And Its Smith Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 220 par id say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolmanGaz Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Don't see SA getting near 200 after that start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 What's it like for the Taunton fans to see England play at Bristol? Can't imagine I'd enjoy the England footy team playing at the Mem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 27, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: What's it like for the Taunton fans to see England play at Bristol? Can't imagine I'd enjoy the England footy team playing at the Mem Don't go near it, crap ground I hadn't realised that this game (like the women against SA) was live on BBC2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 hours ago, cidercity1987 said: What's it like for the Taunton fans to see England play at Bristol? Can't imagine I'd enjoy the England footy team playing at the Mem Doesn’t bother me. Somerset are my team but I always want Glos to win as well unless they are playing Somerset. Watched James Bracey bat for Winterbourne last weekend. A faultless 67 before mistiming one to mid wicket. Very nice lad and happy to chat to the kids watching after the game. If that was a Rovers player playing for a local team I wouldn’t have gone to watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Crikey they have fielded well tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Do you reckon it’s time to drop Jason Roy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 NEW 16.4 overs BREAKINGWICKET Gleeson c De Kock b Ngidi 0 (Eng 150 all out) A brilliant review as Gleeson departs for a ****. South Africa win by 58 runs in a pretty dominant performance. The three-match series is now level at 1-1. it wasnt blanked out on the bbc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northsomersetred Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Someone's having a mare 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 I have to hold my hands up and say I have no idea what he is on about here? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, phantom said: I have to hold my hands up and say I have no idea what he is on about here? Anyone? Guessing he means that Curran is fighting for a place in the side so needs runs but if he is smacking the spin he’s got an increased chance of failure. It’s nonsense really as he should do what he has been told to do and not think of his own situation. Stokes is praising the bare minimum here. Even the kids I coach wouldn’t just go out there and nudge it around for their average so a pro cricketer certainly shouldn’t be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Guessing he means that Curran is fighting for a place in the side so needs runs but if he is smacking the spin he’s got an increased chance of failure. It’s nonsense really as he should do what he has been told to do and not think of his own situation. Stokes is praising the bare minimum here. Even the kids I coach wouldn’t just go out there and nudge it around for their average so a pro cricketer certainly shouldn’t be. Wasn't it a historical criticism of Indian players? If they thought the game was drifting they would dab it about to bolster their own stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Lrrr said: Wasn't it a historical criticism of Indian players? If they thought the game was drifting they would dab it about to bolster their own stats Certainly Indian players and fans love their stats. Many high profile Indians have been accused of selfish play many times. Tendulkar, Kohli, Gavaskar, Dhoni. Usually for batting for their average or a milestone. Dhoni definitely used to send others out to bat ahead of him if India were looking like they were going to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Sam Northeast was asked last week in the changing room during the game, if he wanted to keep batting to break Lara (another selfish cricketer) record or try to win the game. The win looked unlikely but he chose to try to win it and they did Edited July 28, 2022 by And Its Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 11 hours ago, northsomersetred said: Someone's having a mare Good a reason as any! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 11 hours ago, And Its Smith said: Certainly Indian players and fans love their stats. Many high profile Indians have been accused of selfish play many times. Tendulkar, Kohli, Gavaskar, Dhoni. Usually for batting for their average or a milestone. Dhoni definitely used to send others out to bat ahead of him if India were looking like they were going to lose. I remember an ODI at Lords a few years ago where India were chasing and fell behind the rate, though not completely out of the game if they accelerated towards the end. Dhoni came in at about no.6 or 7 and essentially treated it like a net session, scoring at about a 50% strike rate and barely playing an attacking shot, when he might have been expected to take a few risks to try and get then close. Think he was either not out at the end or last man out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 21 hours ago, northsomersetred said: Someone's having a mare England really do look after their players these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/62454761 Well step one, ICC needs to force the IPL to no longer have a 2 month exclusive window to be played in, how can 1/6 of the year be given to one competition? The players themselves frankly probably know The Hundred is too much but don't want to miss out on the pay day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, TomF said: The 50 over game is basically on its deathbed Unfortunately, I fear you are correct, which, for me, is a great shame. Many of my favourite cricket memories are of the 50ish over format, first the Gillette Cup, later to become the Nat West Trophy (initially 65 overs, but later reduced to 60 - Lancs vs Mike Proctor's Glos sticks in my mind, live on the BBC and finishing in darkness, although the earlier Somerset vs Surrey game was my personal favourite), then the Benson and Hedges Cup (initially 55 overs, but then 50 - anybody remember the infamous Brian Rose game away to Worcestershire?). These one day games were, for me, the perfect format, combining the then three day game with a quicker version of the same thing, but all over and done with in a full day. Sadly, the current version, using 'reserve' teams due to the abominable 100, is very much a watered down version, although it does give us the chance to see up and coming players and, of course, the live streaming was a great innovation and welcome bonus during the COVID confinement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Unfortunately, I fear you are correct, which, for me, is a great shame. Many of my favourite cricket memories are of the 50ish over format, first the Gillette Cup, later to become the Nat West Trophy (initially 65 overs, but later reduced to 60 - Lancs vs Mike Proctor's Glos sticks in my mind, live on the BBC and finishing in darkness, although the earlier Somerset vs Surrey game was my personal favourite), then the Benson and Hedges Cup (initially 55 overs, but then 50 - anybody remember the infamous Brian Rose game away to Worcestershire?). These one day games were, for me, the perfect format, combining the then three day game with a quicker version of the same thing, but all over and done with in a full day. Sadly, the current version, using 'reserve' teams due to the abominable 100, is very much a watered down version, although it does give us the chance to see up and coming players and, of course, the live streaming was a great innovation and welcome bonus during the COVID confinement. Agree, my favourite Somerset game was at Lord's v Notts, in the B&H Viv decided it was a Viv day and pretty much knocked the runs off on his own .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Port Said Red Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) On 07/08/2022 at 11:28, TomF said: The 50 over game is basically on its deathbed And would you be still saying that if Somerset were top of their group? Sometimes our feelings about competitions can be tempered by our teams performance in them. Almost everyone had a downer on the League Cup in the seasons leading up to our run to the Semi-final, a season when you could barely find a dissenting voice. Edited August 16, 2022 by Port Said Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Super said: Oh dear. You will get periods like this if they are determined to play this way, looks like we will have to get used to taking the bad with the good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Mark Butcher with the line ‘Ben Stokes threw a few punches in response’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globe Trotter Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: You will get periods like this if they are determined to play this way, looks like we will have to get used to taking the bad with the good. And to put it into context we won 1 test match of the previous 17 before Stokes and Brendan came together, since then 4 wins in a row. There will be games when we are rolled for 100 but I’d much rather see England play (even lose) in this manner than some of the turgid, meek performances I’ve had the misfortune to watch over the last few years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I’m fine with the new way but the fundamentals shouldn’t change. Lees can leave on length and Bairstow shouldn’t be driving at that ball on nought. Pope has been wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Won 4 test matches on the trot for the first time in a long time. Giving your wicket away is poor. But I would rather watch this side play shots than what we been watching for the last few years. Good test wicket also, plenty happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 18, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 I always though that when there was "foundation" day at a test match (Ruth Strauss today) that both sides wore red / pink colours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 In my memory it’s just been the fans that have worn red. Sometimes the wickets have been changed to pink ones. Todays bell ringer was a lad called Jake who plays for the cricket team I coach. He’s a brilliant kid. His dad died 18 months ago. Very emotional moment for his family and his mum who is a wonderful woman. The Ruth Strauss Foundation has been a huge help for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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