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  1. Chin Music

    Franchise Cricket in England Domestic Season 2025

    I would have thought that a reason why you don't get big crowds there is that Old Trafford is a dreadful place to get to (and out of) if you don't really feel that involved. Yes, I know that 75k or so go there for football, but that place is a nightmare to go to and get out of so if you don't...
  2. Chin Music

    Franchise Cricket in England Domestic Season 2025

    I don't like the fact that you can rarely ever see how many runs a team has actually scored.
  3. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Don't get me started on Bethell's non match preparation over the last four/five months.
  4. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Not even played a senior t20 game which is just wrong in terms of meriting the Hundred gig. He didn't do bad against India U19s earlier this year but even so, that's the context that says he needs senior list A games
  5. Chin Music

    Franchise Cricket in England Domestic Season 2025

    Exactly. Huge amount of money to turn down.
  6. Chin Music

    *Official* India tour of England 2025 General Discussion

    That was pretty much my take too. I'm not trying to be down on the series, because there was plenty of intrigue overall because of what you have set out, but the "best" non Ashes that I have seen in England is a bit of a joke. I know that most of the England v India games that have been 5 test...
  7. Chin Music

    Franchise Cricket in England Domestic Season 2025

    England players opt to be paid £25,000 per Hundred game instead of resting Yup.
  8. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    I looked at a few scorecards and Durham/Warwickshire for two seemed to be playing a few first team regulars from the championship, different format I know. Will be interesting to see the sides the likes of Yorkshire/ Lancs put out.
  9. Chin Music

    Franchise Cricket in England Domestic Season 2025

    Apparently England players can earn double their test match appearance fee for a one off appearance in this. I suspect they will want to be playing a few games.
  10. Chin Music

    *Official* India tour of England 2025 General Discussion

    Not going to argue with any of that. What hurt England this series was not getting what might well be our best available attack on the park at the same time. That for me would be Atkinson, Archer & Carse. I would like to see a fully fit Carse in Australia, where his 'hard length' bowling might...
  11. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2025/26

    Depends on their appeal against demotion to the Conference League. I would guess that they won't win their appeal due to UEFA rules but that remains to be seen.
  12. Chin Music

    Is Javed Miandad an ATG test batsman?

    His record against good quality fast bowling isn't all that as his record against Windies in particular indicated.
  13. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    It wasn't so much the pace he bowled when he started, it is more that his second and third spells were Ollie Robinson bad in the test that he did play., suggesting problems and bowling 20 good overs per day, which you have to do at test match level. There is a case of course, that he would have...
  14. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    I don't disagree, there are some lovely venues. A shame though that it is in effect largely a 2nd XI competition.
  15. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    I like the joke, but the truth for me is that the dropped catches on Friday evening and Saturday morning helped decide the result more than anything else.
  16. Chin Music

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Design unfortunately, a very bad design!
  17. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Unless Hameed has reverted from his low hands technique, then no chance. One of the three you have named are probably a reasonable choice in the circumstance although it isn't easy choice.
  18. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    The issue was that he went to the IPL, barely played and missed on playing FC cricket in the early season as a result. He may or may not produce the goods at test level, but if he barely gets to practice his red ball game, we shouldn't be too surprised that he failed this game. Now after this...
  19. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    I guess there might be some read across with Konstas, but they are picking a 21year old more on potential rather than results so far. However, if a bloke only gets one solitary red ball game to show his wares since last winter, when he did do well, it isn’t really a surprise that he looked...
  20. Chin Music

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    The Oval was more like the pitch you see at county games over the last few years. Enough grass on to give pace and bounce and sideways movement. Lord’s is usually a chief executive pitch, making sure of five days income.

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