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Post by newby on May 22, 2024 12:12:10 GMT
My main motive for being anxious that the game goes ahead is purely to do with the welfare and finances of YCCC.
Secondary is that a lot of fans tend to pay out a lot more than just the ticket price when they arrange to attend England games and the refund only goes part way to reimburse their losses.
Thirdly, quite a long way behind, is an interest in England's prospects for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
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Post by newby on May 22, 2024 16:41:11 GMT
Well they've called it reasonably early, great pity and I hope it doesn't add to the clubs financial woes.
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Post by karma on May 24, 2024 9:25:07 GMT
From yesterdays Times:
Graves has said that Yorkshire might have 'missed out' on "less than £100,000' on the cancelled England v Pakistan T20 this week due to lost revenue from food and drink sales etc.(since 2017 the club have had an arrangement with Leeds Rugby League to share profit +losses generated from hospitality)
Ticket refunds will take up to 28 days and the club were insured against cancellation for this item.
'The sober reality is that there is only one more day of international cricket at Headingley this summer when England's men take on Australia on September 21st'
'There are no Headingley Test Matches this year or in 2027 (an Ashes year)or2028 partly as a result of Yorkshire failing to send a representative to the meeting at which major matches were allocated for 2025 to 2031'
Although I have fallen out of love with Internationsls, I decided last year to buy tickets for this year's T20 ( cancelled) and September's ODI as I might not get many more chances and also to help Yorkshire's cash-flow.
The rain God's continue to work against us.
My 9/2024 ODI ticket England v Australia arrived toda!@! 🏏
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Post by newby on May 26, 2024 7:20:45 GMT
England's long wait to get Jofra Archer back on the field, even if only for a T20I was ended yesterday.
Routine win for England thanks to an 84 from skipper Josh Buttler. YJB did o.k, Harry Brook missed out, and Adil Rashid got a wicket.
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Post by newby on May 28, 2024 16:53:46 GMT
England warm-up continues, weather permitting, with the 3rd scheduled T20I against Pakistan in Cardiff tonight at 18 and half O'clock.
Josh Buttler missing due to parental leave so Moeen Ali takes on the captaincy.
I'm doing my best to raise some enthusiasm for this, worth a watch/listen just to see how YJB, Harry and Adil go.
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Post by newby on May 29, 2024 8:21:11 GMT
Another wash out yesterday at Cardiff yesterday leave just 1 more chance at the Oval on Thursday before the teams fly out.
Not ideal preparation and preparation, or the lack of it, is what England were slated for after the 50 over WC.
England are in a 5 team group with Scotland, Australia, Namibia and Oman, so Australia apart it's not too taxing for the first couple of weeks.
Two teams qualify and if one of those isn't England that would be a big shock, though not impossible.
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Post by karma on May 30, 2024 11:06:23 GMT
Bit of a wash-out too in the Texan stadium to be used for the opening game in the T20 World Cup next month. Severe damaged caused by thunderstorms at the Dallas Grand Prairie Stadium forcing a cancellation of a final practice game .
The opening game will be between USA and Canada on Saturday and although contractors are hopeful that this will go ahead ,there will be somethings that can't be sorted ,including a temporary giant LED screen. Final inspection on Friday
I assume most of this competition will have been bought to broadcast by Sky ( 1:00 am Sunday morning for the opening fixture)
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Post by newby on May 30, 2024 21:55:11 GMT
Listened to some of the final England v Pakistan game in the car on the way back home.
Wood and Archer bowled quickly at the start, Adil got a couple of wickets and all the spinners did well. A good opening stand by England made it a bit of a walk in the park and allowed YJB and Harry Brook finished them off with overs to spare.
That's the blue print for England, can they keep repeating it when it matters though.
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Post by slowleftarmer on May 31, 2024 9:08:08 GMT
and their best bowler was Haris Rauf..... although another old boy Shadab Khan got a first baller to spoil the evening for Yorkshire lads
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Post by davemorton on May 31, 2024 16:16:22 GMT
Have you ever seen a player in a top class game in a state of fat, wobble-jelly unfitness like the Pak w-keeper? Even at club first team level.
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Post by karma on May 31, 2024 18:13:29 GMT
No but some players are just a different shape such as Ahmed for Leicester and England.
Some put on extra pounds such as Patel formerly Notts (now Leicestershire) and of course Azeem Rafiq in his final unfit days at Yorkshire. He was a bit of a porker.
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Post by newby on Jun 1, 2024 8:11:30 GMT
Azam Khan, to give him a name, is certainly in a class of his own in terms of body shape. Adam Rossington I think is the nearest to him I've seen in first class cricket. Khan, like Rossington can hit a cricket ball a long way and both players have been taken up by franchise teams so must be good enough.
Pakistan obviously think he can do the job with the gloves on, there's no need to find a place to hide him in the field at least, it also frees up Rizwan who's quite a good outfield player.
He will certainly be noticed by people new to cricket at the T20 WC, and may become a bit of Internet star. I believe he already has quite a following in Pakistan.
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Post by newby on Jun 3, 2024 7:56:13 GMT
Old boy David Wiese managed to get Namibia over the line in their opening game against Oman. The low scoring games ended in a tie as Namibia limped to 109-6 after having bowled Oman out for the same score earlier.
Batting first in the Super over Wiese scored 13 from 4 balls to help Namibia to 21-0. He also bowled the Super over to Oman, took a wicket, and restricted them to 10-1.
First 'proper' game today when Sri Lanka take on South Africa.
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Post by karma on Jun 4, 2024 7:19:36 GMT
Yorkshire's very own boy wonder Harry Brook has said that he "lost weight to run faster" . While he sadly took a 4 month break from cricket earlier this year to spend some time with his nan, he also continued to train at home. " I just tried to nail it [better fitness] soon as I got home" " I was trying to lose a bit of weight and trying to get leaner. For me batting in the middle order, two's are going to be quite a big thing for my game. Fast hands too[so] losing weight may make your hands go a little faster. A bit quicker. in the field as well"
I hadn't noticed that he's exactly slow (anything but) and an example of his dedication and striving to improve his game. Hope it's reflected in big scores and wins for England
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Post by newby on Jun 4, 2024 7:52:31 GMT
Quite pleased we are playing all the England games in the Caribbean. Listening to the commentary of the Sri Lanka v South Africa game last evening it sounds like a nightmare of a pitch in New York.
There are 4 drop in strips I believe, shipped in from Australia. If the others turn out like the one they played on last night then anything can happen.
India play a lot of their games there, including v Pakistan on Sunday. I think it's the BCCI influence on the ICC that has pushed to get this event to the USA, they might come to regret it.
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