The International Cricket Thread 2018

[Chris Jameson]

Loved this in particular Richard!

"In a similar way I’m a big fan of five day test cricket, an almost endangered species to such a point that a cricketer posing with a One Day or 20/20 trophy is regarded with the same contempt as one of those horrible rich people who despatch beautiful wild animals and then have their picture taken with the corpse."

[Villan For Life]

One of our own writes. http://thebirminghampress.com/2018/08/edgbaston-calling/

A good read and it sums the Hollies up nicely.

One minor point though, ticket money goes direct to the ECB so they set the actual ticket prices. The only money the club make out of staging an international match is via food and drink outlets.

I think the attendance was affected by the game starting on a Wednesday. If it had started on the traditional Thursday then Friday and Saturday would have sold out and a fair few would have returned for day four on the Sunday.

[UK Redsox]

First day of the Lord's Test and it's raining

[ADVILLAFAN]

First day of the Lord's Test and it's raining

Probably just as well, we have a crap record there, so gives us a better shot at winning the series.

[Risso]

Stokes trial, day 1

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/06/cricketer-ben-stokes-mocked-gay-couple-before-nightclub-fight-jury-hears

I know that it's only the prosecution case so far but Stokes is being portrayed as a right nasty piece of work.

Yep.  And far from being a white knight protecting a gay couple from abuse as was suggested at the time, he seems to have been the one doling it out.  Looks like a simple case of a drunk, boorish arsehole being pissed off and becoming violent because he was denied entry.  Lock him up.

[UK Redsox]

One of the other blokes has just been acquitted

[manic-road]

A beauty from Anderson, India 1-1.

[Villan For Life]

A beauty from Anderson, India 1-1.

That was the perfect delivery from the Pavilion End at Lords.

[manic-road]

A beauty from Anderson, India 1-1.

That was the perfect delivery from the Pavilion End at Lords.

It swung beautifully a correction to the score 0-1.

[manic-road]

Anderson gets another just before rain stops play.

[taylorsworkrate]

Thats it for a few hours at least.

[taylorsworkrate]

Can't see any more play today. Lucky for India.

Anderson looked in the mood to roll them over

[Villan For Life]

Starting at 12.45 with lunch put back until 1.45. I think it will be an in and out afternoon

[taylorsworkrate]

Nah they won't get back on today

[Villan For Life]

Nah they won't get back on today

Raining again.....