General Cricket Discussion

[Till Valhalla]

Lost in 2010 playing for MI VS CSK.

Lost in 2011 playing for RCB vs CSK.

Lost against a former side.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Lost against a former side.

I give up

 

[asprin]

Stumbled across a YT channel "The Professor and Barney". Anyone seen the clips they upload? It's fun and humorous and the guests are quite sportive too taking on the banter and giving out some as well.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Gonna get an early night thanks to New Zealand.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

 

[asprin]

So the WK in Big Ant games are legit.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

This is great.

Particularly think @Mouseydread @blockerdave @T.J.Hooker @beechcroft might enjoy

 

[GuyIncognito]

Mitchell Starc just bowled the widest ball I've ever seen

I once nearly hit the square leg umpire bowling.

 

[Mouseydread]

This is great.

Particularly think @Mouseydread @blockerdave @T.J.Hooker @beechcroft might enjoy

Nice to see this, T20 is my thing since your tournament during Covid. I'm always curious how the old boys would do.

 

[blockerdave]

This is great.

Particularly think @Mouseydread @blockerdave @T.J.Hooker @beechcroft might enjoy

Really interesting

 

[Aislabie]

This is great.

A bit late to talk about this, but no matter; I would have come up with a somewhat different team given the same brief but I don't think I could have achieved the vibe of rinky-dink T20 franchise nonsense any better.

Here's my team:

1. Frank Tarrant - A player who never played international cricket because he never stayed in one place long enough - huge Anton Devcich energy (but better)
2. Lionel Tennyson - Perhaps not the best T20 player in the team, but Tennyson gets the capraincy thanks to a close personal connection to the team owner.
3. Denis Compton - The literal face of the franchise; we spent big to get him, and will sell out of his replica shirts in about five minutes.
4. Martin Donnelly - A wonderful player trusted with number four; can play the whole tournament thanks to dropping out of national team duty.
5. Bill Alley - Was for years the highest-paid player going around, and it was enough for him to turn his back on first-class cricket until that became more profitable for him.
6. Percy Fender - An all-action leg-spinning all-rounder, offers a little bit of everything and always gets described as "unselfish" on commentary.
7. Derek Pringle - The young, brash all-rounder who you have to fit in the team somehow. Constantly shuffled around; only faces and bowls about 10 balls per match.
8. Jim Smith - Bowls fast and hits bombs. If a wicket falls with two or three overs left you know he's getting sent in.
9. Ernie Toshack - The franchise just overpaid hugely for the second-best Aussie left-armer available. Turns out he's not even that quick.
10. Bob Appleyard - The team needs a weird spinner but can't afford SF Barnes. Thus picks up the next-best thing for cheap while everyone else worries he's too injury prone.
11. Seymour Clark - The hastily signed replacement player after the first-choice keeper breaks a finger. Big 2022 Lachlan Pfeffer energy.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

A bit late to talk about this, but no matter; I would have come up with a somewhat different team given the same brief but I don't think I could have achieved the vibe of rinky-dink T20 franchise nonsense any better.

Here's my team:

1. Frank Tarrant - A player who never played international cricket because he never stayed in one place long enough - huge Anton Devcich energy (but better)
2. Lionel Tennyson - Perhaps not the best T20 player in the team, but Tennyson gets the capraincy thanks to a close personal connection to the team owner.
3. Denis Compton - The literal face of the franchise; we spent big to get him, and will sell out of his replica shirts in about five minutes.
4. Martin Donnelly - A wonderful player trusted with number four; can play the whole tournament thanks to dropping out of national team duty.
5. Bill Alley - Was for years the highest-paid player going around, and it was enough for him to turn his back on first-class cricket until that became more profitable for him.
6. Percy Fender - An all-action leg-spinning all-rounder, offers a little bit of everything and always gets described as "unselfish" on commentary.
7. Derek Pringle - The young, brash all-rounder who you have to fit in the team somehow. Constantly shuffled around; only faces and bowls about 10 balls per match.
8. Jim Smith - Bowls fast and hits bombs. If a wicket falls with two or three overs left you know he's getting sent in.
9. Ernie Toshack - The franchise just overpaid hugely for the second-best Aussie left-armer available. Turns out he's not even that quick.
10. Bob Appleyard - The team needs a weird spinner but can't afford SF Barnes. Thus picks up the next-best thing for cheap while everyone else worries he's too injury prone.
11. Seymour Clark - The hastily signed replacement player after the first-choice keeper breaks a finger. Big 2022 Lachlan Pfeffer energy.

TbfI should've tagged you too

 

[Aislabie]

TbfI should've tagged you too

No worries - I have notifications on for JRod videos

 

[wasteyouryouth]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/sygu2x

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have taken Bangladesh from 45 for 6 to 191 for 6. Needing 25 from 29 v Afghanistan. Decent partnership.