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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 21, 2017 2:58:28 GMT
Darren Bravo is the most grevious absentee. Their best batsman has been shiwn utter contempt by the WICB and is right to stand up for himself.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 25, 2017 16:36:53 GMT
Something happened to Stuart Broad Bout 6 or 7 years ago. Overnight he went from being a competent batsman to being a co posts bunny.
Wonder what it was? Some sudden deterioration in vision? Or guts!?
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 26, 2017 0:41:35 GMT
I think he got hit on the foot a few times - tends to make bowlers a bit gun shy.
He was always a bit of a "have a dip" type player anyway, and those types generally see their batting fall away as they get older. Darren Gough, Shane Warne and Brett Lee are other examples that spring to mind.
The Windies are in with a show in this one. I went to bed during the innings break thinking they might be 3/15 at stumps. 1 down, 230 odd behind with a watchy in - not a bad position. But this is their weak suit.
In other games, India are towelling up Sri Lanka in some ODIs, although some Sri Lankan allsorts spinner took 6/40. Apparently he got 3 Indian top order players with a simple 4 card trick : Leg Break, Off Break, Leg Break, Googly.
Australia in Bangladesh starts tomorrow, whilst Ireland are on top of the "2nd Divsion" replacing Afghanistan after 1st Innings points and a draw against the Netherlands.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 26, 2017 2:47:43 GMT
Stuart Broad's batting was one of the big factors in the 2015 Ashes, I also think his swashbuckling half century in a lost cause in the 2009 Ashes clawed momentum back off Australia's bowlers and set up the crushing win at The Oval. When he hangs around with the bat, it tends to be formative in England vicyories.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 26, 2017 12:40:26 GMT
Darren Bravo is the most grevious absentee. Their best batsman has been shiwn utter contempt by the WICB and is right to stand up for himself. Windies have managed to compete in this match till now. 109/3 in response to England's 258. Though I don't see them staying in the game for too long. |
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 27, 2017 12:52:27 GMT
Something happened to Stuart Broad Bout 6 or 7 years ago. Overnight he went from being a competent batsman to being a co posts bunny. Wonder what it was? Some sudden deterioration in vision? Or guts!? World cricket is momentarily behaving in a very surprising way. WI have 169 runs lead over England after first innings. I am generally an England supporter but want them to lose but I don't trust WI here. Australia is in a bit of bother at 18/3 in reply to Bangladesh's 260 at the end of day 1. I wonder what our Ausssie members have to say about how surprising it may be if surprising at all. Aussies did play exceedingly well against India but that might have been possible mainly because of the efforts of 1 man (Smith). SL scored 217 runs only in 50 overs as if time has rolled back to ODI cricket of 80s. |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 27, 2017 21:26:45 GMT
I think Australia were given too much credit for their performances in India. Smith and Lyon were tremendous, but India were knackered having already tallied 10 test matches for that home summer. Their collapses to pace in the final test were as bad as anything we've seen in away tests during Lehmann's run and India dominated the drawn game.
As for this series, depends on the tosses. Bat first, get the best conditions. Smith could still drag Australia out of trouble and into the ascendancy here. A Bangladesh win would be less of an upset than Sri Lanka beating us last year IMO. While Bangladesh beat England just recently, Sri Lanka's team had been terrible for over a year. Australia is more than capable of losing this series. And if it's 1-all there should be a shared trophy, ludicrous that a result 11 years ago should give Australia retention rights.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 21:42:09 GMT
Well, whatever the outcome at least this game isn't as one-sided as the first test.
Westley is in the process of un-punching his ticket to Australia at this rate.
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 28, 2017 2:39:27 GMT
Aus v Bang : Strange game so far, with the only class players for Bangladesh getting runs (Tammim and Shakib). Warner and Khawaja are terrible players of spinners early on so it doesn't look as bad as it seems for Australia at 3/18 but it isn't great either. I noticed Cricinfo couldn't help itself with it's ridiculous headline "Bangladesh tighten Grip" as a day 1 score of 260 is anything to shout about.
Eng v WI : England digging in, as they should. Poor Windies can't cop a tip ATM. All that batting effort might be for nought, as England lead by 2 with 7 wickets in the hutch, one being Stokes who is in great form. I get the horrible feeling WI get rolled for 150 in their second dig and lose by about 75.....
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 28, 2017 3:58:39 GMT
I think it's a question of "who would you rather be?" Right now? Bangladesh, but hardly in a dominant position. Will need to bat well in their second innings if Australia get much over 150.
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 28, 2017 6:47:45 GMT
Well, now I'd rather be Bangladesh. Australia 6/123. Big Innings ahead for Maxwell and Agar.......
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 28, 2017 13:19:36 GMT
Agar was good. Maxwell not so much. If you're not picking The Big Show (personally I'd take Paul Wight any day as being more worthy of that moniker) for his batting he shouldn't be in the team. On a related note, Maxwell shouldn't be picked for his batting either. Time to put his Test career on the scrapheap and leave it there.
Bangladesh ahead and in a should win situation. However a batting collapse could still ruin it for them.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 29, 2017 14:38:45 GMT
The two centurions of the first innings are slowly getting to century in the second innings too. Has it ever happened in a test match that two players from a side get 100s in both innings of a test?
What a match! Anyone taking interest in it?
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 29, 2017 14:50:46 GMT
Yeah, great going by the Windies. Dunno the answer to your question though. This guy should know: twitter.com/AWSStats |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 29, 2017 14:51:38 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 29, 2017 15:03:19 GMT
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 29, 2017 15:46:10 GMT
Knew the Chappell's one. Been a "Cricket Trivia" staple for a few years now, that game.
Australia v Bangladesh : Bangladesh still in front 60-40 for mine. Getting started on that pitch looks testing. Warner and Smith need to make at least 75 runs before it gets in a position where Australia should win.
Eng v WI : All 4 results possible ATM. England need 7 wickets against what can be wafer thin batting resistance. Windies need 103 off 30 odd overs. Doable, but not really. Draw for mine. I feel for Braithwaite - but a ton and a 95, you'd take that.
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 29, 2017 15:49:19 GMT
Obviously there is a flaw in the bonus points system. However, Cresselly should have won more points throughout the season. You can't blame Carew for ensuring they win the comp, even if they lose. |
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 29, 2017 21:37:15 GMT
 And finally.... after 17 years West Indies win in England. Two of their batsmen played epic innings. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 29, 2017 23:06:00 GMT
Amazing stat:
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