The Cricket Thread 2014

[peter w]

Yeah, that was out. Still Balance wasn't so 1-1.

[taylorsworkrate]

That was just out

[PaulWinch again]

Now he's off the mark.

[peter w]

Why is this ground bloody half full? Edgbaston would be packed to the rafters.

[PaulWinch again]

Why is this ground bloody half full? Edgbaston would be packed to the rafters.

Hampshire have been completely stitched up having a Test start on a Sunday.

[peter w]

Why is this ground bloody half full? Edgbaston would be packed to the rafters.

Hampshire have been completely stitched up having a Test start on a Sunday.

Every ground has a test on a weekday though. There are not many test grounds in the area so I'm not accepting that playing on a Monday, in an area without much international cricket, equals today's poor attendance.

[UK Redsox]

Is Simon Mann covering the Commonwealth Games for the Beeb ?

I've just turned the radio off for the tea interval to avoid listening to Daggers

[Villan For Life]

Why is this ground bloody half full? Edgbaston would be packed to the rafters.

Hampshire have been completely stitched up having a Test start on a Sunday.

Every ground has a test on a weekday though. There are not many test grounds in the area so I'm not accepting that playing on a Monday, in an area without much international cricket, equals today's poor attendance.

Although I'm biased towards Edgbaston, I do agree with Paul. Monday is not a popular day for the corporate business who are much more likely to attend on a Thursday or Friday. A test starting on a Sunday in the second week of the school holidays was always going to attract a poor crowd.

[Dr Butler]

talking about the crowds and Sunday starts on TMS right now.....sounds like they have got a lot of kids activities for Monday, Tuesday etc

[PaulWinch again]

Why is this ground bloody half full? Edgbaston would be packed to the rafters.

Hampshire have been completely stitched up having a Test start on a Sunday.

Every ground has a test on a weekday though. There are not many test grounds in the area so I'm not accepting that playing on a Monday, in an area without much international cricket, equals today's poor attendance.

Although I'm biased towards Edgbaston, I do agree with Paul. Monday is not a popular day for the corporate business who are much more likely to attend on a Thursday or Friday. A test starting on a Sunday in the second week of the school holidays was always going to attract a poor crowd.

Exactly it's one thing having Monday as the final day or Thursday and Friday as day 1 and day 2, but it's totally different having day 2 on a Monday. Hampshire have been stitched up here.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor drop of Buttler there.

[taylorsworkrate]

Surprisingly subdued at the moment

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent 150 from Bell.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler and Bell doing very well now, declaration should come soonish.

[Villan For Life]

It'd be good to have 10 overs at them tonight. there's 24 overs left so if we can push the scoreboard along at a pace and get up to around 560 then our bowlers should be raring to go.