The International Cricket Thread 2018

[UK Redsox]

I like it. So there!

Same here. I love watching T20 and I also love watching Test Matches.

[paul_e]

I think t20 will have a positive effect on the test game over time, with more creative field placings and bowling variations already starting to appear.  Batting is in a bit of a tough place though because the lack of fielding restrictions and the availability of bowling down the leg side makes a difference and the balls create different problems as well.

[manic-road]

Colin Munro has hit 52 off 18 balls, NZ cruising against England this morning.

[cheltenhamlion]

T20 is a money spinner for the counties but isn't proper cricket. And I note our regional team will be based in fucking Southampton.

[cdbearsfan]

You live in Stourbridge. Your regional team is based at Edgbaston.  😁

[cheltenhamlion]

You live in Stourbridge. Your regional team is based at Edgbaston.  😁

You can fuck off as well....

[UK Redsox]

We were never going to get a franchise Chelts

[cdbearsfan]

Franchises are shit. I don't see how English cricket benefits from having ten teams twiddling their thumbs during the one bit of Summer when there's no football on.

And what self-respecting Sheffield Wednesay/United/Bradford City/Bulls etc fan is going to go and cheer for "Leeds"?

[UK Redsox]

They should have gone for regional rather than city identities

[cdbearsfan]

They should have just gone with the eighteen county teams and stopped pissing about with it. Nobody wants to cheer for the Gloucesomersemorgan Sharks.

[Chris Jameson]

And what self-respecting Sheffield Wednesay/United/Bradford City/Bulls etc fan is going to go and cheer for "Leeds"?

Precisely, most of the support Yorkshire have comes from outside Leeds, it's a fucking big place is the county and such is the tribal nature of football supporters (who judging by the amount of replica shirts you see in the crowd at Twat It matches make up a large percentage of the crowd) then a team called 'Leeds' isn't going to appeal to most Yorkshire supporters.

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm Rashid and Hales now only playing white ball cricket for next season. The ECB should be wary of this being the tip of the iceberg.

[UK Redsox]

Aussies win the T20 tri-tringy

[Villan For Life]

The ODI against the Kiwis is boiling up to an interesting finish. They need 53 off 35 balls with 4 wickets in hand. Taylor is on 111 and whilst he’s at the crease they are slight favourites.

[Steve67]

Why are Woakes and Willey not bowling at the death? Are they injured?