Cricket

[only2garners]

An extraordinary innings by Liam Livingstone tonight. Amongst all the stats the most amazing one for me was that it was the first century scored against Pakistan in T20 internationals and they play more than any other team.

Meanwhile I saw an equally entertaining game at Old Trafford- almost 400 runs scored on the night and Lancs just squeezing home. Birmingham won as well so Lancs will probably have to beat Yorkshire tomorrow to qualify for the quarter finals.

[Silas]

17 minutes ago, only2garners said:

An extraordinary innings by Liam Livingstone tonight. 

Second time in a week I've been proud of a losing England team.

After that fantastic innings by Pakistan, the old England would have buckled under scoreboard pressure, and been embarrassingly skittled.

But not this new breed. They took it on and believed all the way. 

I swear there's been a shift in mindset across most of our national sports. We don't fear anyone anymore. Win or lose, we're comfortable taking the opponent on.

All except Rugby League imo. We're still in awe of those Aussies in that code. And they have had that notch of quality above us for a long time now. 

[gumboots]

9 hours ago, only2garners said:

An extraordinary innings by Liam Livingstone tonight. Amongst all the stats the most amazing one for me was that it was the first century scored against Pakistan in T20 internationals and they play more than any other team.

Meanwhile I saw an equally entertaining game at Old Trafford- almost 400 runs scored on the night and Lancs just squeezing home. Birmingham won as well so Lancs will probably have to beat Yorkshire tomorrow to qualify for the quarter finals.

It was a nervy one last night at Old Trafford. Lancs fielding wasn't quite as sharp and aggressive as it usually is. They held their catches but looked as though they weren't quite sure with every catch until it was firmly in their grasp. Jennings and Allen looked like they'd all but won it with the opening partnership but then Durham got off to a flyer too. Back there again later today.

[only2garners]

1 hour ago, gumboots said:

It was a nervy one last night at Old Trafford. Lancs fielding wasn't quite as sharp and aggressive as it usually is. They held their catches but looked as though they weren't quite sure with every catch until it was firmly in their grasp. Jennings and Allen looked like they'd all but won it with the opening partnership but then Durham got off to a flyer too. Back there again later today.

Me too gumboots. It's a real shame that there will be so few of us there when everywhere else sports grounds seem to be packed (not that I'm sure they should be yet). Finn Allen didn't field last night so hopefully it's not something that keeps him out of the game tonight.

[oldjamfan1]

2 hours ago, gumboots said:

It was a nervy one last night at Old Trafford. Lancs fielding wasn't quite as sharp and aggressive as it usually is. They held their catches but looked as though they weren't quite sure with every catch until it was firmly in their grasp. Jennings and Allen looked like they'd all but won it with the opening partnership but then Durham got off to a flyer too. Back there again later today.

The commentators reckoned some of the fielders were struggling to pick the ball up in the low sunlight and/or the glare off the various glass windows for much of the game. Alex Davies seemed to suffer a couple of times and even one where we held the catch, the fielder shook his head as if to say “I didn’t really see it”

Edited July 17, 2021 by oldjamfan1

[Gav]

Lancashire v Yorkshire T20 - 5pm today.

Bury black pudding, tripe and Lancashire hotpot for tea, washed down with a pint of Wainwright’s.

Could you imagine…..😂

 

[only2garners]

 Nah, pint of Two Hoots in the shade in E stand Gav.

Yorkshire are batting first so hopefully they will have trouble with the setting sun too.

[chaddyrovers]

Root is captaining Yorkshire today against Lancashire. 

Should be very enjoyable game

 

[chaddyrovers]

Yorkshire 11-2 after 3 overs. 

Wood with 2 wickets

Root 1 not out

[chaddyrovers]

Yorkshire are 90-3 after 15

Root 32 not out

[Gav]

No even a contest……

[chaddyrovers]

Yorkshire got 128 for 7 off 20 overs

Luke Wood got 4 for 20 off 4 overs

The wicket is slow

[Gav]

54 minutes ago, Gav said:

No even a contest……

🙄 🙄

[matt83]

Panicshire strike again. Don’t need to take chances or play risky shots. Just along the ground at 5 an over. Some of these shots have been truly abysmal. 

[matt83]

A rovers fan in though. 

[matt83]

In danger of bringing run rate into play here. 42/5 off the last 9 overs. 

[Gav]

That your flag Matt? 👍

[matt83]

3 minutes ago, Gav said:

That your flag Matt? 👍

No just someone in the hotel.

not sure I’d have gone with the ecb text though. Show of shite doing their best to destroy cricket. 

Edited July 17, 2021 by matt83

[matt83]

Needed 5 an over now at 7s. 

[chaddyrovers]

15 needed off 18 balls

[matt83]

Fair dos to Yorkshire then. Although if they hadn’t qualified….

[Gav]

Controversial……

Root didn’t run him out, he should have, let the umpires sort it out.

Great sportsmanship, but Roots been conned here. 

[matt83]

12 ish overs since hit a 4

[chaddyrovers]

11 off 12

[matt83]

Never do anything the easy way. Even posting a monster score last night had me worried for 16 overs.