England Cricket

Brian , I wonder if the barmy army can claim refunds under "misrepresentation of goods act " .😁😁.

Just  wait  till  those  Orrid  Ozzies  get    warmed  up  this  summer  ii  truly  it  won't  be  a  pretty  sight  !! { Unless,  of  course,  one  is  a  cricket  fan  !! }

What? Barmy is a true representation, sadly!

So, we watched Bravo compile the third slowest 50 in history, followed by England's batting debacle, England's ex captain (Sir Cook) reminding the team they needed 'to adapt better to the conditions'  Seriously??

Those of us who are old enough to remember the terrifying Windies pace bowlers of the 70's & 80's, scoff at the current crop of medium pacers and realise just how much damage the one day & 20/20 game has changed test match cricket (or ccrikkit as Sir Geoffrey would pronounce it)

As Brian has previously mentioned, the 'orrible Aussies visit us again later this summer. Time for some head scratching!

Fell  about  laughing  yesterday  evening  { ROFL }  Found  it  utterly  hilarious.  Its  lovely  to  see  other  Sporting  Associations  are  capable  of  daft  decisions  !!

What's  Brian  waffling  on  about  I  hear  you  ask  .

Well  it  was  the  decision  of  the  West  Indies  Cricket  Authorities  to  punish  with  a  ONE MATCH  SUSPENSION,  the  W. I.  Captain  Jason  Holder  for  "Slow  Over  Rate"  in  the  second  Test  Match  against  England.

Dammit  if  they  had  gone  at  16  or  more  per  hour  they  would  have  only  had  paying  customers  for  the  first  two  days.  Think  how  much  income  they  would  have  lost.

Oh  dear,  Brian's  started  laughing  again    -  hooo  hooo  heee  heee  haaa   haaa.

Now  I've  spilled  my  coffee  &  got  Hiccups  {  ??  hiccoughs  ??   }

Could the Windies cricket authority not see fit to give the entire bowling squad a one match suspension , that way we might (a big might ) just win the next test .😂😂.

Had the pleasure of watching the windies once in the 70's , just as a spectator the sight of Joel Garner hurtling them down scared the life out of me .This crop don't come even close to him and his oppo's.

I  agree with  you there,  Trellis,  but :--

In  the  early  60's  I  saw  a  benefit  match  for  the  Crewe LMR  professional.  Skipper  of  one  side  was  Captain  of  Nantwich  CC  as  well  as  a  regular  sports  writer  for  several  local  papers.

Leading  'quick'  for  the  other  side  was  a  slim,  wiry  lad  from  West  Indies  by  the  name  of  Roy  Gilchrist,  who  had  been  lambasted  in  the  press  as  well  as  banned  from  at  least  two  Leagues  at  the  time.  Watching  from  behind  the  bowlers  arm  I  have  to  admit  that  the  one  delivery  at  the  batsman { and  I  do  mean  AT  him }  was  the  fastest  single  ball  I  have  ever  seen  on  any  cricket  pitch.  Charlie  Griffith  was  fast/medium  in  comparison,  even  Ian { chucker} Meckiff  was  way  off  Gilchrist's  pace.

How  utterly  bloomin'  predictable    !  When  the  Series  is  lost  comprehensively  somebody  wakes  England  up.  Did  they  think  that  an  away  win  counts  double  ?