Thread: Cricket scores around the world

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

it only needed 2 of em to get average scores of 30 or 40 and play with a bit of dominance...

I wonder how long they going to persevere with Pieterson?

He hasn't scored a decent innings for it seems an eternity.

^ most of 'em are out of sorts with the bat... but look how Ponting has come back into some form, so it doesn't hurt to stick with class players for a while longer than others.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

but look how Ponting has come back into some form, so it doesn't hurt to stick with class players for a while longer than others.

Ponting always added something to the Australian side especially with Clarke just taking over the captaincy.

Pieterson, whilst a class batsman when in form has never been an integral part of the English team in fact at most times seeming to be an outsider.

In fact during the last ashes series I cannot remember him scoring an innings of note.

72!!!

Saeed Ajmal reaches 100 test wickets in 19 matches
A Pakistan record!

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

but look how Ponting has come back into some form, so it doesn't hurt to stick with class players for a while longer than others.

Ponting always added something to the Australian side especially with Clarke just taking over the captaincy.

Pieterson, whilst a class batsman when in form has never been an integral part of the English team in fact at most times seeming to be an outsider.

In fact during the last ashes series I cannot remember him scoring an innings of note.

Of course the fact you can't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen..... I'm sure I remember a superb double hundred, adelaide I think.

Zimbabwe bowled out twice in a day!



Maybe India should play them

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Zimbabwe bowled out twice in a day!



Maybe India should play them

They'll have to if Sachin wants that elusive last century.

on January the 28th 42 test wickets fell!

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

on January the 28th 42 test wickets fell!

Gor blimey, do you have a breakdown? Is that a record?

^ yes a record
There were 3 matches on that day
Zimbabwe accounts for 20 of them
India some and England a few
Today's cricket sees the 3rd test in The Gulf
An ODI at Dunedin and a T20I in Melbourne

The List: Most wickets taken and runs scored on a day | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
here is the link to the wickets

Warner's switch hit ignites debate

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England's Kevin Pietersen was the first to play the shot back in 2008 against New Zealand, but Australia's David Warner has now taken over the mantle as the king of the stroke. (AFP Photo)

MELBOURNE: Explosive Australian batsman David Warner's sensational 100m switch hit for a six in the first Twenty20 International against India in Sydney has reignited debate over the legality of the shot.

Former Australia Test captain Mark Taylor, who is a member of the ICC cricket committee that advises on rules, argued for four years that the stroke should be outlawed and he still feels it was unfair to the bowlers.

"Unfortunately I have lost the battle at ICC level. I know people see it from a marketing point of view as an attractive skill and for a bloke like Davey Warner to hit a ball right-handed 100m is wonderful.

"But I think it is unfair. I don't think it is right for a batsman to change his stance. It's unfair to the bowlers. It's important to maintain the balance between bat and ball and this gives the batsman an unfair advantage," Taylor was quoted as saying by 'The Australian'.

But former Test bowler Damien Fleming is among those who like the entertainment value of the shot that has the potential to revolutionise the sport.

"You have to allow it, it is fantastic. Let the bowlers bowl with either hand, let it open up. I love these new skills that are coming into the game and if the batsman is taking a risk, well the bowler still has a good advantage," he said.

Another former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz said he has no issues with switch-hit but believes the rules need to be tinkered to give the bowler the upper hand.

"He's more than welcome to do that, but on two conditions. One: the ball cannot be deemed to be pitching outside leg stump for an lbw," he said.

"And the second one is, the benefit of the doubt should then go to the bowler. If the batsman decides to switch hit, the umpire should drop the outside leg rule and the benefit of the doubt should then go in favour of the bowler, not the batsman. If that happens, they're more than welcome to do it," Kasprowicz said.

Warner defended himself in a series of tweets. "In my mind I think it's OK to do so because we get out we are out, the bowler gets hit and he still has five deliveries," he said.

England's Kevin Pietersen was the first to play the shot back in 2008 against New Zealand, but Warner has now taken over the mantle as the king of the stroke, hitting some mammoth sixes for NSW in the Twenty20 Champions League last year and again against India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday.

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

the ball cannot be deemed to be pitching outside leg stump for an lbw," he said.

go with this

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

The List: Most wickets taken and runs scored on a day | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
here is the link to the wickets

Cheers.

Pakistan 57/8 in the first innings.... Broad 4-22

Pakistan skittled for 99
England 7/2

70-3

I didn't much care for cricket over the last week or two, but I'm starting to enjoy it again. However...

Wickets falling faster than a Thai bargirl's drawers.

Eng 141 a/o - a lead of 42 - and Pakistan 30/2 at lunch.

I wonder how low a target England can fail to reach?

^ & our batsmen have been shite the whole series; the pitches are not as bad, the bowling not as good, as the very mediocre batsmen are making out...

We could easily lose this game too...

India elect to bowl in 1st ODI??
Pakistan reach 222/2 at stumps
3 -o witewash on the cards for England

I see there's a lot of snow in Europe.

Pakis 2 down for 222.

Some of the British press have been suggesting that Pakistan should of declared at 73 in front as their English batsman couldn't get past 72 even if the Pakis bowled long hops all day.

Raining in Melbourne, india aus ODI delayed.

I saw a new Ford Ranger text drive vehicle at the local Ford dealer; looked quite nice, I may book a test drive next week.