The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

Raining again

This is why England should have declared earlier

[UK Redsox]

I like Ramprakash too, he’s added a bit of quiet authority which has been missing since CMJ passed away.

I agree. Mark is very good

However, my favourite current summariser is still Vic

[UK Redsox]

The absence of neutral umpires this summer has shown just how good the English umpires on the international panel are, especially Michael Gough

[PaulWinch again]

Jofra has been unlucky. Bowled with real pace and intent.

[olaftab]

The absence of neutral umpires this summer has shown just how good the English umpires on the international panel are, especially Michael Gough

Isn't that bit akin to how great English football Referees were  myth that existed a couple of decades ago?

[paul_e]

Brilliant catch from Buttler to get Shaheen Afridi.

[UK Redsox]

Great day with the gloves for Jos

A great comeback from a dodgy performance a couple of games ago

[UK Redsox]

England’s slip catching has suddenly gone to pot.

Two drops off Jimmy in this over; Burns and then Crawley

[UK Redsox]

.....and now Broad drops a simple catch off Jimmy’s bowling but recovers to brilliantly run out Abbas

[UK Redsox]

Talking of players called Abbas, ‘Z’ was inducted not the ICC Hall of Fame today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53879128

Along with Mike Procter, one of my favourite cricketers as a kid

[PaulWinch again]

Some pretty ropey fielding.

[Villan For Life]

With a poor Weather forecast For tomorrow, Jimmy is going to be stuck on 599 wickets for a long time.

The next test series is scheduled to be in India in January, if it happens. He isn’t an automatic pick for games on the subcontinent so it could be next summer before he gets another test. I really hope that age doesn’t catch up on him. He deserves to get to 600 wickets, and if our slips could catch then he’d be there by now!

[paul_e]

With a poor Weather forecast For tomorrow, Jimmy is going to be stuck on 599 wickets for a long time.

The next test series is scheduled to be in India in January, if it happens. He isn’t an automatic pick for games on the subcontinent so it could be next summer before he gets another test. I really hope that age doesn’t catch up on him. He deserves to get to 600 wickets, and if our slips could catch then he’d be there by now!

On the sky commentary they mentioned the Indian games potentially being played in the UAE, not sure why but Jimmy would be much more likely to play in that case.

[tomd2103]

The absence of neutral umpires this summer has shown just how good the English umpires on the international panel are, especially Michael Gough

Isn't that bit akin to how great English football Referees were  myth that existed a couple of decades ago?

Not really, as there are stats to back it up.  Said on SKY commentary that Michael Gough has only had 2 out of 27 decisions overturned this summer.

[hilts_coolerking]

I think it's shown up how good Michael Gough is.  I haven't been that impressed by Richard Illingworth.