The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Thank god for DRS. The standard of the field umpires has been very poor for both sides all series. These teams are the pinnacle. They deserve the best umpires. I yearn for Dickie Bird and Simon Tauffel.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Mo now has the 3000/200 double. Only Botham, Flintoff and Broad have done it otherwise for England (Stokes is 3 wickets away)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Thank god for DRS. The standard of the field umpires has been very poor for both sides all series. These teams are the pinnacle. They deserve the best umpires. I yearn for Dickie Bird and Simon Tauffel.

Dickie Bird was fucking shit tbh. Used to turn down ridiculously plumb lbws.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Nostalgia at play maybe on my part! I won’t have a word against Tauffel though. Best umpire I can remember.

 

[Sniffer]

Was it Michael Gough who had an extraordinarily good record a couple of years ago doing the Covid Tests?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Was it Michael Gough who had an extraordinarily good record a couple of years ago doing the Covid Tests?

Yeah, he's outstanding.

Aleem Dar was great but he's finished with internationals outside Pakistan now I think.

Very good session for us, we can't control the weather, all we can do is score and score big to put us in a position where we can win.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Marais Erasmus is prone to the odd ricket. Steve Bucknor got loads wrong. Bowden was eccentric and loved himself but got a fair amount right.

No Shakoor Rana though. Christ he really got fat gatt riled that time!

 

[Sniffer]

John Holder has just been stumped on an ask the umpire question on TMS.

The sun was going down in the test in Pakistan last year when Mohammed Ali left the field for a bathroom break. Could he be timed out? - apparently there is nothing in the laws on it.

 

[leedswolf]

John Holder has just been stumped on an ask the umpire question.

Was it the end of an over?

 

[Sniffer]

Was it the end of an over?

It took a while but I got it eventually .

 

[sycophantia]

I enjoy the John Holder stuff on TMS.

 

[Sniffer]

I enjoy the John Holder stuff on TMS.

I got a question on there a few years back that had them chuckling over the scenario. Holder praised my sportsmanship! It was mentioned in the last thread that was purged.

 

[Jinky]

Excellent batting from Zak Crawley in that last over to bring up his 50. Nice little partnership forming here with Ali, who is batting well too.

 

[Sniffer]

Well batted Mo.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Fake captain Smith looking upset. It's not your team now mate, keep your Boglin mouth shut.

 

[PuntsWolf]

If he’d got out from that dross it would have been tragic

 

[Wolftone]

Tubs Taylor getting on my wick. Emphasising any bit of 'luck' England are having.
Whinging Aussie.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Rubbish drop by Cummins, didn't even get close

 

[PuntsWolf]

I mean he got there but he’s tried to catch it with his wrists! Two life lines for Moeen

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Then a brilliant catch by Khawaja. Well played Mo.