The Cricket Thread

[Sniffer]

I saw that earlier a Benkenstein is captaining and a Mustard keeping wicket so I assume they are also son's of.

Yes, I've just looked it up. The younger brothers of James Rew and Rehan Ahmed also playing.

 

[Tredman]

Nepotism rocks

 

[Squeak]

Aussies did well to pull them back a bit but needing 206 to win is a tough ask.

 

[Carrotdude]

99-2 off 10, going well so far

 

[Squeak]

Good win for India as the Aussies ran out of steam. End of the road for them unless Bangladesh beat the Afghans. Shame the Aussies got past 176....

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

24yo playing for Lancs called George Lavelle. When were your Manc Uni days DW?

 

[Carrotdude]

Vaughan vs Flintoff in an England Under 19's vs Young Lions 50 over game. Vaughan got 85 for the Young Lions, Flintoff is currently 44 not out for the Under 19s.

Rocky got a hundred in the end, seen some clips of him and you can see his dad in his shots for sure!

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

There is a Moore and French playing as well. Any relation? Quick search can’t confirm

 

[PuntsWolf]

Good win for India as the Aussies ran out of steam. End of the road for them unless Bangladesh beat the Afghans. Shame the Aussies got past 176....

How is the 176 calculated. I get it’s on NRR, but surely if Afghanistan got absolutely spanked then that would be enough to overturn the NRR even if Australia hadn’t got to 176

 

[Squeak]

How is the 176 calculated. I get it’s on NRR, but surely if Afghanistan got absolutely spanked then that would be enough to overturn the NRR even if Australia hadn’t got to 176

To be honest, I don't really know as I just took the commentators word for it. They were alluding to the fact that the Aussies run rate would drop below Afghanistan if they didn't get to 176 in their 20 overs. But yeah, I get what you're saying and I'd say you are probably right. That said, the Afghans have a very strong batting line up and they could win the whole thing if they fire on the day. Same as any team that's left I suppose.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

24yo playing for Lancs called George Lavelle. When were your Manc Uni days DW?

Didn't start until Sep 1999. Not guilty!

 

[Tony Towner]

Didn't start until Sep 1999. Not guilty!

Open Day!

 

[Sniffer]

There is a Moore and French playing as well. Any relation? Quick search can’t confirm

Don’t think so. Nothing in the articles where other family connections are mentioned.

 

[Carrotdude]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805321439253344374

I mean, we won’t beat India anyway but another brilliant bit of organising here

 

[Tony Towner]

The shorter the form the more it comes down to the day and a touch of luck / brilliance. They were favourites for the last semi, we beat them by 10 wickets. I've no idea how they could have scheduled a reserve day for one semi, but not the other, that has to be unprecedented?

 

[Sniffer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805321439253344374

I mean, we won’t beat India anyway but another brilliant bit of organising here

How can you have a world tournament that’s rigged so that one country will play at a set destination as long as they qualify whereas the other qualifiers all have to move to suit them? On top of that there’s different conditions for semi finals whereas one has a reserve day, the other doesn’t? I mean it could have worked against the Indians but it’s an absolute shower of shit by the organisers.

 

[HanDoJin]

Cricket sings the BCCI's tune these days. The IPL would be 9 months long if it were their choice. Probably will be soon enough.

 

[darlowolf64]

Afghanistan win by 8 runs to knock the Aussies out of the T20 World Cup

 

[Tom Hark]

Afghanistan win by 8 runs to knock the Aussies out of the T20 World Cup

No offence to the plucky underdogs, but it does kind of demonstrate what a tinpot format cricket for the masses has become. (You love to see it, though.)

 

[Sniffer]

No offence to the plucky underdogs, but it does kind of demonstrate what a tinpot format cricket for the masses has become. (You love to see it, though.)

They should have beaten them in the 50 over World Cup too. IIRC that was the match where Maxwell performed the almost impossible to see the Aussies to victory.