The Cricket Thread 2016

[tomd2103]

Terrible batting collapse again.

Really odd game.  We were flying with Buttler and Morgan at the crease, but list them both in consecutive balls and just couldn't get going after that.  The bowling has been a bit of a concern in the shorter formats on this tour, bug I suppose we have been missing Finn and Wood who would have both played.

[PaulWinch again]

Finn out of World 20/20 which is a big blow.

[PaulWinch again]

Martin Crowe has passed away. A quality player RIP.

[ACVilla]

At a time when New Zealand were still rather shit, a batting average of 45.36 is astonishing.

[rob_bridge]

Obituary on Martin Crowe from Gideon Haigh

He should teach some others how to do it

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/890241.html

[JD]

Good article apart from one thing. Martin Crowe is/was revered here in New Zealand as both a person and a cricketer. Again (like Jonah Lomu) the outpouring of grief has been both intense and immense.

[cdbearsfan]

Scotland fucked that up.

[PaulWinch again]

Good warm up win for England today.

[cdbearsfan]

First ever World Cup win for Scotland.

[ACVilla]

Good warm up win for England today.

Jos Buttler is a phenomenon. He is going to sell for huge amounts in the IPL. An absolute once In a lifetime cricketer.

[paul_e]

Good warm up win for England today.

Jos Buttler is a phenomenon. He is going to sell for huge amounts in the IPL. An absolute once In a lifetime cricketer.

This is why I'd really like to see us carry on trying to work him into the test team, I look at De Villiers and see the template and I think Buttler can be just as good (or better) in all formats and we really need to work with him to make it happen.

[olaftab]

Need to manage games with scores between 150 and 200 to do any good in this tournament.

[ACVilla]

Good warm up win for England today.

Jos Buttler is a phenomenon. He is going to sell for huge amounts in the IPL. An absolute once In a lifetime cricketer.

This is why I'd really like to see us carry on trying to work him into the test team, I look at De Villiers and see the template and I think Buttler can be just as good (or better) in all formats and we really need to work with him to make it happen.

Oh absolutely and I think he will be back In the test team by the end of the summer.

[ADVILLAFAN]

New Zealand play India in the first proper match of the T-20 World Cup.

Interesting start by New Zealand; first ball hit for 6, the second was a wicket.

New Zealand currently 18/2 off 3.4 overs.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

New Zealand play India in the first proper match of the T-20 World Cup.

Interesting start by New Zealand; first ball hit for 6, the second was a wicket.

New Zealand currently 18/2 off 3.4 overs.

NZ making a bit of a mess of it.

On the first over dismissal, an LBW that on replay was going well over the top, if there are to be no reviews in T20 what don't they allow the square leg umpire to help - I'd have thought he'd be well placed to judge height on LBWs.