Cricket

[matt83]

Yarkshite's bloody tail again. Starting to think they don't have a tail and just bat to 11. Unless my maths has gone to @#/? they put on 60 in last 3 overs.

[davulsukur]

Left gods country and now sat in shooters in Manchester.

Off to the T20 later. Should be decent.

[matt83]

Yorkshire put your hands up show me your 6 fingers. Show me your 6 fingers. Hmmm wonder where I've heard that

[davulsukur]

Well we got well and truly rinsed but a seriously good laugh, lads from Bolton behind us made it a really good night.

I wish football was like that

[Gav]

Great performance tonight, especially with Yorks middle order coming back, Root fantastic and you could say we got a bit lucky with Bairstow, but the result was never in doubt.

Sets us up nicely now for defending the T20 title after 2 early loses.

Oh Lancy Lancy

Edited June 4, 2016 by Gav

[oldjamfan1]

Lancs getting hammered again in today's T20. Our net run rate must be woeful with the three absolute thumpings we've endured in our first three games.

Edit - Lancs at least making a late fist of it but it would be the collapse of all time if Notts don't win!

Edited June 4, 2016 by oldjamfan1

[matt83]

After getting throughly thrashed got to the point where Notts needed 15 off last over. Then Notts were given 6 extra runs because of Lancs slow over rate. Bit harsh to say there was 8 wickets and 10 6s which take bit of time out of the game. 9 off 6 becomes lot less daunting.

[oldjamfan1]

After getting throughly thrashed got to the point where Notts needed 15 off last over. Then Notts were given 6 extra runs because of Lancs slow over rate. Bit harsh to say there was 8 wickets and 10 6s which take bit of time out of the game. 9 off 6 becomes lot less daunting.

Spot on, the spectators are the last people to be considered when they introduce these crackpot rules, which incidentally only ever seem to be applied in England, and to Lancashire.

Robbed!

[matt83]

To say it's only a group game in domestic t20 I'm quite mad about it.

I can take losing (just) but it happened a few years back when bresnan changed his bat three times, where we were punished, Horton went mental and got a ban if memory serves. Hypocritical because if it was applied in the 2014 final vs Warwickshire we would have won that.

Had Lancs not taken a wicket in that penultimate over we'd have made time. Or had we bowled the spin over first we'd have made time. When the margins are that tight it's a @#/? rule. Seems like it's a punish Lancs if guilty otherwise ignore it rule.

[oldjamfan1]

FFS........

[Husky]

That was a Blackburn v Spursesque performance if ever there was one. Shocking!

[Norbert Rassragr]

Went to the game with my dad, and Lancashire's bowling was good, though the Bears do not have a good batting side at all. However, the Bears' strength is bowling. Hannon-Dalby, Gordon (who wasn't playing) and Posenby are very good 1 day bowlers.

The rain was annoying as it was just enough to put the covers on, but would ease for a minute.......then come back.

[oldjamfan1]

Thought the Lancs captain was poor again - missed a trick with the D/L target. Buttler should have opened the batting - the weather forecasters were completely accurate.

[gumboots]

Yes. Yorkshire managed it by one run. Presumably they had noted the weather forecast

[Norbert Rassragr]

Gupthill looked like he was about to hit it, then got himself out about 3 balls later. Apart from about 3 or 4 balls, the Bears' bowling was spot on. Lancs should have put the big hitters in 1st since the target was low and the weather was crap.

[Husky]

That T20 game was pretty damned poor. Won the toss, knew the weather forecast and rightfully chose to bat second, yet played in a clueless manner.

I heard that 28-0 from 5 overs would have won the game (normally a walk in the park) - yet they never seemed to be playing for the D/L score at any time. You could argue that the bowling was quite good, but still, the way they batted didn't make any sense whatsoever.

It's now looking likely we could end up being the worst defending Champions ever.

Edited June 21, 2016 by Husky

[Gav]

England 26/3 chasing 287, and Morgan just been dropped.

We bat deep but this looks bridge to far .

[oldjamfan1]

Woeful effort so far Gav

[Gav]

Woeful effort so far Gav

Poor shot selection at the heart of things, been really poor.

Just hoping Butler can keep his head, score 100 and take us home.

If only Carlsberg........

[Husky]

Good from Buttler. But not quite good enough.

[Husky]

How dodgy was that? Video showed it was a no-ball and yet given out!!!!

[wolfie]

Great game, that. Was hoping we could have got Ben Stokes to bowl the last over for them but will settle for that.

[Husky]

What a game! Glad I turned my attention to it with the Euro game in the background.

Sri Lanka celebrating a bit too soon

[oldjamfan1]

Woakes is an unbelievable cricketer. Has a team ever had two all rounders as good, and whose names rhyme as well??

Disclaimer - I don't class wicketkeeper/batsmen as all rounders not do I think Moeen Ali (or any of the others) is good enough at either discipline to be classed as an international standard all rounder.

[jim mk2]

Fantastic game of cricket - would love to have been there. England looked finished at 98-6 but Woakes and Buttler played brilliantly. Woakes is finally developing into an international cricketer and it will be great to see him play alongside Ben Stokes in all forms of the game over the next few years. But what's happened to Joe Root ?