Cricket

[DarloRich]

Listened to the game while working with a friend who plays a bit of cricket and was happy to be asked all the stupid questions I’ve always wanted to ask about the game.
Really enjoyed it.

Give us some examples

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Well even the worlds best have an off day. Not like a we need another world cup. We have 5 in the cabinet already and they take up an extraordinary amount of space.

 

[Cowley]

Give us some examples

Well I knew the basics but wasn’t totally sure on expressions like - Seamer, Swing, Duckworth Lewis etc.

 

[DarloRich]

Well I knew the basics but wasn’t totally sure on expressions like - Seamer, Swing, Duckworth Lewis etc.

Seamer is near Scarborough

If anyone can explain the d/l method they are doing better than me!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If anyone can explain the d/l method they are doing better than me!

Is it now known as the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system?

 

[cactustwirly]

Well I knew the basics but wasn’t totally sure on expressions like - Seamer, Swing, Duckworth Lewis etc.

I had to look those up too, it's a really complex game surprisingly.
A Seamer or Seam bowler, bowls the ball so that it bounces on the ball's seams

 

[Old Yard Dog]

What about the Royal London One Day cup? Is it not happening anymore then?

The Royal London One Day Cup is, apparently, being relegated to a "development competition" from 2020 onwards, being played in the same weeks as the wretched Hundred. The final will be played at Trent Bridge not Lords.

 

[cactustwirly]

The Royal London One Day Cup is, apparently, being relegated to a "development competition" from 2020 onwards, being played in the same weeks as the wretched Hundred. The final will be played at Trent Bridge not Lords.

Shame, didn't get to watch it this year, as I don't get Sky Sports at Uni

 

[Cowley]

Seamer is near Scarborough

If anyone can explain the d/l method they are doing better than me!

Yep. He may have explained it but even he didn’t look that certain...
Anyway I shall listen to the game on Sunday with a bit more of an understanding.

 

[Darandio]

Yep. He may have explained it but even he didn’t look that certain...
Anyway I shall listen to the game on Sunday with a bit more of an understanding.

Listen? Get it watched!

 

[ainsworth74]

Well even the worlds best have an off day.

World best? Last I checked the top three ranked ODI sides in order were England, India and New Zealand. Australia are only the fourth ranked side in the world so it requires some mental gymnastics to conclude that Australia are the worlds best!

 

[Karl]

Listen? Get it watched!

I'd love to watch if I had a TV. I used to love watching cricket on the TV back in the day but I lost interest when it went to Sky TV etc. I always listened on BBC Radio 5 Live though and I'll be listening on Sunday.

(Currently listening to Federer v Nadal on 5 Live)

 

[Busaholic]

Seamer is near Scarborough

If anyone can explain the d/l method they are doing better than me!

It's similar to Universal Credit in that there's only one person who understands it, and nobody who actually thinks it's fair.

 

[ainsworth74]

It's similar to Universal Credit in that there's only one person who understands it, and nobody who actually thinks it's fair.

Hmm I dunno. Universal Credit is quite simple when you look at how the regulations tell you it's supposed to work. Where it breaks down is that the Department for Work and Pensions aren't actually following what the law tells them to do.

I'm not convinced that DLS is simple at any stage!

 

[Busaholic]

Hmm I dunno. Universal Credit is quite simple when you look at how the regulations tell you it's supposed to work. Where it breaks down is that the Department for Work and Pensions aren't actually following what the law tells them to do.

I'm not convinced that DLS is simple at any stage!

You're absolutely right. Perhaps we should have got Iain Duncan Smith to sort out Duckworth-Lewis!!

 

[Cowley]

You're absolutely right. Perhaps we should have got Iain Duncan Smith to sort out Duckworth-Lewis!!

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

World best? Last I checked the top three ranked ODI sides in order were England, India and New Zealand. Australia are only the fourth ranked side in the world so it requires some mental gymnastics to conclude that Australia are the worlds best!

If the rankings actually meant anything India would be in the final.

We've won the thing 5 times. There's daylight to the next successful.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If the rankings actually meant anything India would be in the final.

It is always the case that semi-finals and finals can be regarded as one-off matches where current form can count for naught.

