Cricket 2010 Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Central contracts and the IPL mean that the days of having a Lara, a Donald or a Pollock for a season are gone which is a real pity.

I'm not sure that the Bears will set the world alight this year but we should sit comfortably in mid-table. I'd like to see them improve in the one day formats because we've been poor here for a while now.

Former Bear Sangakkara is playing for Lancs in the Twenty20, lots of other stars are in that competition too... Gilchrist, Razzaq, Afridi, Kaneria, Tait. We should've got a star in for the Twenty20 Cup.

[Villan For Life]

Central contracts and the IPL mean that the days of having a Lara, a Donald or a Pollock for a season are gone which is a real pity.

I'm not sure that the Bears will set the world alight this year but we should sit comfortably in mid-table. I'd like to see them improve in the one day formats because we've been poor here for a while now.

Former Bear Sangakkara is playing for Lancs in the Twenty20, lots of other stars are in that competition too... Gilchrist, Razzaq, Afridi, Kaneria, Tait. We should've got a star in for the Twenty20 Cup.

Makes you wonder if the money is available for a showcase signing or has it been diverted to fund the ground redevelopment?

[cdbearsfan]

That's what my brother was just saying, while I was moaning as usual!

[Villan For Life]

Reports are claiming that two Essex players are being investigated for "spot fixing" where bets are placed on elements of the match rather than the actual result.

Without speculating about identities, this could be a very bad time for the game. The Cronje saga has lead to many changes but if betting now happens on such tiny elements of an innings then where will it end? It would be very hard to police.

http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/current/story/455657.html

[TheTimVilla]

I wish Pakistan had taken 5 Australian wickets in the first over, not the last...

[PaulWinch again]

Should be interesting against the Windies today. I think England have a chance in this tournament, depending on whether KP's wife goes into labour!

[TopDeck113]

Should be interesting against the Windies today. I think England have a chance in this tournament, depending on whether KP's wife goes into labour!

Interesting that the ECB will allow KP to fly home in the middle of a tournament, despite paying him £250,000 on a central contract.  I wonder if his £1m+ IPL deal had a similar get out clause?

[TheTimVilla]

First ball duck v SA the other day & Bopara is in good nick. No loss! Or, as Collingwood said, it's only a 3 hour match!

[Dave Cooper please]

Interesting that the ECB will allow KP to fly home in the middle of a tournament, despite paying him £250,000 on a central contract.  

Okay so it's a fair whack of cash, but you don't think he should be allowed to go to the birth of his child?

[cdbearsfan]

In any other job you're allowed paternal leave. Cricket is no different, of course he would want to there for the birth of his child.

Tell her to eat a curry and get on with it so he can be back for the Super Eights.

[TopDeck113]

Interesting that the ECB will allow KP to fly home in the middle of a tournament, despite paying him £250,000 on a central contract.  

Okay so it's a fair whack of cash, but you don't think he should be allowed to go to the birth of his child?

No problem with him being there for the birth of his child, but as it happens, I don't actually think he should be playing in a tournament when at moment's notice he's going to be leaving his colleagues to continue without him.  

I also wonder whether his plan is to witness the birth and head straight back to the Caribbean.  The whole concept of paternity leave is for the father to support their partner in the first weeks and to bond with their child, not to head back to work as soon as he's finished fetching the hot water and the towels.

[Dave Cooper please]

Fair one TD, I see where you're coming from now.

[hilts_coolerking]

They were just talking about this on TMS.  Michael Vaughn said he reckoned that if it had been anyone else they would have said "DOn't come on tour. stay at home" but Pietersen is so key that they'd rather have him for those games he's available and then lose him, than not have him there at all.  I think that's fair enough.

[Legion]

30-0 after 3 overs. Not bad!

[Legion]

Am I cursed? Lumb is out. 36-1.