****the official CRICKET thread*****

[bluefete]

England mash up India in the 5th test: 378/3 - 2nd innings to win by 7 wickets.

[Dizzy28]

England just keeps chasing down fairly sizeable totals very quickly
Bairstow seems to be in he form of his life and Root has become the best of the Fab 4.

Eerily good the last three tests have England been

[bluefete]

England just keeps chasing down fairly sizeable totals very quickly
Bairstow seems to be in he form of his life and Root has become the best of the Fab 4.

Eerily good the last three tests have England been

True. But it has certainly livened up Test cricket for new followers.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Now that was a feel sick moment for me. I know India were done for if they didn't cross 450....men batting t20 style in test cricket yes

[DMan7]

WI 193/5

194 for Bangladesh to win in the 2nd test.

2nd T20I
Good job WI
3rd T20I this Thurs

In Guyana

[fokhan_96]

First t20 india vs eng today.
Imagine they left out Bairstow.. lol

[Dizzy28]

First t20 india vs eng today.
Imagine they left out Bairstow.. lol

Man deserve a rest!! His strike rate across the tests this English Summer so far has been something like 120. That's crazy!!!!

I saw Bish post a photo from his hotel in Guyana this morning....epic rain. Hopefully the ground can be ready in time for that game

[shake d livin wake d dead]

India playing a second strength 11 if you ask me. No pant, bumrah,shammi, Iyer etc. I won't check kohli because he under some pressure and needs to do what Stokes did.

I feel India trying out players to see who they carrying for the world cup

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Enjoyed that india t20. Bhuvi swung that ball like a genius

[DMan7]

Forget about India, WI won the 3 match T20 series 2-0 against Bangladesh.

[Dizzy28]

Forget about India, WI won the 3 match T20 series 2-0 against Bangladesh.

Two of the best teams were playing a T20 and two of the worst teams were playing a T20........you really think WI held greater attention?

[trent]

Forget about India, WI won the 3 match T20 series 2-0 against Bangladesh.

Two of the best teams were playing a T20 and two of the worst teams were playing a T20........you really think WI held greater attention?

How dare u refer to the 2 times world T20 champions as 1 of the worst teams

[Dizzy28]

Not me...the rankings !!

1 and 2 Vs 7 and 9

[DMan7]

Aye I from the West Indies eh, me ain't know nothing about rooting for India. I hope in the India vs WI series allya have the same energy and watch another series with only 2 top sides playing and considering India bringing their B team too even better yet to watch another series of 2 top teams instead.

[bluefete]

WI getting a good cut-ass in this game.

They are playing as if they went and limed by "The Wall" in Guyana last night and suffering from some serious hangovers.

In a 41 over game they barely made 150.

Bangladesh 68/2 - 11.2 overs.

Kudos to Bangladesh though. They are clearly the better team in this contest.

[DMan7]

I'm expecting WI lose all 3 ODI's, WI has never beaten bangladesh in an ODI series since 2014, 8 years ago.

[bluefete]

I'm expecting WI lose all 3 ODI's, WI has never beaten Bangladesh in an ODI series since 2014, 8 years ago.

Waaayyyzzz, I did not know that. No wonder they were having problems scoring runs.

But it comes down to mindset and approach to the game. WI clearly had the wrong approach.

Whatever happened to the days when WI batsmen would batter spinners into submission?

[fallen18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MupFuw1CNFc

An entire highlight package of the WI innings and not one proper cricketing shot played. A perfect example of whats wrong with WI cricket. T20/20 cricket in ODI and Test. Some of the dismissals are comical.

At the moment, the best thing about the WI is probably the YouTube channel. Great job whoever does the highlights package.

[bluefete]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MupFuw1CNFc

An entire highlight package of the WI innings and not one proper cricketing shot played. A perfect example of whats wrong with WI cricket. T20/20 cricket in ODI and Test. Some of the dismissals are comical.

At the moment, the best thing about the WI is probably the YouTube channel. Great job whoever does the highlights package.

True.

[bluefete]

Sri Lanka mash up Australia today.

[DMan7]

Sri Lanka mash up Australia today.

So you saying we have a chance when we go Australia later this year then?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

England have a rather worrying scorecard atm

[Cantmis]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... -the-sting

[fokhan_96]

England have a rather worrying scorecard atm

They pull ah west indies yes

[Dizzy28]

England all out 110

[bluefete]

Sri Lanka mash up Australia today.

So you saying we have a chance when we go Australia later this year then?

Take win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dizzy28]

WI home series against NZ in August would be their last three games in the ODI super league. The max points WI can reach is 110 assuming they win all three games and that may not be enough for automatic qualification for the 2023 WC. England and Bangladesh already has more than 110 points and Afg, Pak, NZ, Aus and SA all have between 9-12 games remaining.

Somehow WI's schedule allowed them to be the 1st to finish the 24 game super league before anybody else.

[bluefete]

Just when you thought things could not get any worse for WI

Current score in 50 over game against Bangladesh - WI 86/9 (31 overs)

DMan7 - You really know your cricket!

[Dizzy28]

108 all out!

[toyolink]

Too many games just go flat early and offer no real viewing fun.
If the fellas don't feel like playing, they should just say so.
I have had to turn off the TV too many times and not even 6 overs bowled because men just vooping.
This is real bad joke.
My mother is almost 90 years and all she doing is steuping and saying 'poor fellas like they tired'.