The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

Three sided cricket 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53081052

Three teams playing in the same match, eight players per side and some international stars - a new cricket format will make its debut in South Africa this month.

Welcome to 3TeamCricket, which will be the first live sporting event in South Africa since the nation went into coronavirus lockdown in March.

Three teams will compete for the Solidarity Cup at Centurion Park in Gauteng on 27 June to help raise funds for those involved in cricket who have suffered during the pandemic.

The Eagles are led by ex-South Africa captain AB de Villiers, pace bowler Kagiso Rabada will captain the Kingfishers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock takes charge of the Kites.

[UK Redsox]

Alan Jones gets his England cap after 50 years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53015088

[cdbearsfan]

"This will be a game changer".

No it won't.

[UK Redsox]

"This will be a game changer".

No it won't.

Made me think of this

[UK Redsox]

Stokes to captain England in the first test because a Root is about sprout

[tomd2103]

"This will be a game changer".

No it won't.

SA cricket is in dire financial trouble and their T20 competition has been a flop, so guess they need to try something different. 

[UK Redsox]

Here's something that I hadn't thought about......no neutral Umpires in the Tests

[UK Redsox]

Broad misses out

[UK Redsox]

.....and of course, it's raining

[paul_e]

Michael Holding what a fucking legend.

[UK Redsox]

Michael Holding what a fucking legend.

I'm working, so currently have Simon, Tuffers and Vaughan on the radio

What's 'Whispering Death' been up to ?

[paul_e]

Michael Holding what a fucking legend.

I'm working, so currently have Simon, Tuffers and Vaughan on the radio

What's 'Whispering Death' been up to ?

Talking about BLM, as powerful a statement about the situation as I've heard from anyone.

[UK Redsox]

Thanks Paul, I'll try to catch that later

EDIT - Available on the Sky Sports Cricket Twitter feed

https://twitter.com/SkyCricket

[paul_e]

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12021574/michael-holding-and-ebony-rainford-brent-say-institutionalised-racism-must-be-eradicated-for-the-good-of-humanity

This covers most of it but it's holding hearing him say it is so much better than reading it.

[UK Redsox]

Per Aggers....... lunch at 12:30, so another inspection at 13:10

Must be more rain expecting soon, because it's dry at the moment