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Post by davemorton on Jan 19, 2024 12:11:20 GMT
At least Windies took a prisoner in defeat, Khawaja hit by a beautiful bouncer from the rising star. Their attack is half decent. Horrible pitch, really, no pace but lots of seam and uneven bounce off a very grassy surface.
I saw a game at Adelaide when there was no grass, 500 played 500, then Warne bowled us out. We had Ashley Giles (Monty P not selected) and Hussey knocked off the runs without trouble. Hoggard's great bowling in vain.
Since then, we have had D/N games there, and they left grass on to preserve the colour of the pink ball, I think. Now they're back to proper cricket hours, still they're playing with grass.
Next Test at the Gabba, and I think this one's D/N. Pace and bounce, and grass! 2-day Test?
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Post by newby on Jan 20, 2024 9:45:36 GMT
I spoke too soon, India A look likely to pull of a victory with a very strong 6th wicket stand. 367/5 at the moment and England look to be stuck.
If the boot was on the other foot you'd suspect the India A spinners might be more successful. Parkinson doing a lot of bowling, Carson I thought might be more effective and nothing doing for the pace men. Must be close to a road now.
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Post by newby on Jan 20, 2024 11:34:49 GMT
India A ran out of time so the match was drawn. England will be disappointed at not being able to take more than 5 wickets in the final innings. India A finished on 426/5 still 60 odd runs short of forcing a win.
These games are being held at the vast Narendra Modi stadium, it must be a bit echoey in there.
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Post by newby on Jan 24, 2024 9:05:10 GMT
England A all out for 152 before tea in the 2nd of their forgotten games against India A. A 48 from Ollie Price and 31 from Brydon Carse the only scores of note.
No Matthew Fisher in this one, whether that's rotation or fitness I'm uncertain.
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Post by newby on Jan 24, 2024 11:41:53 GMT
India A 150-0 at the close. Oh dear!
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Post by newby on Jan 25, 2024 12:15:36 GMT
India A all out for 493, giving them a tiny 341 lead on first innings. 125/6 for Matthew Potts looks like a good effort.
Sarfaraz Khan scored 161, he was a player with a strong shout to replace Kohli in the Test side but missed out. He obviously took it out on the England A bowlers.
Can the England batsmen fightback and take it into a 4th day, or has the call up of Dan Lawrence to the Test squad left them wondering 'what's the point.'
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Post by newby on Jan 26, 2024 18:52:38 GMT
England A 304-8 in the second innings still need 34 to make India A bat again. An aggressive 84 not out from Ollie Robinson has helped to take the game into the final day.
No rain in the forecast.
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Post by newby on Jan 28, 2024 8:18:51 GMT
West Indies beat Australia at the Gabba, now that's some good news to wake up to.
Shamar Joseph with 7 for 68 to add to his 5 for on debut.
Well done them.
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Post by hawke on Jan 28, 2024 10:13:18 GMT
West Indies beat Australia at the Gabba, now that's some good news to wake up to. Shamar Joseph with 7 for 68 to add to his 5 for on debut. Well done them. First WI win in Australia for 27 years apparently. I thought they might be heading for a 1960 Tie. Brilliant effort.
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Post by newby on Feb 1, 2024 8:42:40 GMT
Third and final 4 day game between India A and England A started today. India currently 188/9. Not a spinners wicket obviously with 5 wickets for Matthew Potts and 4 from Brydon Carse.
Matthew Fisher is playing, which is the main thing, but has no wickets so far.
This is the A teams last game I think so I presume they will be heading home after the weekend.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Feb 1, 2024 11:21:47 GMT
well no point any of the seamers staying on in India as a back up for the 1st team when we are playing 1 seamer per game at the moment and Atkinson and Robinson have yet to get a game.
But the Lions spinners might want to hang around in the event of an injury to Ahmed, Hartley or Bashir, although in the current Lions game only young James Coles (who I thought was a seamer but confused with the other Coles who played for Kent and Hampshire) of the spinners selected got a bowl - not sure he is ready yet for test selection but then he has played more first class games (20) than Bashir (6), Ahmed (14) and one fewer than Hartley (21)
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Post by newby on Feb 1, 2024 20:13:36 GMT
To get in the England team as a spin bowler it seems to be more a question of how tall you are, rather than how many games you've played.
Meanwhile Australia v West Indies changes format to 50 over cricket tomorrow.
New Zealand's test series against a new look South Africa starts on Saturday.
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Post by newby on Feb 3, 2024 21:46:39 GMT
Final day of the final India A v England A game in Ahmadabad tomorrow. England A require 320 to win with 8 wickets left, tall order.
Matthew Fisher, wicketless in the first innings did manage 2 for 53 from 19 overs in India's 409 second innings.
He's been thrust in to bat at 4 and managed to to see off 4 balls for 1 run until close of play.
Good chance for him to try and remember how to score a few runs on the final day.
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Post by newby on Feb 6, 2024 9:42:08 GMT
As an antidote to the excitement, well nearly, of India v England. In New Zealand at the lovely Mt Maunganui ground, New Zealand, 511 and 179/4 lead South Africa 162, by 528 runs.
2 centuries in the match by Kane Williamson and a big double by Rachin Ravindra in the first innings. Perhaps it would have been kinder to make South Africa follow-on and give everyone a couple of days off.
Meanwhile, Australia 87/2 beat the Windies 86 in the final of 3 ODI's to win the series 3 to 0.
South Africa of course is a 2nd or 3rd string team sent because of the financial importance of the SA20. The Windies are missing more than a few shall we say of their best players who are elsewhere playing more lucrative franchise cricket.
Now it seems England women are getting in on the act. Picking two teams, a weakened team for the start of a 5 match T20 series against New Zealand in march, because star players are involved in the closing stages of the WPL. With a stronger team named to finish off the series.
Players/Money certainly rules.
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Post by karma on Feb 6, 2024 10:55:01 GMT
Now there was a time when Mrs. karma and I watched live cricket together but her interest went as the pottymouthed drinking culture came to be the norm. Not me I hasten to add being at fault.
The last game we watched together was at Headingley, I think 2018, ODI England v New Zealand. It was on at the same time that England football were involved in a previous World Cup Final's game (against Poland I think) England won the footy, you could hear the cheering from the Long Room where the tv's were showing the game, when England scored.
Then the football crowd came back to watch England Cricket LADIES team beat New Zealand in the ODI. One of the best games of cricket I've seen, played in a very good spirit, no dissent or arguing. Yes it was ladies and I appreciate not for everybody but a good and satisfying game.
Sounds as if those days might be going the way of all cricket, chasing the franchises and for buyers of International tickets there might be anxiety as to which international team will turn out - so many players chasing the 🪙 💰 💸
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