Cricket 2010 Thread

[Simon Ward]

England going well in the 20/20 warm-up game against Pakistan.

Pakistan 39 for 4 off 8.3.

England 25-3!

[cheltenhamlion]

KP and Morgan are smashing us to victory in the 20/20

[hilts_coolerking]

Yep, very comfortable victory that.  Would be good to see Pietersen get into some sort of form before the tournament.

[Mazrim]

Seeing South African Pietersen and Irish Morgan bring home the bacon made me a proud Englishman.

[Mazrim]

Kieswetter has just smashed 140 odd in a one day warm up match. He's a run machine. At this rate, he'll be in the test team before long. I really like Matt Prior and he's improving with the gloves, but if Kieswetter carries on like this, who could deny him?

In any case, we've found an opening batsman in limited overs Cricket and maybe even test. Or our South African academy has. The pieces are starting to fall into place to make a really strong team. We could do with unearthing an express fast bowler now.
I had high hopes for Jordan from Surrey.

I wonder if the Saffers have any?

[Villan For Life]

Kieswetter has just smashed 140 odd in a one day warm up match. He's a run machine. At this rate, he'll be in the test team before long. I really like Matt Prior and he's improving with the gloves, but if Kieswetter carries on like this, who could deny him?

In any case, we've found an opening batsman in limited overs Cricket and maybe even test. Or our South African academy has. The pieces are starting to fall into place to make a really strong team. We could do with unearthing an express fast bowler now.
I had high hopes for Jordan from Surrey.

I wonder if the Saffers have any?

Kieswetter has the potential to be a replacement for the much-mised Trescothick who we have never replaced in the short format of the game.

[Mazrim]

Indeed. I was thinking exactly along those lines. He's played enough with the great man too.

[Dave Cooper please]

We could do with unearthing an express fast bowler now.
I had high hopes for Jordan from Surrey.

I wonder if the Saffers have any?

Stuart Meaker (I think he's as Surrey as well). Only 19 and bowling at 90-95 mph already.

And guess what? He was born in Durban. (English parents though).

[Villan For Life]

Oh for a death-bowler like Darren Gough!

[Mazrim]

We could do with unearthing an express fast bowler now.
I had high hopes for Jordan from Surrey.

I wonder if the Saffers have any?

Stuart Meaker (I think he's as Surrey as well). Only 19 and bowling at 90-95 mph already.

And guess what? He was born in Durban. (English parents though).

Yes, he's been talked about for a while now. Fast but sloppy. But if you have the natural pace the rest can be worked on. I know a guy at Loughborough who has said he's the fastest bowler he's seen there. Heres hoping then. Hopefully Chris Jordan can push on too. If he decides not to play for the WIndies of course.

[Dave Cooper please]

Tendulkar's just become the first person to score 200 in a One Day International, awesome batting.

[Villan For Life]

Tendulkar's just become the first person to score 200 in a One Day International, awesome batting.

It was an awesome innings. 200 out of 401 - 3 in 50 overs. It confirms him, in my opinion, as the best batsman of his generation.

[Ads]

To be fair Keiswetter has an English mother, so it was always 50/50 anyway. But I do enjoy that its put Fatty Smith's nose out of joint again.

[Chris Smith]

To be fair Keiswetter has an English mother, so it was always 50/50 anyway. But I do enjoy that its put Fatty Smith's nose out of joint again.

To be strictly accurate she's Scottish, but we let them play for us at Cricket.

[peter w]

Tendulkar's just become the first person to score 200 in a One Day International, awesome batting.

It was an awesome innings. 200 out of 401 - 3 in 50 overs. It confirms him, in my opinion, as the best batsman of his generation.

Hardly sticking your next out!

Probably best of all time.

Good list though: Bradman, Hobbs, Border, Gavaskar, Waugh S, Lara, Ponting