The Cricket Thread 2013

[Lsvilla]

According to a piece in this months Cricketer magazine the main stand at The Gabba replicates the Holte End - been to Oz twice but not Brisbane does anyone know how right this is / got any pics ?

[usav]

Seems unlikely

[paul_e]

They've got the stands wrong, I'm pretty sure they mean Trinity Rd where there are 2 big similarities:

1. The external frame
2. It hangs over the road

You can check it out on google maps, search for the gabba and then use streetview to zoom in on the south side.

[Chris Smith]

We've got tickets for today but after looking at the forecast I'm not too confident of getting a full game. Very overcast here (Kings Norton) but the BBC forecast has changed with the rain not starting until late afternoon when initially it was set to coincide with the start of the game.

[PGW]

Edgbaston latest: Toss 14:05 Match to start at 14:20

At between £40-£60 a tkt i wont be ambling down the ground - there are tkts left but there is no way the game will be completed today......possibly a D/L result i suppose!

[PGW]

Michael Clarke won toss and put us in...due conditions

[eastie]

Wouldnt worry who bats first - the game will be a draw due to rain .

[PaulWinch again]

Oh dear the most worrying thing is that we haven't learned from the Ireland game or the first Aussie game, you can't only play 3 front line bowlers. The totals you concede are just too high on a prelonged basis. You might win the odd game, but in the long run I guarantee any team only playing three proper bowlers will fail.

[PGW]

Pietersen Runs out Carberry in first over for 1
5-1 1 over

[Colhint]

but this series doesn't matter. They are just looking for options for the Ashes in a couple of months

[PaulWinch again]

but this series doesn't matter. They are just looking for options for the Ashes in a couple of months

This has nothing to do with options for the Ashes. Trott and KP will definitely play anyway, Finn/Rankin may do and maybe number 6 up for grabs. However the majority of this squad won't be near the Ashes team, so they should be focussed on this format. You don't just throw away games against Australia either. 3 bowlers is not enough in any format.

[PaulWinch again]

Carberry is having an absolute nightmare.

[PaulWinch again]

Although he shouldn't pay for that mistake, that was all KP's fault and he sacrificed himself.

[eastie]

but this series doesn't matter. They are just looking for options for the Ashes in a couple of months

This has nothing to do with options for the Ashes. Trott and KP will definitely play anyway, Finn/Rankin may do and maybe number 6 up for grabs. However the majority of this squad won't be near the Ashes team, so they should be focussed on this format. You don't just throw away games against Australia either. 3 bowlers is not enough in any format.

No way rankin will play in the ashes tests , not a chance in hell- Anderson, broad, Bresnan , tremlett and Finn are all well ahead of him.

[PGW]

Carberry is having an absolute nightmare.

Luck wise yes....couldn't blame him for that fiasco!