The Cricket Thread

Eddy · 3rd August 2019, 01:33

This was the luckiest century I've seen in a while. Good for the kid

Also, have we seen the last of Jimmy Anderson ?

Eddy · 3rd August 2019, 22:27

This Rishab Pant has zero intelligence on the cricket field. Absolutely none.

hemanth.anand · 4th August 2019, 18:21

Another century by Steve Smith. What a way to answer all the people who Boo at him

NPV · 4th August 2019, 21:02

What a comeback by Australia with centuries from Smith and Wade, lead by 303+ and still have 5 wickets remaining. Australia is definitely in the driving seat now in this Test

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India - WI T20
India playing well, hope Rohit and Kohli can help get 200+
Edit,:spoke too early, 4 down now and 200 no more seems possible!

harry10 · 4th August 2019, 21:10

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Originally Posted by NPV

What a comeback by Australia with centuries from Smith and Wade, lead by 303+ and still have 5 wickets remaining. Australia is definitely in the driving seat now in this Test

They should declare 10 overs remaining. Will be a great win if aussies can manage it.

Rohit played a good hand today. Let's hope we make 180 at least.

On a side note Pant is as dumb as it comes.

hemanth.anand · 4th August 2019, 22:23

398 runs to win for England and they've a difficult time to deal through today and try drawing the match tomorrow. Winning is just out of the equation IMO. If they do win it'll only be a miracle. Australia firmly in the driver's seat now.

Eddy · 4th August 2019, 22:27

No chance of England winning on this track. Lyon will be licking his fingers

England are not the type of team that I expect to bat out a full day + 7 overs for a draw.

My prediction = Australia will win just after tea tomorrow.

NPV · 5th August 2019, 21:17

England bundled out for 146 and Australia win by 251 runs

Lyon with 6 wickets and Cummins with 4 shared the honours to wipe England out.

landcruiser123 · 7th August 2019, 09:55

Sad to see Steyn go. He was the best bowler I've seen live on TV. Better than Anderson, way better than anyone in his era. He was never a great bowler in limited over, but there's nothing more menacing than Dale Steyn with a red ball. Mitchell Johnson probably had some moments of brilliance, but Dale Steyn did it over his career.

Goodbye Steyn.

NPV · 11th August 2019, 20:28

Shubman Gill had a great outing for India A Vs West Indies A and got a double century in the third unofficial test. I hope he will be able to make his way into the senior ODI team in due course and take the #4 position that has been a troublesome spot to fill.

Eddy · 11th August 2019, 21:12

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Originally Posted by NPV

Shubman Gill had a great outing for India A Vs West Indies A and got a double century in the third unofficial test. I hope he will be able to make his way into the senior ODI team in due course and take the #4 position that has been a troublesome spot to fill.

The way Shreyas has been batting in this ODI, he looks a perfect #4. Unfortunately, neither Iyer nor Gill roll their arm over.

vibbs · 11th August 2019, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Eddy

The way Shreyas has been batting in this ODI, he looks a perfect #4. Unfortunately, neither Iyer nor Gill roll their arm over.

I think that's ok. At number 4 we can afford someone who is a good batsman but doesn't bowl.
We just need to find someone in 5 and 6 who can bat and bowl reasonably well.

If we have two bowlers at 8 and 9 who can bat like Jadeja and bhuvi then I think the batting will be decent enough.

One of the all rounders will be Hardik. Who will be the other?

Eddy · 11th August 2019, 22:56

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Originally Posted by vibbs

If we have two bowlers at 8 and 9 who can bat like Jadeja and bhuvi then I think the batting will be decent enough.

One of the all rounders will be Hardik. Who will be the other?

One of the top 6 has to bowl, even if part time. If we have the top 3 batters, Iyer, Pant, Pandya, Pandya and then 4 regular bowlers it should be good. But for that Krunal will have to up his batting skills by a notch.

vibbs · 11th August 2019, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Eddy

One of the top 6 has to bowl, even if part time. If we have the top 3 batters, Iyer, Pant, Pandya, Pandya and then 4 regular bowlers it should be good. But for that Krunal will have to up his batting skills by a notch.

I think kedar to be better than krunal while batting. Not sure of the bowling though. But yeah kedar is not a world cup timeline solution. So we need to look elsewhere.
BTW Hardik was missed today.

ValarMorghulis · 12th August 2019, 11:56

What happened to Rohit swinging his arms for some spin? I mean Sachin, Sehwag, Ganguly all could pitch in and bowled pretty decently (understatement IMO).

Heck I say let even Kohli try it

He did bowl in under 19 WC.

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hemanth.anand Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 3,275 Thanked: 14,706 Times View My Garage	Re: The Cricket Thread Another century by Steve Smith. What a way to answer all the people who Boo at him
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4th August 2019, 21:02	#11764
NPV Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 10,258 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread What a comeback by Australia with centuries from Smith and Wade, lead by 303+ and still have 5 wickets remaining. Australia is definitely in the driving seat now in this Test --- India - WI T20 India playing well, hope Rohit and Kohli can help get 200+ Edit,:spoke too early, 4 down now and 200 no more seems possible! Last edited by NPV : 4th August 2019 at 21:23.
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hemanth.anand Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 3,275 Thanked: 14,706 Times View My Garage	Re: The Cricket Thread 398 runs to win for England and they've a difficult time to deal through today and try drawing the match tomorrow. Winning is just out of the equation IMO. If they do win it'll only be a miracle. Australia firmly in the driver's seat now.
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4th August 2019, 22:27	#11767
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,387 Thanked: 13,300 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread No chance of England winning on this track. Lyon will be licking his fingers England are not the type of team that I expect to bat out a full day + 7 overs for a draw. My prediction = Australia will win just after tea tomorrow.
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NPV Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 10,258 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread England bundled out for 146 and Australia win by 251 runs Lyon with 6 wickets and Cummins with 4 shared the honours to wipe England out. Last edited by NPV : 5th August 2019 at 21:19.
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7th August 2019, 09:55	#11769
landcruiser123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,986 Thanked: 6,859 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread Sad to see Steyn go. He was the best bowler I've seen live on TV. Better than Anderson, way better than anyone in his era. He was never a great bowler in limited over, but there's nothing more menacing than Dale Steyn with a red ball. Mitchell Johnson probably had some moments of brilliance, but Dale Steyn did it over his career. Goodbye Steyn.
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11th August 2019, 20:28	#11770
NPV Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 10,258 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread Shubman Gill had a great outing for India A Vs West Indies A and got a double century in the third unofficial test. I hope he will be able to make his way into the senior ODI team in due course and take the #4 position that has been a troublesome spot to fill. Last edited by NPV : 11th August 2019 at 20:31.
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12th August 2019, 11:56	#11775
ValarMorghulis BHPian Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Bangalore Posts: 371 Thanked: 3,083 Times	Re: The Cricket Thread What happened to Rohit swinging his arms for some spin? I mean Sachin, Sehwag, Ganguly all could pitch in and bowled pretty decently (understatement IMO). Heck I say let even Kohli try it He did bowl in under 19 WC.
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