Pakenhamtrain
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Taking sandpaper gate out of it the fact he really only makes runs in Australia is the difference between him being a good and a great player.
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DarloRich
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Agreed.
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Mark Taylor deliberately didn't try to beat the Don's score, remaining not out, but the vainglorious Warner had no such qualms.... says it all about the guy really. The fact he's a good flat track bully has nothing to do with it. The Donald Trump of cricket!
Xenophon PCDGS
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Day 5 of the Second Test Match was ended, as expected, by the weather, but New Zealand must have enjoyed the cameo performance of Williamson (104 not out) and Taylor (105 not out) and their unbroken stand of 213 runs in the New Zealand 2nd innings score of 241-2 when play ended for the day.
New Zealand take the two match series 1-0.
New Zealand take the two match series 1-0.
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I notice Sky Sports news this morning was using Denly's Catch as the worst dropped catch in Englands Test History.. I know its bad but, surely there must have been some worse than that ?
Pakenhamtrain
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That catch was an absolute pudding. It's actually harder to drop that catch that is was to grab it.
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Try Mike Gatting's on You Tube. I'm afraid Gatting will only go down in history for this and his wagging his finger in that corrupt Pakistan umpire's face, the latter quite justified in my view. Oh, and Graham Gooch's continual references to Gatting's appetite, not sure whether that includes barmaids!
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And for being bowled by the ball of the century!
Bob Willis has died which has taken me really by surprise. Very very sad news.
PudseyBearHST
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Very sad to hear. I enjoyed watching him in the Verdict and noticed it wasn’t the same without him over the last couple of weeks during England vs New Zealand series (he was not in it because was having an operation). I was hoping he’d back for the South Africa series but sadly no longer.
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Yes, I'd forgotten that one - the look of startled amazement looking back disbelievingly at his uprooted stumps an absolute classic!!
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Indeed. If Bob Willis and Chris Old had ever both fired at the same time, which sadly never happened, England would have had one of the best bowling attacks in their history. Shouldn't be forgotten that, VERY unusually for a fast bowler, Willis was briefly England captain.
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He always seemed so very mournful when giving his views, rarely smiling - or so it seemed to me, anyway!
However, he was an excellent bowler for many years (not just for one match!) and also a very good "Expert Commentator", and he'll be much missed.
However, he was an excellent bowler for many years (not just for one match!) and also a very good "Expert Commentator", and he'll be much missed.
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The MCG is in a bit of a crisis at the moment. The Sheffield Shield game between Victoria and Western Australia was called off due to a dangerous pitch.
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I'm quite surprised about that news as, as far as I know, all the wickets at the MCG are of the "drop in" type.
I visited the ground in 2001, and our guide told us that the Rules footballers kept complaining about the different bounce on the outfield and the wicket. As there were far more Rules matches there that cricket matches, the dug up the square and used "drop in" tracks for every match. Granted, I don't know how long it takes to replace a "drop in" wicket, but could they not have changed the wicket rather than abandoning the match?
I visited the ground in 2001, and our guide told us that the Rules footballers kept complaining about the different bounce on the outfield and the wicket. As there were far more Rules matches there that cricket matches, the dug up the square and used "drop in" tracks for every match. Granted, I don't know how long it takes to replace a "drop in" wicket, but could they not have changed the wicket rather than abandoning the match?
Pakenhamtrain
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It's the new version of drop ins used this year.
Apparently the pitch was over watered and the ball was leaving divots and the ball was flying off the surface. The concern was when those divots dried out.
There is a big square of about 8 pitches and they prepare 1 for a game.
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This time last year, if you'd gone into Ladbroke's (say) and asked for odds on Ben Stokes being crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 you'd probably have been offered better than the 500-1 that Rod Marsh and co. got on the Headingley Ashes test of 1981. What a redemption!
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The day night test in Perth has been run and won with Australia thumping NZ
AUS 416 & 9/217 dec.
