Cricket

[Eggs]

…thanks for the memories, Jimmy. Something in my eye time

 

[summerisle]

So near, yet so far.

 

[ste d' indica]

Half watching, half working... and now I fancy a stout!

Adios Jimmy, and salud!!

 

[Walken]

I love the Ben Stokes era and he is probably my favourite leader in sport. I do however hate everything about this retiring Jimmy affair, I think it's a bad call and I don't really care for how it was handled.

 

[bcblue1878]

…thanks for the memories, Jimmy. Something in my eye time

I’m glad it wasn’t just me !

 

[moggeridge]

4 more years!

 

[PITA]

If, like me, you grew up watching cricket and football in the 70s and 80s, does it feel weird seeing England beat the Windies at cricket and the Dutch at football?

I know everything changes but still. Must be something to do with first impressions.

It's because the Windies and the Dutch are crap though. I hope that people say that Spain are crap late on Sunday.

 

[gonetomorrow]

It's a big shame how the West Indies have gone downhill.

 

[summerisle]

It's a big shame how the West Indies have gone downhill.

Thirty years' downhill.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Thirty years' downhill.

Cricket is no longer of interest to me really - partly because it's no longer on the terrestrial box but mainly because of the rise of the T20 and one day stuff. Don't get me wrong. it's popular entertainment all right.

But it ain't cricket.

 

[summerisle]

Right on cue.

 

[Eggs]

….Lancs v Yorks abandoned.

 

[summerisle]

….Lancs v Yorks abandoned.

 

[Connor]

On the train home from OT, again, as consecutive Roses games have been called off

Embarrassing, barely a drizzle at the ground

 

[summerisle]

Warwickshire lost, pity our game was again abandoned. Garton's figures, 2-0-49-0.
Two matches left for Lancashire.

Rank	Team	Played	WonW	LostL	TiedT	No Result	Net Run Rate	Points
1	Birmingham Bears	11	8	3	0	0	+1.159	16
2	Lancashire Lightning	12	6	3	0	3	+1.110	15
3	Durham	12	6	5	0	1	−0.379	13
4	Leicestershire Foxes	12	5	5	1	1	+0.151	12
5	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	11	5	4	1	1	−0.379	12
6	Derbyshire	11	5	5	0	1	+0.452	11
6	Yorkshire Vikings	12	5	6	0	1	+0.057	11
8	Worcestershire Rapids	12	4	8	0	0	−0.181	8
9	Nottinghamshire Outlaws