Opinion NMFC Board Cricket ThreadII - Windies, Big Bash, Pakistan.

[Hojuman]

Did Hoju peek?

Bed at grumpy-old 8.30.

See we " just " got up ?

 

[DaveyBoy123]

I never thought I'd be saying this in my lifetime, but I'm keen to see how we go against the Afghani bowlers. Their 3 front line spinners may trouble a few of our batsmen who want to attack & attack.

Also, IF they beat Sri Lanka & the Dutch in their next 2 games, they may still be a sneaky semis chance come the time of the match-up.

 

[gokangas]

Game was all over the place - some quality batting then crap. Bowlers all over the place. Starc absolute garbage. Good win against the kiwis, but very lucky in the end.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Poms putting a brave effort against India. Got then 3/70 after 19. V made a

 

[SpiderBurton22]

How's your sporting weekend going KiwiRoo

 

[krakouers]

Poms putting a brave effort against India. Got then 3/70 after 19. V made a

India trying their best not to win this one?

 

[Twinkletoes]

India trying their best not to win this one?

England collapsing in predictable fashion.

 

[KiwiRoo]

How's your sporting weekend going KiwiRoo

well not great
The poms really know how to ruin a sporting event

Would have been interesting to see the British Press if the Pommie rugby side copped what we did.......

 

[SpiderBurton22]

India trying their best not to win this one?

Nah, pitch was 2 paced. England all out for 129, lose by 100 runs. Still last on the table.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Nah, pitch was 2 paced. England all out for 129, lose by 100 runs. Still last on the table.

That's a very limp defence of the cup from the poms. Especially with their batting line-up

 

[SpiderBurton22]

 

[krakouers]

Nah, pitch was 2 paced. England all out for 129, lose by 100 runs. Still last on the table.

They are going home

 

[Sillygit]

They are going home

Same old england, always leaving

 

[krakouers]

Same old england, always leaving

Damn, that tune is in my head now

 

[Sillygit]

Damn, that tune is in my head now

been 12 hours and i still can't get rid of it

 

[Samsquanch]

been 12 hours and i still can't get rid of it

Good isn't it!

 

[Marstermind]

Four hours to bowl 50 overs. 12.5 overs an hour. A form of the game that is meant to be action plus moves slower that Test cricket. Get on with it!!!!

 

[Samsquanch]

Four hours to bowl 50 overs. 12.5 overs an hour. A form of the game that is meant to be action plus moves slower that Test cricket. Get on with it!!!!

Yes. The best thing about the English team in this comp is how they've managed to wrap up their matches so quickly.

 

[Marstermind]

Yes. The best thing about the English team in this comp is how they've managed to wrap up their matches so quickly.

At this rate you could watch the first over of an ODI, watch from the first siren to last siren of the '75, '77R, '96 and '99 Grand Finals and still have time to watch the last half dozen overs of the run chase.

If a good team (not England) get over 300, and a good team (not England) makes some sort of fist of chasing them down then the game nudges 9 hours from start to finish - pretty tedious when the chasing team usually gets nowhere near it.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Afghanistan might be a threat against the Aussies

 

[KiwiRoo]

Afghanistan might be a threat against the Aussies

Been impressed with their bowling.

good quicks and some very decent spinners

 

[gokangas]

All credit to the Afghanis - sensational results so far.

 

[wolvesRoos]

I really don't understand what has suddenly gone wrong with England. Have been the best at short forms of cricket for years now. Now their test team is getting better again and the wheels have fallen off the one day team

 

[SpiderBurton22]

I really don't understand what has suddenly gone wrong with England. Have been the best at short forms of cricket for years now. Now their test team is getting better again and the wheels have fallen off the one day team

Hubris, ageing guns and the fact they play very little 50 over cricket.

 

[big_e]

Hubris, ageing guns and the fact they play very little 50 over cricket.

All 13 teams in the ODI Super League played 24 games between 2020 and 2023, except Afghanistan (18), Pakistan and India (21 each).

I think they've just been poorly coached and made some strange selection decisions (hello, Ben Stokes).