Sport Cricket - Summer 2022
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ZeroTheHero
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I think it's going to be pretty tense!
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I think it was Lees?Crawley very lucky first ball
I understand there isn’t many threatening to replace him but he really is incredibly lucky to have had as many chances as he has
Yep I’ve had a shocker there lol
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You’re still thinking in old England terms!
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Well I certainly was at 5.15 - with the benefit of another few hours it is completely obvious it would be a stroll in the park!
Well I certainly was at 5.15 - with the benefit of another few hours it is completely obvious it would be a stroll in the park!
England can still lose from this position.
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Well that didn't take long. England win by 9 wickets. Lees fell LBW for 39.
Not a comment you see regularly on this forum
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I'm caught between thinking this new brand of test cricket is quite exciting (which it is!) and mourning the lack of subtlety and batting skills (which is also true).
I suppose the acid test is going to come when we try to apply what works OK in helpful English conditions to games elsewhere in the world, where our bowlers are likely to be less effective and our batsmen less likely to be able to just attack and hope to get away with it. That's at the start of December in Pakistan, I think.
I suppose the acid test is going to come when we try to apply what works OK in helpful English conditions to games elsewhere in the world, where our bowlers are likely to be less effective and our batsmen less likely to be able to just attack and hope to get away with it. That's at the start of December in Pakistan, I think.
Shame on Deepti Sharma to win the Third ODI by doing a "Mankad". Shame on the rest of the Indian Women's cricket team for not withdrawing the appeal.
Within the rules but not within the spirit of the game. I would be saying the same if England had done it.
Within the rules but not within the spirit of the game. I would be saying the same if England had done it.
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I personally don’t have a problem with it. If the batter is halfway down the wicket by the time the bowler releases the ball then that is cheating - it makes it much harder for the fielding team to get a runout. Either don’t steal ground as the non-striker, or be ready to be dismissed in that way.
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That would be fair enough but if you watch the side-on shot, the England batter is not advancing up the pitch unfairly.
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You can clearly see in the replay that she is watching for the flight of the ball to then decide whether to run or not.
It’s a shame but the umpires can’t be blamed either. A bit like Stokes’ dive in the World Cup Final leading to a boundary - they can only go by the rules set out.
The difference here of course was the spirit in which the fielding team approached the incident. I think most neutrals would say it was in poor taste, but others will feel it’s a legitimate way of taking a wicket.
Agree completely - and think Jimmy is spot on here. For me it's an absolutely shameful way to win/end a game. At the home of cricket of all places! I've played a lot and could never, ever do that as a bowler. Prefer to keep my integrity intact.
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Sharma didn’t give a warning either. I don’t have an issue with a Mankad if some degree or warning is given to the batter but she didn’t do that. It came across as a measure to ‘win at all costs’ which is becoming a bit of a trend in Indian cricket. Did they not think they would be able to take England’s 10th wicket before England reached the total?
Men’s or women’s team, they’re way behind the Aussies now as my least favourite international cricket side.
Men’s or women’s team, they’re way behind the Aussies now as my least favourite international cricket side.
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To me you don't leave your crease unless you are going to run. I have no sympathy for the England batter. It's within the rules and stops people starting their run before the batter has hot the ball. She had stolen a massive amount of distance by the time the batsman would have hit the ball.
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Yeah it’s been around for a while, but fortunately you see Haley’s comet more than a Mankad.
