Oh yesReminded me of Shane Warne treading on his stumps. Luck was on our side today!
The drama and excitement was amazing ,as was the atmosphere This was proper Test cricket,the best form of cricket.So it took around 5 hours play, 57 overs to score 112 runs. Sounds like a really boring day's Test cricket
WI were 26/9 when I last checked, Starc has 5 & Boland got a hat-trick
I remember the days when the West Indies were the best at Test cricket.WI were 26/9 when I last checked, Starc has 5 & Boland got a hat-trick
All out for 27, just one run more than the all time Test recordWI were 26/9 when I last checked, Starc has 5 & Boland got a hat-trick
NZ hold the record with 26 all out.All out for 27, just one run more than the all time Test record
A part of the world with such a rich cricketing heritage, it's not nice to see.NZ hold the record with 26 all out.
Absolutely. was gripped all day. And good Test cricket is the ultimate form of the gameThe drama and excitement was amazing ,as was the atmosphere This was proper Test cricket,the best form of cricket.
Reminded me of Shane Warne treading on his stumps. Luck was on our side today!
Some of the best test games I've seen are when a team are chasing a low 4 th innings score to win. Like Australia during Bothams ashes series , lost chasing 134 I think and then test at Edgbaston 150. Plus yesterday of course.I'm not sure we had any more luck than India did.
Yes, Siraj's wicket looked a tad fortunate but Jadeja was arguably lucky to escape being LBW to Woakes on review.
We won because we bowled well and Stokes offered tremendous leadership and worked his socks off. I really think we deserved it.
Can add Trent Bridge 2005 to that, we squeezed home chasing just 120 somethingSome of the best test games I've seen are when a team are chasing a low 4 th innings score to win. Like Australia during Bothams ashes series , lost chasing 134 I think and then test at Edgbaston 150. Plus yesterday of course.
Some of the best test games I've seen are when a team are chasing a low 4 th innings score to win. Like Australia during Bothams ashes series , lost chasing 134 I think and then test at Edgbaston 150. Plus yesterday of course.
129 and at one stage England were 116-7 before winning.Can add Trent Bridge 2005 to that, we squeezed home chasing just 120 something
Hundred sell-off saved up to six counties from possible collapse, new report finds
The windfall generated by the sale of shares in the eight Hundred franchises may have saved as many as six first-class counties from crisis and possible collapsewww.theguardian.com
Nothing we didn't know. Is it not time to reduce the number full-time counties? Might be harsh but would ease calendar pressure, potentially strengthen level of play by concentrating resources and most obviously bolster remaining counties finances.
They've basically killed the county aspect of cricket anyway - redball attendances gone, 50 over a sideshow with poor attendances, 20/20 being strangled. (Could save 20/20 if less teams)
Feels a bit of a strech to claim the Hundred saved county cricket. This report doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. The test hosting counties make the vast majority of the revenue and the smaller counties are reliant on a revenue split from things like TV rights.Hundred sell-off saved up to six counties from possible collapse, new report finds
The windfall generated by the sale of shares in the eight Hundred franchises may have saved as many as six first-class counties from crisis and possible collapsewww.theguardian.com
Nothing we didn't know. Is it not time to reduce the number full-time counties? Might be harsh but would ease calendar pressure, potentially strengthen level of play by concentrating resources and most obviously bolster remaining counties finances.
They've basically killed the county aspect of cricket anyway - redball attendances gone, 50 over a sideshow with poor attendances, 20/20 being strangled. (Could save 20/20 if less teams)
8 and 8 works but then brings you to your next problem. If the 8 test / hundred hosting grounds bring all the revenue then you want them as your top tier so you're working towards a no promotion / relegation scenario.Feels inherently ‘unfair’ but equally having 18 counties competing is a bad number to work with. If you could trim it to 16 it means you can have 4 regional groups in the T20 rather than the north/south split which trims the games. 50 over games could be on a pure knockout format.
It's 2 out of Derby, Leicester, Northants & Gloucester - probably the first 2. But which ever 2 remain are still going to be firmly tied to the bottom of the pyramid due to finances.8 and 8 works but then brings you to your next problem. If the 8 test / hundred hosting grounds bring all the revenue then you want them as your top tier so you're working towards a no promotion / relegation scenario.
A top tier of Warwickshire, Surrey, Lancs, Yorks, Notts, Hampshire and Glamorgan. But then do you go Durham or Middlesex?
Which two teams out of Somerset, Sussex, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northants, Essex, Worcester and Glous are you dumping out of county cricket?
Or do you dump a couple into a semi-pro third tier with the 6 MCC universities?
3 tiers of 8 teams where there is a clear pathway, for example Worcester and Loughborough Uni being under the Warwickshire umbrella, might work well for player development without the smaller teams needing to generate revenue to match the big teams but its going to an incredibly hard sell to the members.
What the county championship absolutely does not need is another game at the end of the season that inevitably gets weather affected and results in nobody winning the competition.Durham offer support to county cricket shake-up
Durham announce their support for a shake-up of English domestic cricket, including a rugby-style Grand Final to decide the County Championship.www.bbc.com
lack of consensus and clarity between the counties just highlights how difficult it is trying to fix domestic cricket.
Remember our final 2021 - finished october. Nobody there at Lords. (but we did smash Lancs)What the county championship absolutely does not need is another game at the end of the season that inevitably gets weather affected and results in nobody winning the competition.
equally annoying (from the games i've seen) it's not as if there has been any noticeable drop in standards/quality of cricket. Some of the names maybe be missing which doesn't help sell tickets but the product is still decent.Got home to see Yorks v Lancs on the TV last night. First thing I heard was Atherton bemoaning empty stands and talking about how the fixture used to be a guaranteed sell out.
I know I keep saying it but the Blast has been absolutely destroyed. Why is a premium fixture taking place on a weeknight?
The bizzare thing is that outside of the IPL every T20 competition is desperate for what the Blast has. People to feel some connection to the teams & players rather than viewing them as made up teams with flown in players who don't give a shit and are just there for a payday.
The scheduling is shit. they've done exactly what was promised not to happen and stopped international cricket taking place during the Hundred.equally annoying (from the games i've seen) it's not as if there has been any noticeable drop in standards/quality of cricket. Some of the names maybe be missing which doesn't help sell tickets but the product is still decent.
Killing themselves. Despite what ECB say they've basically ceded control of English cricket to these new Hundred shareholders. These new shareholders are going to have the ECB by the balls when plans for the future are made in 27/28.Won't be long before they turn round and tell us crowds are down and the Blast isn't viable.
Seems the only people that can't see this, or are deliberately ignoring it, are the ECB. Now you've got IPL franchise owners involved we're fucked.These new shareholders are going to have the ECB by the balls when plans for the future are made in 27/28.
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