Cricket

[jim mk2]

Elgar has played England like a fiddle. He said Bazball was high risk and he's been proved right so far.

 

[oldjamfan1]

22 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Elgar has played England like a fiddle. He said Bazball was high risk and he's been proved right so far.

 

I see what you did there Jim, very good😂

[jim mk2]

SA lead by 160 plus runs on first innings. England bowled out and innings defeat by the end of the day?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

12 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

SA lead by 160 plus runs on first innings. England bowled out and innings defeat by the end of the day?

We ought to give up playing Test Cricket. We haven’t got the players anymore.

[jim mk2]

And there goes Crawley. That's the end for him now

[47er]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

And there goes Crawley. That's the end for him now

You'd have to hope so. Dead loss.

[jim mk2]

3 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

SA lead by 160 plus runs on first innings. England bowled out and innings defeat by the end of the day?

It was posted tongue in cheek but I didn't expect a capitulation

They can't bat, they can't bowl and they can't field.

Send them home and sack the board

 

 

 

[matt83]

A mature test team a controlled accomplished performance vs a feeble side and meek acceptance that because most of this lot can’t play test cricket whack as many as you can before the inevitable. 

[AllRoverAsia]

Great win and performance at Blackpool on a batters wicket.

[matt83]

2 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Great win and performance at Blackpool on a batters wicket.

Excellent considering the scoreboard pressure.  

[AllRoverAsia]

6 minutes ago, matt83 said:

Excellent considering the scoreboard pressure.  

It was very watchable throughout.

I gave the Test a miss today, watched old movies on YT and Lancs.

I couldn't take watching Crawley again going cheaply with wackaball players to follow.

Edited August 19, 2022 by AllRoverAsia

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

SA lead by 160 plus runs on first innings. England bowled out and innings defeat by the end of the day?

Did you back your hunch Jim ?

[jim mk2]

37 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Did you back your hunch Jim ?

Wish I had. 

[den]

Great day at Blackpool.
 

742 runs in a days play. I mean, you can’t complain at that.

Both Northants openers scoring one day centuries and finishing on the losing side.

Jennings again with another century but just when it looked like we might fall short, in stepped 22year old George Lavelle who hit a superb 61 n.o. off just 34.

lancs having a good season, even better when you think of the players missing through the franchise cricket and injuries.

 

Edited August 19, 2022 by den

[oldjamfan1]

There were quite a few Rovers shirts in evidence at Blackpool today. Good to see.

[chaddyrovers]

Looks like McCullum and Stokes are again backing Crawley and he will remain in the team for the next test. They both appears to not care what others outside the England set up care to be saying about the situation. 

[Mattyblue]

Half the problem is who are you going to replace him with? 

In previous eras you would have round after round of Championship fixtures in high summer, so selectors could spot in form players to bring in (and send struggling ones back to their county to try and regain some form)…

Now? There will not be a single Championship game in August so they can shoehorn in the county game killer all month. 
 

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Half the problem is who are you going to replace him with? 

In previous eras you would have round after round of Championship fixtures in high summer, so selectors could spot in form players to bring in (and send struggling ones back to their county to try and regain some form)…

Now? There will not be a single Championship game in August so they can shoehorn in the county game killer all month. 
 

I haven't watched the hundred so far but there is only 50 over cricket at county cricket so Who is even in some sort of form. not many I bet. 

[matt83]

It’s alright there’ll be no such international selection issues created by players not playing proper cricket because from 2023-2027 there will be no international cricket played in August in order to create a window for the 16.4. If it wasn’t so detrimental to real cricket it would be funny the lengths they’re prepared to go to make it a success.

[Norbert Rassragr]

I know. Though I think the county game is a breeding ground for mediocrity, the hundred is a farce of a format that has ruined the domestic calendar. Compared to countries like Australia or most of India, the time the weather is good for any cricket is short, so the most has to be made out of that time. Pushing county games to the edges of that season will destroy our test team in the long run.

[den]

1 hour ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

I know. Though I think the county game is a breeding ground for mediocrity, the hundred is a farce of a format that has ruined the domestic calendar. Compared to countries like Australia or most of India, the time the weather is good for any cricket is short, so the most has to be made out of that time. Pushing county games to the edges of that season will destroy our test team in the long run.

There’s talk that the county games will be reduced next season as part of the “performance review”. It really takes some understanding, that does. Where will the test cricketers come from?

[oldjamfan1]

10 hours ago, den said:

There’s talk that the county games will be reduced next season as part of the “performance review”. It really takes some understanding, that does. Where will the test cricketers come from?

Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

[matt83]

Lancashire’s awkward squad ready to battle for county cricket’s future
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/24/lancashires-awkward-squad-ready-to-battle-for-county-crickets-future?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
 

It doesn’t happen often but on this issue Lancs do seem to be listening to the members. Should go without saying as a members club

[matt83]

Well the bowlers have done the business. So far so good.

Crawley predictions?

I’m going for caught behind 2nd or 3rd slip off Rabada trying a wafty drive for 9. 49 mins. Looks back in astonishment.

[chaddyrovers]

Very good bowling performance.