DieselDaisy Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Strange end to the game. If the decision was for LBW and it was overruled, the ball is 'dead'. The Anderson rule out surely does not count?Not that it matters or anything in the context of the game, except for poor Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK SUBS Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fucking Aussies all over us in cricket like the bastard 80's and 90's again #depressingDread this years ashes series. Seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Didnt Pakistan do England recently? I'm not sure who I'm meant to suport there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Pakistan play India at 3.30 this morning and apparently a billion people are going to be watching it!PSThat is 3.30 Sunday morning (it is weird watching nightime sports!). Edited February 14, 2015 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yeah, my cousins get up for that, mental fuckers. Then again whys that weirder than me staying up for boxing? Whats the deal with England, i thought we were good now? Oh well, back to the days of Atherton i suppose I might be completely wrong but he figured heavily in the days when England used to get kickings in cricket, didn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 We were good, 2008-13 - one of the best cricket teams ever. Since then, since we were whitewashed down under in the 2013-14 Ashes, were went wank! There were a few retirements and new players coming in. It was like what happened to the Gooners. At test level, we did beat India in the summer. We are starting to put things right at that level. Thing is, at limited overs cricket we have always been a bit crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I have just found out that that Maxwell has signed for Yorkshire. Do not like the sound of that, from a Durham perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Didnt Pakistan do England recently? I'm not sure who I'm meant to suport there If you question that, I question your brownness. Pakistan. Always Pakistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Excellent run chase by Ireland (v W. Indies). They chased 300+ and achieved it with a bit of style, with four overs and four wickets in hand. Just goes to show how limp England were the other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Excellent run chase by Ireland (v W. Indies). They chased 300+ and achieved it with a bit of style, with four overs and four wickets in hand. Just goes to show how limp England were the other night.Astounding that the ICC keep finding excuses not to promote Ireland to Test status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Excellent run chase by Ireland (v W. Indies). They chased 300+ and achieved it with a bit of style, with four overs and four wickets in hand. Just goes to show how limp England were the other night.Astounding that the ICC keep finding excuses not to promote Ireland to Test statusI think they probably should. The thing is though, the test schedule is already congested. I would personally like to see some kind of two divisional structure in place, whereby the top ranked teams compete against each other, and the bottom teams compete each other; there would be a relegation/divisional structure, as the lowest ranked top tier team drops out and is replaced by the top ranked lower tier team. This would mean, you would not get lopsided series such as Bangladesh verses Australia. It would mean the top teams playing against each other for numero uno but it would also mean the smaller teams competing on something like a level playing field. It would also leave a bit of room for your Irelands, your Afghanastans - perhaps your Dutch and Scottish in time.Currently, with the current test rankings in mind, such a system would look like this,Division One1/ South Africa2/ Australia3/ England4/ Pakistan 5/ New ZealandDivision Two1/ Sri Lanka2/ India3/ West Indies4/ Bangladesh5/ ZimbabweIf the test playing countries are wanting to expand - and surely that should be the overriding aim - we will need such a system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Test cricket has needed a global calendar for quite some time now, a two tier system would have some problems but I agree it could work quite well if planned properly, and would allow more teams (Ireland and Afghanistan in the immediate term, but eventually others) to be given test status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncivil war Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I can't see India accepting being placed in a second division. They are cricket mad there, I doubt they would ever sign off on it, IMO.Having said that, I think a two tiered system would work. Is the Test championship still going, or did that idea never eventuate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I can't see India accepting being placed in a second division. They are cricket mad there, I doubt they would ever sign off on it, IMO.Having said that, I think a two tiered system would work. Is the Test championship still going, or did that idea never eventuate.I think it was discussed but didn't get past the discussions, I think the main sticking point was agreeing a sensible way for every team to play each other every few years without completely messing up the calendar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I can't see India accepting being placed in a second division. They are cricket mad there, I doubt they would ever sign off on it, IMO.Having said that, I think a two tiered system would work. Is the Test championship still going, or did that idea never eventuate.Their current ranking is 7th though. That is based on performance. I have not just arbitrarily shoved poor India there haha.If you are going to extend test status to teams like Ireland you are going to have to have some sort of hierarchy, preference of play. If not the above divisional structure, then some sort of seeded ranking, like in boxing where the top contenders fight the champion. Something has to change as the calender is already too congested, and with the exception of obvious money spinners like the Ashes, currently teams play each other once every five or six years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 WTF England???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Were they awful? I saw the score. I have not had the pleasure of watching the highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think the score says it all, it took NZ 12 overs to chase down the total, so clearly nothing wrong with the batting conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 I am looking at it now. Finn, two overs for 24 odd. Jesus.I honestly think Scotland will beat England. I am not saying that to be glib or patronising. I think they will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) I watched highlights of that and, honest to god, it was the most one-sided example of cricket I have ever seen. It is impossible to conceive of a more one sided game of cricket. One team were sublime: one team were excrement.Of course, records have been broken, e.g. fasted half-century in an one day game.It was a comical mismatch. Edited February 21, 2015 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Don't think I want to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Sky's commentary are being immensely sarcastic about this Haq's quickness of offspin, yet it works; it is proof there is more than one way to skin a cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Chris Gayle!!! Where did that come from?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Chris Gayle!!! Where did that come from??Hitting back at a few critics.Keen for Aus v NZ on Friday... might just have to set something up at work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncivil war Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Aussies in big trouble against New Zealand. 6 - 97 after 17.4 overs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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