Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:02 am  

John_D wrote:

Good win in the t20 warm-up for England, but can't help thinking they'd have been better off playing a proper team rather than one of the minnows.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:27 am  

John_D wrote:

Good win in the t20 warm-up for England, but can't help thinking they'd have been better off playing a proper team rather than one of the minnows.

With Afghanistan in our group surely it makes sense to prepare against someone of similar standard?

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:42 am  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

With Afghanistan in our group surely it makes sense to prepare against someone of similar standard?

Exactly. So we should have played someone decent like Bangladesh or Ireland

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:02 am  

Pietersen out of the India tour. Root and Compton in.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:44 am  

Australia asserting their authority in the race for that coveted number 9 slot in the world t20 rankings by giving Ireland a good seeing to.

And Ajantha Mendis yesterday. Yes, the Zimbabwean batsmen looked as comfortable as a penguin in a microwave, but six wickets for eight runs.... Remarkable.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:58 am  

Lancs have released Saj Mahmood.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:09 pm  

GT wrote:

Lancs have released Saj Mahmood.

Into the wild?

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:21 pm  

John_D wrote:

Into the wild?

One can only hope.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:40 pm  

Flung aside like one his leg-side wides....

Wonder if that's a sign that Shahzad's move is to become permanent

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:17 am  

And now Cumbes' replacement has been announced, meaning his retirement is definite this time around.