏 Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 11 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said: That's actually a great shout 👏 Another thought - just about all international (and even county) grounds have floodlights - so why have a ridiculously early cut-off time for a daytime start match? I can understand it for day/night games, but not for lunchtime/early afternoon scheduled starts. Comrade 86 and cstand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 47 minutes ago, Eddie said: More to the point, why don't international cricket tournaments have 'rain days'? Agreed. Sitting at home in my living room with my brolly at the ready...just in case 😁 We've enough runs 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 32 minutes ago, Eddie said: Another thought - just about all international (and even county) grounds have floodlights - so why have a ridiculously early cut-off time for a daytime start match? I can understand it for day/night games, but not for lunchtime/early afternoon scheduled starts. Best suggestion I’ve seen is that you start each group stage with super overs between everyone which determine who gets the points if rained off. Aus Scotland is an evening game so - provided they protect the pitch during the day - should be rain free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 20 off that over!!! 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Harry Brook in fine fettle. That’ll have the other teams worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Well, that was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Crowd of at least 100 in for this super 8 game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrycav81 Posted Sunday at 01:47 Share Posted Sunday at 01:47 On 21/06/2024 at 10:32, Mick Brolly said: Crowd of at least 100 in for this super 8 game Me and my lad were at West Indies v USA game last night the atmosphere was fantastic but in general a lot of the games have been poorly attended we’re off to the England v USA game in a few hours hopefully we won’t muck it up Mick Brolly, Reggie Greenwood and Comrade 86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted Sunday at 23:27 Share Posted Sunday at 23:27 21 hours ago, Henrycav81 said: Me and my lad were at West Indies v USA game last night the atmosphere was fantastic but in general a lot of the games have been poorly attended we’re off to the England v USA game in a few hours hopefully we won’t muck it up It's been a strange, unpredictable tournament - so many huge shocks. Three utterly devastating performances by England, interspersed by a couple of real struggles against top teams. Flat-track bullies, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrycav81 Posted Sunday at 23:49 Share Posted Sunday at 23:49 14 minutes ago, Eddie said: It's been a strange, unpredictable tournament - so many huge shocks. Three utterly devastating performances by England, interspersed by a couple of real struggles against top teams. Flat-track bullies, perhaps? Possibly Eddie but don’t really care at the minute I’ve had a skin full of ale at £2 a pop instead of £6 at Derbyshire England are through to the semi finals and Scotland have been knocked out the euros if carling (your favourite tipple 😀)did sports days . Reggie Greenwood and Eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted Monday at 17:55 Share Posted Monday at 17:55 Australia in all sorts of bother here 👀 Eddie and Reggie Greenwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted Tuesday at 00:23 Share Posted Tuesday at 00:23 Just tuning in for Afghanistan v Bangladesh now. Bye bye straya, with a bit of luck. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted Tuesday at 06:32 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:32 6 hours ago, Eddie said: Just tuning in for Afghanistan v Bangladesh now. Bye bye straya, with a bit of luck. Transport at the ready and the family to see them off RadioactiveWaste and cstand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted Tuesday at 13:42 Share Posted Tuesday at 13:42 It was exhilarating, and at times immensely frustrating, watching the stop-start nature of the rain-interrupted game, but goodness me, how wonderful in the end to see the bread-stealers evicted. Rashid Khan has the air of invincibility about him. He strode to the wicket with Afghanistan in desperate trouble at 93-5 with just two overs and two balls remaining. He faced 10 of the remaining 14 deliveries and smashed three of his side's paltry total of just four maximums. 115-5 at the close. Bangladesh therefore needed 116 to win in 73 deliveries to go through to the semis and send the Aussies home, and with Litton Das smashing the ball to all parts while wickets fell at the other end to Naveen-Ul-Haq during the powerplay, it was definitely on. Enter Rashid again as the powerplay drew to a close, this time with ball in hand. It took just three deliveries to bag his first scalp. Four mesmerising Rashid overs later, and the Bangladesh run chase was in tatters with three more in the hutch, all courtesy of the world's finest T20 twirly, but it still looked as though they would limp home to win the game and give Australia a lifeline. Rain came and went, and they oscillated around the D/L par score - a run ahead, a couple behind.... Enter the quicks again. First Gulbadin Naib enticed Tanzim into a cross-batted hoik - a leading edge and Nabi gleefully accepted the skier at cover. A couple of overs later, Litton Das had eked out a few more precious runs and completed his half-century. An exchange of singles at the start of the 18th over then - DROPPED! A tough return chance offered by Litton Das was declined by Naveen. The single brought Taskin back on strike, only for him to chop on. Then.... you've guessed it - rain again as the last man, Mustafizur, walked out to the crease. Mercifully, there was barely time to bring the lightest sheet on - and off - before Naveen was charging in again. A prod, a miss, the thwack of leather on pad brought the appeal, followed by the inevitable finger of death. It was as plumb as pudding. Cue pandemonium as half of Afghanistan invaded Kingston. Afghanistan had basically knocked both Bangladesh and Australia out of the T20 World Cup. Spare a thought for Litton Das - not many people carry their bat in the 'Electric rounders' form of the game. He batted beautifully, finishing unbeaten with 54 to his name. Rashid Khan, almost inexplicably, was not 'player of the match'. That honour went to Naveen-Ul-Haq, and I could get to bed. Reggie Greenwood and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted Wednesday at 13:02 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:02 Bit of a tangent but if you think you had a tough day at work, spare a thought for young Ollie Robinson... 😂 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4nng85x104o Reggie Greenwood and RadioactiveWaste 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted Wednesday at 19:29 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:29 6 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: Bit of a tangent but if you think you had a tough day at work, spare a thought for young Ollie Robinson... 😂 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4nng85x104o 3 No balls? His captain aught to have words over that. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted Wednesday at 20:07 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:07 36 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: 3 No balls? His captain aught to have words over that. Was probably too busy retrieving cricket balls from the surrounding fields 😂 RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted Wednesday at 23:07 Share Posted Wednesday at 23:07 2 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: Was probably too busy retrieving cricket balls from the surrounding fields 😂 That reminds me of Greg Thomas v Viv Richards. GT: (after Viv had played and missed several times) - "It's red, round and weight five ounces, in case you were wondering" VR: (after knocking the next delivery clean out of the stadium, into the Taff) - "You know what it looks like - now go and find it". Comrade 86, cstand and Hans Datdo-Dishes 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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