 

[Howardh]

The Royal London One Day Cup is, apparently, being relegated to a "development competition" from 2020 onwards, being played in the same weeks as the wretched Hundred. The final will be played at Trent Bridge not Lords.

If it is I bet it gets watched live by plenty more than the King Hundred.

 

[DarloRich]

If the rankings actually meant anything India would be in the final.

We've won the thing 5 times. There's daylight to the next successful.

You have. Not this one though Also the current aussie team isn't a patch on some of the previous ones. They are at the bottom of the building cycle while England are at the top.

OBVIOUSLY England will implode and be 67-7 of 12 overs but just let us have this little bit of fun.

 

[DarloRich]

The Royal London One Day Cup is, apparently, being relegated to a "development competition" from 2020 onwards, being played in the same weeks as the wretched Hundred. The final will be played at Trent Bridge not Lords.

Cricket bores are doing their nut about the 100 ( and there is no north east team!) but if it brings new people to the game so much the better.

Apparently ECB research shows that while 20/20 is a fantastic success women and families are put off as the matches can quite easily turn into a massive after work pi$$ up and get quite rowdy. The 100 is designed to change that apparently

Also the broadcasters wanted a new product ( not under contract) and the ecb wanted public access to coverage hence a new competition

Shame, didn't get to watch it this year, as I don't get Sky Sports at Uni

The 100 is to be shown on BBC as is the women's version

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Cricket bores are doing their nut about the 100 ( and there is no north east team!) but if it brings new people to the game so much the better.

Apparently ECB research shows that while 20/20 is a fantastic success women and families are put off as the matches can quite easily turn into a massive after work pi$$ up and get quite rowdy. The 100 is designed to change that apparently

40 balls isn't going to make much difference.

BBL down here is a fantastic family event. Mind you we serve mid strength and charge like a wounded bull for it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Day 1 of the Lancashire v Sussex County Championship match saw Sussex making a good opening stand of 77, then the gremlins must have cast a spell on the batsmen as they soon were 95-8, before recovering to 127 all out. It was not the Lancashire main strike bowlers who did the damage this time, but Parkinson with 5-23 and Maxwell with 4-41.

 

[Busaholic]

Day 1 of the Lancashire v Sussex County Championship match saw Sussex making a good opening stand of 77, then the gremlins must have cast a spell on the batsmen as they soon were 95-8, before recovering to 127 all out. It was not the Lancashire main strike bowlers who did the damage this time, but Parkinson with 5-23 and Maxwell with 4-41.

I wonder if you've heard about the death of Jack Bond, Lancashire's captain during their late 60s/early 70s one-day successes? They still occasionally show on TV the stunning catch he took to dismiss Asif Iqbal of my team Kent in a cup final at Lords.

 

[cactustwirly]

Day 1 of the Lancashire v Sussex County Championship match saw Sussex making a good opening stand of 77, then the gremlins must have cast a spell on the batsmen as they soon were 95-8, before recovering to 127 all out. It was not the Lancashire main strike bowlers who did the damage this time, but Parkinson with 5-23 and Maxwell with 4-41.

Wow that's a slow game! You often get scores of 150+ in T20 marches (ok that's very good batsmen, scoring a load of boundaries)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wow that's a slow game! You often get scores of 150+ in T20 marches (ok that's very good batsmen, scoring a load of boundaries)

In this instance, it was not a T20 match but the early stages of day 1 of 4 of a County Championship match.

 

[cactustwirly]

In this instance, it was not a T20 match but the early stages of day 1 of 4 of a County Championship match.

But for a test match, you should be scoring a lot more than 127, granted it's a more defensive game.

 

[cactustwirly]

England are bowling very well against New Zealand, I just hope they can bat just as well.

 

[Busaholic]

England are bowling very well against New Zealand, I just hope they can bat just as well.

Currently, no. NZ strangling England just like they did India. Matt Henry is a superb bowler (skills honed in Canterbury, Kent, of course!)

 

[cactustwirly]

Currently, no. NZ strangling England just like they did India. Matt Henry is a superb bowler (skills honed in Canterbury, Kent, of course!)

Yeah I know, I can barely watch it!