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DING DONG!. Root has gone!

Knew that would please
Ian will be dancing in his grave.

Not exactly a huge pool to pick his successor from

Hope Rob Key is up to the job. Good cricketer and nice guy.

Don’t want a “ nice guy “ , want someone who knows how to win Test Matches

Woody wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:07 am

Don’t want a “ nice guy “ , want someone who knows how to win Test Matches

Watch the highlights tonight!

Spent all day following the live text feed on the BBC and got home to watch the last couple of hours, even MrsWoody got involved

Incredible day's cricket - the crowd certainly struck lucky with the free entry day.

What an advert for the five-day game.

4mastacker wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:01 pm

Incredible day's cricket - the crowd certainly struck lucky with the free entry day.

What an advert for the five-day game.

+1

England score a comfortable 498 in the ODI being played in Amsterdam. The cloggies played like they had just had a session in one of them "speshul" cafes.

Reminds me of my youth


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JyOPXD-__-g

Reminds me of the games I played too!
Two or three big boundaries any old how, then the bowler would work out I knew naff about the game and bowl something clever.
I half-expected to see Rooty reach behind the stumps for a sup on his pint after that, a la village cricket.

Tomorrow could be interesting at Edgbaston.

Not trying to put mockers on the day, but 378 would be England’s highest ever run chase

Wow!! What a match! The future for the 5-day game is very rosy if they can keep producing matches like this one. In the end, the record run chase was a stroll in the park.

I think the essence of a good Test is that the prospective winner changes at least twice.

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:58 pm

I think the essence of a good Test is that the prospective winner changes at least twice.

At the start of England’s second innings the Winviz percentages were 77% India , 22%England and 1% draw
Wish I’d had a bet

England well and truly thumped. Painful to watch England's inept batting against India's superlative bowling.

Cracking day watching the T20 Blast finals. Winners ( Hampshire) had to go to the final ball of the day to gain their win.

ODI versus India just about to start - comfy chair in position in front of the telly.

Lancashire were robbed.

Poor umpiring at the end and inadequate laws allowed Hampshire to be called winners.

Ruined what had been a superb day's cricket.