Group D - West Indies, England, Ireland

[Uppercut]

****ing hell Stirling. Two men out in the deep and you try to ****ing clear one. ****.

 

[superkingdave]

Is it just me or was that catch not quite as great as Lloyd was making out,

Yeah, don't think It was amazing, but looked like the ground out there was a bit damp so he couldn't get in to position easy..if it was dry he could have got there quicker and taken it regulation.

 

[four_or_six]

Wickets really important here, I don't think we're going to get to the end.

 

[Zinzan]

Wow, just realised Lumb is another South African born, so in the top 5 only Collingwood was English-born, hehe, this is getting crazy. Feel a bit for the fans tbh

 

[superkingdave]

Wow, just realised Lumb is another South African born, so in the top 5 only Collingwood was born in England, hehe, this is getting crazy. Feel a bit for the fans tbh

Don't worry, we don't really care

 

[four_or_six]

Wow, just realised Lumb is another South African born, so only in the top 5 only Collingwood was born in England, hehe, this is getting crazy. Feel a bit for the fans tbh

Don't worry about us. We don't care!

Anyway, Lumb is the son of a Yorkshire cricketer. Hardly a total South African.

 

[GraemeSmith]

Brilliant theory. What about the players equipment too? A cricket bat + torrential rain is not a great combination. There's already talks of there being a shortage in willow round the corner, so this theory would exacerbate that issue further. Then there's also the matter of dark clouds normally causing rain, meaning visibility of the batsmen isn't going to be great, so in-turn all the overs in rain would have to be bowled by spinners. The cost of ruined equipment, countless new balls and decreased visibility makes it a pretty poor theory tbh. I'd actually rather stick with D/L than this idea.

Rain is not going to have much of an effect on the bat unless it is absolutely pouring and even then the batsman can easily replace the bat. The amount of money it would cost in equipment is miniscule compared to the money lost in matches that get rained out/shortened. As for the the visibility issue most stadiums these days have lights which are often used late in the evening in test matches, so I don't see why they can't be turned on for a t20 game

 

[GIMH]

Wow, just realised Lumb is another South African born, so in the top 5 only Collingwood was English-born, hehe, this is getting crazy. Feel a bit for the fans tbh

English parents, son of a former Yorkshire opener and has played all of his first-class cricket for English sides...nothing to see here

 

[Zinzan]

Don't worry, we don't really care

You (personally) maybe not, but I know a few who are starting to care as the side becomes less & less English by the year, including the likes of Botham & Boycott

 

[King Pietersen]

May have been born in South Africa, but his Father is English and played FC cricket for Yorkshire. Didn't play Junior cricket for South Africa, though played Junior cricket for Transvaal, but has played all his Professional cricket in England. He's certainly not South African though.

What a surprise, Sidebottom bowling the wrong length again. Bring back Jimmeh.

 

[four_or_six]

Good to see we have a female brain manning the laptop.

 

[Jarquis]

King Pietersen will be spitting chips about those SiBo boundaries.

Edit : Cricinfo sloooow

 

[superkingdave]

You (personally) maybe not, but I know a few who are starting to care as the side becomes less & less English by the year, including the likes of Botham & Boycott

Don't know anyone who cares apart from my Dad, and he's a cynical old bastard who would be disappointed if he didn't have anything to complain about.


Anyway, we'll be off again now.

 

[GIMH]

You (personally) maybe not, but I know a few who are starting to care as the side becomes less & less English by the year, including the likes of Botham & Boycott

I don't know any cricket fans that care

As for Botham & Boycott...meh...I love them both but imagine what Gordon Brown would call those two...

 

[superkingdave]

Good to see we have a female brain manning the laptop.

Think its Stuart Broads sister tbph

 

[GIMH]

Good to see we have a female brain manning the laptop.

Stuart Broad's sister

 

[Jarquis]

Good to see we have a female brain manning the laptop.

Still Broad's sister?

Edit : Me sloooooow.

 

[Zinzan]

English parents, son of a former Yorkshire opener and has played all of his first-class cricket for English sides...nothing to see here

There will be a breaking point Geraint, once more & more South African's realise the can have a better live & earn more money & it gets to a point that there are more S African-born than English-born players in the team, I think English fans will start wincing a little.

 

[four_or_six]

Think its Stuart Broads sister tbph

Yeah, I know. Lol, can imagine how much my brother would love it if I was sat in the dressing room with him all the time.

 

[GIMH]

****ing rain

there's stuff i wanna watch on my sky+ before I go to bed and this doesn't help