Summer 2020 Cricket Thread

[Marked Ox]

Is there play?

Yes, just very windy.

 

[Junior_1]

Burns gone cheaply again. Looks horribly out of touch.

Crawley and Sibley in. 27/1 from 6.

 

[m]

Genuine question from somebody with the most cursory knowledge of/passing interest in cricket;

How might strong winds affect play? Is it perceived to favour batsmen, bowlers, or neither?

 

[Essexyellows]

Genuine question from somebody with the most cursory knowledge of/passing interest in cricket;

How might strong winds affect play? Is it perceived to favour batsmen, bowlers, or neither?

Both.

 

[SteMerritt]

It will aid with swing if across the pitch, or with pace if behind the arm. Will cause bowlers problems with run ups, so expect more no balls.

 

[m]

Both.

This.

This is what's wrong with the bloody country!

 

[Marked Ox]

As in this case with the wind coming down one end makes it hard work for the bowlers running into it.

 

[Junior_1]

73/2 Sibley out for 22...

 

[Marked Ox]

How with a spinner at one end for a lot of the session didn't Pakistan manage 30 overs in it?

 

[Oufcrealist]

Tough on Sam Curran. Didn't deserve to be dropped. Archer needs to pull his finger out now. I want to see him being fast and nasty not trundle in and bowl medium fast.
Good 50 from Crawley. Their leggy looks dangerous even though its only the first morning.

 

[Gary Baldi]

Crawley is showing glimpses of being a good player isn't he? He doesn't look overawed with the international game and it shows with how he started his innings.

 

[SteMerritt]

Crawley is showing glimpses of being a good player isn't he? He doesn't look overawed with the international game and it shows with how he started his innings.

Definitely a player in there. Same with Pope, two good prospects.

 

[Essexyellows]

Crawley on 118........... 206-4............ going to be good game?

 

[Junior_1]

231-4 and the hundred partnership up. Buttler opening up as well.

 

[Foley]

An excellent innings from Crawley. Doesnt he open for Kent?
Also fair play to Buttler who was under a lot of pressure but is now back in form.
England suddenly seem to have sone strength in depth ( Stokes not playing and Curran left out)
Really need Bess to develop though as we seem a good spinner short.

 

[Marked Ox]

An excellent innings from Crawley. Doesnt he open for Kent?
Also fair play to Buttler who was under a lot of pressure but is now back in form.
England suddenly seem to have sone strength in depth ( Stokes not playing and Curran left out)
Really need Bess to develop though as we seem a good spinner short.

Is Adil Rashid worth another go? He has been excellent in one day cricket and has developed his game considerable.

 

[Sir Winston]

Great afternoons play. Credit to Crawley & Butler for scoring over 4 an over in a 200 partnership. Made a wet and windy day in West Oxfordshire almost bearable... Let’s hit another 200 + tomorrow and my 7/4 will look a good price ???????

 

[Sarge]

sporadic, off/on play today so far .... 336-4 .... play set to restart soon, yet despite the 'pauses'/ hold ups etc , lunch is going to be taken at 2pm ?

 

[Sarge]

phew! Buttler given out, survives on appeal

then gets a boundary to register his ton on the next ball

 

[Essexyellows]

Rizwan standing up to the stumps with 75-80mph balls.............. fair play to the bloke! Blink at the wrong time its going to hurt!!
373 -4... luncheon.