The Hundred

[wasteyouryouth]

Not quite the biggest issue here, but the franchise names are pathetic. Southern Braves? Manchester Originals? Seriously?

That's what happens when they are invented by a marketing company.

Almost two years ago:

I just saw that the team names for The Hundred have been announced.

Manchester Originals, and Oval Greats sounds like biscuits.
Leeds Superchargers sounds like a consortium of electricians.
Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix are rubbish.
Welsh Fire and London Spirit sound like alcoholic drinks.
And last but not least, Trent Rockets sounds like a porn star.

Northern and Invincibles were the only changes.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Break in play while they work out how to count to five. Good job there aren't six balls a set.

 

[Ed Smith]

That's what happens when they are invented by a marketing company.

Almost two years ago:



Northern and Invincibles were the only changes.

"Northern" Superchargers... nothing further North than Leeds though apparently

 

[wasteyouryouth]

"Northern" Superchargers... nothing further North than Leeds though apparently

I'm surprised they didn't just call themselves Yorkshire.

 

[Ed Smith]

I'm surprised they didn't just call themselves Yorkshire.

Would have made me feel better. I definitely have gone to a game at Durham out of morbid curiosity

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Mohammad Amir has bowled a six, a nine and a seven so far. Someone needs to tell him the rules.

Would have made me feel better. I definitely have gone to a game at Durham out of morbid curiosity

I'm tempted by a double-header at Edgbaston.

 

[ahmedleo414]

it's my first time watching this, what the heck is up with the weird graphics. I much prefer the ones in Cricket 19

 

[wasteyouryouth]

it's my first time watching this, what the heck is up with the weird graphics. I much prefer the ones in Cricket 19

It's probably the one thing everyone agrees on.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Chris Benjamin is having quite the week. Made his Blast debut on Sunday, got called up as a replacement on Wednesday, Royal London Cup debut yesterday and winning a match in style on his debut in The Hundred tonight.

Johannesburg producing more cricketers for English cricket.

 

[Aislabie]

Johannesburg producing more cricketers for English cricket

I feel like Jo'burg is keeping about four countries' national teams alive - just not South Africa's

 

[Jack7]

Suppose Sourhern Brave vs Northern Superchargers could be my last Hundred game if the Southern Brave get shafted at the Ageas Bowl. That goes for The Men and The Women. Still a ways off, but I’m waiting to see what happens on The 7th August.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Watching Trent Rockets, the kit is really making me crave a bag of Skips.

 

[Ed Smith]

Watching Trent Rockets, the kit is really making me crave a bag of Skips.

Feel like that was more the idea than designing decent looking kits tbh

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Feel like that was more the idea than designing decent looking kits tbh

It's the only one that's had me craving. It's the most obscenely based on a snack packet.

 

[Ed Smith]

It's the only one that's had me craving. It's the most obscenely based on a snack packet.

The hoola-hoops one is a pretty obvious bag of Ready Salted as well mind.