Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:34 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Worcs now favourites to win.....Bit of a balls-up by Lancs if they let this one slip away, and will surely see an end to their title hopes?

Proof again that Boycott's old "add 2 wickets for 10 runs" adage makes the game look completely different, gotta fancy Lancs again now.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:04 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Worcs now favourites to win.....Bit of a balls-up by Lancs if they let this one slip away, and will surely see an end to their title hopes?

Back in the balance now, since Keedy has removed Solanki, who was set to guide Worcs home.

Hope Lancs' tail wrapping up issues go away for at least one innings....

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:33 pm  

MSH wrote:

Back in the balance now, since Keedy has removed Solanki, who was set to guide Worcs home.

Hope Lancs' tail wrapping up issues go away for at least one innings....

I'll be amazed if Worcs win this now. I'd give them about a 20/1 chance, if that. They've repeatedly collapsed from promising positions all season; they've got a poor tail, all their top order batsmen are out. I wouldn't have fancied them even before those late couple of wickets went down, and on a general point I think people underestimate how hard it is to chase down 300+ batting last.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:56 am  

It's a sad state of affairs when I'm having to will Lancashire on to victory.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:52 am  

Nice to see England announce what amounts to a Lions squad for an irrelevant one dayer against Ireland that will remove players from their counties for an important round of fixtures.

Superb timing.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:56 am  

Asim wrote: It's a sad state of affairs when I'm having to will Lancashire on to victory. That really did make me smile. Your dream has come true

Asim wrote: It's a sad state of affairs when I'm having to will Lancashire on to victory. That really did make me smile. Your dream has come true

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:00 am  

Still raining at Taunton on Day 4, so hard to see Somerset getting anything and Hampshire fighting back to on Day 3 against Warwickshire - 113 runs ahead with 6 left, so with a bit of luck ......

As a Lancashire fan, maybe, just maybe .......

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:09 am  

Abe Frohman wrote: That really did make me smile. Your dream has come true The worst thing is you play them again next time out, so I might be left in the same position. The consequences don't bear thinking about.

Abe Frohman wrote: That really did make me smile. Your dream has come true The worst thing is you play them again next time out, so I might be left in the same position. The consequences don't bear thinking about.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:15 am  

Asim wrote:

The worst thing is you play them again next time out, so I might be left in the same position.

The consequences don't bear thinking about.

Such a dichotomy.

Would ANY die-hard Yorkshire fan forsake a place in the top division to prevent Lancashire finally taking the title?

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:27 am  

Abe Frohman wrote:

Such a dichotomy.

Would ANY die-hard Yorkshire fan forsake a place in the top division to prevent Lancashire finally taking the title?

I'm going to refrain from answering that on fear of deportation.