The Cricket Thread 2016

[Chris Jameson]

If the South African fielder hadn't dropped the ball when he landed near the boundary during the England innings that would have been even better, some of the fielding these days is brilliant.

[PaulWinch again]

Great win England, brilliant from Buttler although Jordan bowled horribly. De Kock's innings was excellent.

[paul_e]

If the South African fielder hadn't dropped the ball when he landed near the boundary during the England innings that would have been even better, some of the fielding these days is brilliant.

I hadn't seen that one but having watched the highlights I don't agree, that would've been a very good catch but Stokes made his look so easy that it hid just remarkable it was.

[PaulWinch again]

I can never shake the feeling that Simon Hughes is very smug.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler is some player.

[paul_e]

Buttler really is something special, brilliant again today.  Hales today showed how he should play for the test side, sensible, punished the poor deliveries and took responsibility, I'd stick with him in the summer.

[Dave Cooper please]

Hales has shown enough in the last two ODIs that he should keep his Test place, but he has to start showing that same form in the longer game. No reason he shouldn't but we can't afford another passenger at the top of the order hoping that the likes of Root and Stokes will bail us out every time.

[peter w]

I can never shake the feeling that Simon Hughes is very smug.

He wasn't after bowling to Neil Smith.

[PaulWinch again]

Hales has shown enough in the last two ODIs that he should keep his Test place, but he has to start showing that same form in the longer game. No reason he shouldn't but we can't afford another passenger at the top of the order hoping that the likes of Root and Stokes will bail us out every time.

I'm not sure with him at Test level, but like you say he deserves a longer go. My view is you need 7 matches to prove your worth. In modern terms that's normally two series.

[Villan For Life]

I can never shake the feeling that Simon Hughes is very smug.

He wasn't after bowling to Neil Smith.

One of my favourite Cricket memories!

[ACVilla]

I can never shake the feeling that Simon Hughes is very smug.

He wasn't after bowling to Neil Smith.

One of my favourite Cricket memories!

That and Roger Twose hitting a lofted scrambled 2 vs Sussex in that extraordinarily (for its time) high scoring final.

[peter w]

Smith 1hr 7 in

[Dave Cooper please]

Having a bit of a debate on Twitter with one Jon Collet of this parish (Richard Osman is involved as well, it was a Pointless answer) so thought I'd bring it here.

Is the Urn containing The Ashes a trophy? I know it's not presented and is kept at Lords and I know it was originally a present to Lord Darnley as a bit of a joke after the obituary on English cricket, but surely it is still what is played for every two years, not some replica.

I say The Urn is a trophy.

[Dave Cooper please]

Anyway, Richard Osman agrees with me and that surely is the final answer!

[Whiney MacWhineface]

It's a trophy. Essentially virtual, as you rightly say, but a trophy.