The Cricket Thread

[Jabbawolf]

Definitely deserves a chance Vince

To be fair, it would be a thing of beauty until about 20 runs or so in.

 

[Tony Towner]

Bonus point for 200 runs in the Championship abolished and a new 450 band set. Draws reduced from 8 to 5 points

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Team already named for the First Test, no surprises:

Duckett
Crawley
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Foakes
Robinson
Broad
Leach
Anderson

 

[Tony Towner]

Think this is where you'll start to see why Duckett hasn't played Test cricket for years. Sub continental pitches suit him, I think he'll fail everywhere else

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I have the same suspicion, I know it's white ball but he looked horrible in the ODIs in SA.

Earned his chance to have a go though.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No Jamieson or Henry for them, and they've declined the option of calling Boult up.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Boult wanted to go for more franchise cricket so they declined bringing him in.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

He does, but he's available and lives very near the ground. He isn't in the PSL and that's the only tournament on right now. It's an odd situation, he's sort of retired without being retired.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Shame as he is one of my favourite bowlers to watch.

 

[Sniffer]

New Zealanders arent happy with both the level of the replacement and his court appearances.

New Zealand coach Stead defends omitting Boult and selecting Kuggeleijn

New Zealand’s head coach, Gary Stead, has defended two potentially divisive selection calls before the first Test against England

www.theguardian.com

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He was acquitted I believe but not a good look

 

[Sniffer]

The article has changed from earlier. It mentioned his defence being that she only said no a few times, not the twenty she stated, she’d had a few and was dressed provocatively. Hung jury in the first trial.

 

[The Bear]

Dressing provocatively shouldn't be used in any defence of assault. Bullshit reason.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Of course it shouldn’t.

 

[Carrotdude]

Duckett carrying on where he left off with 84 from 68

 

[Tony Towner]

Nearly 6 an over and declaring at less than 2/3 of the day's allotted overs

 

[Tredman]

Seems a bit early, may as well have played to all out.

 

[Stan Hullis]

The plan was to be there...gutted I am not!

 

[Sniffer]

Seems a bit early, may as well have played to all out.

Pink ball, lights, maximising the benefit.

31-3

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think I am a fan of Baz ball