England Cricket 2022

[WhyLikeThis]

It’s worth remembering Agnew’s sober and reflective response to being called out…

 

[paulhackett]

Saw Issy Wong bowling last summer at Hove. Go and watch if you get a chance. She's good..

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Real shame the women's test was ruined by the weather. Deserved a result.

And today's test started at 10.30. Just switched on to hear a wicket.

 

[Petcha]

Real shame the women's test was ruined by the weather. Deserved a result.

And today's test started at 10.30. Just switched on to hear a wicket.

India's got a bizarre time thing going on where they're half an hour off the rest of the world. Used to get me caught out all the time there. So I assume the ECB has bowed to the Indian broadcasters here.

 

[Petcha]

This is absurd. It's not exactly a monsoon.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Two wickets for Anderson. Feeble shot by Gill. Pujara got a very good one. He's still England's best bowler four weeks shy of his 40th birthday!

 

[Petcha]

He's a class act. I remember a couple of years ago he was a guest in the studio alongside Sir Alistair Cook at the lunch break, think he was injured or something. It was very awkward. Cook was basically saying Anderson wouldn't play again for England. Anderson was pretty scathing in his response, easy to see there's no love lost there. He was proven right. Cook himself retired too early IMO. If a fast bowler can keep going at this age a batsman certainly can.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Actually Cook and Anderson are good mates...

 

[two sheds]

You'd think they could limit the bowling speeds for different light levels. Call a no ball if it's fast enough to take someone's head off.

 

[Petcha]

Well Jimmy's reaction was definitely not good in that studio. He's a spiky character by nature though but definitely a clash of opinions there. Cook was out of order tbf.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

You'd think they could limit the bowling speeds for different light levels. Call a no ball if it's fast enough to take someone's head off.

They already do a bit of that. The bowling team may be told that they have to bowl spinners if they want to stay on. But I think the fielding team always needs to be give the option of declining that invitation.

I do think sometimes, with the spinners on, they can come off too quickly, but generally delays for bad light are just something cricket has to live with.

 

[Spymaster]

This is absurd. It's not exactly a monsoon.

I’m here at the ground. It’s been properly pissing down for the last 20 minutes. Brightened up a bit now.

I’d forgotten what a dump Edgbaston is. 20 minute queues for beers and the bogs are an inch deep with piss.

 

[Spymaster]

Raining again. Covers going back on.

 

[Petcha]

I’m here at the ground. It’s been properly pissing down for the last 20 minutes. Brightened up a bit now.

I’d forgotten what a dump Edgbaston is. 20 minute queues for beers and the bogs are an inch deep with piss.

Oh dear. It's also the ground where there's a 'wacky' stand where beach balls fly around past crowds of pissed up lads dressed as the flintstones right, egged on by Bumble.. thank god he's gone.

 

[Spymaster]

Oh dear. It's also the ground where there's a 'wacky' stand where beach balls fly around past crowds of pissed up lads dressed as the flintstones right, egged on by Bumble.. thank god he's gone.

Loads of people in silly outfits. It’s pretty rowdy here now cos everyone’s been getting pissed-up in the rain break

You wouldn’t get this at Lords!

 

[planetgeli]

Potts just keeps taking wickets. Kohli now. What a find. (And the ball he got Vihari with was excellent.)

 

[Spymaster]

Oh dear. It's also the ground where there's a 'wacky' stand where beach balls fly around past crowds of pissed up lads …

 

[surreybrowncap]

Loads of people in silly outfits. It’s pretty rowdy here now cos everyone’s been getting pissed-up in the rain break

You wouldn’t get this at Lords!

Really?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Leach vs two lefties. Lefties winning the first over.

 

[Petcha]

I dont think Pant enjoys England nicking his thunder

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I’m here at the ground. It’s been properly pissing down for the last 20 minutes. Brightened up a bit now.

I’d forgotten what a dump Edgbaston is. 20 minute queues for beers and the bogs are an inch deep with piss.

Cheap bhajis and samosas mind.

 

[Spymaster]

Cheap bhajis and samosas mind.

And a very, very, fair butter chicken from “Punjabi Kitchen”, I have to say.

 

[SpookyFrank]

It will. Pant's bang out of form, mind you.

This post has aged poorly.

 

[Petcha]

If Stokes was from Pakistan there would be many many raised eyebrows over the number of no-balls he's bowled this summer. And they're not even close, he's stepping way over.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Amazing from Pant, but I think Stokes missed a trick not bowling Root earlier. It was the one turning away from him that got him.

 

[planetgeli]

It was a great knock. And this middle order soft ball thrash is beginning to take a pattern. Too much Dukes domination (loads of wickets/no wickets)

 

[littlebabyjesus]

This post has aged poorly.

I had a friendly bet on Leach getting him in this match as well. Still might have one more innings to do it.

 

[planetgeli]

Pantball. More painful than paintball.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

According to reports in the Times and the Telegraph, the official, who has worked at the ECB for a significant number of years, allegedly commented earlier this summer that he was unable to see Malcolm “until he smiles”.

ECB suspends official over alleged comments directed at Devon Malcolm | Sport | The Guardian

The England and Wales Cricket Board have launched an investigation into accusations a racist comment was made about the former England fast bowler

amp.theguardian.com

The ECB still stuck in the 1970s.

 

[Idaho]

We are filth against the tail.