NZ 166 & 171
We move onto the Boxing Day test at the MCG.
Speaking of the MCG they're currently fitting out new LED lights to the light towers and inner bowl. 2 out of the 6 lights will not be working throughout the cricket season as they change the old out with the new.
AUS 416 & 9/217 dec.
NZ 166 & 171
We move onto the Boxing Day test at the MCG.
Speaking of the MCG they're currently fitting out new LED lights to the light towers and inner bowl. 2 out of the 6 lights will not be working throughout the cricket season as they change the old out with the new.
Forget the lights, have they sorted the pitch out?!
Pakenhamtrain
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CA have said to the MCC to not play it safe so who knows what we are getting!Forget the lights, have they sorted the pitch out?!
In other the news the BBL is underway.
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So, if I understand this correctly, CA have accepted that the wickets at the MCG might be poor (or even dangerous?), but they won't call matches off while the problem is unsolved?
Pakenhamtrain
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They've told the MCC to to over react basically. The issue during the Shield game was because the pitch had too much moisture in it. Im guessing the answer will be less moisture.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Has anything similar to that been experienced in any other of the major cricket countries?
They had to abandon a Test in the Windies maybe ten years ago due to the outfield being to sandy I believe.
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That's very interesting, thanks.
I think that this is the one you're thinking of? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/13/england-wes-indies-antigua-test-vic-marks
(West Indies v England at Antigua, February 2009)
Yes that's the one! And then they went off to the ARG which I recall had a wicket with the remains of the Football pitch centre line down the middle
Xenophon PCDGS
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Day 1 of the three-day tour match against South Africa "A" saw England close the first day at 337-5.
Denley 103
Pope 70 not out
Burns 56.
Denley 103
Pope 70 not out
Burns 56.
Pakenhamtrain
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Current BBL update:
THU 6/172 def HEA 143
SCO 131 def by SIX 2/137
RNG 5/169 def by THU 4/171
HUR 9/129 def SIX 104
STA 7/167 def HEA 8/145
The current game between the Thunder and Strikers is currently in an Air Quality delay. Smoke from the bush fires has blown over quite badly.
STR 5/161 THU 1/40 at the time of the delay. They had an air quality reading of 1300! A Hazardous reading starts at 200.
UPDATE: Game officially declared no result. We were only 4 balls away fro there being a result.
THU 6/172 def HEA 143
SCO 131 def by SIX 2/137
RNG 5/169 def by THU 4/171
HUR 9/129 def SIX 104
STA 7/167 def HEA 8/145
The current game between the Thunder and Strikers is currently in an Air Quality delay. Smoke from the bush fires has blown over quite badly.
STR 5/161 THU 1/40 at the time of the delay. They had an air quality reading of 1300! A Hazardous reading starts at 200.
UPDATE: Game officially declared no result. We were only 4 balls away fro there being a result.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Day 2 of the three-day tour match saw England move on to 456-7 before declaring, Pope having taken his score on to 132 before being dismissed. The wicket is a good batting track.
South Africa "A" lost two wickets, one each to Anderson and Stokes to be 62-2 at one stage, but a good recovery stand by Petersen (60 not out) and Second (46 not out) took the score on to 154-2 at close of play.
South Africa "A" lost two wickets, one each to Anderson and Stokes to be 62-2 at one stage, but a good recovery stand by Petersen (60 not out) and Second (46 not out) took the score on to 154-2 at close of play.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Day 3 of the three-day tour match saw South Africa "A" batting through the day to close on 325-5, with Verreynne coming in to play a cameo innings of 74, losing only three wickets in the day. This match saw Anderson having a reasonably sized bowling spell after his recent medical problems of 19 - 7 - 41 -3.
I understand that as a result of England having a number of players unavailable to play in this match, it has been downgraded from first-class status.
I understand that as a result of England having a number of players unavailable to play in this match, it has been downgraded from first-class status.