The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

Pet cricket peeve - When commentators, pundits etc refer to a flat deck as a 'beauty of a pitch' or an 'excellent pitch'. If it massively weighted in the batsman's favour then it's not a good pitch.

[Chris Jameson]

They were making the point during the commentary of the Yorkshire match this morning how few players had managed 1,000 Championship runs this season, I think they said there were only two. They were suggesting that the pitched in the Championship are more suited to the bowlers this season.

[tomd2103]

They were making the point during the commentary of the Yorkshire match this morning how few players had managed 1,000 Championship runs this season, I think they said there were only two. They were suggesting that the pitched in the Championship are more suited to the bowlers this season.

I may have dreamt it as I was dozing off on the sofa last night, but I thought it said on SSN news last night that someone had become the fourth this season to reach that milestone.  I was surprised to see Scott Borthwick was one of them. 

[Chris Jameson]

Bairstow passed 1,000 yesterday after 13 innings and they mentioned another player but can't remember who. May well be more but it's still not many for this stage of the season.

[PGW]

Bairstow 1071. Hildreth 1133. Borthwick 1026 and Luke Wright in current match also 1104, 226* in current match

[PGW]

At least Adil Rashid justifying his selection today with all 3 wickets to fall so far164-3 31 overs
Rashid 3-47 from 7

[PGW]

Make that a 4 fer - gets Bailey LBW
178-4
4-48 Rashid into his 8th...chuffed to bits for him.

[PGW]

Dangerous Maxwell gone now 192-5 ct behind off Wood 15
36 overs

[Broughty-Villian]

WTF Watson our and NOt i repeat NOT LBW......had a cheeky fiver on him being run out as well

[PGW]

An absolute shocker from Wade & Watson never a single on, they decide to take Stokes on who gets through away and Buttler whips em off and Watson out
193-6  37 overs

Diabolical
Rashid finished his spell 10   0   59   4

[PGW]

An absolute shocker from Wade & Watson never a single on, they decide to take Stokes on who gets through away and Buttler whips em off and Watson out
193-6  37 overs

Diabolical
Rashid finished his spell 10   0   59   4

Throw......where on earth did i get 'through' from

[Villan For Life]

I thought we pulled that around pretty well after the start they got but it was disappointing not to get any wickets in the last 10 overs.

Rashid bowled well and Woakes's line was good at the death. Will be an interesting chase.

[Chris Jameson]

Weird innings that, at one stage they were on for a massive total  and then looked like they'd be lucky to bat out the fifty overs. They then somehow got to 305.

[taylorsworkrate]

In danger of throwing this away

[OzVilla]

Great, just got up to watch the end of the cricket and the only 3 balls I've seen have taken wickets. Back to bed for an hour and start the day again methinks.