Thread: Cricket scores around the world

Go En Zed cuzzies!

This Harry Brook is a great talent.

Around a run a ball every time he bats.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

I have tried to keep this factual....

Just trying to keep it factual isn't good enough, if your going to post total bullshit don't get all butt-hurt when someone with access to Google pulls you up on it.

But here's some facts (yes real facts) to put in your pipe and smoke: The last time NZ beat Australia in New Zealand was 30 years ago and they've played 11 Tests there since. England have lost their last 2 Test series there without winning even 1 game and the series result was exactly the same last time they met in England too, couldn't win a game

#ohengland
#kiwicoachandskipper
#cursegoogle

It's hugely encouraging that you're trying so hard to deflate the mood with stats from yesteryear.

Oh and that whole 'hashtag when not on twitter' thing is about 15 years old and lame af.

Harry Brook is having a good day.

Originally Posted by happynz

Harry Brook is having a good day.

He is. I hadn't appreciated how talented this young chap is. Is this his sixth century in seven tests? Impressive especially because when he came to the crease England were under pressure.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Around a run a ball every time he bats.

Currently on 142 off 140 balls in this innings. Excellent.

The rain arrives. The weather might have to save NZ in this test.
Joe Root, very controlled all the way to 101. Brook on 184.
Meanwhile Wagner also on 101 - balls bowled for zero wickets. He has failed to impress.

Originally Posted by cyrille

It's hugely encouraging that you're trying so hard to deflate the mood with stats from yesteryear.

I was responding to a post of facts (allegedly) from yesteryear so get back to your binoculars and note keeping on neighbours movements you fucking melt.

Poor old Headcase, he was probably polishing the pink torpedo at 21/3 and now he's back to sulking again.

The Kiwi commentators were equally excitable and it's funny listening to their enthusiasm draining away again.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Poor old Headcase, he was probably polishing the pink torpedo at 21/3 and now he's back to sulking again.

Where am I sulking? And no, at 3 fa Fuckall I knew it didn't mean a lot against such a weak opposition. Have you seen the stats recently posted or do you actually think beating NZ at cricket is some sort of a major sporting accomplishment?

Originally Posted by Headworx

Just trying to keep it factual isn't good enough, if your going to post total bullshit

Originally Posted by Headworx

I was responding to a post of facts (allegedly) from yesteryear

Actually those stats were as bang upto date as factually possible when i posted them but i know you are a stickler for accuracy and i will admit they are now out of date, not all of them but the batting ones are so let me update you.


Root has moved on from 10,700 runs to 10,801 so 199 off the 11,000 but still behind Waugh 10,927, Border 11,174 and Ponting 13,378 but of course there is no real way to know if those were achieved without bending the laws of cricket and Root still has time to eclipse some of those.


Anyway, the other stat that needs updating is Harry Brooks test batting average which started out at 98.66 has risen to over 100. He's 807 runs off 7 innings getting 4 hundreds and 3 fifties. It can't last of course but its fun at the moment and Neil Wagner will be having nightmares about bowling to him

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

now he's back to sulking again.

No need for that, the Australian women are doing well in the T20.

^ and likely to be a Eng v Aus showdown in the final

Oh, and the 294 and counting for Brook and Root is the 4th highest 4th wicket stand by an Eng pair.

I couldn't make a living out of this as its as boring as computer programming.

^ TD's Bill Frindall...

Originally Posted by Troy

^ TD's Bill Frindall...

I'm not in his league Troy - I couldn't wear the beard, in fact any facial hair - hate it.



and i'm a long way off

Just saw on the news Pat Cummins won't be returning to India anytime soon, his Mother is in palliative care. Regardless of anything and everything else, that is a situation nobody ever wants to find themselves facing.

^ Yep, horrible thing to go through, doesn't matter how old you are mum is still number one.

Wagner went for 101 off 17.

It might be time he were moved on.

^ his enforcer crown has slipped a bit on this tour

On Harry Brook....

While Brook batted at a strike rate of 108, Root chugged along at 55.49 showing there are two routes to the same destination. Brook’s 184 from 169 balls was sprinkled with booming hits, Root's 101 from 182 balls was about hard graft and nous in dealing with difficult conditions.


Brook’s 24 fours and five sixes pushed his average above 100 but it is his scoring rate of 99 as much as his runs that propels England to winning positions. He has more runs after nine Test innings (807) than anyone else in history, and has hit 20 sixes in only six Tests, which is just nine behind Root who is playing his 129th match.

...has hit 20 sixes in only six Tests, which is just nine behind Root who is playing his 129th match.

Fucking hell.

Forgot to mention that during the last test, Ben Stokes passed McCullum to take the record for most sixes in Test cricket: 109.

Womens WC semi final, Eng v SA, SA ladies bat first

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Womens WC semi final, Eng v SA, SA ladies bat first

The jaapie laydees won it.