Cricket 2010 Thread

[Meanwood Villa]

All out. Wickets tumbling regularly. We can win this tonight!

[hilts_coolerking]

This story sours what has been a remarkable couple of days of cricket. There is going to be serious trouble for someone ...

http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/474890.html

[VillaZogmariner]

I got an email a couple of days ago from a friend who works at sky saying that something major was brewing with regards to the Pakistan cricket team, but didn't know/wouldn't say what. If this is all true, and it is still an if at the moment, I think this will have major repercussions around the cricketing world. Bigger even, I think, than the Cronje incident. Especially if they can prove that they have influenced the outcome of games (although something that big hasn't yet been alleged, I think it possibly might come up).

News of the Screws story

For example, the games they are alleged to have had dodgy dealings in, could fans who paid to go to them days claim money back because they too have been conned?

[OzVilla]

The biggest tragedy in all this potentially, could be the involvement of Mohammed Amir.

Amir has bowled beautifully against both England and Australia, the boy really looks the business.  He gets good players out and gives them a working over while he's at it.

It'd be such a shame if as his career just got started, he did something so stupid and got a ban.  He's the only decent thing about watching Pakistan right now.

Well, that's excluding Farhats comedy opening batsman repotoir and Akmals keeping. 

[olaftab]

I was hoping  for once they could turn up play cricket, good or bad win or lose, and go home  and keep re-building the team. That would have been too good to be true and once again Pakistani cricketers are or could  heap shame upon the nation.

As you say OzVilla  this would be a tragedy  for young Amir and all of us who love pure talent in this game.

[Bernie]

The match finished quickly today thank goodness....
Let's not let the news last night/today mask the excellent cricket played (at times)  by both sides. That said, a nasty tastes is left in the mouth- I really hope it will found that there was nothing serious, or at least nothing endemic, in the allegations. It's all very upsetting

[Simon Ward]

KP dropped from England T20 squad for up coming matches apparently. Not happy if twitter is to be believed.

[villaross]

England paceman Stuart Broad believes the upcoming one-day series with Pakistan should go ahead despite the scandal hanging over the tourists. Have a look at this interesting Ashes Betting article

[TheTimVilla]

KP dropped from England T20 squad for up coming matches apparently. Not happy if twitter is to be believed.

He's a tit. Hopefully this might be enough of a kick up the arse to get him performing in Oz... I would say he'd retire out of pique, but even he'd be mad to turn down the money.

[Simon Ward]

KP dropped from England T20 squad for up coming matches apparently. Not happy if twitter is to be believed.

He's a tit. Hopefully this might be enough of a kick up the arse to get him performing in Oz... I would say he'd
retire out of pique, but even he'd be mad to turn down the money.

I really don't think he cares any more.

[VillaZogmariner]

As I said to an Aussie earlier, since his Missus gave birth it's as if his heart isn't in cricket anymore. Wouldn't surprise me to see him retire after this Ashes.

[TheTimVilla]

He hasn't given much of a toss for quite some time now, even before his babby.

[Villan For Life]

I really don't see how playing for Surrey in the second division of the county championship and then taking a month off is any preperation for the Ashes.

Surrey are 8th in the second division and have nothing to play for. They are in with an outside chance of making the semi finals of the CB40. The 4 day days will no doubt be typically dead end of season games and the CB40 ganes could be rendered meaningless tonight.

Any form that is regained will be lost during a period of inactivity.

[PaulWinch again]

The point of Pietersen playing for Surrey is getting time in the middle and getting his touch back and confidence I think. Whilst there is a break before the winter, I think it's the confidence that is the key.

[Dave Cooper please]

Pietersen out for a duck on his Surrey Championship debut.
That should help then.